1993-07 RESOLUTION NO. 93-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A CITY/COUNTY
LAND USE/TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS PROGRAM
WHEREAS, Section 65089.3 (a) of the California Government Code requires
development and implementation of a Congestion Management Program in each of
California's urbanized counties; and
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino Associated Governments has been designated the
Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for the San Bernardino County; and
WHEREAS, the CMP provides a method of relating community regional goals
regarding land use, traffic congestion, and air quality, while retaining local authority to
approve land use decisions; and
WHEREAS, the CMP has designated a system of roadways on which traffic
congestion is to be monitored, and
WHEREAS, Section 65089.3 (a) of the California Government Code requires the
county and-each city to adopt and implement"a program to analyze the impacts of land use
decisions, including an estimate of the costs associated with mitigating these impacts" on the
CMP network of roadways.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Grand Terrace hereby
adopts the Land Use/Transportation Analysis.Program as specified herein.
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of the Land Use/Transportation Analysis Program of the City
of Grand Terrace is to evaluate the potential impact of land use decisions
within the City on the transportation system both within and outside the City.
The evaluation of potential impacts shall be conducted in a Traffic Impact
Analysis Report(TIA Report),prepared by the development project applicant
(note: some cities may oversee the preparation of these reports directly,using
developer funds).
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2. DEFINITIONS
Congestion Management Agency=(CMA) - The agency responsible for
developing the Congestion Management Program and coordinating and
monitoring its implementation.
Congestion Management Program (CMP) - A program required for each
urbanized county in California, pursuant to California Government Code
Section 65089.
CMP Intersections - Intersections of two CMP roadways.
CMP Segment - A section of CMP roadway between two CMP intersections,
or, for limited access to highways, a section between two interchanges.
Key Intersections - CMP intersections plus other intersections on the CMP
roadway network deemed to be critical to traffic operations on that roadway.
Levels of Service - (LOS) - A qualitative measure describing operational
conditions within a traffic stream; generally described in terms of such factors
as delay, speed and travel time, freedom to maneuver, traffic interruptions,
comfort and convenience, and safety.
Link - A length of roadway between two intersections. A CMP segment
would typically consist of several roadway links.
Ra= - Connecting roadway between a freeway and a surface street or
between two.freeways.
Travel Demand Management - (TDM)_.- Demand based techniques .for.
reducing traffic congestion, such as ridesharing programs and flexible work
schedules enabling employees to commute to and from work outside of peak
hours.
CMP Model - The transportation planning model or models, consistent with
the Regional Model, which is used for preparing CMP forecasts for San
Bernardino County.
Traffic Impact Analysis (DA) Report - A report prepared by a local
jurisdiction or development project applicant identifying the potential impact.
of the proposed project and mitigations needed to maintain the traffic level
of service on the CMP network.
Vehicle Trin - A one-way movement of a vehicle between two points.
-- 3. REQUIREMENTS
TIA Reports shall be prepared by local jurisdictions when local criteria and
thresholds indicate they are necessary, or when the proposed development
exceeds half the size of the CEQA thresholds for regional review. The
thresholds for required TIA Report preparation are:
250 dwelling units
250,000 GSF retail space
325,000 GSF industrial space
125,000 GSF office space
250 hotel/motel rooms
For mixed use developments, or staged developments, the size of each
proposed use shall be divided by the appropriate land use type threshold
shown above to determine a land use size ratio. A TIA report will be
required if the sum of the land use size ratios equals or exceeds 1.0. A
procedure for making this determination is provided in Appendix C of the
1992 CMP.
Grand Terrace thresholds are:
- 100 two-way peak hour trips added to CMP arterials or freeway
triggers a TIA Report. This translates into the following numeric
thresholds: 100 dwelling units, 13,300 gross square feet of
commercial/office space and 166,600 gross square feet of industrial
space.
All projects below these thresholds will pay a traffic mitigation fee per
trip added to the system.
In addition, the City Engineer and Planning Director reserve the right
to require a TIA Report for smaller scale projects which generate 100
or more average daily trips (ADT), in case it is deemed necessary.
The TIA Reports shall be copied to the CMA upon the receipt of the report
by the City from the preparer. If the TIA Report determines that the project
would add 50 or more 2-way peak hour trips to a CMP arterial within another
jurisdiction of 100 2-way peak hour trips on a freeway, that jurisdiction (and
Caltrans, if a state highway) shall be provided a copy of the TIA Report.
