HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-03-09 - ORDINANCES - TRIP TRAVEL MEASURES (2)ORDINANCE NO. 93-5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ADOPTING TRIP REDUCTION
AND TRAVEL DEMAND MEASURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTIONS 65089 AND 65089.3
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California has found that the lack of an integrated
transportation system and the Increase in the number of vehicles are causing traffic congestion that
each day results In hundreds of thousands of hours lost in traffic, tons of pollutants released into
the air, and millions of dollars of added costs to the motoring public; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has adopted legislation requiring the preparation and
implementation of a Congestion Management Program ("CMP") by county transportation
commissions or other public agencies of every county that includes an urbanized area; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("MTA") Is responsible for the
preparation of the CMP for Los Angeles County ("County"); and
WHEREAS, the CMP must contain a trip reduction and travel demand management element
that promotes alternative transportation methods, such as carpools, vanpools, transit, bicycles,
walking and park-and-ride lots, Improvement in the balance between jobs and housing, and other
strategies, including flexible work hours, telecommuting and parking management programs; and
WHEREAS, the County and every city within the County is required by state law to adopt
and implement a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) ordinance as an Important element
of the Congestion Management Program to Improve both congestion and air quality; and
WHEREAS, MTA must determine annually whether the County and cities within the County
are conforming to the CMP, Including the requirement to adopt and Implement a TDM ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, because the CMP is an evolving program which will be developed Incrementally,
as experience is gained through Its implementation, this TDM ordinance may be amended or
superseded from time to time, as necessary to meet congestion and air quality goals;
WHEREAS, the State Clean Air Act requires regions to attain a 1.5 vehicle occupancy during
the commute period by the year 1999;
WHEREAS, this ordinance is intended to comply with the CMP's requirements for a TDM
ordinance. The requirements of South Coast Air Quality Management District ("District") Regulation
XV, are separate from this ordinance, and administrated by the Air District. Nothing herein is
intended, nor shall it be construed, to limit or otherwise preclude employers from offering or
providing additional Inducements to use alternatives to single -occupant vehicles to their employees
necessary to meet Regulation XV requirements; and
WHEREAS, In order to use the existing and planned transportation infrastructure more
"^ efficiently, maintain or Improve traffic levels of service, and lower motor vehicle emissions, it is the
Policy of the City of Santa Clarita to minimize the number of peak period vehicle trips generated by
additional development, promote the use of alternative transportation, Improve air quality and
participate in reglonal and countywide efforts to Improve transportation demand management;
r-- WHEREAS, a duly noticed hearing was held by the Planning Commission on January 19,
1993 at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, at which time
evidence was heard on the draft Trip Reduction and Travel Demand Measure Ordinance.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission unanimously adopted a motion recommending
approval of the Trip Reduction and Travel Demand Measure Ordinance to the City Council.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. The following words or phrases shall have the following
meanings when used in this ordinance:
A.
"Alternative Transportation" means the use of modes of transportation other than the
single passenger motor vehicle, Including but not limited to carpools, vanpools,
buspools, public transit, walking and bicycling.
B.
"Applicable Development' means any development project that Is determined to meet
or exceed the project size threshold criteria contained in Section 3 of this ordinance.
C.
"Buspool' means a vehicle carrying sixteen or more passengers commuting on a
regular basis to and from work with a fixed route, according to a fixed schedule.
D.
"Carpool' means a vehicle carrying two to six persons commuting together to and from
work on a regular basis.
r-- E.
'The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);' a statute that requires all
jurisdictions in the State of California to evaluate the extent of environmental
degradation posed by proposed development.
F.
"Developer" shall mean 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 Ordinance as determined by the property
owner.
G. "Development' means the construction or addition of new building square footage.
Additions to buildings which existed prior to the adoption of this ordinance and which
exceed the thresholds defined in Section 3 shall comply with the applicable
requirements but shall not be added cumulatively with existing square footage; existing
square footage shall be exempt from these requirements. All calculations shall be
based on gross square footage.
