Chapter 25.43 — TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT

A. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to:

1. Reduce the amount of traffic generated by new development and the expansion of
existing development;

2. Reduce drive-alone commute trips during peak traffic periods by using a combination
of services, incentives, and facilities;

3. Reduce vehicular emissions, energy usage, and ambient noise levels as a result of
fewer vehicle trips, fewer vehicle miles traveled, and reduced traffic congestion;

4. Ensure that expected increases in traffic resulting from growth in employment
opportunities in the City of Burlingame will be adequately mitigated;

5. Promote the more efficient utilization of existing transportation facilities and ensure
that new developments are designed in ways to maximize the potential for alternative
transportation usage;

6. Establish an ongoing monitoring program to ensure that the desired vehicle trip
generation reduction is achieved.

B. Applicability. The requirements of this chapter apply to:

1. New multi-unit development of 10 units or more;

2. New nonresidential development of 10,000 square feet or more;

3. Additions to nonresidential buildings that are 10,000 square feet or more in size that
expand existing gross floor area by 10 percent or more;

4. Establishment of a new use, change of use, or change in operational characteristics in
a building that is 10,000 square feet or more in size that results in an average daily
trip increase of more than 10 percent of the current use, based on the most recent
Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) trip generation rates.
(Ord. 2000 § 2, (2021))

All projects subject to the requirements of this chapter shall incorporate measures to meet vehicle trip generation rates that are 20 percent lower than the standard rates as established in the most recent edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) trip generation manual. (Ord. 2000 § 2, (2021))

All projects subject to the requirements of this chapter shall implement any combination of the following measures to achieve the required minimum vehicle trip generation reduction. Guidelines listing the number of trips that are reduced per trip reduction measure are available from the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG).

1. Alternative Commute Subsidies/Parking Cash Out. Provide employees with a subsidy,
determined by the applicant and subject to review by the Director, if they use transit or
commute by other alternative modes.

2. Promotional Programs. Promotion and organization of events for the following programs:
new tenant and employee orientation packets on transportation alternatives; flyers, posters,
brochures, and emails on commute alternatives; transportation fairs; Spare the Air (June
through October); Rideshare Week (October); trip planning assistance routes and maps.

3. Information Boards/Kiosks. Display of the following information in a prominent location,
maintained by a designated TDM contact: transit routes and schedules; carpooling and
vanpooling information; bicycle lanes, routes and paths and facility information; and
alternative commute subsidy information.

4. Bicycle Connections. If a site is abutting a bicycle path, lane or route, provision of a bicycle
connection close to an entrance to the building on the site.

5. Bicycle Parking, Short-Term. Secure short-term bicycle parking located within 50 feet of a
main entrance to the building.

6. Bicycle Parking, Long-Term. Covered and secure long-term bicycle parking located within
75 feet of a main entrance. Long-term bicycle parking must be in at least one of the
following facilities:

a. An enclosed bicycle locker;

b. A fenced, covered, locked or guarded bicycle storage area; or

c. A rack or stand inside a building that is within view of an attendant or security guard
or visible from employee work areas.

7. Carpool and Vanpool Ride-Matching Services. Matching of potential carpoolers and
vanpoolers by administering a carpool/vanpool matching program.

8. Free Preferential Carpool and Vanpool Parking. Ten percent of vehicle spaces reserved for
carpools or vanpools, with a minimum of one space required. The preferential parking
spaces shall be provided free of charge.

9. Guaranteed Ride Home. Guaranteed rides home in emergency situations for carpool,
vanpool and transit riders. Rides shall be provided either by a transportation service
provider (taxi or rental car) or an informal policy using company vehicles and/or designated
employees.

10. Compressed Work Week. Allow employees or require tenants to allow employees to adjust their work schedule in order to complete the basic work requirement of five eight-hour workdays by adjusting their schedule to reduce vehicle trips to the worksite.

    11. Flextime. Provide or require tenants to provide employees with staggered work hours involving a shift in the set work hours of all employees at the workplace or flexible work hours involving individually determined work hours.

    12. Telecommuting. Provide or require tenants to provide opportunities and the ability for employees to work off site.

        13. Passenger Loading Zones. Passenger loading zones for carpool and vanpool drop-off located near the main building entrance.

        14. Direct Route to Transit. A well-lighted path or sidewalk utilizing the most direct route to the nearest transit or shuttle stop from the building.

        15. Shuttle Program. Provision of a shuttle program or participation in an existing shuttle program approved by the Director and subject to any fees for the existing program.

        16. Pedestrian Connections. Safe, convenient pedestrian connections provided from the project to surrounding public streets and, if applicable, trails. Under this requirement, lighting, landscaping and building orientation are designed to enhance pedestrian safety.

