HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2233_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 2233
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS TO IMPLEMENT TRANSPORTATION
CONTROL MEASURES FROM THE 1991 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND
1992 FEDERAL ATTAINMENT PLAN FOR CARBON MONOXIDE BY ADDING
CHAPTER 18 , 224 TO THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, residents in: the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB) and
portions of the South East Desert Air Basin (SEDAB) under the
South: Coast Air Quality Management District's (District)
jurisdiction, breathe unhealthful air one in every three days`).
and,
WHEREAS, the SCAB, which encompasses the non-desert portions
of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, and all
of Grange County, exceeds the Federal and State ambient air
quality standards for carbon monoxide (CO) , nitrogen dioxide
(NO2) , ozone, and fine particulate ratter (P10) and
WHEREAS, SCAG projects the region' s population to grow by 31
percent by the year 2010, from 12 .7 million today to 15 ,7
million, and:
WHEREAS, increases in population means increases in -vehicle
miles traveled ( T) and vehicle trips (` T) , which translates
into increased emissions from mobile sources; and
WHEREAS, the 1988 California Clean Air Act (CCAA.) requires
severely polluted areas, such as the SCAB, to achieve an average
of 1 . 5 or more persons per passenger vehicle during weekday
commute hours by 1999 (Health and Safety Cade Section
40920 (a) (2) , and
WHEREAS, areas with severe pollution are required by the
CCAA to substantially reduce the rate of increase in passenger
vehicle trip and miles traveled per trip (Health and Safety Code
Section 40919 (a) ( ) ) and
WHEREAS, the District Governing Board and Southern
California Association of Governments Executive Committee adapted
the 1991 Air Quality Management Plass (AQMP) to meet the
requirements of the 1988 CC and
WHEREAS, severe areas for ozone must adopt specific
enforceable transportation control measures (TCMs) to offset any
growth in emissions due to increased 'SMT or VT (FCAA, Sections 182
(d) (1) (A) and 187 (b) (2) ) ) and
WHEREAS, VMT gust be forecast dor each year up to the year
of attainment (FCAA Section 187 (a) (2) (A) ) dorCO; and
WHEREAS, Contingency measures must be implemented if any
estimate of VMT submitted in an annual report exceeds that
predicted in the most recent forecast, or if the SCAB fails to
meet the Federal CO standard by the attainment date ( 'CAA Section
187 (a) (3) ) ; and
WHEREAS, the 1991 AQMP calls for local governments to
implement local government Transportation Control Measures 1.a,
1 .b, 2 .a, 2 .b. , 2 . d. , 2 . e . , 17, and M-14-3 by December 31, 1993;
and
WHEREAS, the 1992 CO Plan calls for local governments to
implement these TCT by December 31, 1993 ; and
WHEREAS, the District has prepared a "Handbook for Preparing
a Local Government Trip Reduction Ordinance,, that assists local
governments in adopting and implementing local government TCMs
from the 1991 AQMP and 1992 CO Plan; and
WHEREAS, this guidance document has established a regional
and subregional trip reduction target by 1994 that equates to the
emission reductions from the eight local government TCMs; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance implements= TCM s that will achieve
the trip reduction target for 1994; and
WHEREAS, the trip reduction actions included in this
ordinance are above and beyond the existing programs or other
TCMs in the AQMP; and
WHEREAS, The City is required' to monitor progress in
implementing the ordinance and report results annually to the
County Transportation Commission and the District; and
WHEREAS, the ordinance is likely to be deemed an enforceable
mechanism for implementing the TCMs by the ARB and EPA; and
WHEREAS, the ordinance complies with EPA' s enforceability
criteria; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance and any necessary implementation
plans will be submitted to the District to be transmitted to ARB
and EPA for inclusion in the SIP; and
WHEREAS, the City will put into place the necessary staff
and financial resources to ensure that the TCMs will be
implemented and enforced sufficiently to achieve the trip
reduction target; and
WHEREAS, the- City will institute a monitoring program
necessary to document progress in reducing vehicle trips and VMT
and will report to the District or other locally-delegated
government agency on an annual basis; and
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WHEREAS, the impacts of these actions have been quantified
using methodologies that are consistent withguidancefrom the
South Coast Air Quality Management District and
WHEREAS, the District will use the regional monitoring
information to determine if, and when a, regional backstop rule is
needed to attain the emission reductions targeted in the 1991
AMB and
WHEREAS, local governments that adopt ordinances that are
estimated to achieve their target reduction would be exempt from
the backstop rule; and:
WHEREAS, implementation of a comprehensive trip reduction
strategy can improve the City' s public health and safety, reduce
congestion, and improve air quality;
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City. of Redlands does
ordain as fellows:
SECTION 1.. DEFINITION
The following words or phrases shall: have the following meanings
when used in this ordinance .
