This chapter is intended to meet the requirements of AB 1791, which requires development of a trip reduction and travel demand element to the CMP which requires adoption and implementation of Trip Reduction and Travel Demand Ordinance.

New commercial, industrial and mixed-use development projects, 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 the need for 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 the approval of development projects;

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.

Reduce vehicle trips, traffic congestion and public expenditures for transportation system improvements and improve air quality through the utilization of existing local mechanisms and procedures for project review and permit processing;

D.

Promote coordinated implementation of strategies on a County-wide basis to reduce transportation demand; and

E.

Achieve the most efficient use of local resources through coordinated and consistent regional and/or local TDM programs.

(Ord. 1172 § 3 (part), 1996)

A.

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all development projects estimated to employ a total of 100 or more persons as determined by the methodology in Subsection (B)(2) of this section.

B.

For purposes of determining whether a development project will employ 100 or more persons and thus be subject to this section, the City shall determine the estimated employment of any development project by the following mechanism which yields the highest potential for employment:

1.

Employment projections for the development project developed by the project applicant, subject to approval by the City; or

2.

Employment projections developed for the development project by the City using the following employee generation factors by type of use:

The employment projection for a mixed-uses development shall be calculated on a case-by-case basis, based upon the proportion of development devoted to each type of use.

(Ord. 1172 § 3 (part), 1996)

For the 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-occupancy 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 development project that is determined to meet or exceed the employment threshold using the criteria contained in Section 17.76.020, Applicability, of this section.

"Developer"; means the person, firm or corporation or other entity responsible for the planning, design and construction of an applicable development project.

"Development project"; means any nonresidential project which requires some level of discretionary action by the Planning Commission and/or City Council and, which will result in the physical construction of structures.

"Employee"; means any person employed by a firm, person(s), business, education institution, nonprofit agency or corporation, government agency or other entity employing, hiring or engaging the services of 100 or more persons at a single worksite.

"Employer"; means any person(s), firm, business, educational institution, government agency, nonprofit agency or corporation, or other entity employing, hiring or engaging the services of 100 or more persons at a single worksite, and may either be a property owner or tenant of an applicable development project.

"Employment generation factors"; means factors developed for use by the City 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 described in highway capacity manual as published by the transportation research board.

"Mixed-use development"; means development projects that combine any one of these land uses with another: residential, office, commercial, light industrial and business park.

"Peak-period"; means those hours of the business day between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., inclusive, Monday through Friday.

"Property owner"; means the legal owner of an applicable development project who serves as the lessor to an employer or tenant.

"Site Development Plan/Permit"; means a precise plan of development that may be subject to public hearing before the Planning Commission and/or the City Council.

"Tenant"; means the lessee of facility space at an applicable development project who also serves as an employer.

"Transportation demand management (TDM)"; means the implementation of programs, plans or policies designed to encourage changes in individual travel or commuting methods. TDM includes 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.

"Trip reduction"; means reducing the number of work related trips taken between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., inclusive, Monday through Friday, in single-occupancy vehicles.

"Worksite"; means a building or grouping of buildings located within the City which are in actual physical contact or separated solely by a private or public roadway or other private or public right-of-way, and which are owned or operated by the same employer (or by employers under common control).

(Ord. 1172 § 3 (part), 1996)

All applicable developments shall be subject to the facility standards specified in this subsection and shall be required by conditions of approval to include within the development project's Site Development Plan and construct or install 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 percent 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 vehicle occupants are either employees or tenants of the proposed development project, or, employees of different development projects or existing businesses that have entered into a reciprocal preferential carpool parking agreements.

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 Director of Community Development or his/her designee.

d.

The total number of employee parking spaces shall be calculated as follows:

Table 17.76.040

Employee Parking Spaces

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:

i.

Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit;

ii.

Ridesharing match lists;

iii.

Available employee incentives; and

iv.

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 determined by the Director of Community Development or his/her 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 required parking space for the applicable development.

c.

The passenger loading areas shall be located as close as possible to the building's 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 employee entrance(s) and/or other preferential locations as approved by the Director of Community Development or his/her designee.

d.

The number of accessible vanpool parking spaces shall be at the rate of at least two spaces per every 100 of the total required employee parking spaces as determined in Subsection (A)(1)(d), Option A Facility Improvements, of this section.

6.

Bus Stop Improvements.

a.

Bus stop improvements, including bus pullouts, bus pads, and right-of-way for bus shelters shall be required for all applicable development located along high traffic volume streets as determined by the City's Traffic Engineer and along all bus routes.

b.

All bus stop improvements shall be designed and constructed in conformance with standard traffic engineering principles including, but not limited to, the following:

i.

The frequency and relative impact of blocked traffic due to stopped buses; and

ii.

The level of transit ridership at the location.

All such improvements shall be reviewed and approved by the Community Development Director or his or her designee.

B.

Option B Facility Improvements.

1.

The approval body for the applicable development shall determine the number of reserved carpool and vanpool parking spaces required by the development project. The reserved parking spaces locations shall be as close as is practical to the entrances(s) of the development project.

2.

An adequate number of secure and convenient bicycle storage areas shall be provided on site.

3.

Bus bays, bus stops and bus shelters shall be provided adjacent to roads and streets traversing or bounding the development project, as required by the City.

4.

A transportation information center providing the information contained in Subsection (A)(3), Information on Transportation Alternatives, of this section shall be provided with in each building larger than 25,000 gross square feet.

5.

A shower and locker room facility for employees of each sex shall be provided in each building larger than 100,000 gross square feet. For any applicable 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 approval body for the development project may require a condition on such development to provide shower and locker room facilities for each sex.

6.

Sidewalks or other paved pathways following direct and safe routes from the external pedestrian circulation system to each building in the applicable development shall be provided.

C.

Property Owner Responsibility. The property owner shall be responsible for complying with the provisions of this chapter, either directly or by delegating such responsibility to an employer or tenant.

D.

Enforcement and Penalties. The City shall withhold the issuance of Building Permits, Certificate of Occupancy Permits and/or issue stop work orders for any applicable development project failing to comply with the provision of this section. If any improvements or programs required by this section are either rendered unusable or discontinued, the property owner, employer and/or tenant shall be unlawful.

(Ord. 1172 § 3 (part), 1996; Ord. No. 1664, § 46, 9-18-2018)