§ 82-32.012. Nonresidential projects.

Nonresidential projects will be analyzed to ensure conformity with applicable growth management standards.

(a)

A sponsor shall include in the tentative map or development plan application, all improvements that will provide access to public transit, ridesharing opportunities and nonmotorized forms of travel.

(b)

A sponsor whose project lies within a local transit service area identified in the circulation element of the general plan shall consult with the local transit service provider on the need to provide infrastructure to connect the project with transit services. Evidence of compliance with this requirement may include correspondence from the local transit provider(s) regarding the potential need for installing bus turnouts, shelters or bus stops at the site.

(c)

A sponsor of a project that is estimated to generate one hundred or more A.M. or P.M. peak-hour trips (based upon the trip generation rates from the ITE Trip Generation, 6th edition 1997, or the most current published edition) shall prepare a traffic study that demonstrates how the project will provide the necessary infrastructure to meet the traffic level of service standards and the performance standards in the growth management element of the general plan. The study shall be subject to the approval of the community development department and shall, at a minimum:

(1)

Include a traffic impact analysis if the project could cause a signalized intersection or a freeway ramp to exceed the applicable standards, including identifying mitigation measures to be implemented (which may include payment of fees), as necessary for the intersection or ramp to operate in conformance with applicable standards.

(2)

Identify any routes of regional significance and/or intersections with findings of special circumstances that would be affected by the project. (These routes and/or intersections will require alternate mitigation applicable to the appropriate action plan in the Measure C Growth Management Program).

(3)

Identify any arterial or collector roads in the circulation element of the general plan that the project may affect. Determine whether the project will adversely impact these roads and if any mitigation measures will be required.

(Ords. 2003-02 § 2, 92-31 § 3).