§ 21.64.010. Purpose and intent.

A.

The Legislature of the State of California has found that the lack of an integrated transportation system and the increase in the number of vehicles are causing traffic congestion that each day results in hundreds of thousands of hours lost in traffic, tons of pollutants released into the air and millions of dollars of added costs to the motoring public. It has, therefore, adopted legislation requiring the preparation and implementation of a Congestion Management Program ("CMP") by County Transportation Commissions or other public agencies of every County that includes an urbanized area.

B.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("MTA") is responsible for the preparation of the CMP for Los Angeles County ("County").

C.

The CMP must contain a trip reduction and travel demand management element that promotes alternative transportation methods, such as carpools, vanpools, transit, bicycles, walking and park-and-ride lots, improvement in the balance between jobs and housing, and other strategies, including flexible work hours, telecommuting and parking management programs.

D.

The County and every City within the County is required by State law to adopt and implement a Transportation Demand Management ("TDM") ordinance as an important element of the CMP to improve both congestion and air quality.

E.

LACTC must determine annually whether the County and cities within the County are conforming to the CMP, including the requirement to adopt and implement a TDM ordinance.

F.

The State Clean Air Act requires regions to attain a 1.5 vehicle occupancy during the commute period by the year 1999.

G.

This Chapter 21.64 is intended to comply with the CMP's requirements for a TDM ordinance. The requirements of South Coast Air Quality Management District ("District") Regulation XV, are separate from this Chapter, and administered by the District. Nothing herein is intended, nor shall it be construed, to limit or otherwise preclude employers from offering or providing additional inducements to use alternatives to single-occupant vehicles to their employees necessary to meet Regulation XV requirements.

H.

In order to use the existing and planned transportation infrastructure more efficiently, maintain or improve traffic levels of service, and lower motor vehicle emissions, it is the policy of the City to minimize the number of peak period vehicle trips generated by additional development, promote the use of alternative transportation, improve air quality and participate in regional and County-wide efforts to improve transportation demand management.

(Ord. C-7092 § 2 (part), 1993)