A.

The Legislature of the State of California has found that the lack of an integrated transportation system and the increase in the number of vehicles are causing traffic congestion that each day results in hundreds of thousands of hours lost in traffic, tons of pollutants released into the air and millions of dollars of added costs to the motoring public. It has, therefore, adopted legislation requiring the preparation and implementation of a Congestion Management Program ("CMP") by County Transportation Commissions or other public agencies of every County that includes an urbanized area.

B.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("MTA") is responsible for the preparation of the CMP for Los Angeles County ("County").

C.

The CMP must contain a trip reduction and travel demand management element that promotes alternative transportation methods, such as carpools, vanpools, transit, bicycles, walking and park-and-ride lots, improvement in the balance between jobs and housing, and other strategies, including flexible work hours, telecommuting and parking management programs.

D.

The County and every City within the County is required by State law to adopt and implement a Transportation Demand Management ("TDM") ordinance as an important element of the CMP to improve both congestion and air quality.

E.

LACTC must determine annually whether the County and cities within the County are conforming to the CMP, including the requirement to adopt and implement a TDM ordinance.

F.

The State Clean Air Act requires regions to attain a 1.5 vehicle occupancy during the commute period by the year 1999.

G.

This Chapter 21.64 is intended to comply with the CMP's requirements for a TDM ordinance. The requirements of South Coast Air Quality Management District ("District") Regulation XV, are separate from this Chapter, and administered by the District. Nothing herein is intended, nor shall it be construed, to limit or otherwise preclude employers from offering or providing additional inducements to use alternatives to single-occupant vehicles to their employees necessary to meet Regulation XV requirements.

H.

In order to use the existing and planned transportation infrastructure more efficiently, maintain or improve traffic levels of service, and lower motor vehicle emissions, it is the policy of the City to minimize the number of peak period vehicle trips generated by additional development, promote the use of alternative transportation, improve air quality and participate in regional and County-wide efforts to improve transportation demand management.

(Ord. C-7092 § 2 (part), 1993)

The following words or phrases shall have the following meanings when used in this Chapter:

A.

"Alternative transportation" means the use of modes of transportation other than the single passenger motor vehicle, including but not limited to carpools, vanpools, buspools, public transit, walking and bicycling.

B.

"Applicable development" means any development project that is determined to meet or exceed the project size threshold criteria contained in Section 21.64.030.

C.

"Buspool" means a vehicle carrying sixteen or more passengers commuting on a regular basis to and from work with a fixed route, according to a fixed schedule.

D.

"Carpool" means a vehicle carrying two (2) to six (6) persons commuting together to and from work on a regular basis.

E.

"California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)" is a statute that requires all jurisdictions in the State of California to evaluate the extent of environmental degradation posed by proposed development.

F.

"Developer" shall mean 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.

G.

"Employee parking area" means the portion of total required parking at a development used by on-site employees. Employee parking shall be calculated as follows:

H.

"Preferential parking" means parking spaces designated or assigned, through use of a sign or painted space markings, for carpool and vanpool vehicles carrying commute passengers on a regular basis that are provided in a location more convenient to a place of employment than parking spaces provided for single-occupant vehicles.

I.

"Property owner" means the legal owner of a development who serves as the lessor to a tenant. The property owner shall be responsible for complying with the provisions of this Chapter either directly or by delegating such responsibility as appropriate to a tenant and/or his agent.

J.

"South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)" is the regional authority appointed by the California State Legislature to meet federal standards and otherwise improve air quality in the South Coast Air Basin (the nondesert portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties).

K.

"Tenant" means the lessee of facility space at an applicable development project.

L.

"Transportation Demand Management (TDM)" means the alteration of travel behavior, usually on the part of commuters, through programs of incentives, services, and policies. TDM addresses alternatives to single occupant vehicles such as carpooling and vanpooling, and changes in work schedules that move trips out of the peak period or eliminate them altogether (as is the case in telecommuting or compressed work weeks).

M.

"Trip reduction" means reduction in the number of work-related trips made by single-occupant vehicles.

N.

"Vanpool" means a vehicle carrying seven (7) or more persons commuting together to and from work on a regular basis, usually in a vehicle with a seating arrangement designed to carry seven to fifteen (15) adult passengers and on a prepaid subscription basis.

