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Planning commission conditionally approves parking exception for Wabi Sabi at 198 East Center
Summary
The Moab City Planning Commission conditionally approved Planning Resolution 02-2025 to grant a parking special exception and partial payment-in-lieu for Wabi Sabi’s change of use to retail at 198 East Center Street. The decision ties parking relief to the applicant’s site-plan approval and to whether the parcel is rezoned to C3.
The Moab City Planning Commission on Jan. 30 conditionally approved Planning Resolution 02-2025, granting a parking special exception and a payment-in-lieu arrangement for Wabi Sabi’s proposed change of use to retail at 198 East Center Street. The commission vote was 4-0.
Planning staff told the commission the property’s total retail square footage used for the parking calculation is 52,100 square feet (including an outbuilding and auxiliary areas), which yields an 18-space code requirement for retail. Staff proposed crediting five existing on-site spaces and identified a remaining shortfall of 13 spaces. The staff presentation set out alternative pathways:…
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