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Commission recommends rezoning 610 Cermak to allow National Ability Center expansion
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend City Council approve Ordinance 2025-14, rezoning parcel 01-0036-0040 (approximately 610 Cermak) to C-3 with an RA-1 overlay and adjusting the split-zone boundary so the National Ability Center can be designated as an adaptive recreational service provider.
The Moab Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a positive recommendation to City Council for an amendment to the zoning map for the parcel located at approximately 610 Cermak (parcel 01-0036-0040). The recommendation supports reclassification from R-3 and RA-1 to C-3 and RA-1, with a boundary adjustment to place the development envelope in a single zone.
Applicant Courtney (representing the National Ability Center) told the commission the adaptive recreational service provider land-use category is "mission critical" for the NAC and is the only use category that fits the organization's planned expansion. She asked the commission to approve the map amendment so the organization can proceed with its site plan and programmatic plans.
Staff said the rezoning was intended to run concurrently with an earlier pre-annexation agreement and the annexation of nearby parcels (602 and 611 Cermak were annexed June 4, 2024), but a procedural noticing step for the zoning map amendment was omitted. The current action "cures a procedural defect" by completing the public-hearing notice and zoning-change process required under city procedures.
Commissioners asked about notice to adjacent residents; staff confirmed surrounding property owners were mailed notices and no public comments had been received to date. Commissioners discussed the existing county parcels nearby and whether the new zone would create a narrow peninsula; staff said the change aligns the parcel with adjacent commercial annexations and would not create an undue planning issue.
Action: Commissioner Shaylee Bryant moved that the Planning Commission forward a positive recommendation to City Council for Ordinance 2025-14 (rezoning parcel 01-0036-0040 to C-3 and RA-1 and adjusting the boundary); Carolyn Conant seconded. Roll-call votes: Shaylee Bryant: Aye; Miles Lofton: Aye; Carolyn Conant: Aye; Jill Tatton (chair): Aye. Motion passed 4-0.
Staff indicated the rezoning implements terms already identified in the 2024 pre-annexation agreement and will allow the NAC to continue with site planning and development of adaptive recreational facilities pending final council action.