H. "Employee Parking Area" means the portion of total required parking at a development
used by onsite employees. Unless specified in the City Zoning/Building Code,
employee parking shall be calculated as follows:
Percent of Total Required
Type of Use Parking Devoted to EMD10vee3
Commercial 30%
Office/Professional 85,E
Industrial/Manufacturing 90%
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�..-, I. "Preferential Parking" means parking spaces designated or assigned, through use of
a sign or painted space markings for carpool and vanpool vehicles carrying commute
passengers on a regular basis that are provided In a location more convenient to a
place of employment than parking spaces provided for single occupant vehicles.
J. "Property Owner" means the legal owner of a development who serves as the lessor
to a tenant. The Property Owner shall be responsible for complying with the provisions
of the ordinance either directly or by delegating such responsibility as appropriate to
a tenant and/or his agent.
K. "South Coast Air Quality Management District" (SCAQMD) Is the regional authority
appointed by the California State Legislature to meet federal standards and otherwise
Improve air quality in the South Coast Air Basin (the non -desert portions of Los
Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties).
L. "Tenant" means the lessee of facility space at an applicable development project.
M. "Transportation Demand Management (TDM)" means the alteration of travel behavior,
usually on the part of commuters, through programs of incentives, services, and
policies. TDM addresses alternatives to single occupant vehicles such as carpooling
and vanpooling, and changes In work schedules that move trips out of the peak period
or eliminate them altogether (as Is the case in telecommuting or compressed work
weeks).
N. "Trip Reduction" means reduction in the number of work-related trips made by single
occupant vehicles.
O. "Vanpool" means a vehicle carrying seven or more persons commuting together to and
from work on a regular basis, usually in a vehicle with a seating arrangement designed
to carry seven to fifteen adult passengers, and on a prepaid subscription basis.
P. "Vehicle" means any motorized form of transportation, Including but not limited to
automobiles, vans, buses and motorcycles.
SECTION 2. REVIEW OF TRANSIT IMPACTS. Prior to approval of any development project
for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be prepared pursuant to the requirements of
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or based on a local determination, regional and
municipal fixed -route transit operators providing service to the project shall be Identified and
consulted. Projects for which a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for a Draft EIR has been circulated
pursuant to the provisions of CEQA prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall be exempted
from its provisions. The "Transit Impact Review Worksheet", contained In the Los Angeles County
Congestion Management Program Manual, or similar worksheets, shall be used In assessing
impacts. Pursuant to the provisions of CEQA, transit operators shall be sent a NOP for all
contemplated EIR's and shall, as part of the NOP process, be given opportunity to comment on the
Impacts of the project, to identify recommended transit service or capital improvements which may
be required as a result of the project, and to recommend mitigation measures which minimize
automobile trips on the CMP network. Impacts and recommended mitigation measures identified
by the transit operator shall be evaluated In the Draft Environmental Impact Report prepared for the
project. Related mitigation measures adopted shall be monitored through the mitigation monitoring
requirements of CEQA.
Phased development projects, development projects subject to a development agreement, or
development projects requiring subsequent approvals, need not repeat this process as long as no
significant changes are made to the project. it shall remain the discretion of the lead agency to
determine when a project is substantially the same and therefore covered by a previously certified
EIR.
SECTION 3. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND AND TRIP REDUCTION MEASURES
A. APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS
Prior to approval of any development project, the applicant shall make provision for,
as a minimum, all of the following applicable transportation demand management and
trip reduction measures.
This ordinance shall not apply to projects for which a development application has
been deemed 'Complete" by the City pursuant to Government Code Section 65943, or
for which a Notice of Preparation for a DEIR has been circulated or for which an
application for a building permit has been received, prior to the effective date of this
ordinance.
All facilities and Improvements constructed or otherwise required shall be maintained
in a state of good repair.
B. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Non -Residential development of 25,000 square feet or more of building
Improvements shall provide the following to the satisfaction of the City:
a. A bulletin board, display case, or kiosk displaying transportation information
located where the greatest number of employees are likely to see it.
Information in the area shall Include, but Is not limited to, the following:
(1) Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit routes serving
the site;
(2) Telephone numbers for referrals on transportation Information
Including numbers for the regional ridesharing agency and local transit
operators;
(3) Ridesharing promotional material supplied by commuter -oriented
organizations;
(4) Bicycle route and facility Information, Including regional/local bicycle
maps and bicycle safety Information, and a bicycle storage area.
