ORDINANCE 1077576.5
ORDINANCE NO. 1077
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 20
(THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE
EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CHAPTER
20.08 (DEFINITIONS); CHAPTER 20.54 (ON -SITE
PARKING AND LOADING); AND ADDING CHAPTERS
20.55 (DEVELOPER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT) AND 20.56 (EMPLOYER /OCCUPANT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT) AND
CERTIFYING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of E1 Segundo
has conducted Study Sessions and a Public Hearing and has
considered changes to the E1 Segundo Municipal Code in provisions
related to Transportation Systems Management; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of E1 Segundo
has recommended the within ordinance to the City Council of the
City of E1 Segundo;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 20.08, "Definitions" of Title 20
(Zoning) of the E1 Segundo Municipal Code is hereby amended to add
the following Sections:
"20.08.027 AMENITIES. "Amenities" means employee - serving
accessory uses such as restaurants, retail /personal service and
recreation establishments which serve to reduce the need for
employees to leave the workplace.
20.08.058 AVERAGE VEHICLE RIDERSHIP. "Average Vehicle
Ridership" means the figure calculated by dividing the employee
population (at a given worksite) by the number of vehicles which
are driven by employees (to the worksite) arriving at the
worksite between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., excluding public transit
vehicles and buses serving multiple worksites.
20.08.102 BUSPOOL /SHUTTLE. BUS. "BUSpool /Shuttle Bus"
means sixteen or more preassembled and prepaid subscribers commuting
on a regular basis to and from work following a relatively fixed
route and schedule by means of a vehicle with a seating arrangement
designed to carry more than fifteen adult passengerss
20.08.102 CARPOOL. "Carpool" means two to six persons
commuting together to and from work on a regular basis in a light or
medium -duty passenger vehicle.
20.08.121 COMMUTER MATCHING SERVICE. "Commuter Matching
Service" means any system, whether by computer, manual, or mapping
methods, which matches commuters residing in one common area,
working in another common area, and having approximately the same
work starting and stopping times.
20.08.177 EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR. "Employee
Transportation Coordinator" means an employee, tenant, property
owner, property manager, contracted service, or an employer
organization whose function is to promote carpools, vanpools and
alternate commute modes. Coordinator shall have a permanent mailing
address, daytime telephone and office convenient to the appropriate
employment center.
20.08.244 HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE. "High Occupancy
Vehicle" ( "HOV ") means a carpool or vanpool vehicle used for
employee commuting purposes.
20.08.358 PERSONALIZED RIDESHARING PROGRAM. "Personalized
Ridesharing Program" means a commuter matching service which
provides personalized services, personal conversations and follow -up
for employees served by the program.
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20.08.362 PREFERENTIAL PARKING. "Preferential Parking"
means parking spaces designated or assigned for carool and vanpool
vehicles which are provided at a reduced cost and /or are in
locations considered to be the best or most desirable, such as
adjacent to a building entrance or within a covered or shaded area
if such is not provided to all employees.
20.08.377 RIDESHARING. "Ridesharing" means the
cooperative effort of two or more people travelling together,
usually to and from work. Carpools, vanpools, buspools, taxipools,
trains and public transit are all methods of ridesharing.
20.08.482 TRANSIT. "Transit" means transportation service
operated by a public or private agency for use by the general public
that utilizes buses or railcars, following a fixed route and
schedule.
20.08.483 TRANSIT SUPPORT FACILITIES. "Transit Support
Facilities" means facilities including, but not limited to, transit
shelters, bus transfer centers, bus bays, park- and -ride lots, and /or
transit operating or fare subsidies to employees.
20.08.497 VANPOOL. " Vanpool" means seven or more
preassembled employees commuting on a regular basis to and from work
in a van or similar motor vehicle with a seating arrangement
designed to carry seven to fifteen adult passengers. Vanpools can
be formed using private vans, company -owned vans, or third -party
vans."
