Stanton Municipal Code Ch. 16.72 Definitions

"Alternative transportation modes"

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

"Applicable development"

means any new development project that is determined to meet or exceed the employment threshold using the criteria contained in Chapter 16.74.

"Average vehicle ridership (AVR)"

is calculated by dividing the number of employees who report to the worksite or another work-related activity between six a.m. and ten a.m. inclusive Monday through Friday by the number of vehicles driven by these employees over that five-day period. The AVR calculation requires that a five-consecutive-weekday average be used. The averaging period cannot contain a holiday. An example of calculating AVR using a weekly averaging period for an employer with three hundred employees all reporting to work between six a.m. and ten a.m. inclusive Monday through Friday is:

Employees reporting to work:

Total number of commute vehicles driven to the worksite by these employees:

1,500 divided by 1,327 equals 1.13 AVR. This calculation does not include any credits for telecommuting, clean-fueled vehicles, or compressed work weeks.

"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 division as determined by the property owner.

"Employee"

means any person employed by the firm, person(s), business, educational institution, nonprofit agency, or other entity which employs one hundred 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 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.

"Employment generation factors"

refers to factors developed for use by the jurisdiction 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 required by CMP legislation, the LOS standard for the CMP highway system must be at E or at the existing LOS, whichever is further from LOS A, for any intersection or roadway segment.

"Mixed-use development"

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

"New development project"

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

"Operational programs and strategies"

means implementation of a range of techniques that require ongoing monitoring that can affect actual business operations and employee behavior at the facility or worksite to encourage reduction in peak-hour vehicle trips and use of alternative transportation modes: These techniques may range from establishment of ridesharing programs to the use of parking fees, cash allowances or other incentives or disincentives. Operational programs and strategies are distinct from facility standards which encourage trip reduction through modifications in facility or worksite design.

"Peak-period"

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

"Precise plan of design"

means a precise plan of development that may be subject to public hearing before the planning commission and as more fully described in Chapter 20.530 of this code.

"Property owner"

means the legal owner of the applicable development project who serves as the lessor to an employer or tenant. The property owner shall be responsible for complying with the provisions of this division, either directly or by delegating such responsibility as appropriate to an employer or tenant.

"Tenant"

means the lessee of the facility space at an applicable development project who also serves as an employer. A tenant may be responsible for implementing the provisions of this division as determined by the property owner.

"Transportation 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 peak-period.

"Trip reduction"

means reducing the number of work-related trips taken between six a.m. and ten a.m. inclusive Monday through Friday in single-occupancy vehicles.

"Worksite"

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

(Ord. § 15 (Exh. A), 1999)