This article is intended to support the SCAQMD's imposition
of the vehicle registration fee and to bring the city into compliance
with the requirements set forth in Section 44243 of the Health and
Safety Code in order to receive fee revenues for the purpose of implementing
programs to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles.
(Ord. 91-25 § 2)
As applied in this article, the following words and terms shall
be defined as follows:
"City"
means the city of Temecula.
"Mobile source air pollution reduction programs"
means any program or project implemented by the city to reduce
air pollution from motor vehicles which it determines will be consistent
with the California Clean Air Act of 1988 or the plan proposed pursuant
to Article 5 (commencing with Section 40460) of Chapter 5.5 of Part
3 of the California
Health and Safety Code.
(Ord. 91-25 § 3)
The provisions of this article shall be construed as necessary
to effectively carry out its purposes, which are found and declared
to be in furtherance of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience.
(Ord. 91-25 § 5)
This article is intended to protect the public health, welfare
and safety by reducing air pollution and congestion caused by vehicle
trips and vehicle miles traveled.
(Ord. 93-01 § 2)
"Alternate work schedules"
means a variation from the traditional five-day/forty-hour
work week to a four-day/forty hour, nine-day/eighty-hour work schedule
or other alternative schedules.
"Flex-time"
means allowing employees to determine their own starting
and quitting times by either extending the work day in the morning
or evening, or both.
"Parking management"
means an action taken to alter the supply, operation and/or
demand of parking facilities to force a shift from the single-occupant
vehicle to carpool, vanpool or other transportation mode.
"Rideshare"
means a transportation mode with multiple occupants per vehicle.
"Telecommuting"
means the employee forgoes a trip to the normal work site
and instead, works, from home or from a satellite office near home.
(Ord. 93-01 § 3)
A trip reduction plan review fee payable at the time of initial
submittal or annual review shall be required. This fee shall be used
to defray the costs of processing and reviewing each individual trip
reduction plan. The fee will not apply to voluntary programs.
(Ord. 93-01 § 6)
Trip reduction plans approved by the AQMD in accordance with
provisions of Regulation XV may be submitted to the city in lieu of
plans required under the provisions of this article. AQMD-approved
Regulation XV trip reduction plans approved by the city shall be deemed
to comply with trip reduction plan requirements of this article.
(Ord. 93-01 § 7)