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All employers both existing and proposed who meet the employee threshold criteria shall be responsible for the preparation and submittal of a transportation demand management plan. The plan shall be prepared to meet the average vehicle ridership goal. The plan shall include the following sections:
A. Employee profile of the business.
B. Existing average vehicle ridership.
C. Transportation demand management strategies selected for implementation.
D. Implementation timetable.
E. Monitoring program.
F. Contact person or commute coordinator. (Ord. 1482 § 1, 12-15-1992)
The following strategies should be considered when developing employer based transportation demand management plans or as part of the design of new projects or the remodeling of existing development:
A. Rideshare Programs: The establishment of a carpool/vanpool program for the employer (if practical) or the participation in an existing carpool/vanpool matching service. The designation of parking spaces, located as close as is practical to each entrance or at other preferential locations within the employee parking area, for use by carpool and vanpool vehicles can be part of this program. These spaces, may be reserved and designated for carpool/vanpool parking by marking such spaces "carpool only".
B. Park And Ride Lots: The establishment of park and ride lots on or near the development project site or at satellite locations should be coordinated with public transit routing or carpool/vanpool services.
C. Bicycle Programs: Bicycle racks may be provided for use by employees who commute to the site by bicycle. The bicycle parking area may be established in a secure location and be in close proximity to employee entrances. Provision of connections to existing and planned on street and off street bike trails may also be incorporated into the site plans. Development projects may also wish to include shower facilities into their facility design.
D. Transit Service Programs: Transit waiting shelters, including bus pullouts, bus pads and right of way for bus stops may be provided for development projects located along established or proposed bus routes. The applicability of this provision shall be determined in conformance with standard traffic engineering principles including, but not limited to, the frequency and relative impact of blocked traffic due to stopped buses and the level of transit ridership at the location. Transit information services or employer based transit pass programs may also be considered as strategies.
E. Alternate Work Schedules: Employers may wish to establish flexible work hours, compressed workweeks or staggered work schedules which move commute trips out of the peak period (7:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.).
F. Pedestrian Access: Sidewalks and other paved pathways may be provided on site to connect off site external pedestrian circulation systems (planned or existing) to the building site. Sidewalk locations may integrate existing and planned waiting shelters with building entrance(s).
G. Joint Access And Shared Parking: For applicable developments designed as a worksite, provision of joint access and shared parking across multiple parcels may be incorporated into project design to facilitate integration of TDM strategies.
H. Telecommunications: The employer's use of telecommunications, teleconferencing and telecommuting can be made a part of the strategy as it relates to the reduction in peak period trips to the worksite.
I. Commuter Information: An area within the facility may be provided to disseminate information on alternative transportation modes. This area shall be centrally located and accessible to all employees. The space shall be of sufficient size to provide information on alternative transportation modes, such as current maps, routes and schedules for public transit.
J. On Site Support Facilities: Mixed use developments which include such services as daycare, lunchrooms/cafeterias, banks, restaurants and retail uses. (Ord. 1482 § 1, 12-15-1992)
A. All existing employers which are subject to the provisions of this chapter shall submit a transportation demand management plan prepared in conformance with the city's guidelines by July 1, 1993.
B. Any existing employer which attains the employee threshold contemplated under this chapter shall be required to submit a transportation demand management plan within twelve (12) months of reaching the employee threshold.
C. Any new development project which begins business at or above the employee threshold established by resolution of the city council as determined under subsection 27-3B of this chapter shall submit a transportation demand management plan for review at the time an application for a discretionary permit is submitted.
D. An employer or new development project submitting a transportation demand management plan under this chapter shall submit two (2) copies of the plan to the city.
E. All transportation demand management plans shall be reviewed by the city engineer or his designated representative. All employers with an approved transportation demand management plan shall make annual reports to the city of Porterville on the success of their efforts at achieving the average vehicle ridership goal. (Ord. 1482 § 1, 12-15-1992)
For the purposes of meeting its obligations under this chapter, the city of Porterville may impose on each transportation demand management plan which is submitted a fee, as set by resolution of the city council, for the cost of processing and reviewing the plan. A separate fee may be collected for the review of the annual report. This annual fee shall also be set by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 1482 § 1, 12-15-1992)
An employer may, within ten (10) days following the date of a decision made by the city engineer pursuant to this chapter, appeal said decision to the director. The appeal shall be in writing and shall set forth the terms upon which the appeal is based and state specifically the error or abuse of discretion or lack of evidence to support said decision. If said employer is still not satisfied by the decision of the director he shall submit in writing an appeal to city council. The council shall consider and decide all issues raised in the appeal, and may affirm, reverse or modify the decision appealed to it. The decision of the council shall be final. (Ord. 1482 § 1, 12-15-1992)
The city council hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the city council that it would have passed all other portions of this chapter independent of any such portion as may be declared invalid. (Ord. 1482 § 1, 12-15-1992)
For the purpose of ensuring that applicable developments comply with the provisions of this chapter, city shall, following written notice to the employer, initiate enforcement action(s) against the employer which may include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. Withholding the issuance of a building permit or certificate of use and occupancy.
B. Issuance of a stop work order.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter or failing to comply with any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation, and shall be punishable therefor as provided for in this chapter. (Ord. 1482 § 1, 12-15-1992)
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