This chapter is intended to meet the requirements of AB 1791, Government Code Section 65089(3) (b) which requires development of a trip reduction and travel demand element to the CMP, and Section 65089.3 (b) which requires adoption and implementation of trip reduction and travel demand ordinance.
(Ord. 541 § 2, 1992)
New commercial, industrial and mixed-use development including employment centers of 100 persons or more may adversely impact existing transportation and parking facilities, resulting in increased motor vehicle emissions, deteriorating levels of service, and possibly significant additional capital expenditures to augment and improve the existing transportation system. In order to more efficiently utilize the existing and planned transportation system and to reduce vehicle emissions, it is the policy of the city to:
A. 
Reduce the number of peak-period vehicle trips generated in association with additional development;
B. 
Promote and encourage the use of alternative transportation modes such as ridesharing, carpools, vanpools, public bus and rail transit, bicycles and walking, as well as those facilities that support such modes;
C. 
Achieve related reductions in vehicle trips, traffic congestion and public expenditure and achieve air quality improvements through utilization of existing local mechanisms and procedures for project review and permit processing;
D. 
Promote coordinated implementation of strategies on a countywide basis to reduce transportation demand;
E. 
Achieve the most efficient use of local resources through coordinated and consistent regional and/or local TDM programs.
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A. 
This chapter shall apply to all new development projects that are estimated to employ a total of 100 or more persons as determined by the methodology subsection B of this section.
B. 
For purposes of determining whether a new development project is subject to this chapter, the total employment figure will be determined as follows:
1. 
Employment projections developed by the project applicant, subject to approval by the city; or
2. 
Employment projections developed by the city using the following employee generation factors by type of use.
Land Use Category
Gross Sq. Ft./Employee
Commercial
500
- Regional
500
- Community
500
- Neighborhood
500
Office/professional
250
Industrial
525
Hotel
0.8 — 1.2/room
The employment projection for a development of mixed or multiple uses shall be calculated on a case-by-case basis based upon the proportion of development devoted to each type of use.
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For purposes of this chapter, the definitions for the following terms shall apply:
"Alternative transportation modes"
means any mode of travel that serves as an alternative to the single-occupant vehicle. This can include all forms of ridesharing such as carpooling or vanpooling, as well as public transit, bicycling or walking.
"Applicable development"
means any new development project that is determined to meet or exceed the employment threshold using the criteria contained in Section 12.20.030.
"Developer"
means the builder who is responsible for the planning, design and construction of an applicable development project. A developer may be responsible for implementing the provisions of this chapter as determined by the property owner.
"Employee"
means any person employed by a firm, person(s), business, educational institution, nonprofit agency or corporation, government agency or other entity which employs 100 or more persons at a single worksite.
"Employment generation factors"
refers to factors developed for use by the jurisdiction for projecting the potential employment of any proposed development project.
"Facility(s)"
means the total of all buildings, structures and grounds that encompass a worksite, at either single or multiple locations, that comprises or is associated with an applicable development project.
"Level of service (Los)"
means a measure of the operational quality of a road or intersection ranging from LOS A (best) to LOS F (worst). As required by CMP legislation, the LOS standard for the CMP Highway System must be at E or at the existing LOS, whichever is further from LOS A, for any intersection or roadway segment.
"Mixed-use development"
means new development project that combine any one of these land uses with another: residential, office, commercial, light industrial, and business park.
"New development project"
means any nonresidential project being processed where some level of discretionary action by a decision-making body is required.
"Peak period"
means the hours of the business day between six a.m. and ten a.m. inclusive, Monday through Friday.
"Site development plan/permit"
means a site plan review before the planning commission and as more fully described in Chapter 17.50.
"Transportation demand management (TDM)"
means the implementation of programs, plans or policies designed to encourage changes in individual travel behavior. TDM can include an emphasis on alternative travel modes to the single-occupant vehicle (SOV) such as carpools, vanpools and transit reduction or elimination of the number of vehicle trips, or shifts in the time of vehicle commutes to other than the peak period.
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All applicable developments shall be subject to the facility standards as specified in this section and shall include in their project site development plans a provision to provide each of the improvements identified in either option A or Option B below:
A. 
Option A Facility Improvements.
1. 
Preferential Parking for Carpool Vehicles.
a. 
At least 15% of the employee parking spaces shall be reserved and designated for carpool vehicles by marking such spaces "carpool only."
b. 
Carpool spaces shall be used only by carpool vehicles in which at least two of the persons will be employees or tenants of the proposed project, or where a carpool parking agreement with other developments has been established.
c. 
Such carpool spaces shall be located near the building's employee entrance(s) or at other preferential locations within the employee parking areas as approved by the city manager or his designee.
(The intent of this section is not to preclude parking arrangements for visitors and handicapped, but to provide preferential carpool parking within the general employee parking areas. The factors listed below shall be used to determine the number of employee parking spaces.)
d. 