SECTION 2. Section 20.54.003, "Applicability of Chapter
for Sites with Transportation Systems Management Plans ", of Chapter
20.54 (On -Site Parking and Loading) of Title 20 (Zoning) of the
El Segundo Municipal code is hereby added to read as follows:
"20.54.003 APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER FOR SITES WITH
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT PLANS. The number of
required parking spaces (Section 20.54.020) and parking
facilities location for non - residential uses (Section
20.54.060.C.(4)) may be modified subject to approval of
transportation systems management plan pursuant to the
procedures and requirements of Chapter 20.55 or 20.56 of
this Title."
SECTION 3. Chapter 20.55, "Developer Transportation
Systems Management" of Title 20 (Zoning) of the E1 Segundo
Municipal Code, is hereby added to Title 20 (Zoning) of the
E1 Segundo Municipal Code, to read as follows:
"Chapter 20.55
Developer Transportation Systems Management
Sections
20.55.010 INTENT
20.55.020 APPLICABILITY
20.55.030 EXEMPT PROJECTS
20.55.040 REQUIREMENTS
20.55.050 PERMITTED PARKING REDUCTIONS
20.55.060 ALTERNATIVE TSM PLAN
20.55.070 ASSURANCES
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20.55.010 Intent
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The intent of this Chapter is to set forth requirements for
major new developments to provide facilities to encourage
and accommodate the use of ridesharing, transit, pedes-
trian, and bicycle commuting as alternatives to single -
occupant motor vehicle trips. A reduction in such trips
can be expected to assist in reduced traffic congestion,
air pollution and energy consumption impacts related to the
new employment growth accommodated by new developments.
20.55.020 Applicability
This Chapter shall apply to major new developments, defined
as follows:
(1) Any new office or industrial use located in the C -3,
C -M, M -1 or M -2 zones which is expected to have 200 or
more employees during daytime business hours. Em-
ployee counts shall be based on actual employee
projections or, where none are available, on the
following equivalent building size:
Minimum Building Size Employee to
Use (Gross Square Feet) Floor Area Ratio
Office /R &D 48,000 1/240 sq. ft.
Manufacturing/ 100,000 1 /500 sq. ft.
Industrial /Warehouse
(2) The requirements shall also apply to any existing
office or industrial use which proposes to increase
its gross floor area by 25 percent or more above the
floor area existing on the effective date of this
Chapter, and which after expansion exceeds the minimum
building size or employee base as defined in Section
20.55.020(1). This Chapter shall then apply to the
entire development.
(3) The Planning Director may, upon application and
approval, grant an administrative waiver to the re-
quirements of this Chapter where existing conditions
make compliance infeasible.
20.55.030 Exempt Projects
Projects which exceed the minimum building size or
employment base as defined in Section 20.55.020, but which
propose to mitigate project impacts by developing at less
than 758 of the Code - permitted maximum building floor area,
shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter. A 258
reduction is equivalent to the following floor area ratios
(FAR):
With ISM
Without ISM
Allowable Density
Allowable Density
Zone
Code Maximum
258 Reduction
C -3
2:1 FAR
1.5:1 FAR
M -1
1:1 FAR
0.75:1 FAR
M -2
1:1 FAR
0.75:1 FAR
CM
78 to 158
8.758 to 18.75%
Open Space
Open Space
depending on
depending on
site size
site size
per Chapter
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Subsequent expansions, which result in a site exceeding the
75% density level, would require compliance with this
Chapter.
The exemption provisions shall be reviewed by the Com-
mission after 1 year from the adoption of this Chapter.
20.55.040 Requirements
The following minimum requirements shall apply to major new
developments as defined in Section 20.55.020, except that
Subsection (3) shall be waived for projects within 1,000
feet of an existing retail /shopping area, upon application
to and approval by the Planning Director.
(1) HOV Loading Areas
A staging area shall be provided for high occupancy
vehicles (carpools, vanpools) that provide adequate
space for passenger loading, unloading and waiting,
and does not interfere with on -site circulation
Patterns. Staging areas must provide points of
ingress and egress which allow HOV's ease of entry and
exit with little or no interference. If staging or
parking for HOV's are inside a structure, clearance
for parking structure shall be at least 7'2" on at
least the first level of the structure to allow vans
to enter the parking facility.
(2) Preferential Parking
Projects shall reserve and designate at least 15% of
the total number of required parking spaces for
preferential parking as defined in this Title.
