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.4r 9l Date April 151 1991
Submitted to: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Submitted by: Michael T. Uberuaga, City Administrator
Prepared by: Michael Adams, Director of Community Develop t
Subject: CODE AMENDMENT NO. 91-4 (TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE)
Consistent with Council Policy?? 7
lid Yes [ ] New Policy or Exception
Statement of Issue, Recommendation,Analysis, Funding Source,Alternative Actions,Attachments:
AP-PROVED BY CITY COUNCi .
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: CITY 15LERt
Transmitted for your consideration is Code Amendment No. 91-4 which
is a request to implement a Transportation Demand Management
Ordinance as part of the countywide Congestion Management Program
mandated by California State Law.
RECOMMENDATION•
Planning Commission/Staff Recommendation:
MOTION TO "APPROVE CODE AMENDMENT NO. 91-4 WITH FINDINGS BY ADOPTING
ORDINANCE NO. 3/07 WHICH WOULD IMPLEMENT A TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TO REDUCE PEAK PERIOD VEHICLE TRIPS" .
Planning Commission Action:
A MOTION WAS MADE BY SHOMAKER, SECOND BY LEIPZIG, TO APPROVE CODE
AMENDMENT NO. 91-4, WITH FINDINGS AND FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: Shomaker, Newman, Ortega, Kirkland, Leipzig, Richards
NOES: None
ABSENT: Bourguignon
ABSTAIN: None
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FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL:
1. Code Amendment No. 91-4 will be consistent with the goals and
policies contained within the General Plan of minimizing
adverse environmental effects by encouraging reduction of
vehicle trips .
2 . Code Amendment No. .91-4 meets state requirements for a county
wide Congestion Management Program by establishing a
Transportation Demand Management Ordinance.
3 . Code Amendment No. 91-4 would provide significant public
benefits by improving air quality, enhancing the effectiveness
of the existing transportation system and reducing energy
requirements .
ISSUES AND ANALYSIS•
Code Amendment No. 91-4 is a request by the City of Huntington Beach
to adopt a Transportation Demand Management Ordinance establishing
facility requirements for businesses employing one-hundred (100) or
more persons .
Each county in the State of California is required to prepare a
Congestion Management Program in order to qualify for state funds
intended for transportation improvements . These funds will be
generated by a nine (9) cent gas tax authorized by Proposition 111,
which passed in June of 1990 .
One of the requirements of the Congestion Management Program is the
adoption of a Transportation Demand Management Ordinance. The
Transportation Demand Management program emphasizes measures to
reduce peak period vehicle trips, encourage alternative
transportation modes, achieve air quality improvements and reduce
transportation demand on a county wide basis .
The proposed ordinance applies to non-residential land uses,
especially those new commercial, industrial and mixed-use
developments which employ 100 persons or more at a single work
site. Approval for these developments will be based on the
inclusion of the following standards and provisions in their site
plans :
- Preferential parking for carpool vehicles .
- Bicycle parking racks and shower facilities .
- Information on transportation alternatives .
- Rideshare vehicle loading areas .
- Vanpool vehicle accessibility.
- Bus stop improvements .
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Not only does the Transportation Demand Management Ordinance comply
with the Congestion Management Program but it also ties in with the
Air Quality Management Plan to improve air quality, it enhances the
effectiveness of the existing transportation system, and it reduces
energy requirements . The requirements for transportation facilities
will be incorporated into the commercial and industrial district
standards of the Ordinance Code.
Environmental Status :
Code Amendment No. 91-4 is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b) (3) which is the general
rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for
causing a significant effect on the environment . It can be seen
with certainty that Code Amendment No. 91-4 will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
FUNDING SOURCE:
Not Applicable
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
a. Motion to "Deny Code Amendment No. 91-4 with findings" . This
action may jepardize transportation funds the City would
otherwise receive.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance No. -�107
2 . Planning Commission Staff Report dated April 2, 1991
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4,? } ORDINANCE NO. 3107
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING ARTICLE 973 BY ADDING SECTION 9730 . 86
PERTAINING TO TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as
follows :
SECTION 1 . Section 9730 . 86 Transportation Demand
Management is hereby added to the Ordinance Code as follows :
9730 . 86 Transportation Demand Management .
All references to this section shall include sections
9730 . 86 . 1 through 9730 . 86 .4 . These regulations shall apply to
all districts .
9730 . 86 . 1 Purpose and Intent .
It is the purpose and intent to meet the requirements of AB
1791 Section 65089 . 3 (a) (2) , to mitigate the impacts that
development projects may have on transportation mobility,
congestion and air quality, and to promote transportation
demand management strategies .
9730 ..86 . 2 Definitions .
For purposes of this section, the definitions for the
following terms shall apply:
a . Alternative Transportation Mode: Any mode of travel that
serves as an alternative to the single occupant vehicle.
This can include all forms of ridesharing, public transit,
bicycling or walking .
b. Carpool : Two to six persons traveling together in a single
vehicle .
c . Employee: Means any person employed by a firm, person(s) ,
business , educational institution, non-profit agency or
corporation, government agency, or other entity which
employs 100 or more persons at a single worksite.
"Employee" shall include persons employed on a full-time,
part-time, or temporary basis .
d. Employer : Means any person(s) , firm, business , educational
institution, government agency,g y, non-profit agency or
corporation, or other entity which employs or houses
tenants that collectively employ 100 or more employees at a
worksite on a full and/or part-time/temporary basis .
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e. Building Size : Means the total gross floor area measured
in square feet of a building or group of buildings at a
. worksite. Includes the total floor area of both new
ss development and existing facilities .
f . Mixed-Use Development : Means new development projects that
integrate any one of these land uses with another :
residential, office, ' commercial, industrial and business
park.
g . Tenant : Means the lessee of facility space at a
development project who may also serve as an employer .
h. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) : Means the
implementation of programs , plans or policies designed to
encourage changes in individual ravel behavior . TDM can
. include an emphasis on alternative travel modes to the
single occupant vehicle (SOV) such as carpools , vanpools
and transit; and reduction of VMT and the number of vehicle
trips .
i . Vanpool : Means a vehicle occupies by seven (7) or more
persons traveling together .
j . Worksite: Means a building or group of buildings which are
under common ownership and the place of employment, base of
f; operation, or predominate location of an employee or group
,,. of employees .
9730 . 86 . 3 Applicability.
a . These regulations apply to any discretionary permit per
chapter 9800 for commercial, industrial, institutional , or
other uses which are determined to employ 100 or more
persons , as determined by the employee generation factors
specified under subsection d. This includes any permit for
existing facilities that already have 100 or more employees
or will have 100 or more employees.
b. These regulations apply to all districts , planned
communities and specific plan areas including those covered
by development agreements . These regulations shall
supersede other ordinances in which there is a conflict .
C . Notwithstanding "a" above the following uses and activities
shall be specifically exempt from the provisions of this
section:
1 . Temporary construction activities on any affected
c> t project, including activities performed by engineers ,
architects, contract subcontractors and construction
workers .
