Chapter 11.64
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Sections:
11.64.030 Transportation survey.
11.64.040 Information program.
11.64.050 Transportation contact person.
11.64.070 City TSM coordinator.
11.64.010 Goals and purposes.
(a) This chapter applies to employers with less than one hundred (100) employees. The provisions of this chapter have the following purposes:
(1) Collection and dissemination of information about travel patterns and transportation alternatives;
(2) Provision of a forum for exchange of ideas and information concerning TSM programs;
(3) Increase of public awareness and use of alternatives to the single occupant automobile;
(4) Reduction of traffic impacts within the city and region by reducing both the number of vehicular trips and total vehicle miles traveled that might otherwise be generated by commuting;
(5) Reduction in vehicular emissions, energy usage and ambient noise levels by reducing the number of vehicular trips, total vehicle miles traveled and traffic congestion.
(b) The provisions of this chapter are intended to accomplish the following goals:
(1) To maintain or restore peak hour levels of service ("LOS") on city streets and intersections at no worse than LOS D, as referenced in the general plan;
(2) To achieve the requirements of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Vehicle Employee Ratio (VER) of 0.74 must be achieved by 1999. (Ord. 867 § 1 (part), 1995).
11.64.020 Definitions.
(a) "Alternative work hours program" shall mean any system for shifting the work-day of an employee so that the work day starts or ends outside of the peak periods. Such programs include, but are not limited to: (1) compressed work weeks; (2) staggered work hours involving a shift in the set work hours of all employees at the workplace; and (3) flexible work hours involving individually determined work hours within guidelines established by the employer.
(b) "Car pool" shall mean a motor vehicle occupied by two or more employees traveling together.
(c) "Commute" shall mean a home-to-work or work-to-home trip.
(d) "Employee" shall mean any person hired by any employer, including part-time and seasonal employees, but excluding any independent contractors hired by the employer.
(e) "Employer" shall mean any public or private employer, including the city, who has a permanent place of business in the city. The maximum number of employees on the largest shift shall determine the size of the employer. "Employer" shall not include contractors with no permanent place of business in the city and other businesses with no permanent work place location.
(f) "Level of Service (LOS)" shall mean a measure of the amount of delay and percentage of capacity of a roadway or intersection being used during the peak hour, as determined by the city transportation manager.
(g) "Peak hour periods," "peak hour," and "peak periods" shall mean the periods of highest traffic volume and congestion which are from seven am. to nine am. and four pm. to six pm. during work days. A peak period trip shall mean an employee commute trip to or from a work place when the employee’s work day begins or ends within a peak period.
(h) "Single-occupancy vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle occupied by one employee for commute purposes, excluding motorcycles, unipeds, and other two-wheeled vehicles.
(i) "Van pool" shall mean a van occupied by eight (8) to fifteen (15) employees traveling together.
(j) "VER" shall mean the ratio of vehicle trips to peak period employees.
(k) "Workplace" shall mean the place of employment, base of operation, or predominant location of an employee. (Ord. 867 § 1 (part), 1995).
11.64.030 Transportation survey.
A survey will be conducted by the city when deemed appropriate to establish employee commute pattern data and to provide carpool and vanpool matching and other information required by the city TSM coordinator. (Ord. 867 § 1 (part), 1995).
11.64.040 Information program.
Every employer shall display in a prominent location informational materials regarding transit, ridesharing, and other commute alternatives, together with such further information as may be specified by the city TSM coordinator. The materials may be provided by the city TSM coordinator to the employer. Otherwise, the materials shall be provided by the employer. (Ord. 867 § 1 (part), 1995).
11.64.050 Transportation contact person.
Every employer shall appoint a transportation contact person for its employees. The contact person shall be responsible for:
(a) Implementation of the TSM program of the employer or owner;
(b) Liaison with, including providing information to and receiving information from, the TSM committee, the city TSM coordinator and transit authorities. (Ord. 867 § 1 (part), 1995).
11.64.060 New projects.
The board of zoning adjustment, the planning commission, or the City Council may impose any requirement that promotes the general welfare of the city and furthers the goals or purposes described in Section 11.64.010 as a condition of granting a use permit, conditional development permit, planned development permit, variance, subdivision approval, or architectural control approval for any residential, commercial, industrial, or other project. Such conditions may include but are not limited to submittal of a preliminary TSM plan to the city coordinator before permit approval, designation of a TSM contact person regardless of the estimated number of employees, a TSM agreement with the city before such approval, and such other conditions as will further the goals or purposes described in Section 11.64.010 and the general welfare of the city. (Ord. 867 § 1 (part), 1995).
11.64.070 City TSM coordinator.
A city TSM coordinator shall be appointed by the city transportation manager when directed by the City Council and shall be responsible for the coordination and implementation of the city’s TSM effort. (Ord. 867 § 1 (part), 1995).
11.64.080 Guidelines.
The City Council may from time to time adopt guidelines relating to implementation of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 867 § 1 (part), 1995).
11.64.090 Administration.
(a) Within the city of Menlo Park, the implementation of trip reduction and travel demand requirements pursuant to Government Code Section 65089.3 shall be satisfied through the administration, implementation, and enforcement by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District of District Regulation 13, Rule 1 ("Trip Reduction Requirements for Large Employers").
(b) The city of Menlo Park shall certify annually to the congestion management agency that the ordinance codified in this chapter remains in effect. (Ord. 867 § 1 (part), 1995).