For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. The use of modes of transportation other than the single passenger motor 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 on 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.
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA). The statute, being Cal. Pub. Res. Code §§ 21000 et seq., and its amendments that require all jurisdictions in the State of California to evaluate the extent of environmental degradation posed by proposed development.
EMPLOYEE PARKING AREA. The portion of total required parking used by on-site employees. For the purposes of this subchapter, employee parking shall be calculated using the following presumptions:
Type of Use
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Percent of Total Required Parking Devoted to Employees
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Retail/Commercial
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30%
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Office/Professional
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85%
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Industrial/Manufacturing
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90%
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GROSS FLOOR AREA. The floor area measured between the interior of the exterior walls of every floor and partial floor within a building at, above, and below grade, based on final detailed plans.
NET INCREASE IN GROSS FLOOR AREA. The difference between the amount of gross floor area on a new development site immediately before and after completion of a new development, as defined herein, including the amount of demolished and newly constructed gross floor area.
NEW DEVELOPMENT. The new construction of nonresidential building square footage which results in a net increase in gross floor area, as defined herein, that equals or exceeds the project size threshold criteria set forth in § 7.05.015 below.
PREFERENTIAL PARKING. On-site 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.
SERVICE AREA. The area surrounding a development project within a one (1) mile radius of local fixed route bus operator(s) and a two (2) mile radius of express and rail transit operators which may constitute the area serviced by potentially impacted transit operators.
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 non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties).
TENANT. The lessee or sublessee of facility space at an applicable development project.
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 strips made by single occupant vehicles.
VANPOOL. A vehicle carrying seven (7) to fifteen (15) 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.
('65 Code, § 39-1) (Ord. No. 93-004 § 1 (part))