2 . Other temporary activities per Article 973 or as
authorized by the Planning Commission when such
temporary activities are for a period not to exceed 30
days and held no more than once a year .
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` d. Employee generation factors shall be based on one of the
F following :
1 . Employment projections developed by the property owner,
subject to approval by the Director of Community
Development or his designee;
2 . Building sizes shall be considered equivalent to the
100 employee threshold as follows :
Building Size (in square feet)
Type of Use Equivalent to 100 Employees
Office/Professional 35, 000
Hospital and Medical/Dental 40, 000
Industrial (excluding Warehouses) 50, 000
Commercial/Retail 50, 000
Hotel 0 . 8 employees/hotel
room
Motel 1 . 2
Resort Hotel 100, 000
Mixed or multiple use (1)
Warehouse 100 , 000
(1) The employment projection for a development of mixed or
multiple uses shall be calculated on a case-by-case basis based
upon the proportion of development devoted to each type of use .
9730 . 86 . 4 Site Development Standards'
Development projects subject to this section shall comply with
the following site development standards :
a . Parking for Carpool vehicles
1 . The following percentages of the total required parking
spaces per Article 960 shall be reserved and designated
for employee carpool vehicles by making such spaces
"Carpool Only" :
Percent of Total Parking
Type of Use Devoted to Employee Carpool Parking
Office Professional 13%
Hospital and Medical/Dental Office 9%
Industrial/Warehouse 14%
Commerical/Retail 5%
Hotel 1 space for every 2 employees
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r '. 2 . Carpool spaces shall be located near the building 's
" identified employee entrance(s) or at other
preferential locations within the employee parking
areas as approved by the Director of Community
Development .
b. Shower and Locker Facilities .
Shower and locker facilities shall be provided for use by
employees or tenants who commute to the site by bicycle or
walking . The use of such facilities shall be provided at
no cost to the user . The design of such facilities shall
be shown on the plot plans in the permit application and
conform to the following .
1 . Lockers shall be provided at a minimum ratio of 1 for
every 20 employees based.
2 . Separate shower facilities shall be provided at a
minimum rate of 2 per 100 .employees .
C. Bicycle Parking
1 . Bicycle parking facilities shall be provided at the
minimum rate of 1 bicycle parking space for every 20
employees or fraction thereof , in a secure location,
and in close proximity to employee entrances , for use
by employees or tenants who commute to the site by
bicycle.
2 . A bicycle parking facility shall be a stationary
object to which the user can lock the bicycle frame
and both wheels with a user-provided six foot cable
and lock.
d . Commuter Information Areas
A commuter information area shall be provided to offer
employees appropriate information on alternative
transportation modes . This area shall be centrally
located and accessible to all employees or tenants and
shall be sufficient size to accommodate such information
on alternative transportation modes .
e. Passenger Loading Areas
Unless determined unnecessary by the decision-maker, per
Chapter 98 , passenger loading areas to embark and
disembark passengers from rideshare vehicles and public
;t;= l transportation shall be provided as follows :
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1 . Passenger loading area shall be large enough to
accommodate the number of waiting vehicles equivalent
to 1% of the required parking for the project .
2 . The passenger loading areas shall be located as close
as possible to the identified employee entrance(s) ,
and shall be designed in a manner that. does not
impede vehicular circulation in the parking area or
in adjoining streets .
f . Parking for Vanpool Vehicles
Unless determined unnecessary by the decision-maker, per
Chapter 98 , parking for vanpool vehicles shall be provided
as follows :
1. The number of vanpool parking spaces shall be at
least 1% of the employee carpool parking spaces and
reserved for such by marking the spaces "Vanpool
Only" .
2 . For parking structures , vanpool vehicle accessibility
shall include minimum 7 ' 2 vertical clearance.
3 . Vanpool parking spaces- shall be located near
identified employee entrance(s) or other preferential
locations .
-- g . Bus Stops
Unless determined unnecessary by the decision-maker, per
Chapter 98 , bus shelter, pullouts, and pads shall be
provided as necessary in consultation with affected
transit service providers .
SECTION 2 . All other provisions of Article 9730 shall remain
in effect and are incorporated by reference herein.
SECTION 3 . This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its
passage.
AdjpUrned
PASSED AND ADOPTEL}�by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeti of held on the 29th day
of Apr i 1 1991 .
ATT S APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk- City Attorney" �1
REU EWED AND APPROVED I IAT D N9 APPROVED:
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City Administrator 'J
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VI•de No. 3107
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF ORA"1GE 1 ss:
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I , CONNIE BROCKN'AY, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Reach and ex-offiCio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
mleeting therof held on the T5th day of April
19 91 and was again read to saiu City Council at a regular adjourned
inee�l fig Cher of held on the 29th day of April , 19 91. , arid
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of
all the members of said City Council .
AYES: Councilmembers:
MacAllister, Winchell , Silva, Green, Kelly, Moulton-Patterson
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ABSENT: Councilmembers:
None
City Clerk and ex•-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
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huntington beach department of community development
STAFF
. REPOR
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Community Development
DATE: April 2, 1991
SUBJECT: CODE AMENDMENT NO. 91-4
APPLICANT: City of Huntington Beach
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
REQUEST: To implement a Transportation Demand Management
Ordinance as part of the county wide Congestion
Management Program mandated by California State Law.
LOCATION: City Wide
1. 0 SUGGESTED ACTION:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Code Amendment
No. 91-4 with the findings contained in Section 5. 0 and recommend
adoption by the City Council after proper formating.
2 . 0 GENERAL INFORMATION:
Code Amendment No. 91-4 is a request by the City of Huntington Beach
to adopt a Transportation Demand Assessment Ordinance establishing
facility requirements for businesses employing one-hundred (100) or
more persons .
3 .0 ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS:
Code Amendment No. 91-4 is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b) (3) which is the general
rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for
causing a significant effect on the environment. It can be seen
with certainty that Code Amendment No. 91-4 will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
4 .0 ISSUES AND ANALYSIS:
Each county in the State of California is required to prepare a
Congestion Management Program in order to qualify for state funds
intended for transportation improvements . These funds will be
generated by a nine (9) cent gas tax authorized by Proposition 111,
which passed in June of 1990 .
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One of the requirements of the Congestion Management Program is the
adoption of a Transportation Demand Management Ordinance. The
Transportation Demand Management program emphasizes measures to
reduce peak period vehicle trips, encourage alternative
transportation modes, achieve air quality improvements and reduce
transportation demand on a county wide basis .
The proposed ordinance applies to non-residential land uses,
especially those new commercial, industrial and mixed-use
developments which employ 100 persons or more at a single work
site. Approval for these developments will be based on the
inclusion of the following standards and provisions in their site
plans :
- Preferential parking for carpool vehicles.
- Bicycle parking racks and shower facilities .
- Information on transportation alternatives .
- Rideshare vehicle loading areas .
- Vanpool vehicle accessibility.
- Bus stop improvements .
