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The applicant, Sandra Washington, applied after a change of use increased the site’s parking requirement from four spaces to six under the municipal code provision cited in the staff packet (MMC 17.09.220). City staff calculated the requirement using the business’ floor plan: 980 square feet for eating establishment use (about 4.9 spaces) plus 120 square feet of retail (about 0.4 spaces), which rounds to six required spaces; four spaces existed on site prior to the change.

Washington told the commission the site sits on a high-foot-traffic downtown block and said the city’s recent dispersed downtown parking additions reduce reliance on on-site stalls. “The amount of pedestrians is exciting to see,” she said, noting daily pedestrian activity and tourism in the immediate area.

Commission discussion compared this request to a recent approval for Bonjour on Main, a small “grab-and-go” eating establishment that also received an exception. Commissioners emphasized similarity of use and downtown pedestrian context when supporting the exception. Commissioner Miles Lockton moved to approve planning resolution 2025-13; Jill Tatton seconded. With Shaylee Bryant recused because she is the property owner, the motion passed 4-0.

The commission’s approval is a site‑level administrative land-use action under the planning code; no additional city‑council review was required. Washington thanked the commission and said she looks forward to opening the business.

Details that were presented to the commission and recorded in the packet include the applicant’s narrative and a floor plan showing the square-foot breakdown used to compute parking demand.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Moab Regular Planning Commission Meeting - September 25th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Moab City Planning Commission on Sept. 25 approved a parking special exception that allows Desert & Tropics Health Bar to add two parking spaces for its change of use at 45 East Center Street, a vote that passed 4-0 with Commissioner Shaylee Bryant recusing herself.","taxTitle","Moab City Council, Moab, Grand County, Utah","taxId",23560,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5973487,"Commission conditionally approves 144-unit affordable housing site plan at 1581 Mill Creek Drive",1021,1828000,2849000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5829759-a097128ce37f00c8d97039df548ba7d2&start=1828&end=2849","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5829759-a097128ce37f00c8d97039df548ba7d2/thumbnail_1828000.jpg","/articles/5973487/Utah/Commission-conditionally-approves-144-unit-affordable-housing-site-plan-at-1581-Mill-Creek-Drive","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973487-30b8a398ec82227eda0f50ab130726a3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770485910&Signature=TNXMk2Dug2S2j8AvASxYMMmlFV1hcpwah2AIsgDtOQroFUAIVcBa5mWjblyiiNVrA-t5f04yOK0-nV8qutoGWh7cLA2DwumqKdUwYIdBF14JYR4Yd0dtInBWX1MQJk2nBptD8-MTs4X9bOiY6J5ZxSgOzFsu04BoPusUkh9iMgXuERXkECvs1QnD6n3YC2tfge0Ofnzon6gcmsxHEjASVnrL4D3tvQ3-foGOGVpJ8X1wXXVW1~XG7UvXKae33Kj317~aR1YLCXeaUymEjHTTqggtWxxAy88xMrM3lb-UP8DVtOO6EJt-WymUXxpOKz3hxiiUYGaU1r23BUxQHCFVVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Moab City Planning Commission on Sept. 25 conditionally approved a Level 2 site plan for a 144‑unit residential project at 1581 Mill Creek Drive that will use Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and remain under deed restriction for 55 years. The motion passed unanimously, 5‑0, with two conditions tied to property boundaries and grading easements.

The applicant, Jake Williams of 22 Communities, said the development is a mission‑driven affordable housing project being developed in partnership with landowner Red Rock Partners and Garn Development. Williams described the design approach as sensitive to site topography and character: “our goal is to not have it feel or look like what you might imagine when you hear affordable housing,” he said. Staff told the commission the project has 144 units and 216 parking stalls in the submitted plan, and that the project has already completed three rounds of development review team comments.

Staff explained the approval is conditioned on two administrative items: (1) finalizing a boundary adjustment to isolate Phase 1 as a single parcel and (2) recording a grading easement agreement with the newly created neighboring parcel so construction grading and drainage can be implemented across the adjusted site. Planning staff said those items were prerequisites because the original proposal had been modeled as a multi‑phase campus and the LIHTC funding timeline led the developer to pursue Phase 1 as a standalone project for financing reasons.