(3) On -Site Amenities or Shuttle
In order to reduce the need for employees to drive
personal vehicles for midday activities, the project
shall provide any one or more of the following mea-
sures which together shall be sized to accommodate
during the course of the business day at least 20% of
the on -site population:
(A) On -site amenities, as defined in this Chapter.
(B) Guarantee operation of a privately operated
midday shuttle serving the project site for the
life of the project.
(4) Transit Support Facilities (Optional)
Projects may provide facilities which will promote
transit use. If transit facilities are provided, the
number of preferential parking spaces may be reduced
by up to 5 %, and the total number of required spaces
may be reduced as provided in Section 20.55.050(2),
upon application to an approval by the Planning
Director.
(5) Showers, Lockers and Bicycle _Parking (Optional)
Projects may provide shower, locker and secure
parking facilities for bicycle riders, motorcycle
riders, and pedestrians. If these facilities are
provided, the number of preferential parking spaces
may be reduced by up to 3 %, and the total number of
required spaces may be reduced as provided in Section
20.55.050(3), upon application to and approval by the
Planning Director.
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20.55.050 Permitted Parking Reductions
A major new development which
provisions may be permitted a
requirements, upon application
Director, as follows:
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implements the above
reduction in vehicle parking
and approval by the Planning
(1) Preferential HOV Parking and Loading Areas
Projects may reduce the total number of required
parking spaces by one (1) vehicle space for every one
(1) space which is marked and reserved for
preferential parking, up to a maximum of 10 %.
(2) Transit Support Facilities
A reduction in the total number of required parking
spaces of up to 1% shall be permitted for provision of
a bus transit facilities, up to 2 -1/2% for rail
transit.
(3) showers, lockers and Bicycle Lockers
A reduction in the total number of required parking
spaces of up to 1% shall be permitted, based on the
extent of facilities.
(d) Amenities
A reduction in the total number of required parking
spaces of up to 1% shall be permitted, based on the
extent the amenities.
20.55.060 Alternative TSM Plan
The requirements and reductions established pursuant to
this Chapter are based on a situation where the tenants and
therefore the TSM program measures are unknown at the time
of development. If the tenant (employer) is known, the
developer /employer may jointly submit an alternative TSM
Plan which includes program as well as physical facility
measures. The TSM Plan may include any reasonable combi-
nation of TSM measures, including but not limited to,
employer- directed carpool, vanpool or buspool programs,
subsidies to employees who rideshare, flex -time work hour
programs, and parking reductions. A target trip reduction
level shall be established as an informal standard for
evaluating Alternative TSM Plans. The trip reduction level
shall be either: a) 20 percent reduction in the base
traffic generation level, projected for the project based
on the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip
Generation 3rd Edition, or other source submitted by the
applicant and approved by the Planning Director, or b) a
target Average Vehicle Ridership (AVR) of 1.43 employees
per commute vehicle, which represents a 20 percent increase
in vehicle ridership from the estimated baseline AVR. The
TSM Plan shall be approved by the Planning Director prior
to issuance of the building permit. In addition, the
developer /tenant shall execute and record a written
agreement as specified in Section 20.55.070.
20.55.070 Assurances
Physical facilities shall be verified through the City's
existing development review process. Initial enforcement
shall consist of verification during plan check and field
inspection prior to release of utilities /certificate of
occupancy (to ensure that preferential parking spaces are
marked, lockers are installed, etc.).
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Subsequent enforcement shall be per the established Zoning
Code procedures. For Alternative TSM Plans the City shall
require, prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
that the applicant shall enter into a written agreement with
the City, providing that the applicant and all successors in
interest shall implement and maintain the approved TSM Plan
or a subsequently approved TSM Plan which complies with the
intent of this Chapter for the life of the project. The
agreement shall be in a form that may be recorded and
contain covenants which run with the land."