Not only does the Transportation Demand Management Ordinance comply
with the Congestion Management Program but it also ties in with the
Air Quality Management Plan to improve air quality, it enhances the
effectiveness of the existing transportation system, and it reduces
energy requirements . The requirements for transportation facilities
will be incorporated into the commercial and industrial district
standards of the Ordinance Code.
Staff only received this ordinance request on March 21, 1991 and has
not had sufficient time to properly format it for the Ordinance
Code. The draft language which is attached to this staff report
however, is the language which will be incorporated. Due to a
severe urgency in adopting this ordinance, it has already been
scheduled for City Council hearings on April 15, 1991 and
April 29, 1991. Staff is asking the Planning Commission to review
the draft language and forward it to the City Council with the
understanding that the format will be changed to reflect the
standard format of the Ordinance Code.
5 . 0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Code Amendment No.
91-4 with the following findings and forward to the City Council for
adoption:
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FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL - CODE AMENDMENT NO, 91-4 :
1. Code Amendment No. 91-4 will be consistent with the goals and
policies contained within the General Plan of minimizing adverse
environmental effects by encouraging reduction of vehicle trips .
2 . Code Amendment No. 91-4 meets state requirements for a county
wide Congestion Management Program by establishing a
Transportation Demand Management Ordinance.
3 . Code Amendment No. 91-4 would provide significant public
benefits by improving air quality, enhancing the effectiveness
of the existing transportation system and reducing energy
requirements .
6 . 0 ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
The Planning Commission may deny Code Amendment No. 9.1-4 with
findings .
ATTACHMENTS:
1 . Draft Ordinance
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SECTION 11: DEFINITIONS
&FINMONS THAT PECIFW-T-6 SECTQN2ZUOPTI AL TRIP
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For purposes of this Ordinance, the definitions for the following terms shall apply:
A. "Alternative Transportation Modes" means any mode of travel that serves as an
alternative to the single occupant vehicle. This can include all forms of ridesharing
such as carpooling or vanpooling, as well as public transit, bicycling or walking.
B. "Applicable Development" means any new development project that is determined
to meet or exceed the employment threshold using the criteria contained in Section
V. of this ordinance.
C. "Average Vehicle Ridership (AVR)" is calculated by dividing the number of
employees who report to the worksite or another work related activity between 6
a.m. and 10 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 300'employees all reporting to work between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.
inclusive Monday through Friday is
Employees reporting to work:
Monday - 300
Tuesday - 300
Wednesday - 300
Thursday - 300
Friday - +300
1500
Total number of commute vehicles driven
to the worksite by these employees:
Monday - 270
Tuesday - 250
Wednesday - 280
Thursday - 265
Friday - +262
1327
1500 divided by 1327 equals 1.13 AVR
This calculation does not include any credits for telecommuting, clean fueled vehicles, or
compressed work weeks.
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D. "Developer" means the builder who is responsible for the planning, design and
construction of ari applicable development project. A developer may be responsible
for implementing the provisions of this Ordinance as determined by the property
owner.
E. "Employee" means any person employed by a firm, person(s), business, educational
institution, non-profit agency or corporation, government agency or other entity
which employs 100 or more persons at a single worksite.
F. "Employment Generation Factors" refers to factors developed for use by the
jurisdiction for projecting the potential employment of any proposed development
project.
factera that have been developed by the jurisdietien.)
G.( "Employer" means any person(s), firm business, educational institution, government
agency, non-profit agency or corporation, or other entity which employs 100 or
more persons at a single worksite, and may either be a property owner or tenant of
an applicable development project.
H. "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.
I. "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.
J. "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.
K. "New Development Project" means any non-residential project being processed
where some level of discretionary action by a decision-making body is required.
(Note: Projects covered by development agreements are not exempt from the TDM
requirement of the CMP.)
L. 10 "Operational Programs and Strategies" means implementation of a range of
techniques that require ongoing monitoring that can effect 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.
M. "Peak-Period" means those hours of the business day between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.
inclusive, Monday through Friday.
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N "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 the Ordinance either directly or by
delegating such responsibility as appropriate to an employer or tenant.
O. "Site Development Plan/Permit" means a precise plan of development that may be
subject to public hearing before the Planning Commission and as more fully
described in Section 7-9150.1 of the 1989 Orange County Zoning Code.
P. "Tenant" means the lessee of facility space at an applicable development project
who also serves an an employer. A tenant may be responsible for implementing the
provisions of this Ordinance as determined by the property owner.
Q. "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 the peak-period.
R. fA6 "Trip Reduction" means reducing the number of work related trips takCbetwee
a.m. and IQa.m. inclusive Monday through Friday in single-occupancyS. ,j "Worksi e"Ji
ans a building, or grouping of buildings located within th
which e� actual physical contact or separated solely by a private or public
roadwa orher private or public right-of-way, and which are owned or operated
by the s mployer (or employers under common control).
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SECTION V: APPLICABILITY
A. This Ordinance shall be effective 30 days after adoption and shall apply to all new
development projects that are estimated to employ a total of 100 or more persons
as determined by the methodology Section V. B. below.
B. For purposes of determining whether a new development project is subject to this
Ordinance, the total employment figure will be determined as follows:
1. Employment projections developed by the project applicant, subject to
approval by the -City; or
2. Employment projections developed by the -Qilty using the following employee
generation factors by type of use.
Land Use Categ= Gross Sq. Ft./Employees
- Commercial 500
- Regional 500
- Community 500
- Neighborhood 500
- Office/Professional 250
- Industrial 525
- Hotel 0.8 - 1.2/room
- The employment projection for a development of mixed or multiple
uses shall be calculated on a case by case basis based upon the
proportion of development devoted to each type of use.
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SECTION VI: FACILITY STANDARDS
All applicable developments shall be subject to the Facility Standards as specified in this
Section and shall include in their project Site Development Plan's provision to provide
each of the improvements identified ip ' below:
Facility Improvements
1. Preferential Parking for Carpool Vehicles
a. At least 15% of the employee parking spaces shall be reserved and
designated for carpool vehicles by marking such spaces "Carpool
Only"
b. Carpool spaces shall be used only by carpool vehicles in which at
least two of the persons will be employees or tenants of the
proposed project, or where a Reciprocal Preferential Carpool
Parking Agreement with other developments has been established.
c. Such carpool spaces shall be located near the building's employee
entrance (s) or at other preferential locations within the employee
parking areas as approved by the City Traffic Engineer or his
designee.
(The intent of this Section is not to prelude parking arrangements
for visitors and handicapped, but to provide preferential carpool
parking within the general employee parking areas. The factors
listed below shall be used to determine the number of employee
parking spaces).
d. The total number of employee parking spaces shall be determined
by using the following factors by type of use as specified in the
City Building Code:
Type of Use Percent of Total Parking
Devoted to Em}Zlovee Parking_
- Commercial
- Regional
- Community
- Neighborhood 30%
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- Office/Professional 85%
- Industrial 90%
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2. Bicycle Parking and Shower Facilities
a.Bicycle parking and locker facilities shall be provided in a secure
location for use by employees or tenants who commute to the site by
-bicycle. The number of facilities/racks to be provided.shall be at
the rate of at least 5-racks for every 100 employees or-fraction
thereof.
b. A minimum of 2 shower facilities shall be provided, one each for
men and women.