TIA Reports shall be provided to the CMA and adjacent jurisdictions so that
information exchange and communication can occur in concert with the
permitting jurisdiction's project review schedule and prior to any approval or
permit activity. Agencies which receive TIA Reports shall provide any
�� comments within 3 weeks of the date the TIA Report was mailed by the
permitting jurisdiction. Should the comments received from adjacent
jurisdictions, the CMA, Caltrans, or transit agencies recommend changes to
the TIA Report, the permitting jurisdiction shall consider comments received
and make changes deemed necessary by the permitting jurisdiction. Should
the changes be such that the permitting jurisdiction chooses to recirculate the
document, the commenting agencies will complete the review of the revised
document within two weeks of receipt. This process is intended to be
consistent with any actions required under the local Land Use/Transportation
Analysis Program.
If the City wishes communications to be on record with the CMA, the City
should forward copies to the CMA to be logged and filed. The CMA is
available to serve as a clearinghouse for such communications regardless of
the size of the subject project. These communications will document forecast
implications of land use decisions and, if deficiencies arise which are
attributable to another jurisdiction's land use decisions, can be a basis for
interjurisdictional sharing of the responsibility to mitigate transportation
impacts.
If the City believes that portions of the CMP network within their boundaries
are likely to be impacted by a land use decision within an adjacent
jurisdiction, they may request, but cannot require, that the adjacent
jurisdiction prepare a TIA Report on the subject project. Such a request is
unnecessary if the size of the project exceeds the adjacent jurisdiction's review
threshold, but special circumstances may suggest a need for additional
analysis.
Attachment 1 of this ordinance provides the detailed guidelines for preparing
TIA Reports. While the guidelines provide some degree of flexibility in the
preparation of TIA reports, significant variations from these guidelines by the
preparer of the TIA report with notice provided to the CMA.
4. THE LAND USE/TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS PROCESS
The steps involved in the process are listed below
* A development application is submitted to the City.
* If the City determines that project review is required, based on the
established size criteria, the City shall provide the applicant with the
standardized TIA procedures and report format.
* If neither the City's size criteria nor the CMP thresholds are met, no
TIA Report is required. However, Caltrans and the CMA shall be
notified by the City for proposed traffic-generating projects(other than
a single family residence) in Federally designated urbanized areas
where any portion of the project abuts a State highway or abuts a
roadway which intersects a State highway, and is within 500 feet of that
intersection, including interchange ramps. The purpose of this
requirement is to provide Caltrans with advance warning of an
opportunity to acquire right-of-way for additional turning lanes at
intersections on the CMP network.
* The City shall submit a copy of the complete TIA Report to the CMA.
For projects adding 50 or more 2-way peak hour trips to a CMP
arterial within another jurisdiction or 100 2-way peak hour trips on a
freeway,the City shall provide that jurisdiction(and Caltrans, if a state.
highway) with a copy of the TIA Report.
* Potentially impacted jurisdictions may review the TIA Report and
provide technical comments to the City and the CMA. The CMA may
also comment to the lead agency, and may attach the comments of
other jurisdictions.
* The City shall consider the responses of potentially impacted
jurisdictions, Caltrans, and the CMA during deliberations on the
project or plan approval. An impacted jurisdiction may request to
meet with the City to resolve technical issues associated with the TIA,
which may include the magnitude of an impact, location of an impact,
' timing of an impact, nature of the proposed mitigation, estimated cost
of mitigation, and apportionment of responsibility to mitigate the
impact.
* Forecast interjurisdictional impacts of a project are to be mitigated
through a facility improvement or strategy developed jointly by the
City, the project applicant, and the impacted jurisdiction(s).
* A jurisdiction in which the CMP system is impacted by a land use
decision of the City should be compensated by the City or the project
applicant for any mitigations required within the impacted jurisdiction.
If this compensation does not occur, and a deficiency plan is required
according to CMP guidelines to address the impacted portion of the
CMP system, the TIA Report may be used to assist in to apportioning
the responsibility to mitigate the deficiency within the impacted
jurisdiction.
* If resolution between the City and a potentially impacted jurisdiction
cannot be achieved, the impacted jurisdiction may request (but cannot
require) the City to condition approval of a project on monitoring of
traffic and/or travel characteristics to and from the project site, and
provision of mitigation as warranted based on the results of
monitoring. At the lead agency's discretion, this may be required of
a project as a mechanism to verify the magnitude of the impacts of a
specific project on CMP roadways, and provide for mitigations as
needed following project approval.
5. SUMMARY OF AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES
CMA Responsibilities
* Determine conformance of locally adopted Land Use/Transportation
Analysis programs pursuant to Government Code Section 65089.3.