SECTION 4. Chapter 20.56, "Employer /Occupant Transportation
Systems Management" of Title 20 (Zoning) of the E1 Segundo Municipal
Code, is hereby added to Title 20 (Zoning) of the El Segundo Municipal
Code, to read as follows:
"Chapter 20.56
Employer /Occupant Transportation Systems Management
Sections
20.56.010
INTENT
20.56.020
APPLICABILITY
20.56.030
MULTI - TENANT COMPLEXES
20.56.040
EXEMPT PROJECTS
20.56.050
REQUIREMENTS
20.56.060
PARKING INCENTIVES
20.56.070
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION
20.56.080
OFF -SITE PARKING
20.56.010 Intent
The intent of this Chapter is to set forth requirements for
major employers and occupants to develop and implement
Transportation Systems Management programs to encourage and
accommodate the use of ridesharing, transit, pedestrian,
and bicycle commuting as alternatives to reduce single -
occupant motor vehicle trips associated with employee
commuting. A reduction in such trips can be expected to
assist in reduced traffic congestion, air pollution and
energy consumption impacts related to employee commuting.
20.56.020
Applicability
This ordinance shall apply to every existing or future
employer /occupant of (i) 200 or more persons during daytime
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business hours at a common business location (a single
building, group of buildings, or work locations at a single
site or contiguous sites) and to (ii) less than 200 persons
during daytime business hours at a common business location
in a multi- tenant complex.
20.56.030
Multi - Tenant Complexes
(1) Every multi- tenant complex which is the place of
employment of 200 or more people shall have a Complex
Coordinator (CC) designated by the property owner/
manager. The Complex Coordinator shall serve as
liaison to any major employers in the complex, and
shall be the central information, reporting and
coordinating source for the complex.
(2) Employers of 200 or more persons are required to
comply with this Chapter individually, and shall
coordinate with the Complex Coordinator, if there is
one.
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E. Monitoring and report to the Planning Director once
every 3 years. The report shall include (but need not
be limited to) (1) the name and phone number of the
ETC: (2) the number of employees at the worksite during
the normal business hours; (3) the estimated number of
vehicles used for commuting (excluding public transit);
(4) an identification of any objectives in the approved
TSM Plan which have not been achieved; (5) a descrip-
tion of proposed measures to remedy any deficiencies.
(3) Employers of less than 200 persons, which are located
within a multi- tenant complex which is required to
comply with this Chapter, shall either:
(A) Develop an individual TSM plan;
(B) Participate in a Complex -Wide Plan; or
(C) Undertake the following actions:
i. Provide employees with the services of an
Employee Transportation Coordinator, which
may be the Complex Coordinator.
ii. Provide information to employees regarding
alternative ways to commute to work.
iii. Provide a commuter matching service.
iv. Provide and administer a program of
preferential parking.
20.56.040
Exempt Projects
Businesses which are not office or industrial uses, and
neighborhood- serving businesses which are located in the
C -2 or C -RS zones. In addition, employers occupying
properties which have been developed at less than 75% of
the code maximum building area shall be exempt.
Temporary activities (less than 90 days).
The exemption provisions shall be reviewed by the
Commission after 1 year from the adoption of this
Chapter.
20.56.050
Requirements
Employers /occupants shall be required to prepare a TSM Plan
for submittal to the Planning Director according to the
compliance schedule established by the Planning Director
(Section 20.56.070). The applicant shall have discretion
to select among a range of program measures. However, the
following minimum measures shall be included:
A. Employee Transportation Coordinator
B. Informational and promotional programs
C. Establish and administer preferential parkin g program
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D. Develop and administer a personalized ridesharing
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program with a target trip reduction of either 20%
reduction in the base traffic generation level pro -
jected for the worksite based on the Institute of
Transportation Engineers Trip Generation 3rd. Edition,
or other source submitted by the applicant and approved
by the Planning Director, or a target Average Vehicle
Ridership (AVR) of 1.43 employees per commute vehicle,
which represents a 20 percent increase in vehicle
ridership from the estimated baseline AVR.
E. Monitoring and report to the Planning Director once
every 3 years. The report shall include (but need not
be limited to) (1) the name and phone number of the
ETC: (2) the number of employees at the worksite during
the normal business hours; (3) the estimated number of
vehicles used for commuting (excluding public transit);
(4) an identification of any objectives in the approved
TSM Plan which have not been achieved; (5) a descrip-
tion of proposed measures to remedy any deficiencies.