Williams said the development has obtained LIHTC awards and that the state will record a land‑use restriction on the deed for 55 years to maintain affordability levels tied to area‑median‑income thresholds. He and staff said grading and drainage calculations were prepared assuming full buildout of the site, and that the Phase 1 grading plan ties into downstream drainage and neighbor designs to avoid rework.

Commissioners praised the team’s effort to work with natural grade, the proposed amenities (playground and pickleball court), and neighbor outreach. Commissioner Miles Lockton moved to conditionally approve planning resolution 2025‑14 with the two staff conditions; Commissioner Jill Tatton seconded. The motion passed 5‑0.

Staff and the applicant indicated they expect to proceed with construction once boundary and easement documents are recorded and financing milestones are met.","The Moab City Planning Commission granted conditional approval to a Level 2 site plan for a 144-unit, low‑income housing tax credit project at 1581 Mill Creek Drive developed by 22 Communities with Red Rock Partners; the approval requires a finalized boundary adjustment and a recorded grading easement. Vote was 5-0.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5973492,"Commission approves one-space parking exception for multi-tenant building at East 100 South",589,1147000,1736000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5829759-a097128ce37f00c8d97039df548ba7d2&start=1147&end=1736","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5829759-a097128ce37f00c8d97039df548ba7d2/thumbnail_1147000.jpg","/articles/5973492/Utah/Commission-approves-one-space-parking-exception-for-multi-tenant-building-at-East-100-South","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5973492-7a262a9ebac80e51fd0512e37df4cc9b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770485910&Signature=f0U35lQSJqyl4EJ7VtFZbBJKMzbONZfRjy5Q~oPcK04jnRnHPB5LfWnutR0WN-TTtPOpPqjZpn7zoSusAWV1sh5oPpOr9j2ZczuVqBqwvqJhNLxLPj6f9CEeqCsHbgSCtQfHNfuoJnvrXoHTunQmVd3ZKeXiVLEeRmlXssrOaDqMkAobFM0clBw96LaWFJkoEEJwNKyV6qNQUvmxJ3O7xjaCdilVI3OM5rgP0faXFGmlGy9uw-TaHXMIhFaYh6Y9YfzZ13nrLYKn0VTLm9nBdZ6sgRslU0-oqeXEamZaAP9GFH64ryvfixuKqXy1XEXcAffrYRvuPgLdbq2W2~8knA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Moab City Planning Commission on Sept. 25 approved a one‑space parking special exception for a multi‑tenant property at approximately 160 East 100 South, where property owner Becky Bird is renovating tenant spaces and adding a new eating establishment.

City staff calculated that the combined future uses on the parcel will require 29 parking spaces; 28 spaces currently exist on the site. The application, submitted Sept. 18, sought an exception for the single missing space under the municipal parking exception code cited in the staff packet.

Becky Bird, the property owner and applicant, told the commission the site already provides substantial parking and that adjacent street parking and other nearby lots absorb typical demand. “28 spaces is a lot,” she said, adding that some spaces are used by adjacent operations and for drop‑off activity but that street parking is plentiful.

Commissioners discussed precedent in C‑2 zones and noted a recent, similar multi‑tenant approval at the same location (the Wabi Sabi building). Commissioner Shaylee Bryant moved to approve planning resolution 2025‑15; Commissioner Miles Lockton seconded. The motion passed unanimously, 5‑0.

Staff noted that the site plan has entered review because the property’s change of use triggered site‑plan requirements; the parking calculation included a commercial recreation (tour) use (1.5 spaces), an eating establishment (6.65 spaces), and multiple retail/office uses that together round to 29 required spaces. The commission did not attach special conditions beyond the exception approval.","The planning commission granted a one-space parking special exception for 160 East 100 South, where owner Becky Bird is reconfiguring tenant space; staff calculated the site needs 29 spaces and 28 exist. The motion passed 5-0.","actionData","errors"]

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