Corona Municipal Code Ch. 11.02 Transportation Demand Management

The purpose and intention of this chapter is to protect the public health, welfare and safety by reducing air pollution and congestion caused by vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled.

(Ord. 2141 § 1 (part), 1993.)

(A) "Alternate work schedules" means a variation from the traditional 5-day/40-hour work week to either a 4-day/40- hour or 9-day/80-hour work schedule.

(B) "Applicable development" means any new or existing development that meets or exceeds the employment threshold identified in § 11.02.030.

(C) "Flextime" means allowing employees to determine their own starting and quitting times by either extending the work day in the morning or evening or both.

(D) "Parking management" means an action taken to alter the supply, operation and/or demand of parking facilities to force a shift from the single-occupancy vehicle to carpool, vanpool or other transportation mode.

(E) "Rideshare" means a transportation mode with multiple occupants per vehicle.

(F) "Telecommuting" means the employee forgoes a trip to the normal worksite and instead works from home or from a satellite office near home.

(Ord. 2141 § 1 (part), 1993.)

(A) Applicability. This chapter is applicable to new employment generating developments that could employ one hundred or more persons based upon the following methodology:

(B) Standards. All applicable developments shall incorporate facilities and/or programs in their development plans sufficient to attain a 12% work-related trip reduction from the expected number of trips related to the project as indicated in the latest edition of the Trip General Handbook published by the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE). Trip reduction shall be calculated in accordance with standards established by Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and/or the South Coast Air Quality management District (AQMD).

(C) Facilities. Facilities provided in accordance with the provisions of this section may include, but are not limited to:

(1) Preferential parking for carpool vehicles.

(2) Bicycle parking and shower facilities.

(3) Information center for transportation alternatives.

(4) Rideshare vehicle loading areas.

(5) Vanpool vehicle accessibility.

(6) Bus stop improvements.

(7) On-site child care facilities.

(8) Local transportation systems management methods and road improvements.

(9) Facilities to encourage telecommuting.

(10) Contributions to support regional facilities designed to reduce vehicle trips and miles traveled.

(11) On-site amenities such as cafeterias and restaurants, automated teller machines, and other services that would eliminate the need for additional trips.

(D) Trip reduction plan option. Proponents for new development proposals may submit trip reduction plans and/or design features specified in § 11.02.040 of this chapter. Said plan shall be approved prior to the issuance of occupancy permits. Agreements to secure implementation of such plans shall be recorded as a condition of development of the property.

(Ord. 2141 § 1 (part), 1993.)

(A) Applicability. The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to all employers that employ one hundred or more persons.

(B) Trip reduction plans. All applicable developments or businesses shall submit a trip reduction plan to reduce work- related vehicle trips by 12%. Said plan shall be submitted to the Public Works Director within 120 days from the issuance and/or renewal of the business license.

(C) Trip reduction methods. Any combination of the following methods may be utilized to achieve the required vehicle trip reduction:

(1) Alternate work schedules/flex-time.

(a) Office/professional, industrial, manufacturing, warehouse. Incorporate alternate work schedules and flex-time programs (adoption of 9/80 work schedule for all employees) would account for a 10% reduction in vehicle trips.

(b) Hospital. Incorporate alternate work schedules and flextime programs for employees that normally work between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

(2) Telecommuting.

(a) Office/professional.

(1) Office facilities 25,000 square feet or larger may preserve 5% of the gross floor area for telecommuting purposes to allow tenants with multiple facilities to establish satellite work centers.

(2) Establish telecommuting or work-at-home programs to allow employees to work at home or a satellite work center either one day per week or one day every two weeks.

(3) Through the telecommuting or work-at-home program, provide incentives or offset employee costs in acquiring the needed equipment and supplies for telecommuting.

(b) All other uses.

(1) Establish telecommuting or work-at-home programs for selected employees (such as certain clerical or administrative employees).

(2) Through the telecommuting or work-at-home program, provide incentives or offset employee costs in acquiring the needed equipment and supplies for telecommuting.

(3) Bicycle facilities – all uses.

(a) Provide bicycle parking facilities equivalent to 5% of the total required automobile parking spaces.

(b) Preserve 2% of the gross floor area for employee locker and shower facilities.

(4) Parking management – all uses.

(a) Designate with signs, in lieu of painted pavement, 25% of employee parking as preferential parking for carpools and vanpools.

(b) Offer financial or other incentives to employees who participate in ridesharing or an alternative mode of transportation other than the single-occupant vehicle.

(9) Establish a parking surcharge on the single-occupant vehicle.

(5) Mass transit facility usage – all uses.

(a) Provide incentives to employees to use mass transit facilities. Incentives could include provision of a bus pass, additional pay, flex-time or any other incentive which encourages employees to use mass transit in lieu of the single- occupant vehicle.

(b) Provide shuttle service to mass transit facilities.

(6) Truck dispatching and rescheduling – commercial and industrial uses. Establish delivery schedules and truck routing to avoid congested areas and minimize peak hour travel.

(7) Child care – all uses. Provide on-site child care.

(D) Other measures. Any other method or measure which can exhibit a reduction in vehicle trips shall be credited toward attaining the requirements of this chapter.

(E) Enforcement. Upon approval of the applicable trip reduction plan, if there is future noncompliance with this chapter or exhibited failure to implement the trip reduction plan, one or both of the following provisions shall apply:

(1) Exercise a lien, based upon the terms of the agreement, on the subject property.

(2) A monetary penalty, equal to the business license renewal fee, compounded on a monthly basis for the length of time of noncompliance.

(F) Fee. A trip reduction plan review fee of two hundred dollars, payable at the time of annual review, shall be required. This fee shall be used to defray the costs of processing and reviewing each individual trip reduction plan.

(G) Compliance with AQMD Regulation XV. Each trip reduction plan approved by the city under the provisions of this chapter for new employers shall constitute compliance with Regulation XV, provided such programs have been determined sufficient to meet AVR targets of 1.5. Monitoring and annual reporting requirements shall continue to be the responsibility of AQMD and individual employers in accordance with rules and procedure established by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

(Ord. 2141 § 1 (part), 1993.)

(A) Employers which employ fewer than one hundred people will be encouraged by the city to submit trip reduction plans on a voluntary basis to achieve an overall trip reduction within the city of 12%.

(B) The public works director shall be responsible for developing effective incentive programs which promote voluntary programs to reduce vehicle trips and miles traveled.

(Ord. 2141 § 1 (part), 1993.)

This chapter shall take effect 30 days from the date of adoption of Ordinance No. 2141.

(Ord. 2141 § 1 (part), 1993.)

If any section or portion of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this chapter and each section or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections or portions may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

(Ord. 2141 § 1 (part), 1993.)