Ordinance No. 729 - Trip Reduction and Travel Demand MeasuresORDINANCE NO. 729
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
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 Los Angeles County Transportation Commission ("LACTC) is
responsible for the preparation of the CMP for Los Angeles County ("County"); and
is 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, LACTC 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may be amended or superseded from time to time, as necessary to meet congestion and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;
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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 administered by the Air
District. Nothing herein is intended, nor shall it be construed, to limit or otherwise
preclude employers from offering or providing additional inducement 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 o the City of Rosemead 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.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rosemead does ordain as
follows:
Chapter 1 of Article IX is hereby ammended by adding Part XXXVI to read:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
• The following words of 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.
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.
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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 o 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. Notwithstanding Section 9122 et.
seq., employee parking shall be calculated as follows:
!ype of Use
Percent of Total Required
Parking Devoted to Employees
Commercial 30%
Office/ Professional 85%
• Industrial/Manufacturing 90%
1. "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,
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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.
0. "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 with 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 adopted shall be monitored through the mitigation
monitoring requirement of CEQA.
Phased development projects, development projects subject to a development agreement,
or development projects requiring subsequent approvals, needs 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.
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SECTION 3. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND AND TRIP REDUCTION MEASURES
A. APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS
Prior to approval of any development project, the applicant shall make provisions 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
(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.
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(2) Non-residential development of 50,000 square feet or more shall comply with
Section 3.6(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 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 71-2" 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 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 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 locations .(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 shall comply with
Sections 3.B(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 City will consult with the local bus
service providers in determining appropriate improvements. When locating
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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 system to bicycle
parking facilities onsite.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon the expiration of 30 days from the
date of its publication.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 9th
ATTEST:
ity Clerk
DAY OF March , 1993.
Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance No. 729 was introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Rosemead held on the 23rd day of
February, 1993, and was duly adopted by said City Council at its regular meeting
held on the 9th day of March, 1993, by the following vote:
Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Clark, Vasquez, McDonald
No: 'None
Absent: None
Abstain.- None / 1 .
C Y CLERK-_