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20.56.060 Parking Incentives
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Existing employers may petition the Planning Director for
approval of parking reductions in on- and off -site loca-
tions commensurate with the level of trip reduction
proposed (up to a maximum of 158). A condition of approval
shall be submittal of a TSM Plan and that the applicant
shall enter into a written agreement with the City, pro-
viding that the applicant and all successors in interest
shall implement and maintain the approved TSM Plan or a
subsequently approved TSM Plan which complies with the
intent of this Chapter for the life of the project. The
agreement shall be in a form that may be recorded and
contain covenants which run with the land.
20.56.070 Implementation and Administration
Implementation shall be through a permit system admini-
stered by the Planning Department. The Planning Director
shall establish a phased compliance schedule with priority
given to: (1) new businesses; (2) business license re-
newals for companies employing 1,000 or more persons; (3)
business license renewals with 500 or more employees; (4)
business license renewals with 200 or more employees.
Companies with more than one business address shall be
permitted to file one TSM Plan to cover all sites. The
Planning Director shall also establish a compliance sched-
ule for multi- tenant complexes, based on total complex
size.
The Planning Department shall mail notice of requirements
to all businesses requiring a permit, based on the com-
pliance schedule. Notified parties shall submit their
proposed TSM Plan to the Planning Director within 45 days
of receipt of notification. A filing fee may be estab-
lished by Council Resolution to cover the cost of program
administration. The Planning Director shall administra-
tively review the TSM Plan and determine whether it
reasonably complies with trip reduction objectives and
standards specified herein.
The Planning Director shall have the authority to require
compliance audit to be prepared by any employer or Complex
Coordinator upon demonstration of a reasonable basis for
complaint relative to noncompliance with an approved TSM
Plan. No compliance audit shall be required more often
than once every 12 months. Said audit shall be submitted
to the Planning Director within 30 days of his request.
20.56.080 Off -Site Parking
Employers may, upon application and approval of the Planning
Director, use off -site parking as part of their TSM plans.
Off -site parking shall comply, at a minimum, with the
following requirements:
A minimum of 508 of all required parking must be
provided on -site.
Transportation from the satellite lot to the workplace
must be detailed as part of the TSM Plan.
Satellite lots must be tied to the site development
that they are meeting the parking requirements of
through a legal instrument, such as a covenant or deed
restriction."
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SECTION 5. The City Council hereby certifies the Negative
Declaration of Environmental Impact filed in this matter.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall become effective at
midnight on the thirtieth day from and after the final passage
and adoption hereof.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered
in the book of original ordinances of said city; shall make a
minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the
meeting at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall
within fifteen days after the passage and adoption thereof,
cause the same to be pubished once in the El Segundo Herald, a
weekly newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated
within said City of E1 Segundo and which is hereby designated
for that purpose.
1985. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 19th day of November,
Mayor of the City of E1 Se undo,
Californi
ATTEST:
lty clerk
(SEAL)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I Ronald L. Hart , . . , City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No, 1077
is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance No. 10,77 , , , , , of the said City of
El Segundo, California, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 20
(THE COMPREHENSIVEZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE
EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CHAPTER
20.08 (DEFINITIONS); CHAPTER 20.54 (ON -SITE
PARKING AND LOADING); AND ADDING CHAPTERS
20.55 (DEVELOPER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT) AND 20.56 (EMPLOYER /OCCUPANT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT) AND
CERTIFYING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THEREOF.
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed
by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
regular meeting of the said Council held on the .. 19 th, , day of .... NP,vembez
19..8.5 , , , , , , , and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers . ,Jacobson,,, Sc2;u1d , , Sipdek,,,
...... ?Pi.NPYPr. Arrostrvoe .................
NOES: Councilmembers••None• ..... ...................... ....
ABSENT: ................. SynadiPp's .... ...
................ ....
I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933
of the Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing Ordinance
No. 1077 , .. was duly and regularly published according to law and the order of
the City Council of said City in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of
general circulation, printed, published and circulated within s id City and that the
same was so published therein on the following date, to . • ,
y Clerk of the i Segun o, California
(SEAL)
By......... ...............................
Deputy