§ 9654.1. Definitions.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9120 et seq. of this article, for the purposes of this division, the following words and phrases are defined as follows:

A.

Alternative transportation means the use of modes of transportation other than the single passenger motor vehicle, but not limited to carpools, vanpools, buspools, public transit, walking and bicycling, motorcycles, mopeds, and electric powered vehicles are excluded from this definition.

B.

Applicable development means any development project that is determined to meet or exceed the project size threshold criteria contained in section 9654.4 (Transportation demand management).

C.

Buspool means a vehicle carrying sixteen (16) or more passengers commuting on a regular basis to and from work with a fixed route, according to a fixed schedule.

D.

Carpool means a vehicle carrying two (2) to six (6) persons commuting together to and from work on a regular basis.

E.

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 section as determined by the property owner.

F.

Development means the construction or cumulative additions of new building square footage. Existing square footages shall be exempt from these requirements. All calculations shall be based on gross square footage.

G.

Employee parking area means the portion of total required parking at a development used by on-site employees. Unless specified in this article, employee parking shall be calculated as follows:

Type of Use	Percent of Total Required Parking Devoted to Employees
Commercial	30
Office/professional	85
Industrial/manufacturing	90
Other	70

 

H.

Preferential parking means parking spaces designated or assigned, through use of a sign or painted space markings for carpool and vanpool vehicles carrying commute passengers on a regular basis that are provided in a location more convenient to a place of employment than parking spaces provided for single occupant vehicles.

I.

Property owner means the legal owner of a development who serves as the lessor to a tenant. The property owner shall be responsible for complying with the provisions of this section either directly or indirectly or by delegating such responsibility as appropriate to a tenant and/or his (her) agent.

J.

Tenant means the lease of facility space at an applicable development project.

K.

Total area means the area of all floors or levels included within exterior walls of a building or structure. If a building or structure does not have exterior walls, the "total area" of the building or structure shall be the useable floor area of the building or structure, or the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof.

L.

Transportation demand management (TDM) means the alteration of travel behavior, usually on the part of the commuters, through programs of incentives, services, and policies. TDM addresses alternatives to single occupant vehicles such as carpooling and vanpooling, and changes in work schedules that move trips out of the peak period or eliminate them altogether (as is the case in telecommuting or compressed workweeks).

M.

Trip reduction means reduction in the number of work-related trips made by single occupant vehicles.

N.

Vanpool means a vehicle carrying seven (7) or more persons commuting together to and from work on a regular basis, usually in a vehicle with a seating arrangement designed to carry seven (7) to fifteen (15) adult passengers, and on a prepaid subscription basis.

O.

Vehicle means any motorized form of transportation, including but not limited to automobiles, vans, buses and motorcycles.

(Ord. No. 93-226U, § 3, 3-10-93)