3. Information on Transportation Alternatives
a. A commuter information area shall be provided that offers
employees appropriate information on available transportation
alternatives to the single-occupancy vehicle. This area-shall be
centrally located and accessible to all employees or tenants.
b. Information in the area shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
1. Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit;
2. Ridesharing match lists;
3. Available employee incentives;
4. Ridesharing promotional material supplied by
commuter-oriented organizations.
4. Rideshare Vehicle Loading Areas
a. The need for., design, location of passenger loading areas to embark
and disembark passengers from rideshare vehicles shall be reviewed 9wA #AR OOP
by the City Traffic Engineer or his designee.
b. Passenger loading areas shall be of a size large enough to
accommodate the number of waiting vehicles equivalent to the rate
of at least five spaces per every 100 of the required parking spaces
for the project.
c. The passenger loading areas shall be located as close as possible to
the building's employee entrance (s), and should be designed in a
manner that does not impede vehicular circulation in the parking
area.
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5. Vanpool Vehicle Accessibility
a. The design of all parking facilities shall incorporate provisions for
access and parking of vanpool vehicles.
b.Where applicable, vanpool vehicle accessibility shall include a
minimum 77' vertical clearance for those parking spaces and ramps
to be used by such vehicles.
c.Vanpool parking spaces shall be located near the building's employee
entrance (s) or other preferential locations as approved by the it
Traffic Engineer or his designee.
d. The number of accessible vanpool parking spaces shall be at a the
rate of at least 2 spaces per every 100 of the total required
employee parking spaces as determined in subsection A.1. above.
6. Bus Stop Improvements
a.Bus stop improvements including bus pullouts, bus pads, and
right-of-way for bus shelters shall be required for all applicable
developments located along high traffic volume streets and
established-bus routes.
b. Bus stop improvements shall be determined in conformance with
standard traffic engineering principles including, but not limited to,
the following:
1. The frequency and relative impact of blocked traffic due to
stopped buses;
2. The level of transit ridership at the location.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
(A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Huntington Beach City Council
will hold a public hearing on an Ordinance of the City of
Huntington Beach establishing Transportation Demand Management
requirements for specified new development projects which will
generate employment of 100 employees per project location in the
Council Chamber at the Huntington Beach Civic Center , 2000 Main
Street , Huntington Beach; California , on the date and at the
time indicated below to receive and consider the statements of
all persons,:who,,.wish to be heard relative to the application
described below;
s--1✓�
DATE/TIME : .` . Monday,. April 1991 , 7 : 00 PM
REQUEST : The City of Huntington Beach in furtherance of the
state wide goals of. reducing air pollution and
reduction of traffic will consider the
establishment. of a Transportation Demand
Management requirement for specific projects which
will generate employment of one hundred or. more
employees per project location
ON FILE : .:AA copy `of. the proposed ordinance is on file in the
._. City Clerk' s office , 2000 Main Street, Huntington
`Beach,,. California 92648 , for. inspection by the
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are invited to attend said hearing and
express opinions-Ior submit evidence for or against the
application,. as. outlined above . _..It there are : any- further
questions , please call Jim Otterson, Traffic.. Engineer,- at
536-5523 .
Connie Brockway
Huntington Beach City Clerk
.S -U, `
Authorized to Publish Adyartisamiiijnts at ail kinds ring
public notices by Dome d the Superior Court of Orange
carstty. Muriber A-W4.Sepowliber 29. 1961.aid. .
A 24831 June 11,1963
STATE OF CALIFORNIA _
County of Orange
1 am a Citizen of the United States and a
resident of the County aforesaid: I am over the
age of eighteen years, and not a party to or
interested in the below entitled matter. I am a
principal clerk of the ORANGE COAST DAILY -
PILOT, a newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa,
County of Orange, State of Califomia, and that
attached Notice is a true and complete copy as PUBLIC NOTICE
was printed and published in the Costa Mesa, LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE
Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Fountain NO.3107
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
Valley, Irvine, the South Coast communities and CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH AMENDING AR-
Laguna Beach issues of said newspaper to wit JICLE 973 BY ADDING
SECTION 9730.86 PER-
the issue(s) of: ITAINING TO TRANSPOR-
TATION DEMAND MAN-
AGEMENT"
SYNOPSIS:
Ordinance No. 3107 es-
my 9" 1991 tablishes a Transportation
Demand Management Re-
quirement for projects
which will generate em-
ployment of too or more
employees per project Io-
lcation.The intent of the or-
dinance is to mitigate im-
�pacts that development
,projects may have on traf-
fic congestion and air qual-
ity and to promote trans-
portation demand man-
agement strategies to en-
courage employees to car
pool, bicycle to work,-etc.
This ordinance complies as
part of the countywide
Congestion Management
Program mandated by Cali-
fornia State Law.
THE FULL TEXT OF THE
ORDINANCE IS AVAIL.
ABLE IN THE CITY
CLERK'S OFFICE
ADOPTED by the City
Council of the City of Hun-
declare, under penalty of perjury, that the tington Beach at an ad-
foregoing is true and correct held eMondayarApree129
1991, by the following roll
call vote:
EC� I�3V 9 AYES: Council members:
xecuted on �S91 MacAllister, Winchell, Silva;;
a Green, Kelly, Moulton
at Costa Mesa, Califomi
Patterson
NOES: Council members:,
Rob
members
le
1-520 ABSENT: Council:
members:None
CITY OF NUN-
Signature TINGTON BEACH, Con-
nie Brockway, City
Clerk
Published Orange Coast
Daily Pilot May 9,1991
Z,t Th241
PROOF OF PUBUCATiON
r •
AWafted to PukdM Adve*wwns d d kinds indw"
pubfint n odas by Osorse d the&"rior Court d onmp
Cash►.Caftrr&6 Mrt ibw AMU► Ssptwibw 29. that.and ,
A 2A01 June 11.1263
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County of Orange
I am a Citizen of the United States and a Pueuc No�TiCE
I am over the NOTICE,OF, ,
resident Of the County aforesaid. 'PUBLIC411WING
age of eighteen ears. and not a to or ON A PROPOSED
9 9 Y PAY ORDINANCE OF'
interested in the below entitled matter. 1 am a THE CITrzOF
principal clerk of the ORANGE COAST DAILY t HU (A PRO O BEACH
V IA PROPOSED
ORDINANCE
PILOT, a newspaper of general circulation, ESTABLISHING A
I' TRANSPORTATION
printed and published In the City of Costa Mesa, DEMAND
^_ ,. MANAGEMENT
County of Orange, State of California, and that NOTICE EdUI'REMENE) -
IS BY
attached Notice is a true and complete copy aS 'GIVEN That=the`Huntington
iBeach City Council` will
was printed and published in the Costa Mesa, .hold a•public=hearing on an
Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Fountain FHuntin to of pp ,City of
tHuntington Beach estab-
lishing `Trans"ppgation De-
Valley, Irvine. the South Coast communities and 'mend Management req new
merits• for''specified new
Laguna Beach issues of said newspaper to wit development projects
which -will generate em-
the issue(s) of: ployment of 100_employees
per project.location in the
Council Chamber at the
Huntington Beach Civic
April 4 1991 Center, 2000 Main. Street,
Huntington Beach; Calif-
ornia, on-the date and at,
the time indicated below tol
receive and consider the
statements of all persons
�who wish to be heard rela-
tive to the-application de
(scribed below.
i DATE/TIME:.,,;Monday,
April 15, 1991.`7=PM
=REQUEST: Thef City 'of.