A. "South Coast Air Quality Management- District (District) n
means the South Coast District as defined in Section 40400
et seq of the Health and Safety Code and is the agency
responsible for comprehensive air pollution control in the
South Coast Air Basin (SCAB) and certain areas of the
Southeast Desert Air Basin (SE AB) .
B. 11FCAA11 means the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 .
C. "CCAA" means the 1988 California Clean Air Act
D. "Transportation Control Measure
means any strategy for reducing mobile source emissions
through reduction of trips, vehicle miles traveled, vehicle
hours traveled, traffic congestion, vehicle idling, or
vehicle use:
11 11 means Vehicle Miles Traveled, the total miles traveled
by a_ vehicle or vehicles over a particular period, whether
over a 4--hour period-, over an average vehicle trip, etc-.
F 11VT" means Vehicle Trip, a one-way trig from any origin to
any destination.
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G. "SCAG" means the Southern California Association of
Governments, a Metropolitan Planning Organization MPO) for
Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and
Imperial counties .
H. "Employer" means any person(s) , firm, business, educational
institution, government agency, non-profit agency or
corporation, or other entity.
I . "AQMP" means a document describing how the District plans to
achieve Federal and State air quality standards .
J. "CITY" means the City of Redlands.
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CHAPTER 18 . 224 IS HEREBY ADDED TO THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE AS
FOLLOWS :
CHAPTER 18 .224
TRANSPORTATION CONTROL MEASURES
SECTIONS:
18 .224 . 010 PURPOSE
18 . 224 . 020 REQUIREMENTS
18 . 224 . 030 MONITORING CRITERIA
18 . 224 . 040 ENFORCEMENT
18 . 224 . 050 FEES
18 .224 . 010 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Transportation Control Measures is to
implement the 1991 Air Quality Management Plan and the 1992
Attainment Plan for Carbon Monoxide. The requirements, as
provided in this Chapter, are established to achieve the trip
reduction targets as established by the Air Resources Board and
Environmental Protection Agency.
18 . 224 . 020 REQUIREMENTS .
These requirements shall be applicable to developments which
receive discretionary approvals from the City after the effective
date of this ordinance .
A. New non-resident-ial and multifamily (of 10 or more units)
developments or remodel, when discretionary review is required,
shall install bicycle racks or secured lockers at a rate of one
per 30 parking spaces with a minimum of a three-space bicycle
rack.
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B. New non-residential and multifamily (of 10 or more units)
developments shall provide on-site pedestrian walkways and
bicycle facilities to connect each building in the development to
public streets .
C. New non-residential development producing 250 or more peak
hour vehicle trips shall provide a shower facility accessible to
both men and women who bicycle or walk to work.
D. New non-residential and multi-family (of 10 or more: units)
developments with 100 or more parking spaces shall have a
passenger loading area with a curb length of at least 100 feet in
a location close to the building entrance . The loading area
shall be designed so as not to interfere with vehicle
circulation.
E. New non-residential development shall designate preferential
parking spaces for vanpools near building entrances at a rate of
one (1) parking space per 100 spaces.
FNew non-residential and residential (of 10 or more units)
developments along existing or planned transit routes shall
install transit improvements such as bus pullouts, bus pads, and
bus shelters . The need for and nature of these improvements are
to be defined by the City in cooperation with Omnitrans .
G. New residential developments over 500 units shall provide a
telecommuting center or contribute toward the development of a
telecommuting center.
H. office park developments for over 1, 000 employees shall
provide on-site video conferencing facilities .
I . New non-residential developments linked to other actions
that reduce vehicle trips may reduce parking space requirements
to account for increased ridesharing and other modes of
transportation. The land areas which would otherwise be utilized
for parking shall be landscaped.
