Planning commission backs code changes to subdivision and damaged-structure rules
Aug 13, 2026
The Moab City Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 13 to recommend that City Council adopt Ordinance 2026-16, which would extend final-plat recording deadlines, remove the preliminary-plat public hearing, adjust attendance rules, and amend damaged-building restoration rules after fire or calamity.
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Commission Chair Kya Marienfeld called the public hearing on Ordinance 2026-16 and Associate Planner Johanna Blanco presented the proposed amendments to the Moab Municipal Code. Blanco described changes to Section 2.52.030 (Planning Commission), Chapter 16.08 (Subdivision Procedure), and Section 17.12.050 (Damaged Building Restoration), including extending recording deadlines for approved final plats, adding a related one-time extension, eliminating the public hearing requirement for preliminary plats, adjusting planning commission attendance requirements, and clarifying rebuilding rules for nonconforming structures after a fire or calamity.
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