I Huntingtoh,4Beach in"fur=
�therance of the.°:_state wide
goals of_reducing'air-pollu=
tion and'reductlon:of traffic,
will consider,the establish-
rent of'a`Transportation
Demand Management re-
quirement= for specified:
projects which will;genera
ate employment of 'one.
hundred or more employ=
ees per:project location.
_"ON FILE:'19` copy of the
proposed ordinance is on,
file in;the:;City_+Clerk's of-'
fice, 2000 Main Street,
Huntington.,,Beach, Calif-
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the ornin 92648, for inspection'
.'t y the public.
foregoing is true and correct. ALL 'INTERESTED PER-,
SONS are invited to attend.
said hearing
express,
April 4 1 .opinions or `submit evi-
Executed on � t ss�� Bence, for ,or.-against the
at Costa Mesa. California, application° as outlined;
bove It there are;any fur-;
then questions;>tplease calli
Cm Ottersdri T.raHic Engi-'.
neer at 536-5523.
rF,Connie Biockway,�
i I Huntingto n` Beach-City
Signatureblk
F-published Orange Coast
.Daily Pilot Apr'ii:4,1991
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1 V PROOF OF PUSUCATiON
huntington beach department of community development
STAff
Ep®R
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Community Development +
DATE: April 2, 1991 w
SUBJECT: CODE AMENDMENT NO. 91-4 _r-o
rn
c 1 ;a
APPLICANT: City of Huntington Beach
2000 Main Street y
Huntington Beach, CA 92648 cn
REQUEST: To implement a Transportation Demand Management
Ordinance as part of the county wide Congestion
Management Program mandated by California State Law.
LOCATION: City Wide
1 .0 SUGGESTED ACTION:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Code Amendment
No. 91-4 with the findings contained in Section 5 . 0 and recommend
adoption by the City Council after proper formating.
2 . 0 GENERAL INFORMATION:
Code Amendment No. 91-4 is a request by the City of Huntington Beach
to adopt a Transportation Demand Assessment Ordinance establishing
facility requirements for businesses employing one-hundred (100) or
more persons.
3 . 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS:
Code Amendment No. 91-4 is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b) (3) which is the general
rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for
causing a significant effect on the environment. It can be seen
with certainty that Code Amendment No. 91-4 will not have a
significant impact on the environment.
4_._0 ISSUES AND ANALYSIS:
Each county in the State of California is required to prepare a
Congestion Management Program in order to qualify for state funds
intended for transportation improvements. These funds will be
generated by a nine (9) cent gas tax authorized by Proposition 111,
which passed in June of 1990.
A-F M-23C
One of the requirements of the Congestion Management Program is the
adoption of a Transportation Demand Management Ordinance. The
Transportation Demand Management program emphasizes measures to
reduce peak period vehicle trips, encourage alternative
transportation modes, achieve air quality improvements and reduce
transportation demand on a county wide basis .
The proposed ordinance applies to non-residential land uses,
especially those new commercial, industrial and mixed-use
developments which employ 100 persons or more at a single work
site. Approval for these developments will be based on the
inclusion of the following standards and provisions in their site
plans :
- Preferential parking for carpool vehicles.
- Bicycle parking racks and shower facilities .
- Information on transportation alternatives .
- Rideshare vehicle loading areas .
- Vanpool vehicle accessibility.
- Bus stop improvements . I,
I
Not only does the Transportation Demand Management Ordinance comply
with the Congestion Management Program but it also ties in with the
Air Quality Management Plan to improve air quality, it enhances the
effectiveness of the existing transportation system, and it reduces
energy requirements . The requirements for transportation facilities
will be incorporated into the commercial and industrial district
standards of the Ordinance Code.
I
Staff only received this ordinance request on March 21, 1991 and has
not had sufficient time to properly format it for the Ordinance
Code. The draft language which is attached to this staff report
however, is the language which will be incorporated. Due to a
severe urgency in adopting this ordinance, it has already been
scheduled for City Council hearings on April 15, 1991 and
April 29, 1991. Staff is asking the Planning Commission to review
the draft language and forward it to the City Council with the
understanding that the format will be changed to reflect the
standard format of the Ordinance Code.
5 . 0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve Code Amendment No.
91-4 with the following findings and forward to the City Council for
adoption:
"i
4
Staff Report - 4/2/91 -2- (9174d)
FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL - CODE AMENDMENT NO, 91-4 :
1. Code Amendment No. 91-4 will be consistent with the goals and
policies contained within the General- Plan of minimizing adverse
environmental effects by encouraging reduction of vehicle trips .
2 . Code Amendment No. 91-4 meets state requirements for a county
wide Congestion Management Program by,establishing a
Transportation Demand Management- Ordinance.
3 . Code Amendment No. 91-4 would provide significant public
benefits by improving air quality, enhancing the effectiveness
of the existing transportation system and reducing energy
requirements .
6 . 0 ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
The Planning Commission may deny Code Amendment No. 91-4 with
findings .
ATTACHMENTS•
1. Draft Ordinance
HS:JM:kjl
�M
Staff Report - 4/2/91 -3- (9174d)
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SECTION 11: DEFINITIONS
11�FINMQNS THAT PECIF T ECTI OPTI AL TRIP
D CTI N/TD TRAT GY AN AND P&NUA& PR RESS ARE
CEDE BY AN ASTE S * .
For purposes of this Ordinance, the.definitions for the following terms shall apply:
A. "Alternative Transportation Modes" means any mode of travel that serves as an
alternative to the single occupant vehicle. This can include all forms of ridesharing
such as carpooling or vanpooling, as well as public transit, bicycling or walking.
B. "Applicable Development" means any new development project that is determined
to meet or exceed the employment threshold using the criteria contained in Section
V. of this ordinance.
C. "Average Vehicle Ridership (AVR)" is calculated by dividing the number of
employees who report to the worksite or another work related activity between 6
a.m. and 10 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 300 employees all reporting to work between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.
inclusive Monday through Friday is
Employees reporting to work:
Monday — 300
Tuesday — 300
Wednesday — 300
Thursday — 300
Friday — +300
1500
Total number of commute vehicles driven
to the worksite by these employees:
Monday — 270
Tuesday — 250
Wednesday — 280
Thursday — 265
Friday — +262
1327
1500 divided by 1327 equals 1.13 AVR
This calculation does not include any credits for telecommuting, clean fueled vehicles, or
compressed work weeks.
