Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter. In addition, except as provided in this article, the definitions contained in chapter 3 of this title shall also govern the construction of this chapter.
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION: The use of modes of transportation other than the single passenger vehicle, including, but not limited to, carpools, vanpools, buspools, public transit, walking and bicycling.
BUSPOOL: 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.
CARPOOL: A vehicle carrying two (2) to six (6) persons commuting together to and from work on a regular basis.
DEVELOPER: The person who is ultimately responsible for the planning, design and construction of a development project.
DEVELOPMENT: The construction or addition of new building square footage.
EMPLOYEE PARKING: The portion of total required parking assumed to be used by on site employees. Employee parking shall be calculated as follows:
Type Of Use | Percent Of Total Required Parking Devoted To Employees |
Retail/commercial | 30% |
Office/professional | 85% |
Industrial/manufacturing | 90% |
PREFERENTIAL PARKING: 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.
PROPERTY OWNER: The legal owner of a development who may serve as the lessor to a tenant.
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SCAQMD): The regional authority appointed by the California state legislature to meet federal standards and otherwise improve air quality in the South Coast air basin (the nondesert portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties).
TENANT: The lessee of space at a development project.
TOTAL AREA: The "total area" of a development shall mean the area of all floors or levels included within the 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 usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above.
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM): The alteration of travel behavior, usually on the part of 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 work weeks).
TRIP REDUCTION: Reduction in the number of work related trips made by single occupant vehicles.
VANPOOL: 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.
VEHICLE: Any motorized form of transportation, including, but not limited to, automobiles, vans, buses and motorcycles. (Ord. 93-O-2164, eff. 3-19-1993)