18.10.040 Responsibilities of residential developers and developments.
A. All developers of applicable new residential developments with twenty-five or more units must submit a trip reduction checklist as part of the plan check process prior to the issuance of a development permit. The checklist shall identify proposed design elements and facilities that encourage alternative transportation usage by residents of the development.
B. The city shall consider the nature and size of the project when reviewing the trip reduction checklist and determine the necessary programs as part of the permit approval process. After review of the trip reduction checklist prepared by the developer, the city may require, but not be limited to, one or more of the following programs:
1. Provide ridesharing, public transportation and nearby licensed child care facility information to tenants/buyers as part of move-in materials;
2. Print transit scheduling information on all promotional material;
3. Install bicycle facilities, such as bicycle racks and bicycle lanes, paths or routes, where appropriate;
4. Provide bus pull-outs, pedestrian access, transit stops, shelters and amenities as part of the project site plan, as described in the MST Development Review Guidebook or subsequent documents if the development is on a current or proposed transit route;
5. Provide locked and secure transportation information centers or kiosks with bus route/schedule information, as part of common areas if the development is on a current or proposed transit route;
6. Provide pedestrian facilities linking transit stops and common areas;
7. Provide resources for site amenities that reduce vehicular tripmaking;
8. Provide park-and-ride facilities;
9. Provide on-site child care facilities;
10. Implement local TSM improvements defined as shuttle bus services/buspools or improved transit service as part of the development;
11. Include facilities to encourage telecommuting;
12. Assess trip generation fees with proceeds to go toward provision of transit service, transportation management associations, ridesharing services and other alternative transportation services;
13. Encourage mixed land use projects designed to reduce the length and number of vehicle trips;
14. Improve pedestrian and bicycle systems;
15. Encourage transit and pedestrian-oriented design;
16. The city may require other measures to be added to or substituted for any or all of the above to achieve the intent of this chapter. (Ord. 93-5 § 1, 1993)