Ord. 3
D. "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 Ordinance as determined by the property
owner.
E. "Employee" means any person employed by a firm, person(s), business, educational
institution, non-profit agency or corporation, government agency or other entity
which employs 100 or more persons at a single worksite.
F. "Employment Generation Factors" refers to factors developed for use by the
jurisdiction for projecting the potential employment of any proposed development
project.
G "Employer" means any person(s), firm business, educational institution, government
agency, non-profit agency or corporation, or other entity which employs 100 or
more persons at a single worksite, and may either be a property owner or tenant of
an applicable development project.
H. "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.
I. "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.
J. "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.
K. "New Development Project" means any non-residential project being processed
where some level of discretionary action by a decision-making body is required.
(Note: Projects covered by development agreements are not exempt from the TDM
requirement of the CMP.)
L. "Operational Programs and Strategies" means implementation of a range of
techniques that require ongoing monitoring that can effect 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.
M. "Peak-Period" means those hours of the business day between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.
inclusive, Monday through Friday.
Ord. 4
N "Property Owner" means the legal owner of the applicable development.project who
7 serves as the lessor.to an employer or 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 an employer or tenant.
O. "Site Development`Plan/Permit" means a precise plan of development that may be
subject to public hearing before the.Planning Commission and as more;fully..
described in Section 7-9150.1 of the 1989 Orange County Zoning Code.
P. "Tenant" means the lessee of facility space at an applicable development project
who also serves an an employer. A tenant may be responsible for implementing the
provisions of this Ordinance as determined by the property owner.
Q. "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 the peak-period.
R. "Trip Reduction" means reducing the number of work related trips takCbeteen
a.m. and 1Q a.m. inclusive Monday through Friday in single-occupancyS. "Worksi e"Ji
ans a building, or grouping of buildings located within th
which e� actual physical contact or separated solely by a private or public
roadwa orher private or public right-of-way, and which are owned or operated
by the s mployer (or employers under common control).
Ord. 5
SECTION V: .APPLICABILITY
A. This Ordinance shall be effective 30 days after adoption and shall apply to all new
development projects that are estimated to employ a total of 100 or more persons
as determined by the methodology Section V. B. below.
B. For purposes of determining whether a new development project is subject to this
Ordinance, the total employment figure will be determined as follows:
1. Employment projections developed by the project applicant, subject to
approval by the City; or
2. Employment projections developed by the it using the following employee
generation factors by type of use.
Land Use Category Gross Sq. Ft./Employees
- Commercial 500
- Regional 500
- Community 500
- Neighborhood 500
- Office/Professional 250
- Industrial 525
- Hotel 0.8 - 1.2/room
- The employment projection for a development of mixed or multiple
uses shall be calculated on a case by case basis based upon the
proportion of development devoted to each type of use.
o �L
Ord. 8
SECTION VI: FACILITY STANDARDS
All applicable developments shall be subject to the Facility Standards as specified in this
Section and shall include in their project Site Development Plan's provision to provide
each of the improvements identified V, ' below:
' Facility Improvements
1. Preferential Parking for Carpool Vehicles
a. At least 15% of the employee parking spaces shall be reserved and
designated for carpool vehicles by marking such spaces "Carpool
Only"
b. Carpool spaces shall be used only by carpool vehicles in which at
least two of the persons will be employees or tenants of the
proposed project, or where a Reciprocal Preferential Carpool
Parking Agreement with other developments has been established.
c. Such carpool spaces shall be located near the building's employee
entrance (s) or at other preferential locations within the employee
parking areas as approved by the City Traffic Engineer or his
designee.
(The intent of this Section is not to prelude parking arrangements
for visitors and handicapped, but to provide preferential carpool
parking within the general employee parking areas. The factors
listed below shall be used to determine the number of employee
parking spaces).
d. The total number of employee parking spaces shall be determined
by using the following factors by type of use as specified in the
City Building; Code:
Type of Use Percent of Total Parking
Devoted to Employee Parking_
- Commercial
- Regional
- Community
- Neighborhood 30%
Ord. 9
- Office/Professional 95%
- Industrial 90%
7
- Hotel - - -
2. Bicycle Parking and Shower Facilities 1
a. Bicycle parking and locker facilities shall be provided in a secure
location for use by employees or tenants who commute to the site by
bicycle. The number of facilities/racks to be provided shall be at
the rate of at least 5 racks for every 100 employees or fraction
thereof.
b. A minimum of 2 shower facilities shall be provided, one each for
men and women.
3. Information on Transportation Alternatives
a. A commuter information area shall be provided that offers
employees appropriate information on available transportation
alternatives to the single-occupancy vehicle. This area shall be
centrally located and accessible to all employees or tenants.
b. Information in the area shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
1. Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit;
2. Ridesharing match lists;
3. Available employee incentives;
4. Ridesharing promotional material supplied by
commuter-oriented organizations.
4. Rideshare Vehicle Loading Areas
a. The need for, design, location of passenger loading areas to embark
and disembark passengers from rideshare vehicles shall be reviewed ►wO AARRO OP
by the City Traffic Engineer neer or his designee.
b. Passenger loading areas shall be of a size large enough to
accommodate the number of waiting vehicles equivalent to the rate
of at least five spaces per every 100 of the required parking spaces
for the project.
c. The passenger loading areas shall be located as close as possible to
the building's employee entrance (s), and should be designed in a
manner that does not impede vehicular circulation in the parking
area.
Ord. 10
5. Vanpool Vehicle Accessibility
a. The design of all parking facilities shall incorporate provisions for
access and parking of vanpool vehicles.
b. Where applicable, vanpool vehicle accessibility shall include a
minimum 77' vertical clearance for those parking spaces and ramps
to be used by such vehicles.
c.Vanpool parking spaces shall be located near the building's employee
entrance (s) or other preferential locations as approved by the it
Traffic Engineer or his designee.
d. The number of accessible vanpool parking spaces shall be at a the
rate of at least 2 spaces per every 100 of the total required
employee parking spaces as determined in subsection A.I. above.
6. Bus Stop Improvements
a. Bus stop improvements including bus pullouts, bus pads, and
right—of—way for bus shelters shall be required for all applicable
developments located along high traffic volume streets and
established bus routes.
b. Bus stop improvements shall be determined in conformance with
standard traffic engineering principles including, but not limited to,
the following:
1. The frequency and relative impact of blocked traffic due to
stopped buses;
2. The level of transit ridership at the location.
Ord. 11
v � �
Authot¢ad to Publish Adver<E =Wds of a1 kinds indwft
public e by Dome d the $upsriolr court of Orange
County.Caiioffill Number A4 14, Sepwrlbsr 29, 1951,and r _.
