This chapter is adopted to implement Proposition III (Congestion
Management) and Measure M (Traffic Improvements and Growth Management
Plan) that requires development of a trip reduction and travel demand
element to the congestion management plan which requires adoption
and implementation of a trip reduction and travel demand ordinance.
Specifically, it is the purpose of this chapter to:
(1)
Reduce the number of peak-period vehicle trips generated in association
with additional development;
(2)
Promote and encourage the use of alternative transportation mode
such as ridesharing, carpools, vanpools, public bus and rail transit,
bicycles and walking, as well as those facilities that support such
modes;
(3)
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, such as conditional use permits or precise plans;
(4)
Promote coordinated implementation of strategies on a county-wide
basis to reduce transportation demand; and
(5)
Achieve the most efficient use of local resources through coordinated
and consistent regional and/or local TDM programs.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
For the purposes of this chapter, the definition of the following
terms shall apply:
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.
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.
means any person(s) employed by a firm, business, educational
institution, nonprofit agency or corporation, government agency or
other entity or person.
means any person(s), firm, business, educational institution,
government agency, nonprofit agency or corporation or other entity
which employs one hundred or more persons at a single worksite, and
may either be a property owner or tenant of an applicable development
project.
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.
means any nonresidential project being processed where some
level of discretionary action by a decision-making body is required.
means those hours of the business day between six a.m. and
ten a.m. inclusive, Monday through Friday.
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.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
This chapter shall apply to all new development projects that
will employ a total of one hundred or more persons. The total employment
projections shall be developed by the project applicant, subject to
approval by the commission.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
All applicable development shall be subject to the facilities
standards as specified in this section which shall be applied in the
site development plan review to provide the improvements identified
below:
(1)
Carpool/Vanpool Parking. A portion of the parking spaces shall be
reserved for use of carpool and vanpool vehicles and shall be located
as close as practical to the entrance(s) they are intended to serve.
The amount of parking spaces reserved for carpools and vanpools shall
be determined by the planning commission and shall be based upon use
and/or tenant mix with the project.
(2)
Bicycle Storage. Secure, adequate and convenient storage shall be
provided for bicycles.
(3)
Bus Facilities. Bus bays, bus stops and bus shelters shall be provided
adjacent to roads and streets traversing or bounding the development,
as determined by the city.
(4)
Information Center. A transportation information center shall be
provided within each building of over twenty-five thousand gross square
feet which shall provide current maps, routes and schedules for public
transit, ridesharing match list, including lists provided by computer-oriented
organizations and incentive programs for employees who carpool, vanpool,
walk or utilize mass transit.
(5)
Shower Facilities. A shower and locker room facility for employees
of each sex shall be provided in buildings of one hundred thousand
or more gross square feet.
(6)
Pedestrian Circulation. Sidewalks or other paved pathways following
direct and safe routes from the external pedestrian circulation system
to each building in the department shall be provided.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
To implement the provisions of this chapter, physical facilities
shall be verified through the development review process (e.g., precise
plans or conditional use permits). Implementation shall be verified
during the planning process and by field inspection prior to release
of certificate of occupancy to ensure that facilities are improved
as required.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
Fees may be established to cover the direct costs associated
with implementation and monitoring the provisions of this chapter.
Fees shall be set by resolution of the council.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
Pursuant to the provisions of Measure M (Local Transportation
Ordinance No. 2, the Revised Traffic Improvement and Growth Management
Ordinance), the city shall collect traffic mitigation payments in
an amount established by resolution to ensure that all new development
pays its fair share of costs associated with that development.
(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)
