Chapter 21.26 — TRIP REDUCTION AND TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT

This chapter is adopted to implement Proposition III (Congestion Management) and Measure M (Traffic Improvements and Growth Management Plan) that requires development of a trip reduction

and travel demand element to the congestion management plan which requires adoption and implementation of a trip reduction and travel demand ordinance. Specifically, it is the purpose of this chapter to:

• (1) Reduce the number of peak-period vehicle trips generated in association with additional development;

• (2) Promote and encourage the use of alternative transportation mode such as ridesharing, carpools, vanpools, public bus and rail transit, bicycles and walking, as well as those facilities that support such modes;

• (3) Achieve related reductions in vehicle trips, traffic congestion and public expenditure and achieve air quality improvements through utilization of existing local mechanisms and procedures for project review and permit processing, such as conditional use permits or precise plans;

• (4) Promote coordinated implementation of strategies on a county-wide basis to reduce transportation demand; and

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

• (Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)

For the purposes of this chapter, the definition of the following terms shall apply:

"Alternative transportation mode" means any mode of travel that serves as an alternative to the single occupant vehicle. This can include all forms of ridesharing such as carpooling or vanpooling, as well as public transit, bicycling or walking.

"Developer" means 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.

"Employee" means any person(s) employed by a firm, business, educational institution, nonprofit agency or corporation, government agency or other entity or person.

"Employer" means any person(s), firm, business, educational institution, government agency, nonprofit agency or corporation or other entity which employs one hundred or more persons at a single worksite, and may either be a property owner or tenant of an applicable development project.

"Facility(ies)" 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.

"New development project" means any nonresidential project being processed where some level of discretionary action by a decision-making body is required.

"Peak period" means those hours of the business day between six a.m. and ten a.m. inclusive, Monday through Friday.

"Travel demand management (TDM)" means the implementation of programs, plans or policies designed to encourage changes in individual travel behavior. TDM can include 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.

(Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)

This chapter shall apply to all new development projects that will employ a total of one hundred or more persons. The total employment projections shall be developed by the project applicant, subject to approval by the commission. (Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)

All applicable development shall be subject to the facilities standards as specified in this section which shall be applied in the site development plan review to provide the improvements identified below:

• (1) Carpool/Vanpool Parking. A portion of the parking spaces shall be reserved for use of carpool and vanpool vehicles and shall be located as close as practical to the entrance(s) they are intended to serve. The amount of parking spaces reserved for carpools and vanpools shall be determined by the planning commission and shall be based upon use and/or tenant mix with the project.

• (2) Bicycle Storage. Secure, adequate and convenient storage shall be provided for bicycles.

• (3) Bus Facilities. Bus bays, bus stops and bus shelters shall be provided adjacent to roads and streets traversing or bounding the development, as determined by the city.

• (4) Information Center. A transportation information center shall be provided within each building of over twenty-five thousand gross square feet which shall provide current maps, routes and schedules for public transit, ridesharing match list, including lists provided by computer-oriented organizations and incentive programs for employees who carpool, vanpool, walk or utilize mass transit.

• (5) Shower Facilities. A shower and locker room facility for employees of each sex shall be provided in buildings of one hundred thousand or more gross square feet.

• (6) Pedestrian Circulation. Sidewalks or other paved pathways following direct and safe routes from the external pedestrian circulation system to each building in the department shall be provided.

• (Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)

To implement the provisions of this chapter, physical facilities shall be verified through the development review process (e.g., precise plans or conditional use permits). Implementation shall be verified during the planning process and by field inspection prior to release of certificate of occupancy to ensure that facilities are improved as required. (Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)

Fees may be established to cover the direct costs associated with implementation and monitoring the provisions of this chapter. Fees shall be set by resolution of the council. (Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)

Pursuant to the provisions of Measure M (Local Transportation Ordinance No. 2, the Revised Traffic Improvement and Growth Management Ordinance), the city shall collect traffic mitigation payments

in an amount established by resolution to ensure that all new development pays its fair share of costs associated with that development. (Ord. 1308 § 5, 2000)