A-248 31 Jum 11. 100
STATE OF CAUFORNIA
County of Orange
I am a Citizen of the United States and a
resident of the County aforesaid: I am over the PUBLIC NOTICE
age of eighteen years, and not a party to or NOTICE OF
interested in the below entitled matter. 1 am a PUBLIC HEARING
ON A PROPOSED
principal clerk of the ORANGE COAST DAILY oRDi CINYE FF THE
HUNTINGTON BEACH
PILOT, a newspaper of general circulation, (A PROPOSED
printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa, ESOTABLISH NG A
County of Orange, State of California, and that TRAN EMANDTION
attached Notice Is a true.and CO complete as MANAGEMENT
p r'j REQUIREMENT)
was printed and published in the Costa Mesa, NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the Huntington
Newport Beach• +Huntington Beach Fountain Beach city Council will
hold a public hearing on an
Ordinance or the City of
Valley, Irvine, the South Coast communities and Huntington Beach estab-
La una Beach issues of said news r to wit lishing Transportation De-
g papa mand Management require-
ments for specified new
the issue(s) of: development projects
which will generate em-
ployment of 100 employees
per project location in the
Council Chamber at the
Huntington Beach Civic
April 18 1991 Center, 2000 Main Street,
p Huntington Beach; Calif-
ornia, on the date and at
the time indicated below to
receive and consider the
statements of all persons
who wish to be heard rela-
tive to the application de-
scribed below.
DATE/TIME: Monday,
April 29,1991,7:00 PM
REQUEST: The City of
Huntington Beach in fur-
therance of the state wide
goals'of reducing air pollu-
tion and reduction of traffic
will consider the establish-
ment of a Transportation
Demand Management re-
quirement for specific proj-
ects which will generate
employment of one hun-
dred or more employees
per project location.
ONE FILE: A copy of the
proposed ordinance is on
declare, under penalty of perjury, that the file in the City Clerks of-
fice, 2000 Main Street,
foregoing is true and correct. Huntington Beach, Calif-
ornia 92648, for inspection
by,the public.
ALL INTERESTED PER-
Executed on April 18 199 1 SONS are invited'to attend
' said hearing and express
at Costa Mesa, California opinions or submit evi-
,dence for or against the
application as outlined
above. If there are any fur-
ther questions, please call
Uim Otterson, Traffic-Engi-
Slnature sneer,at 536-5523.
Signature Connie Brockway,
Huntington Beach-City
y .Clerk
Published Orange Coast
Cp Daily Pilot April 18, 1991.
3 O th244
PROOF OF PUBUCATION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
(A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Huntington Beach City Council
will hold a public hearing on an Ordinance of the City of
Huntington Beach establishing Transportation Demand Management
requirements for specified new development projects which will
generate employment of 100 employees per project location in the
Council Chamber at the Huntington Beach Civic Center , 2000 Main
Street , Huntington Beach; California , on the date and at the
time indicated below to. receive and consider the statements of
all persons who wish to ..be .heard relative. to the application
described below . „
/Zy
DATE/TIME : Monday, April 1991, 7 : 00 PM
REQUEST: The City o'f Huntington Beach in furtherance of the
state wide goals of. reducing air pollution and
reduction..of- traffic will. consider the
establishment of a-.Transportation Demand
Management: requirement fo.r specific pro) ects.:which .
will generate employment -of one hundred or more
employees per project location . .
ON FILE: A "copy 'of .^'the proposed ordinance is on file in the
..City Clerk.' s office, 2000 Main Street , Huntington. .
Beach; Cahifornia 92.648 , for inspection by the
public
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS. a`re. invited to attend said hearing and
express opinions or submit evidence for .or against the
application as out lined:'above:. ; :.I ff there are any further.
questions , please call'.:Jim Otte`rson , Traffic. Engineer , at
536-5523 .
Connie Brockway
Huntington Beach City Clerk
" L -
d. Employee gene,ration factors shall be based on --one of the
following :
M1 1. Employment projections developed by the property owner,
subject to approval by the Director of Coaimun. ty
Development or his designee;
2 . Buil,-ing sizes shall be considered equivalent to the
100 employee tklresho'?d as follows :
Building Sire (in square
feet) /
Type of se Eguivalent to 100 Employees
Office/Pro essional 35, 000
Hospital a d Medical/Dental 40, 000
Industrial excluding Warehouses) ,/ 50, 000
Commercial/R tail
Hotel 0 . 8 employees/hotel
' room
Motel 1.2
Resort Hotel_ 1001
000
Mixed or multiple use (1)
(1) The employment projection for a development of mixeLi or
multiple uses shall be�c/alculated on a case--by-case basis. based
upon the proportion ofzdevelopment devoted to each type of use.
9730 .86 .4 Site Develo .cent Standards_
Development projectssubj ct to this section shall comply with
the following site developmentstandards:
a . Parking for Ca pool Vehicles
1 . The following percentages of the total required parking
spaces per Article 9C�0 shall be reserved and designated
for;lemployee carpool vehicles by making such spaces
"Cairpool Only" :
Percent of `rotel Parking
Tvne of Use Devoted to Employee Carpool Parking
Office Professional 13%
H spit;:al and Medical/Dental..Off_zce 9%
nd'ustrial/Warehouse 14%
Commerical/Retail 5%
Hotel 1 space ..for every 2 employees
3
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING ARTICLE 973 BY ADDING SECTION 9730 . 86
PERTAINING TO TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as
follows :
SECTION 1. Section 9730 . 86 Transportation Demand
Management is hereby added to the Ordinance Code as follows:
9730 . 86 Facility Design Regulations .
All references to this section shall include sections
9730 . 86 . 1 through 9730. 86 .4 . These regulations shall apply to
all districts .
9730 . 86 . 1 Purpose and Intent .
It is the purpose and intent to meet the requirements of AB
1791 Section 65089 .3 (a) (2) , to mitigate the impacts that
development projects may have on transportation mobility,
congestion and air quality, and to promote transportation
demand management strategies .
9730 . 862 Definitions .
For purposes of this section, the definitions for the
following terms shall apply:
a . Alternative Transportation Mode: Any mode of travel that
serves as an alternative to the single occupant vehicle.
This can include all forms of ridesharing, public transit,
bicycling or walking.
b. Carpool : Two to six persons traveling together in a single
vehicle.
c. Employee: Means any person employed by a firm,- person(s) ,
business, educational institution, non-profit agency or
corporation, government agency, or other entity which
employs 100 or more persons at a single worksite.
"Employee" shall include persons employed on a full-time,
part-time, or temporary basis .
d. Employer : Means any person(s) , firm, business, educational
institution, government agency, non-profit agency or
corporation, or other entity which employs or houses
tenants that collectively employ 100 or more employees at a
worksite on a full and/or part-time/temporary basis .
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*r- ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEA�rf
AMENDING ARTICLE 973 BY ADDING SECTION 973 • . 86
PERTAINING TO TRANSPORTATION /NDANA ,8MENT
The City Council of the City of Hun does ordain as
follows :
SECTION 1 . Section 9730 . 86 TransDemand
Management is hereby added to the OrdinaFfollows :
9730 . 86 FacilityDesi n Re �lations .
All references to this section shall include sections
9730 . 86 . 1 through 9730 . 86 .4 . These regulations shall apply to
all districts .
