REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Introduce an Ordinance to Add a new Chapter 19.45 (Residential Transportation Demand Management) to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Adopt a Resolution Creating the Multi-family Residential Transportation Demand Management Program (Study Issue-Planning File 2015-7150), Rescind Council Policy 1.1.15 (Residential Transportation Demand Management), and Find that these Actions are Exempt from CEQA.
Report
SUMMARY OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
This item was considered by the Planning Commission at their August 22, 2016 hearing. Staff answered questions from the Commissioners and discussed the proposed Multi-Family Residential Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program point system versus a trip reduction approach. One member of the public spoke in favor of the proposed program.
The Planning Commission recommended introduction of an ordinance and adoption of a resolution to create the Multi-Family Residential TDM Program with one modification to the staff recommendation: Require property owners and homeowner associations to monitor (through driveway counts) trips to and from all new multi-family residential complex 10 units or greater every year for the first 10 years to evaluate the effectiveness of the TDM Program.
Staff does not recommend incorporating the suggested change from the Planning Commission based on the following reasons:
* Proposed plan does not include trip reduction requirements: The proposed TDM Program is similar to the green building program in the City; applicants choose the most appropriate TDM measures for their project from a prescribed list. This approach does not include trip reduction requirements; therefore, the results of the driveway counts would be informational only and could not be directly used to determine program success. If the City determines that collection of this data would be beneficial, the City could fund driveway counts on larger properties when staff time permits and the data could be ...
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