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Planning commission approves Lost Springs condominium plat, applies active employment household set-asides
Summary
Commission approved the Lost Springs condominium plat for 238 S. 400 E., an 80-unit development split-zoned R3/C5; staff and applicant designated four units in Building 1 to meet the R3 active employment household requirement.
The Moab City Planning Commission voted 4-0 on May 8 to approve the Lost Springs condominium plat on property at 238 South 400 East, an 80-unit development on a parcel split between R3 and C5 zoning. The approval establishes the condominium ownership overlay and records site-specific condominiums and deed restrictions required under local code and state condominium rules.
Staff and the applicant explained the project’s history: site-plan approval was granted in 2002, condominium plat materials were submitted and reviewed earlier in 2025, and staff found the May submittal sufficient to address outstanding comments. The development replaces a mobile home park and includes three residential buildings and an office building; the zone split runs through the site, with the R3 zone applying to part of Building 1.
Because of the R3 zoning, the city’s Active Employment Household (AEH) ordinance requires 33% of units in the R3 portion be designated as AEH. Building 1 has 12 units; staff and the applicant designated four units (33% of 12) as AEH and recorded corresponding deed restrictions and plat notes. The civil engineer on the project, Callan, provided unit-size details for the AEH set-asides: Unit 101 (about 650 sq ft), Unit 105 (about 400 sq ft), Unit 202 (about 1,000 sq ft), and Unit 206 (about 650 sq ft). Staff told commissioners those AEH designations appear to meet the code’s ‘‘rough proportionality’’ requirement because the AEH units include a mix of sizes rather than only small units.
Commissioners discussed the tradeoffs: some said they were disappointed the project was not proceeding as apartments (which would have created rental units), but they also noted the AEH designation applies an occupancy standard intended to benefit employed local households regardless of ownership. City staff clarified AEH is an occupancy standard, not an ownership restriction: AEH units could be rented or sold provided occupancy conditions are met.
Chair Kai Marenfeld moved approval, Miles Lofton seconded, and the commission approved the condominium plat 4-0. Staff will record the plat and the deed-restriction language that identifies the AEH units on the condominium plat and in recorded CC&Rs.