J. New non-residential and multifamily (of 10 or more units)
developments shall participate in the development of a bicycle
route system consistent with Cg ' s Regional Mobility Element .
Ka New non-residential developments producing 250 or more peak
hour vehicle trips shall designate on-site parking areas to be
used by commuters as park-and-ride lots ,
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L. New non-residential development shall designate preferred
parking spaces for employee vanpools and rideshare vehicles near
employee building entrances . The designation of preferential
parking spaces shall be at a rate of ten spaces per 100 employees
with a minimum of one space for businesses with over ten
employees.
18 . 224 . 030 MONITORING CRITERIA
The monitoring criteria set forth in this section shall be
applicable to the individual requirements set forth in Section
18 .224 . 020 . The letter designations in this section correspond
to the letter designations for the individual requirements set
forth in Section 18 . 224 . 020 .
A. Bicycle parking facilities shall be indicated on approved
development plans and shall be constructed as a component of the
approved project . Installation shall be verified by City
building inspectors. The site shall be inspected by the City on
a periodic basis to assure the maintenance of the facilities .
B . on-site pedestrian walkways and bicycie facilities shall be
indicated on the approved development plans and shall be
constructed as a component of the approved project . Installation
shall be verified by City building inspectors . The maintenance
of said facilities shall be verified by City staff on a periodic
basis.
C. Shower facilities shall be indicated on the approved
development plans and shall be constructed as a component of the
approved project . Installation shall be verified by City
building inspectors .
D. Passenger loading areas shall be indicated on the approved
development plans. Signs and curb painting shall be installed
designating such areas as a component of the approved project.
Installation shall be verified by City building inspectors . The
maintenance of loading areas shall be verified by the City on a
periodic basis .
E. Preferential parking spaces for vanpools, shall be shown on
plans prior to issuance of a building permit and on designated
parking spaces before final occupancy of the project. The spaces
shall be designated by appropriate signing or painting.
Maintenance of the specified number of designated spaces shall be
verified by the City on a periodic basis .
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F. Transit improvements shall be indicated on the approved
development plans. Installation as a part of the approved
project shall be verified by City building or public works
inspectors .
G. Establishment of a telecommuting center or contribution
toward the> establishment of a center shall be identified prior to
the issuance of building permits and verification made before
issuance of a Certificate of occupancy.
H. Establishment of video conferencing facilities shall be
identified prior to the issuance of building permits and
verification made before issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.
I . Parking requirements shall be reduced by the number of
vehicles reduced by other trip reduction actions. Deletion of
parking areas and installation of appropriate landscaped areas
shall be verified by City building inspectors.
J. Installation of a bicycle route system shall be accomplished
by the City. A fee to implement the development of the bicycle
route system shall be established based upon the size of a
project . Some projects may be required to install portions of
the bicycle route system within their developments and would be
approved at the time of final City approvals and inspected by
building and public works inspectors .
K. An agreement designating a portion of the parking lot as a
park-and-ride lot shall be executed before the issuance of a
building permit . Said agreement shall specify the area so
designated; any exceptions to the designation and the authority
of the City to install and maintain signs informing, of the
designation.
L. Preferential parking spaces for employee vanpools and
rideshare vehicles shall be designated on plans before issuance
of building permits and designated on parking spaces before final
occupancy of the project . The spaces shall be designated by
appropriate signing or painting. Maintenance of the specified
number of designated spaces shall be verified by the City on a
periodic basis.
18 . 224040 ENFORCEMENT
Enforcement of Chapter 18 . 224 shall be in accordance with Chapter
18 . 208 of this Title .
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18 .224 . 050 FEES
Fees to implement the provisions of Chapter 18 . 224 shall be
adopted by City Council resolution.
Section Ill. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and
the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance
and cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the
Redlands Taily> Facts, a newspaper of general circulation printed
and published in the City; and thereafter, this ordinance shall
take effect in accordance with law.
Mayor, City of Redlands
A'T'T'EST':
City Clerk,, City edlands
I , Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands,
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by
the City council at a ' regular meeting thereof held on the 18th
day of January —0 1994, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmemher s Foster, Cunningham, Gilbreath, Gil;
Mayor Larson
NOES : None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
City clerk, City , edlands