The purpose of this chapter is to reduce traffic and improve
air quality within the City of Santa Rosa by promoting the development
of trip reduction programs at existing and future work sites.
(Ord. 2948 § 1, 1992)
Government Code Section 65089.3 requires cities and counties
to adopt and implement a trip reduction and travel demand ordinance.
(Ord. 2948 § 1, 1992)
For the purposes of this chapter the following words, and phrases
shall have these meanings:
"Average vehicle ridership"
(AVR) is the number of employees arriving or leaving a work
site during the peak hour period divided by the number of vehicles,
excluding buses, bicycles, and motorcycles those employees use to
arrive or leave the work site, averaged over the survey week.
"Carpool"
is a motor vehicle occupied by two to six employees travelling
to a work site.
"Employee"
is any person working for an employer for either wages or
salary eighty or more hours per month on a permanent, temporary, or
part-time basis who either reports to work or is assigned primarily
to a work site on a regular schedule. The term excludes contract employees,
independent contractors, field personnel, seasonal workers, and volunteers.
"Employee survey"
is a form designed to provide information to calculate AVR
for the work site. It will ascertain how the employee travels to and
from work.
"Employer"
is any public or private employer, including the City, with
a permanent place of business in the City. "Employer" shall not include
contractors and businesses with no permanent place of business in
the City.
"Employer trip reduction program"
is a program developed and implemented by the employer to
provide information, assistance, incentives or other measures for
employees to increase AVR and reduce the number of commute trips.
"Field personnel"
is an employee who spends twenty percent or less of their
work-time at the work site and uses their personal vehicle to carry
out their work tasks.
"Transportation coordinator"
is the person designated by the employer who is responsible
for administration of employer requirements under this chapter.
"Transportation manager"
is the person designated by the employer who has budget authority
for implementing the requirements of this chapter.
"Vanpool"
is a van occupied by seven or more employees who commute
to a work site.
"Work site"
is any place of employment, base of operation or predominant
location of the employer. All buildings or facilities occupied by
the employer within the City and within a radius of .5 miles of a
single centrally located building or facility occupied by the same
employer is considered a single "work site."
(Ord. 2948 § 1, 1992)
Average vehicle ridership is established to measure progress
toward achieving an increase in the use of commute alternatives and
reducing peak hour vehicle trips. The following are AVR goals:
(A) By July 1, 1993, the AVR shall be 1.20.
(B) By July 1, 1995, the AVR shall be 1.25.
(C) By July 1, 1997, the AVR shall be 1.30.
(D) By July 1, 1999, the AVR shall be 1.35.
(Ord. 2948 § 1, 1992)
The City shall provide the following:
(A) TSM Coordinator. City shall designate a TSM Coordinator.
(B) Technical Guidance and Support. The TSM Coordinator shall provide
guidance and support to employers in complying with the provisions
of this chapter.
(C) City Evaluation of Trip Reduction Program.
(1) Annual Evaluation. The City Manager or designee shall review employer
compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The evaluation will
include a review of employer trip reduction programs, annual reports,
and employer surveys.
(2) Report to City Council. The City Manager or designee shall submit
an annual report to the City Council describing the results of the
trip reduction program and the achievement of the goals of this chapter.
The City Manager or designee may recommend any changes to this chapter
necessary to achieve the goals established herein.
(3) Implementation of Penalties. If, at any time after two years from
the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, an employer
is not making substantial progress toward achieving the AVR goals
stated herein, the City Manager or designee may recommend to the City
Council that enforcement measures be initiated in addition to the
general provisions of the Santa Rosa City code.
(Ord. 2948 § 1, 1992)