Twentynine Palms Municipal Code Ch. 12.20 Trip Reduction and Travel Demand Management Program

(a) The San Bernadino Association of Governments acting as Congestion Management Agency for San Bernadino County adopted the Congestion Management Program (CMP) on November 4, 1992. The CMP requires each local jurisdiction to adopt and implement a Trip Reduction and Travel Demand Management Ordinance that promotes alternative transportation methods.

(b) This Trip Reduction and Travel Demand Management Ordinance is intended to satisfy the legal requirements of Chapter 6 of the Congestion Management Program by reducing mobile source emissions.

(Ord. 113 § A, 1994)

The City shall pursue the following strategies and programs to reduce traffic congestion, vehicle miles and traveled (VMT), and vehicle trips (VT).

(a) Land Use Considerations

(1) The City shall encourage mixed-use developments in undeveloped areas of the City which would also improve jobs/housing balance in conformance with General Plan policies.

(2) The City shall provide for a Local Commercial Overlay designation to permit neighborhood commercial uses in residential areas through the Special Use Permit process rather than the rezoning process, to promote the location of certain neighborhood commercial uses being located near the residences they serve.

(3) The City shall maintain its generous regulations for expansion of home occupations to allow more residents to work at home thereby reducing vehicle trips.

(b) Promotion of Modal Options.

(1) The City shall participate as part of the Morongo Basin Transit Authority (MBTA) in developing routes, increasing ridership and requiring developers to consider the requirements of MBTA to provide service to new developments.

(2) The City may require new developments to provide links to multi-purpose, pedestrian, equestrian and bicycle trails system. Special consideration shall be given to linking major trip generators.

(3) The City may require appropriate bicycle parking at new commercial and multi-family developments.

(4) The City shall cooperate with the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) in providing information to the public about public transit car pooling, van pooling, park and ride lots, Computer Transportation System, other modal options and other methods of reducing VMT and VT.

(c) Transportation and Traffic Flow Improvements.

(1) The City shall continue to consider traffic impact fees to developers for the installation of transportation improvements, traffic signals, acceleration/deceleration lanes, and other appropriate traffic control and improvement measures.

(2) The City shall require appropriate traffic impact analyses for all significant new development and assure implementation of recommended mitigation measures for new development.

(Ord. 113 § B, 1994)