The total number of employee parking spaces shall be determined by using the following factors by type of use as specified in the city zoning code.
Type of Use
Percent of Total Parking Devoted to Employee Parking
Commercial
30%
- Regional
30%
- Community
30%
- Neighborhood
30%
Office/professional
85%
Industrial
90%
Hotel
20%
2. 
Bicycle Parking and Shower Facilities.
a. 
Bicycle parking and locker facilities shall be provided in a secure location for use by employees or tenants who commute to the site by bicycle. The number of facilities/racks to be provided shall be at the rate of at least five racks for every 100 employees or fraction thereof.
b. 
A minimum of two shower facilities shall be provided, one each for men and women.
3. 
Information on Transportation Alternatives.
a. 
A commuter information area shall be provided that offers employees appropriate information on available transportation alternatives to the single-occupancy vehicle. This area shall be centrally located and accessible to all employees or tenants.
b. 
Information in the area shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. 
Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit;
2. 
Ridesharing match lists;
3. 
Available employee incentives;
4. 
Ridesharing promotional material supplied by commuter-oriented organizations.
4. 
Rideshare Vehicle Loading Areas.
a. 
The need for, design and location of passenger loading areas to embark and disembark passengers from rideshare vehicles shall be reviewed by the city manager or his designee.
b. 
Passenger loading areas shall be of a size large enough to accommodate the number of waiting vehicles equivalent to the rate of at least five spaces per every 100 of the required parking spaces to the project.
c. 
The passenger loading areas shall be located as close as possible to the building's employee entrance(s), and should be designed in a manner that does not impede vehicular circulation in the parking area.
5. 
Vanpool Vehicle Accessibility.
a. 
The design of all parking facilities shall incorporate provisions for access and parking of vanpool vehicles.
b. 
Where applicable, vanpool vehicle accessibility shall include a minimum seven feet two inches vertical clearance for those parking spaces and ramps to be used by such vehicles.
c. 
Vanpool parking spaces shall be located near the building's employee entrance(s) or other preferential locations as approved by the city manager or his designee.
d. 
The number of accessible vanpool parking spaces shall be at the rate of at least two spaces per every 100 total required employee parking spaces as determined in subsection (A)(1) of this section.
6. 
Bus Stop Improvements.
a. 
Bus stop improvements including bus pullouts, bus pads and rights-of-way for bus shelters shall be required for all applicable developments located along high traffic volume streets and established bus routes.
b. 
Bus stop improvements shall be determined in conformance with standard traffic engineering principles including, but not limited to, the following:
1. 
The frequency and relative impact of blocked traffic due to stopped buses;
2. 
The level of transit ridership at the location.
B. 
Option B Facility Improvements.
1. 
A percentage of parking spaces, located as close as is practical to the entrance(s) of the use they are intended to serve, shall be reserved for use of carpool and vanpool vehicles, as determined by the approval body for the proposed use.
2. 
Secure, adequate and convenient storage shall be provided for bicycles.
3. 
Bus bays, bus stops and bus shelters shall be provided adjacent to roads and streets traversing or bounding the development, as requested by the city.
4. 
A transportation information center shall be provided within each building of over 25,000 gross square feet.
5. 
A shower and locker room facility for employees of each sex shall be provided in each building of 100,000 or more gross square feet. For any development containing 100,000 or more total combined gross square feet, but which does not contain any single building of 100,000 or more gross square feet, the planning commission may elect, at its discretion, to approve a requirement imposed by city staff on such development to provide shower and locker room facilities.
6. 
Sidewalks or other paved pathways following direct and safe routes from the external pedestrian circulation system to each building in the development shall be provided.
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For the purposes of determining whether applicable developments are complying with the provisions of this the city shall monitor such compliance in a manner it deems appropriate and reasonable. Monitoring mechanisms may include, but not be limited to, the following to verify compliance with the facility standards required under Section 12.20.050:
A. 
Local procedures for site development plan review, as appropriate;
B. 
Field/site inspections;
C. 
Other building site reports/surveys which the city may deem appropriate.
(Ord. 541 § 2, 1992)
For purposes of ensuring that applicable developments comply with the provisions of this chapter, the city shall, following written notice to subject property owner or designee (employer), initiate enforcement action(s) which may include, but not be limited to, the following to enforce compliance with facility standards under Section 12.20.050:
A. 
Withholding issuance of a building permit or certificate of use and occupancy;
B. 
Issuance of stop work order(s).
(Ord. 541 § 2, 1992)
For purposes of meeting its obligations under this chapter, the city may impose fees to be determined by city council resolution.
(Ord. 541 § 2, 1992)
A. 
An appeal may be made by the property owner(s) or designee(s) of any applicable development regarding decisions made by the city on any provision of this chapter.
B. 
The appeal shall be heard by the planning commission who must act on such appeal within 30 days of such filing on accordance with existing law.
C. 
The appeal shall be conducted in accordance with adopted planning commission procedures.
(Ord. 541 § 2, 1992)