PC 2009/03/16-Workshop SB 375City of Anaheim Planning
Commission Workshop
March 16, 2009
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Effective January 1, 2009
Intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions resulting from vehicle miles traveled
(VMT) by automobiles and light trucks through
changes in land use patterns and transportation
investment.
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CARB to set statewide and regional GHG
emission reduction targets
VMT reductions are the only means to measure
the reduction of GHG emissions.
Changes in land use and transportation
investment are the only measures to
demonstrate reduced VMT.
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Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) –A
new element of the Regional Transportation Plan
(RTP)
Changes to the Regional Housing Needs
Allocation (RHNA) process and alignment with
the SCS
Some CEQA relief for residential projects that
develop consistent with the SCS
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Growth projection
Land use map with location, density and intensity
Best available data on open space and farmland
Must be internally consistent with the other parts
of the RTP
Identify whether the SCS land use pattern and
transportation system can achieve the GHG
targets
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Region must prepare an Alternative Planning
Scenario (APS) that:
Identifies why SCS cannot meet the target and
what is needed to achieve the target
Identifies a land use and transportation scenario
that would achieve the GHG emissions target
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SCS will be prepared over the next 3 years and
adopted with the Regional Transportation Plan in
2012
Shift of growth from the inland communities to
coastal communities
SCAG is half of state and may assume half of
state target of 5 MMTCO2E or 2.5 MMTCO2E
Transportation projects MAY be affected. Land
uses may change.
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Working on this now
Participating in discussions and working groups
to develop methodologies
Coordinating with OCTA, OCCOG and SCAG to
develop the City’s growth projection that will be
incorporated into the SCS
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