(A) Nonresidential development projects: 50 to 99 employees. Nonresidential development projects serving 50 to 99 employees must provide a bulletin board, display case, or kiosk displaying transportation information located where the greatest number of employees are likely to see it. Information in the area must include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Current maps, routes and schedules for public transit routes serving the site;
(2) Ridesharing promotional material supplied by commuter-oriented organizations;
(3) Telephone numbers for referrals on transportation information including numbers for the regional ridesharing agency, Dial-A-Route, and local transit operators;
(4) Bicycle route and facility information, including regional/local bicycle maps and bicycle safety information; and
(5) A listing of facilities and services available for carpoolers, vanpoolers, bicyclists, transit riders and pedestrians at the site.
(B) Nonresidential development projects: 100 to 149 employees. Nonresidential development projects with 100 to 149 employees must comply with subsection (A) above and must provide all of the following to the satisfaction of the city:
(1) Not less than 10% of the employee parking area must be located as close as practical to the employee entrance(s) and must be reserved for use by potential carpool/vanpool vehicles, without displacing handicapped and customer parking needs. This preferential carpool/vanpool parking area must be identified on the site plan upon application for a building permit, to the satisfaction of the city. A statement that preferential carpool/vanpool spaces for employees are available and description of the method for obtaining such spaces must be included on the required transportation information board. Spaces will be signed/striped as demand warrants; provided that at all times at least one space for projects of 50,000 square feet to 100,000 square feet, and two spaces for projects over 100,000 square feet, will be signed/striped for carpool/vanpool vehicles.
(2) Preferential parking spaces reserved for vanpools must be accessible to vanpool vehicles. When located within a parking structure, a minimum vertical interior clearance of 7 feet 2 inches must be provided for those spaces and accessways to be used by such vehicles. Adequate turning radii and parking space dimensions (minimum 9 feet by 19 feet) must also be included in vanpool parking areas.
(3) Bicycle lockers or other secure bicycle parking must be provided near building entrances to accommodate four bicycles per the first 50,000 square feet of gross floor area and one bicycle per each additional 50,000 square feet. Calculations that result in a fraction of 0.5 or higher must be rounded up to the nearest whole number. Specific facilities and locations (e.g. provision of racks, lockers, or locked room) must be to the satisfaction of the city.
(4) Safe and convenient access from the external circulation system to bicycle parking facilities on site.
(C) Nonresidential development projects: 150+ employees. Nonresidential development serving 150 or more employees must comply with subsections (A) and (B) above and must provide all of the following measures to the satisfaction of the city:
(1) A safe and convenient zone in which vanpool and carpool vehicles may deliver or board their passengers. Passenger loading areas should be located as close as possible to the building entrance and should be designated in a manner that does not impede vehicular circulation in the parking area.
(2) Sidewalks or other designated pathways following, to the greatest extent feasible, direct and safe routes from the external pedestrian circulation system to, and between, each building in the development.
(3) If determined necessary by the city to mitigate project traffic congestion or air quality impacts, bus stop improvements must be provided. The city will consult with the local bus service providers in determining appropriate improvements (e.g. bus pullouts, bus pads, shelters, and the like). When locating bus stops and/or planning building entrances, entrances should be designed to provide safe and efficient access to nearby transit stations/stops.
(4) Development design must incorporate, to the extent feasible, showers, changing rooms, lockers, and the like, for employees who bicycle, jog or walk to work.
(5) Development design must incorporate lunchrooms, cafeterias, eating establishments, and other facilities that will reduce the need for mid-day driving.
(6) Development design must incorporate, to the greatest extent feasible, interconnected circulation systems, such as joined parking lots, to reduce the need for cars to travel on the street when traveling from one business to another.
(D) Residential development projects: 100 to 349 units. Residential development projects of 100 to 349 dwelling units must provide the following to the satisfaction of the city:
(1) Safe, convenient, and direct pedestrian and bicycle access from the internal circulation system to adjacent collector and/or arterial roadways.
(2) If determined necessary by the city, bus stop improvements must be provided. The city will consult with the local bus service providers in determining appropriate improvements.
(E) Residential development projects: 350+ units. Residential development of 350 dwelling units or more must comply with subsection (D) above and must comply with the following to the satisfaction of the city:
Development design must, to the greatest extent possible and as appropriate based on adjacent land use and markets, incorporate services such as dry cleaners, eating establishments, child care facilities, grocery markets, neighborhood work centers and other facilities which will reduce home-based vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled. Such services must, to the greatest extent feasible, interconnect to circulation systems.
(F) Maintenance of facilities. All facilities and improvements construction or otherwise required must be maintained in a state of good repair.
(Ord. 1104, passed 7-19-04)