16.40 Transportation Demand Management — Murrieta Zoning Code

16.40.010 Purpose. ¶

The purpose of this chapter is to provide regulations to help reduce air pollution and congestion caused by vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled to protect the public health, welfare, and safety. (Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)

16.40.020 Definitions. ¶

The following are definitions of specialized terms and phrases used in this chapter. Definitions of general terms and phrases are located in Article VI (Development Code Definitions).

Alternate Work Schedules. A variation from the traditional five-day/forty- (40-) hour work week to a fourday/forty(40-) hour, nine-day/eighty- (80-) hour work schedule or other alternative schedules.

Flex-time. A situation whereby employees are allowed to determine their own starting and quitting times by either extending the workday in the morning, or evening, or both.

Parking Management. An action taken to alter the supply, operation and/or demand of parking facilities to force a shift from the single-occupant vehicle to carpool, vanpool, or other transportation mode.

Rideshare. A transportation mode with multiple occupants per vehicle.

Telecommuting. A situation whereby an employee forgoes a trip to the normal work site and instead, works from home or from a satellite office near home.

(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)

16.40.030 Applicability. ¶

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all new or expanded facilities that employ one hundred (100) or more persons at one site. The following methodology shall be used to determine employee generation for new developments where actual employment statistics may not exist.

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EMPLOYEE GENERATION BY LAND USE CATEGORY

Land Use Category	Gross Square Feet/Employee
Retail Commercial	Five hundred(500)square feet/employee
Office/Professional	Three hundred (300) square feet/employee
Industrial/Manufacturing	Five hundred(500)square feet/employee
Warehouse	One thousand(1,000)square feet/employee
Hotel/Motel	.5 employees/guest room
Hospital	Three hundred(300)square feet/employee

The project employment factor for mixed-use developments shall be based upon the proportion of the development devoted to each land use.

Employers that employ fewer than one hundred (100) people are encouraged to submit trip reduction plans on a voluntary basis to achieve an overall trip reduction of twelve (12) percent.

(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)

16.40.040 Standards for Trip Reduction. ¶

A. Trip Reduction Required. Applicable developments shall incorporate facilities and/or programs sufficient to attain a twelve- (12-) percent, work-related trip reduction from the expected number of trips as indicated in the Trip Generation Handbook published by the institute of Traffic engineers (iTE). Trip reductions shall be calculated in compliance with standards established by Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and/or the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).

B. Trip Reduction Plans. All applicable developments or businesses shall submit a trip reduction plan to reduce work-related vehicle trips by twelve (12) percent. The plan shall be submitted for approval at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy in the case of a new development or prior to the issuance or renewal of a business license in the case of new or existing business where no new development is proposed.

C. Trip Reduction Methods. Trip reduction facilities and programs provided in compliance with the provisions of this chapter may include, but are not limited to:

Preferential parking for carpool vehicles;
Bicycle parking and shower facilities:
Information center for transportation alternatives;
Rideshare vehicle loading areas;
Vanpool vehicle accessibility;
Bus stop improvements;
On-site child care facilities;
Local transportation systems management and road improvements;
Contributions to support regional facilities designed to reduce vehicle trips and miles traveled;
On-site amenities (e.g., cafeterias. restaurants. and automated teller machines) and other services that would eliminate the need for additional trips;
Alternative work schedules/flex-time:
Telecommuting or work-at-home programs including providing incentives through the provision of equipment and supplies and the establishment of satellite work centers.
Financial and other incentives (e.g., bus pass. flex-time) to encourage employees to rideshare and use alternative modes of transportation;
Reschedule truck delivery schedules and routing to avoid congested areas and minimize peak hour travel; and
Other measures that can exhibit a reduction in vehicle trips and further the purpose of this chapter. (Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)

16.40.050 Enforcement. ¶

Following approval of a trip reduction plan, if there is future noncompliance with this chapter, or exhibited failure to implement the trip reduction plan, one or more of the following provisions shall apply as determined by the director:

A. Exercise a lien on the subject property based upon the terms of the agreement; or
B. Assess a monetary penalty compounded on a monthly basis upon the length of time of noncompliance equal to the business license renewal fee.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)

16.40.060 Compliance with AQMD Regulation XV. ¶

Trip reduction plans approved by the South Coast AQMD in compliance with provisions of Regulation XV may be submitted to the city in lieu of plans required under the provisions of this chapter. AQMD approved Regulation XV trip reduction plans approved by the city shall be deemed to comply with trip reduction plan requirements of this chapter. Monitoring and annual reporting requirements shall continue to be the responsibility of AQMD and individual employers in compliance with rules and procedures established by the South Coast Air Quality Management District or as subsequently amended.

(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)