For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:
1. "Airshed" means the area delineated on the map attached as Exhibit 17.40.030, and codified at the end of this chapter.
2. "Alternate mode" means any mode of commute transportation other than the single occupancy motor vehicle.
3. "Approvable travel reduction plan" means a plan submitted by a major employer that meets the requirements as set forth in Section 17.40.070 of this chapter.
4. "Carpool" or "vanpool" means two or more persons traveling in a light duty vehicle (car, truck or van) to or from work.
5. "Commute trip" means a trip taken by an employee to or from work within the airshed.
6. "Commuter matching service" means any system, whether it uses computer or manual methods, which assists in matching employees for the purpose of sharing rides to reduce drive alone travel.
7. "Employer" means a sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, cooperative, joint venture, agency, department, district or other individual entity, either public or private, that employs workers. See also "major employer" and voluntary employer."
8. "Full-time equivalent (FTE) employees" means the number of employees an employer would have if the employer's work needs were satisfied by employees working forty-hour work weeks. The number of full time equivalent employees for any employer is calculated by dividing the total number of annual work hours paid by the employer, by two thousand eighty work hours in a year.
9. "Local jurisdictions" includes Pima County, city of Tucson, town of Marana, town of Oro Valley and city of South Tucson.
10. "Major employer" means an employer who employs one hundred or more full-time equivalent employees at a work site during a twenty-four-hour period for at least six months during the year.
11. "Mode" means the type of conveyance used in transportation including single occupancy motor vehicle, rideshare vehicle (carpool or vanpool), transit, bicycle and walking.
12. "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle propelled by a motor including car, van, bus, motorcycle and all other motorized vehicles.
13. "Public agency" means any political subdivision of the state and any board, commission or agency thereof.
14. "Public interest group" means any nonprofit group whose purpose is to further the welfare of the community.
15. "Regional Program" means the combination of all implemented plans within the airshed combination.
16. "Ridesharing" means transportation of more than one person for commute purposes, in a motor vehicle, with or without the assistance of a commuter matching service.
17. "Transit" means a bus or other public conveyance system.
18. "Transportation coordinator" means a person designated by an employer, property manager or transportation management association as the lead person in developing and implementing a travel reduction plan.
19. "Transportation management association (TMA)" means a group of employers or associations formally organized to seek solutions for transportation problems experienced by the group.
20. "Travel reduction plan" means a written report outlining travel reduction measures which will be submitted annually by each major employer.
21. "Travel reduction program" means a program, implementing a travel reduction plan by an employer, designed to achieve a predetermined level of travel reduction through various incentives and disincentives.
22. "Travel reduction program regional task force" means that task force established pursuant to the intergovernmental agreement entered into by the local jurisdictions for the purpose of implementing a uniform travel reduction program.
23. "Vanpool" see "Carpool".
24. "Vehicle occupancy" means the number of occupants in a motor vehicle including the driver.
25. "Vehicle miles traveled (VMT)" means the number of miles traveled by a motor vehicle for commute trips.
26. "Work site" means a building or any grouping of buildings located within Pima County which are on physically contiguous parcels of land or on parcels separated solely by private or public roadways or rights-of-way, and which are owned or operated by the same employer.
(Ord. 1988-72 § 1 (part), 1988)