        17. On-Site Amenities. One or more of the following amenities provided on site: ATM, day care, cafeteria, limited food service establishment, dry cleaners, exercise facilities, convenience retail, post office, on-site transit pass sales.

        18. Showers/Clothes Lockers. Shower and clothes locker facilities free of charge.

        19. Transportation Management Association (TMA). Participation in or requirement for tenant to participate in a local TMA, the Peninsula Congestion Relief Alliance (Alliance) or a similar organization approved by the Director, that provides ongoing support for alternative commute programs.

        20. Land Dedication for Transit/Bus Shelter. Where appropriate, land dedicated for transit or a bus shelter provided based on the proximity to a transit route.

        21. Other Measures. Additional measures not listed in this chapter, such as child care facilities or an in-lieu fee that would be negotiated in a development agreement with the City. (Ord. 2000 § 2, (2021))

All projects subject to the requirements of this chapter shall submit a transportation demand management (TDM) plan in conjunction with the development application. These plans must demonstrate that, upon implementation, they will achieve the required vehicle trip generation reduction and shall include the following:

1. Checklist. A completed checklist of the trip reduction measures chosen by the applicant
pursuant to Section 25.43.030 above, above, Trip Reduction Measures.

2. Trip Generation. Estimated daily trip generation for the proposed use based on the ITE trip
generation rates.

3. Implementation Plan. A description of how the required minimum vehicle trip generation
reduction will be achieved and maintained over the life of the project, including, but not
limited to, the transportation demand management goals targeted for the various measures.

4. Site Plan. A site plan that designates transportation demand management design elements
including:

a. External: preferential parking areas, paid parking areas, bicycle connections, bicycle
parking, location of on-site amenities, passenger loading areas, land dedicated for
transit facilities and bus shelters, direct route to transit, and pedestrian connections.

b. Internal: showers/lockers, information boards/kiosks, ATM, dry cleaners, day care,
convenience retail, post office, cafeteria, limited food service establishment, exercise
facilities, on-site transit pass sales.
(Ord. 2000 § 2, (2021))

Prior to approval of a permit for a project subject to the requirements of this chapter, the Review Authority shall make both of the following findings:

1. The proposed trip reduction measures are feasible and appropriate for the project,
considering the proposed use or mix of uses and the project's location, size, and hours of
operation; and

2. The proposed trip reduction measures will ensure that the required vehicle trip generation
reduction established for the project by this chapter will be achieved and maintained.
(Ord. 2000 § 2, (2021))

A. Minor Modifications. The Director may approve minor modifications to an approved transportation demand management plan that are consistent with the original findings and conditions approved by the Review Authority and would result in the same target minimum vehicle trip generation reduction.

B. Changed Plans. A change in an approved project that would result in the addition of 10 percent of the building area or a 10 percent increase in the number of average daily trips shall be treated as a new application. (Ord. 2000 § 2, (2021))

A. An annual TDM report is required for all projects subject to the requirements of this chapter, with the exception of new multi-unit developments with 25 or fewer units.

B. Designated TDM Contact. Designation of an employee or resident as the official contact
for the TDM program. The City shall be provided with a current name and phone number
of the designated TDM contact who administers carpool and vanpool ride-matching
services and promotional programs, updates information on the information boards/kiosks,
and is the official contact for the administration of the TDM annual report.

C. Report Preparation. A TDM annual report shall be prepared by a qualified, independent
consultant and paid for by the owner (or if applicable, tenant) and submitted to the City of
Burlingame annually. The initial, or baseline, driveway trip count report shall be conducted
and submitted one year after the granting of a certificate of occupancy for 75 percent or
more of the project and annually after that.

D. Report Information. The TDM annual report shall consist of a quantitative measure of
whether the volumes at the site's driveways are meeting the goal. The TDM annual report
shall provide information about the level of alternative mode-uses and/or provide trip
counts, and in the event a 20 percent reduction in peak-hour vehicle trips and reduction in
overall parking demand is not met, the report shall explain how and why the goal has not been reached; in such a circumstance the annual report shall identify a work plan, to be
approved by the City of Burlingame, which describes additional or alternative measures for
implementation that would be necessary to enhance the TDM program to attain the TDM
goal of a 20 percent reduction in peak-hour vehicle trips.

E. Evaluation. The City may consider whether the employer/tenant has made a good faith
effort to meet the TDM goals and may allow the owner (or if applicable, tenant) a six-
month "grace period" to implement additional TDM measures to achieve the 20 percent
vehicle trip reduction.
(Ord. 2000 § 2, (2021))