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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984 ORDINANCE NO. 1984 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 9 TO ARTICLE V OF THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE ADOPTING TRIP REDUCTION AND TRAVEL DEMAND MEASURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ST A TE 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, van pools, transit, bicycles, walking and park-and-ride lots, improvements 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 1 1984 ("TOM") ordinance as an important element of the Congestion Management Program to improve both congestion and air quality; and WHEREAS, the 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 TOM ordinance; and WHEREAS, because the CPM is an evolving program which will be developed incrementally, as experience is gained through its implementation, this TOM ordinance may be amended or superseded from time to time, as necessary to meet congestion and air quality goals; and WHEREAS, the State Clean Air Act requires regions to attain a 1.5 vehicle occupancy during the commute period by the year 1999; and WHEREAS, this ordinance is intended to comply with the CMP's requirements for a TOM ordinance. The requirements of the South Coast Air Quality Management District ("District") Regulation XV, are separate from this ordinance, and administered by the District. Nothing herein is intended, nor shall it be considered, 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 Arcadia (City), 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 regional and countywide efforts to improve transportation demand management; 2 1984 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That a Chapter 9 to Article V is hereby added to the Arcadia Municipal Code to read as follows: CHAPTER 9 TRAFFIC CONGESTION MANAGEMENT "5901. DEFINmONS. For the purpose of this Chapter, certain words and terms are hereinafter defined and shall have the meaning thus ascribed: 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 5904. 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. 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 Chapter as determined by the property owner. 3 1984 g. "Development" means the construction or addition of new building square footage. Additions to buildings which existed prior to the adoption of this Chapter and which exceed the thresholds defined in Section 5904, 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. Employee parking shall be calculated as follows: Percent of Total Required Type of Use Parking Devoted to Employees Commercial 30% Office/Professional 85% Industrial/Manufacturing 90% 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 this Chapter 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 4 1984 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). I. "Tenant" means the lessee of facility space at an applicable development project. m. "Transportation Demand Management (TOM)" means the alteration of travel behavior -- usually on the part of commuters - through programs of incentives, services, and policies. TOM 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. 5902. REVIEW OF TRANSIT IMP ACTS. 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 with. Projects for which a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for a Draft EIR has been 5 1984 circulated pursuant to the provisions of CEQA prior to the effective date of this Chapter 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. 5903. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND AND TRIP REDUCTION MEASURES. 5903.1. APPLICABILTY 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. 6 1984 This Chapter 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 Draft EIR has been circulated or for which an application for a building permit has been received, prior to the effective date of this Chapter. All facilities and improvements constructed or otherwise required shall be maintained in a state of good repair. 5904. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. 5904.1. Non-Residential development of 25,000 square feet or more 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; 5. A listing of facilities available for carpoolers, vanpoolers, bicyclists, transit riders and pedestrians at the site. 7 1984 5904.2. Non-Residential development of 50,000 square feet or more shall comply with Section 5904.1. and shall provide the following 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 the City. A statement that the preferential carpool/vanpool spaces for employees are available and a description of the method of 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 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. e. Bicycle racks or other secure bicycle parking shall be provided to accommodate 4 bicycles per the first 50,000 square feet of non- residential development and 1 bicycle per each additional 50,000 square feet of non-residential development. Calculations which result in a fraction of 0.5 or higher shall be rounded up to the nearest whole 8 1984 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 and theft. Specific facilities and location (e.g., provision of racks, lockers, or locked rooms) shall be to the satisfaction of the City. 5904.3. Non-Residential development of 100,000 square feet or more shall comply with Sections 5904.1. and 5904.2. and shall provide the following 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 City will consult with the local bus service providers in determining appropriate improvements. When locating bus stops and/or planning building entrances, entrances must be designed to provide safe and efficient access to nearby transit stations/stops. ~ D. Safe and convenient access from the external circulation s; +em to '" bicycle parking facilities onsite. 5905. MONITORING. Compliance with the requirements of this Chapter shall be verified by the City prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy and/or Business License. 9 1984 5906. ENFORCEMENT. No person shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, improve, convert, or use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in violation of any of the codes referenced by this Chapter in the City of Arcadia. Any such violation is a misdemeanor punishable pursuant to Section 1200 of the Arcadia Municipal Code. Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a copy of the same to be published in the official newspaper of said City within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. Passed, approved and adopted t . ~ Ci erk of the C' , . ~,:;'::"'.: ". .... -~~.... ~ ./ .~j-' STATE-OF-CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1984 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 16th day of February.,C}993 and that said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES, Councilmember Ciraulo, Harbicht, Lojeski. Margett and Fasching NOES.:- .None ABSENT .:," None ~<.<u~ ~~ City ~k of the Ci~ Arcadia 10 1984