91-089 RESOLUTION NO. 91R-89
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ESTABLISHING
FACILITY STANDARDS TO BE MET BY
APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENTS PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 14.60.040.
WHEREAS, the city Council has heretofore adopted an
ordinance adding Chapter 14.60 to Title 14 of the Anaheim
Municipal Code relating to transportation demand, in an effort to
more efficiently utilize the existing and planned transportation
system and to reduce vehicle emissions; and
WHEREAS, Section 14.60.040 of Chapter 14.60 provides that
the City Council shall, by resolution, establish Facility
Standards to be included in the Site Development Plans for
Applicable Developments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the following improvements, if so determined by the
City Engineer, shall be included in Site Development Plans for
Applicable Developments:
a. Preferential Parking for Carpool Vehicles
1. At least 10% to 20% of the parking
spaces allotted to Employees shall be
reserved and designated for carpool
vehicles by marking such spaces "Carpool
Only", depending upon the number of
Employees who are carpooling candidates.
2. Carpool spaces shall be used only for vehicles in
which at least two of the persons will be
Employees or Tenants of the proposed project, or
where an agreement with other developments for
reciprocal carpool parking, in a form acceptable
to the City Engineer, has been established.
3. Such carpool spaces shall be located near the
building's employee entrance(s) or at other
preferential locations within the employee parking
areas as approved by the City Engineer, but shall
not affect the designation of certain spaces for
use by handicapped persons.
4. The total number of employee parking spaces shall
be determined by using the following factors by
type of use:
Percent Total Code-Required
Type of Use Parking Devoted to Employee Parking
Commercial 30%
Office/Professional 85%
Industrial 90%
- For uses not identified above, the total number
of employee parking spaces will be determined by
the City Engineer based on the actual allotment of
employee spaces.
b. Bicycle Parking and Shower Facilities
1. Bicycle parking or locker facilities shall be
provided in a secure location for use by Employees
or Tenants who commute to the site by bicycle.
The City Engineer shall determine whether
providing parking racks will meet this
requirement, or whether lockers will be required.
Sufficient facilities shall be provided to store
at least 5 bicycles for every 100 Employees or
fraction thereof.
2. A shower and locker room facility for Employees of
each sex shall be provided in each building of
100,000 or more gross square feet. For any
development containing 100,000 or more total
combined gross square feet, but which does not
contain any single building of 100,000 or more
gross square feet, the City Planning Commission
may approve a requirement imposed by the City
Engineer on such development to provide shower and
locker room facilities.
c. Information on Transportation Alternatives
1. A Transportation Information Center shall be
provided within each building of over 25,000 gross
square feet, offering Employees appropriate
information on available transportation
alternatives to the single-occupancy vehicle.
This area shall be centrally located and
accessible to all Employees or Tenants, and shall
be staffed in accordance with AQMD Regulation 15.
2. Information in the area shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
a. Current maps, routes and schedules for public
transit;
b. Ridesharing match lists;
~' c. Available employee incentives;
d. Ridesharing promotional material supplied by
commuter-oriented organizations.
d. Rideshare Vehicle Loading Areas
1. The need for, design, and location of passenger
loading areas to embark and disembark passengers
from rideshare vehicles shall be reviewed by the
city Engineer.
2. Passenger loading areas shall be of a size large
enough to accommodate the number of waiting
vehicles equivalent to the rate of at least five
spaces per every 100 of the parking spaces
required for the project.
3. The passenger loading areas shall be located as
close as possible to the building's employee
entrance(s), and should be designed in a manner
that does not impede vehicular circulation in the
parking area. These areas shall provide adequate
safety lighting and seating areas for waiting
passenger convenience.
e. Vanpool Vehicle Accessibility
~ 1. The design of all parking facilities shall
incorporate provisions for access and parking of
vanpool vehicles.
2. Where applicable, vanpool vehicle accessibility
shall include a minimum 8'2" vertical clearance
for those parking spaces and ramps to be used by
such vehicles.
3. Vanpool parking spaces shall be located near the
building's employee entrance(s) or other
preferential locations as approved by the City
Engineer.
4. Vanpool parking spaces shall be provided at the
rate of at least 2 spaces per every 100 of the
total employee parking spaces required as
determined in subsection A.1. above.
f. Bus Stop Improvements
1. Bus stop improvements including bus pullouts, bus
pads, and rights-of-way for bus shelters shall be
required for all Applicable Developments located
along high traffic volume streets and established
bus routes. Sidewalks or other paved pathways
following direct and safe routes from the external
pedestrian circulation system to each building in
the Development shall be provided.
2. Bus stop improvements shall be determined in
conformance with standard traffic engineering
principles including, but not limited to, the
following:
a. The frequency and relative impact of blocked
traffic due to stopped buses;
b. The level of transit ridership at the
location.
2. Capitalized terms used in this resolution shall have the
meanings as set forth in Section 14.60.020 of the Anaheim
Municipal Code.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 2nd day of April ,
1991.
ATTEST~
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 91R-89 was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council held on the 2nd day of
April, 1991, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Simpson, Daly, Pickler and Ehrle
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Hunter
AND I FURTHER certify that the Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Anaheim signed said
Resolution No. 91R-89 on the 3rd day of April, 1991.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Anaheim this 3rd day of April, 1991.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 91R-89, duly passed and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Anaheim on April 2, 1991.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM