These regulations are established for the following purposes:

A.

To protect the public safety expedite the smooth flow of traffic and reduce traffic congestion;

B.

To reduce vehicle trips, thereby reducing air congestion and pollutants and improving air quality;

C.

To meet the requirements of the 1991 South Coast Air Quality Management Plan and the 1992 Federal Attainment Plan for Carbon Monoxide.

(Ord. 1205 § 1 (part), 1993)

The requirements of this chapter apply to all new nonresidential, new single-family residential developments of five hundred or more units and multi-family residential developments of ten or more units.

(Ord. 1205 § 1 (part), 1993)

The following design standards shall be incorporated into the precise plan of design approval process for all new and revised nonresidential and multi-family developments of ten or more units, except as specifically provided below:

A.

Bicycle parking facilities to include bicycle racks and/or secured bicycle lockers shall be provided at a rate of one bicycle space per thirty parking spaces with a minimum requirement of three bicycle spaces.

B.

On-site pedestrian walkways and bicycle facilities shall be provided connecting each building in a development to public streets.

C.

A minimum of one shower facility accessible to both men and women shall be provided for persons bicycling or walking to work for all new nonresidential development meeting the city's adopted congestion management plan (CMP) thresholds of two hundred fifty or more peak hour trips.

D.

Passenger loading areas shall be provided in locations close to building entrances (but not interfering with vehicle circulation) for developments containing at least one hundred parking spaces (loading area is equivalent to a minimum of five parking spaces).

E.

Preferred parking facilities at a rate of two parking spaces per one hundred spaces shall be provided near building entrances for vanpools in all new nonresidential development. Vertical clearances must be not less than nine feet.

F.

Provide transit improvements such as bus pullouts, bus pads and bus shelters for all new residential and nonresidential development along existing or planned transit routes. The need for and nature of such improvements to be defined by the city engineer in cooperation with Omnitrans.

G.

New residential development of five hundred or more units shall provide telecommuting facilities or contribute toward development of a telecommuting center.

H.

New office park developments of one thousand or more employees shall provide on-site video conferencing facilities.

I.

The minimum parking space requirements for new nonresidential development may be reduced in number up to a maximum of ten percent when linked to other actions that reduce trips to account for increased ridesharing and other modes of transportation.

J.

The city will participate in the implementation of the adopted countywide bicycle plan to conform with Southern California Associated Governments (SCAG) Regional Mobility Element.

K.

Sidewalks shall be installed or widened when possible, as approved by the city engineer, to accommodate pedestrians

(Ord. 1205 § 1 (part), 1993)