(5) A listing of facilities available for carpooiers, vanpoolers, bicyclists,
transit riders and pedestrians at the site.
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2. Non -Residential development of 50,000 square feet or more of building
Improvements shall comply with Section 3.B(1) above and shall provide all
of the following measures to the satisfaction of the City:
a. Not less than 10% of employee parking area, shall be located as close
as is practical to the employee entrance(s), and shall be reserved for
use by potential carpool/vanpool vehicles, without displacing
handicapped and customer parking needs. This preferential
carpool/vanpool parking area shall be identified on the site plan upon
application for building permit, to the satisfaction of City. A statement
that preferential carpool/vanpool spaces for employees are available
and a description of the method for obtaining such spaces must be
Included on the required transportation information board. Spaces will
be signed/striped as demand warrants; provided that at all times at
least one space for projects of 50,000 square feet to 100,000 square
feet and two spaces for projects over 100,000 square feet will be
signed/striped for carpool/vanpool vehicles.
b. Preferential parking spaces reserved for vanpools must be accessible
to vanpool vehicles. When located within a parking structure, a
minimum vertical Interior clearance of 7'2" shall be provided for those
spaces and accessways to be used by such vehicles. Adequate
turning radii and parking space dimensions shall also be Included in
vanpool parking areas.
C. Bicycle racks, lockers or other secure bicycle parking shall be
provided to accommodate 4 bicycles per the first 50,000 square feet of
building Improvements of non-residential development and 1 bicycle
per each additional 50,000 square feet of building Improvements of
non-residential development. Calculations which result In a fraction
of 0.5 or higher shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. A
bicycle parking facility may also be a fully enclosed space or locker
accessible only to the owner or operator of the bicycle, which protects
the bike from inclement weather. Specific facilities and location (e.g.,
provision of racks, lockers, or locked room) shall be to the satisfaction
of the City.
3. Non -Residential development of 100,000 square feet or more of building
Improvements shall comply with Sections 3.6(1) and 3.B(2) above, and shall
provide all of the following measures to the satisfaction of the City:
a. A safe and convenient zone in which vanpool and carpool vehicles
may deliver or board their passengers.
b. Sidewalks or other designated pathways following direct and safe
routes from the external pedestrian circulation system to each building
In the development.
C. If determined necessary by the City to mitigate the project Impact, bus
stop Improvements must be provided. The CRY will consult with the
local bus service providers in determining appropriate Improvements.
When locating bus stops and/or planning building entrances, entrances
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must be designed to provide safe and efficient access to nearby transit
stationststops.
d. Safe and convenient access from the external circulation system to
bicycle parking facilities onsite.
SECTION 4. MONITORING.
a. The applicable provisions of this ordinance shall be Incorporated Into
the conditions of approval for individual development projects.
Mitigation monitoring programs will be prepared and implemented for
all projects requiring an Environmental Impact Report, including the
monitoring of the requirements of this ordinance.
b. Prior to the Issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the City's Code
Enforcement staff shall verify that the requirements of this ordinance
have been met to the satisfaction of the City.
C. Ongoing monitoring shall be done on a case-by-case basis by Code
Enforcement.
SECTION 5. ENFORCEMENT.
a. The requirements mandated by this ordinance on new development
shall be Included in the conditions of approval and the mitigation
monitoring program for all projects requiring an Environmental Impact
Report.
b. As part of the final Inspection, prior to the issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy, the Code Enforcement staff shall verify that the conditions
of approval have been implemented that satisfy the requirements of
this ordinance.
C. All applicants for development projects are required to sign a notarized
affidavit to confirm the acceptance of conditions of approval.
d. If the City determines that a development is not in compliance with the
conditions of approval, including the requirements of this ordinance,
the privileges conferred by the conditions of approval may be
suspended and/or revoked. All applicable provisions of the City's
Unified Development Ordinance and the Building Code may be utilized
to enforce the requirements of this ordinance.
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SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of March _, 1993.
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nna M. Grind y, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) §
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Donna M. Grinda City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 93-6 was regularly Introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of February1993. That
thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council
on the 9th day of March 1993, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Darcy, Klajic, Pederson, Heidt
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Boyer
coundllemp ordlkjm i'Ina M. Grind , City Clerk