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RESOLUTION 93- 5590
A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF
THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING A LAND
USE
ANALYSIS PROGRAM THAT
INCORPORATES
A TRANSPORTATION IMPACT
ANALYSIS INTO THE CITY'S
ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW PROCEDURES
IN
CONFORMANCE WITH THE 1992
CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR
LOS
ANGELES COUNTY
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach,
California held a meeting on this matter and made the following
findings:
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;
and
B. The Legislature has 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; and
C. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("MTA") is
responsible for the preparation of the CMP for Los Angeles
County ("County"); and
D. The CMP requires all local jurisdictions to adopt a Land Use
Analysis Program by April 1, 1993 to analyze the potential
impacts of local land use decisions on the regional
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transportation system, including an estimate of the cost of
mitigating associated impacts, which shall rely on the
procedural guidelines already established by the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"); and
E. The CMP states that the Land Use Analysis Program requirement
shall only apply to development projects that must prepare an
environmental impact report ("EIR"), pursuant to a
determination by the local jurisdiction, and that the Land
Use Analysis Program shall incorporate into the EIR a
Transportation Impact Analysis ("TIA") that meets the
specific guidelines contained in Appendix D of the CMP; and
F. MTA must determine annually whether the County and local
jurisdictions within the County are conforming to the CMP,
including the requirement for the incorporation of a Land Use
Analysis Program, which includes the TIA requirements, into
the local environmental review process; and
G. This resolution is intended to comply with the CMP
requirement for a local Land Use Analysis Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Hermosa Beach, California, does hereby approve the
following Land Use Analysis Program to be incorporated into the
City's environmental review procedures:
SECTION I Purpose and Objectives
The purpose of this Land Use Analysis Program is to ensure that
the City considers potential regional transportation impacts of
new development projects through the land use approval process.
The Land Use Analysis Program is designed to build on the
existing California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") procedural
guidelines by identifying the impact of new developments on the
regional highway system in an environmental impact report
("EIR"). This program is intended as an information sharing
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program to improve communication between jurisdictions regarding
the impact of new development on the CMP transportation system.
Consistent with CMP statute, this Land Use Analysis Program has
the following objectives:
1. Reaffirming the City's responsibility as "lead agency"
as defined by CEQA in local land use approval decisions.
2. Establishing a program which can be integrated into the
City's existing environmental review procedures.
3. Promoting increased inter -jurisdictional coordination in
evaluating and mitigating land use impacts.
4. Encouraging consistent analysis of regional impacts and
dissemination of this information through the CEQA
process.
SECTION II Projects Subject to the Land Use Analysis Program
All development projects which the City determines are required
under CEQA to prepare an EIR shall be subject to the Land Use
Analysis Program as a local development entitlement requirement.
The Land Use Analysis Program requires the City as "lead agency"
to identify and consult with all regional and municipal
fixed -route transit operators providing service to the project.
Pursuant to the provisions of CEQA, the City shall send a copy of
the project Notice of Preparation ("NOP") to MTA and all affected
transit operators in order to solicit comments on the project's
potential impacts on the CMP transportation system.
As a condition of project approval, the project EIRs shall
incorporate a CMP Transportation Impact Analysis ("TIA") as a
compliance requirement for the Land Use Analysis Program.
Exemptions to the TIA requirements include the following:
1. Projects that entered into a development agreement with
the City prior to July 10, 1989. Development agreements
are obligations entered into on the part of a developer
and a jurisdiction as specified under Section 65864 of
the California Government Code.
2. Traffic generated by low and very low income housing.
Definitions of low and very low income housing are
provided by the California Department of Housing and
Community Development as follows:
Low Income: equal to or less than 80% of the median
county income, with adjustments for family size.
Very Low Income: equal to or less than 50% of the
median county income, with adjustments for family size.
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3. High density residential developments located within
one-quarter mile of a fixed rail passenger station, if
any. State statute defines "high density" as equal to
or greater than 120% of the maximum residential density
allowed under the City's General Plan and zoning
ordinance.
4. Mixed use developments located within one-quarter mile
of a fixed rail passenger station, if any, if more than
half of the land area, or floor area, of the mixed use
development is used for high density residential
housing, as determined by the City. Mixed use
development is defined by State statute as development
which integrates compatible commercial or retail uses,
or both, with residential uses, and which, due to the
proximity of job locations, shopping opportunities, and
residences, will minimize new trip generation.
5. Projects for which a NOP was prepared and distributed
pursuant to CEQA prior to the local jurisdiction's
adoption of the Land Use Analysis Program.
Phased development projects, or development projects requiring
subsequent approvals, need not repeat this process as long as no
significant changes are to the project, subject to the
determination of the City.
SECTION III Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) Procedures
The provisions of the Land Use Analysis Program and TIA
requirements shall only apply to those projects which require the
preparation of an EIR, as determined by the City in accordance
with the CEQA guidelines. This analysis shall be documented
within the project EIR. The specific TIA guidelines are
contained in Appendix D of the CMP, which are generally
summarized as follows:
1. The City, acting as the lead agency under CEQA makes a
determination that an EIR is necessary for a proposed
project and notifies the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority ("MTA") through the NOP process. In addition,
area transit operators are consulted regarding potential
project impacts to the transit system.
2. Existing traffic volumes and levels of service ("LOS")
shall be documented in the EIR.
3. Traffic generation estimates shall be performed,
conforming to the procedures of the current edition of
Trip Generation by the Institute of Transportation
Engineers.
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4. Trip distribution by manual/assignment shall be made
using the generalized trip distribution factors
contained in Appendix D of the CMP.
5. An analysis of the project's potential traffic impacts
shall be conducted utilizing the guidelines contained in
Appendix D of the CMP.
6. Significant impacts that may occur as a result of the
project shall be determined. For the purposes of the
CMP, a significant impact would occur if the proposed
project could increase traffic demand on Pacific Coast
Highway by 2% of capacity that would create a LOS of F
or worsen an existing LOS of F.
7. Measures which would mitigate significant impacts
identified by the TIA shall be investigated. Such
mitigation measures must consider significant impacts of
the proposed project on neighboring jurisdictions.
8. Cost estimates, including the fair share costs to
mitigate significant impacts of the proposed project,
shall be developed, indicating the responsible agency in
charge of implementing each mitigation measure.
PASSED,--A~-1�D, and ADOPTED this 9th day of February, 1993.
PRESIDEN o the City Counc
Hermosa a California
ATTEST :
ITY CLERK
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and MAYOR of the City of
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
. ��CITY ATTORNEY
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH )
I, Naoma Valdes, Deputy City Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 93-5590 was duly and
regularly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular meeting of said
Council at the regular meeting place thereof on February
09, 1993.
Thevote was as follows:
AYES: Benz, Edgerton, Essertier, Midstokke, Mayor Wiemans
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ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
DATED: February 11, 1993
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Deputy City Clerk