* Review TIA Reports for technical consistency as a basis for the
determination of CMP conformance.
* Participate as,needed in discussions on the potential interjurisdictional
impacts of land use decisions, mitigation of potential deficiencies, and
fair apportionment of responsibility for mitigation, at the request of the
City or a potentially impacted jurisdiction.
* Maintain the CMP TIA Report guidelines and coordinate modification
of the guidelines as needed. If modification is needed, the modified
versions of the guidelines are to be distributed to all local jurisdictions,
transit agencies, and Caltrans. Any modifications to the guidelines are
to be developed and recommended by a technical committee which
consists of staff representatives of the CMA and local jurisdictions, and
must ultimately be approved by the CMA Board.
*- As needed, assist the air districts in developing a menu of
transportation control measures or trip reduction and travel demand
management strategies will receive credit as traffic mitigation
measures.
* Assist in making traffic, transit and TDM data available to local
agencies for purposes of preparing CMP TIA reports.
* In cooperation with SCAG and the local jurisdictions, plan for and
implement a regional database of existing land use, approved changes
in land use, and proposed changes in land use.
* In cooperation with SCAG, make data available from the CMP model
for use in local models.
* Maintain a log and file of TIA Reports received, responses to TIA
Reports received, and dates of submission of responses to the lead
agency as part of the required database on traffic impacts.
* Develop guidelines, in cooperation with local jurisdictions and
Caltrans,for traffic monitoring programs potentially needed to monitor
-traffic generated by certain development projects.
City Responsibilities
* Adopt and implement the Land Use/Transportation Analysis Program.
* Act as lead agency for preparation of TIA Reports on projects within
the City.
* Implement a transportation model and/or analytical procedures
capable of analyzing the impacts of land use decisions on the regional
transportation system, both within the jurisdiction and in adjacent
jurisdictions.
* Provide copies of TIA Reports to all jurisdictions in which project-
imposed traffic impacts are identified.
* Provide a copy of all TIA Reports to the CMA and list jurisdictions to
which the TIA Reports are being sent.
* Incorporate consideration of TIA Report results and responses of other
jurisdictions on TIA Reports into the land use decision and traffic
impact mitigation process and certify that the analysis is consistent with
the CMP guidelines.
* Participate as needed in discussions on potential interjurisdictional
impacts of land use decisions, mitigation of potential deficiencies, and
fair apportionment of responsibility for mitigation.
* Respond to TIA reports prepared by other jurisdictions and bring
traffic impact issues to their attention.
* Notify Caltrans and the CMA of traffic-generating projects (other than
single family residences) within Federally designated urbanized areas
with a property line in common with a State highway or within 500 feet
of a State highway along an intersecting street.
* Consider requiring traffic monitoring programs for certain development
projects to confirm follow-through of commitments made to the
agencies impacted by that development.
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Responsibilities
*
Make models and model data available to local agencies for purposes
of preparing TIA Reports.
* Maintain socioeconomic data sets for models.
* In cooperation with the appropriate air district, determine which trip
reduction/travel demand management strategies will receive credit as.
traffic mitigation measures.
Caltrans Responsibilities
* Make traffic count and level of service information available to local
jurisdictions preparing TIA Reports.
* Review CMP TIA Reports, provide a response to the impacting
jurisdiction, and enter into discussions on the resolution of impacts on
State roadways as appropriate to each situation.
Transit Agency Responsibilities
* Make transit information available to local agencies preparing TIA
Reports.
* Review CMP TIA Reports as submitted by local jurisdictions, provide
comments to the requesting jurisdiction, adjacent impacted
jurisdictions, and the CMA, and participate in the process to resolve
identified impacts.
Southern California Air Quality Management District (SCAOMD) and San
Bernardino Air Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD) Responsibilities
* Maintain a list of transportation improvements that are acceptable air
quality mitigations for inclusion in the action plans of TIA Reports.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace that the Land Use/Transportation Analysis Program is hereby approved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace,
California, at a regular meeting held on the 25th day of February, 1993.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City Mayo f the City of Grand
of-Grand Terrace and of the Terrace and of the
City Council thereof City Council thereof
I,BRENDA STANFILL, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace,hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 25th day of February, 1993, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN. CARLSTROM, HILKEY, AND SINGLEY; MAYOR PRO TEM
CHRISTIANSON; MAYOR MATTESON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
City Clerk _
APPROVED AS TO FORM
John Harper, City At mey