O.

"Vehicle" means any motorized form of transportation, including but not limited to automobiles, vans, buses and motorcycles. (Also see the definition for "recreational vehicle" in Section 21.15.2270.)

(Ord. C-7092 § 2 (part), 1993)

A.

Applicability. Prior to approval of any development project, the applicant shall make provision for, as a minimum, all of the following applicable transportation demand management and trip reduction measures.

1.

This Chapter shall not apply to projects for which a development application has been deemed "complete" by the City pursuant to Government Code Section 65943, or for which a NOP for a draft EIR has been circulated or for which an application for a building permit has been received prior to the effective date of this Chapter.

2.

All facilities and improvements constructed or otherwise required shall be maintained in a state of good repair.

3.

Additions to buildings which existed prior to April 1, 1993 and which exceed the thresholds defined in this Section shall comply with the applicable requirements but shall not be added cumulatively with existing square footage; existing square footage shall be exempt from these requirements. All calculations shall be based on gross square footage.

B.

Development Standards.

1.

Nonresidential development of twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet or more shall provide the following to the satisfaction of the City:

a.

A bulletin board, display case, or kiosk displaying transportation information located where the greatest number of employees are likely to see it. Information in the area shall include, but is not limited to the following:

i.

Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit routes serving the site;

ii.

Telephone numbers for referrals on transportation information including numbers for the regional ridesharing agency and local transit operators;

iii.

Ridesharing promotional material supplied by commuter-oriented organizations;

iv.

Bicycle route and facility information, including regional/local bicycle maps and bicycle safety information; and

v.

A listing of facilities available for carpoolers, vanpoolers, bicyclists, transit riders and pedestrians at the site.

2.

Nonresidential development of fifty thousand (50,000) square feet or more shall comply with Subsection B.1 of this Section and shall provide all of the following measures to the satisfaction of the City:

a.

Not less than ten percent (10%) of employee parking area shall be located as close as is practical to the employee entrance(s), and shall be reserved for use by potential carpool/vanpool vehicles, without displacing handicapped and customer parking needs. This preferential carpool/vanpool parking area shall be identified on the site plan upon application for building permit, to the satisfaction of the City. A statement that preferential carpool/vanpool spaces for employees are available and a description of the method for obtaining such spaces must be included on the required Transportation Information Board. Spaces will be signed/striped as demand warrants; provided, that at all times at least one (1) space for projects of fifty thousand (50,000) square feet to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet and two (2) spaces for projects over one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet will be signed/striped for carpool/vanpool vehicles.

b.

Preferential parking spaces reserved for vanpools must be accessible to vanpool vehicles. When located within a parking structure, a minimum vertical interior clearance of seven feet (7') two inches (2") shall be provided for those spaces and accessways to be used by such vehicles. Adequate turning radii and parking space dimensions shall also be included in vanpool parking areas.

c.

Bicycle racks or other secure bicycle parking shall be provided to accommodate four (4) bicycles per the first fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of nonresidential development and one (1) bicycle per each additional fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of nonresidential development. Calculations which result in a fraction of 0.5 or higher shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. A bicycle parking facility may also be a fully enclosed space or locker accessible only to the owner or operator of the bicycle, which protects the bike from inclement weather. Specific facilities and location (e.g., provision of racks, lockers, or locked room) shall be to the satisfaction of the City.

3.

Nonresidential development of one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet or more shall comply with Subsections B.1 and 2 of this Section, and shall provide all of the following measures to the satisfaction of the City:

a.

A safe and convenient zone in which vanpool and carpool vehicles may deliver or board their passengers:

b.

Sidewalks or other designated pathways following direct and safe routes from the external pedestrian circulation system to each building in the development:

c.

If determined necessary by the City to mitigate the project impact, bus stop improvements must be provided. The City will consult with the local bus service providers in determining appropriate improvements. When locating bus stops and/or planning building entrances, entrances must be designed to provide safe and efficient access to nearby transit stations/stops:

d.

Safe and convenient access from the external circulation system to bicycle parking facilities on-site.

(Ord. C-7092 § 2 (part), 1993)