9730 . 86 . 1 Purpose an Intent .
It is the purpose end intent to meet the requirements of AB
1791 Section 65089 . 3 (X 2) , to mitigate the impacts that
-;; development projects may have on transportation mobility,
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congestion and airquality, and to promote transportation
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i'.:::; demand management trategies .
IUD 9730 . 862 De, initions .
For purpos/ of this section, the definitions for the
following ter s shall apply:
a . Alternative Transportation Mode: Any mode of travel that
serves as an alternative to the single occupant vehicle.
This an include all forms of ridesharing , public transit,
bicyZling or walking .
b. Carpool : Two to six persons traveling together in a single
,vehicle.
C . Employee: Means any person employed by a firm, person(s) ,
business, educational institution, non-profit agency or
corporation, government agency, or other entity which
employs 100 or more persons at a single worksite.
"Employee" shall include persons employed on a full-time,
part-time, or temporary basis .
; �. d. Employer : Means any person(s) , firm, business , educational
a y_
,x institution, government agency, non-profit agency or
corporation, or other entity which employs or houses
'a tenants that collectively employ 100 or more employees at a
worksite on a full and/or part-time/temporary basis .
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e . Building Size: Means the total gross floor area measured
in square feet of a building or group of buildings at a
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worksite. Includes the. total floor area of both new
P development and existing facilities .
f . Mixed-Use Development : Means new development projects that
integrate any one of these land uses with another:
residential, office, commercial, industrial and business
park.
g . Tenant: Means the lessee of facility space at a
development project who may also serve as an employer .
h. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) : Means the
implementation of programs, plans or policies designed to
encourage changes in individual ravel behavior . TDM can
include an emphasis on alternative travel modes to the
single occupant vehicle (SOV) such as carpools , vanpools
and transit; and reduction of VMT and the number of vehicle
trips .
i . Vanpool : Means a vehicle occupies by seven (7) or more
persons traveling together .
j . Worksite: Means a building or group of buildings which are
under common ownership and the place of employment, base of
operation, or predominate location of an employee or group
of employees .
9730 . 86 . 3 Applicability.
a . These regulations apply to any discretionary permit per
chapter 9800 for commercial, industrial , institutional, or
other uses which are determined to employ 100 or more
persons , as determined by the employee generation factors
specified under subsection d. This includes any permit for
existing facilities that already have 100 or more employees
or will have 100 or more employees .
b. These regulations apply to all districts, planned
communities and specific plan areas including those covered
by development agreements . These regulations shall
supersede other ordinances in which there is a conflict .
C . Notwithstanding "a" above the. following uses and activities
shall be specifically exempt from the provisions of this
section:
1 . Temporary construction activities on any affected
project, including activities performed by engineers,
;. architects , contract subcontractors and construction
workers .
2 . Other temporary activities per Article 973 or as
authorized by the Planning Commission when such
temporary activities are for a period not to exceed 30
days and held no more than once a year .
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d. Employee generation factors shall be based on one of the
following:
1 . Employment projections developed by the property owner,
subject to approval by the Director of Community
Development or his designee;
2 . Building sizes shall be considered equivalent to the
100 employee threshold as follows :
Building Size (in square
feet)
Type of Use Equivalent to 100 Employees
Office/Professional 35, 000
Hospital and Medical/Dental 40 , 000
Industrial (excluding Warehouses) 50, 000
Commercial/Retail
Hotel 0 . 8 employees/hotel
room
Motel 1 . 2
Resort Hotel 100, 000
Mixed or multiple use (1)
(1) The employment projection for a development of mixed or
multiple uses shall be calculated on a case-by-case basis based
�Sz upon the proportion of development devoted to each type of use.
9730 . 86 .4 Site Development Standards
Development projects subject to this section shall comply with
the following site development standards :
a . Parking for Carpool Vehicles
1 . The following percentages of the total required parking
spaces per Article 960 shall be reserved and designated
for employee carpool vehicles by making such spaces
"Carpool Only" :
Percent of Total Parking
Type of Use Devoted to Employee Carpool Parking
Office Professional 13%
Hospital and Medical/Dental Office 9%
Industrial/Warehouse 14%
Commerical/Retail 5%
Hotel 1 space for every 2 employees
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2 . Carpool spaces shall be located near the building ' s
r ._ identified employee entrance(s) or at other
M, preferential locations within the employee parking
;� • areas as approved by the Director of Community
Development .
b. Shower and Locker Facilities .
Shower and locker facilities shall be provided for use by
employees or tenants who commute to the site by bicycle or
walking . The use of such facilities shall be provided at
no cost to the user . The design of such facilities shall
be shown on the plot plans in the permit application and
conform to the following .
1 . Lockers shall be provided at a minimum ratio of 1 for
every 20 employees based.
2 . Separate shower facilities shall be provided at a
minimum rate of 2 per 100 employees .
C. Bicycle Parking
1 . Bicycle parking facilities shall be provided at the
minimum rate of 1 bicycle parking space for every 20
employees or fraction thereof, in a secure location,
and in close proximity to employee entrances, for use
by employees or tenants who commute to the site by
U. bicycle.
2 . A bicycle parking facility shall be a stationary
object to which the user can lock the bicycle frame
and both wheels with a user-provided six foot cable
and lock.
d . Commuter Information Areas
A commuter information area shall be provided to offer
employees appropriate information on alternative
transportation modes . This area shall be centrally
located and accessible to all employees or tenants and
shall be sufficient size to accommodate such information
on alternative transportation modes .
e . Passenger Loading Areas
Unless determined unnecessary by the decision-maker, per
Chapter 98 , passenger loading areas to embark and
disembark passengers from rideshare vehicles and public
transportation shall be provided as follows :
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1 . Passenger loading area shall be large enough to
accommodate the number of waiting vehicles equivalent
to 1% of the required parking for the project .
` = 2 . The passenger loading areas shall be located as close
. as possible to the identified employee entrance(s) ,
and shall be designed in a manner that does not
impede vehicular circulation in the parking area or
in adjoining streets .
f . Parking for Vanpool Vehicles
Unless determined unnecessary by the decision-maker, per
Chapter 98, parking for vanpool vehicles shall be provided
as follows :
1. The number of vanpool parking spaces shall be at
least 1% of the employee carpool parking spaces and
reserved for such by marking the spaces "Vanpool
Only" .
2 . For parking structures, vanpool vehicle accessibility
shall include minimum 7 ' 2" vertical clearance .
3 . Vanpool parking spaces shall be located near
identified employee entrance(s) or other preferential
locations .
g . Bus Stops
} Unless determined unnecessary by the decision-maker, per
Chapter 98 , bus shelter, pullouts, and pads shall be
provided as necessary in consultation with affected
transit service providers .
SECTION 2 . All other provisions of Article 9730 shall remain
in effect and are incorporated by reference herein.
SECTION 3 . This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its
passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the day
of 1991 .
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney' �. -A\
�= RE U EWED AND APPROVED I IAT D -AND APPROVED:
City Administrator
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