HomeMy WebLinkAbout857 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 857
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM
A. Recitals.
1. On May 19, 2010, the City of Rancho Cucamonga adopted the 2010 General Plan,
which set forth policies and goals to encourage Complete Streets through the Community Mobility
Section of the General Plan.
2. Chapter 3 (Community Mobility) of the City of Rancho Cucamonga's General Plan
includes Goal CM-1 to: "Provide an integrated and balanced multi-modal transportation network of
Complete Streets to meet the needs of all users and transportation modes," and Policies CM-1.1,
CM-1.2, CM-1.3,CM-1.4, CM-1.5,CM-1.6,CM-2.1, CM-3.1, CM-3.2,CM-3.6,CM-3.7, CM-3.10,CM-
3.11, CM-3.12, CM-3.14, CM-3.15, CM-4.1, CM-4.2, CM-5.3, CM-5.4, and CM-6.2 to implement the
City of Rancho Cucamonga's goal of providing Complete Streets.
3. Adoption of this Ordinance will implement the Goals and Policies of Chapter 3
(Community Mobility)of the City of Rancho Cucamonga General Plan to provide Complete Streets.
4. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
B. Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby finds,determines,
and ordains as follows:
1. Recitals. The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth
in the Recitals, Part A, of this Ordinance are true and correct.
2. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to implement the General Plan's
goals of providing Complete Streets and to enable the streets of Rancho Cucamonga to provide
safe, convenient, and comfortable routes for walking, bicycling, and public transportation that
encourage increased use of these modes of transportation, enable convenient travel as part of daily
activities, improve the public welfare by addressing a wide array of health and environmental
problems, and meet the needs of all users of the streets, including bicyclists, children, persons with
disabilities, pedestrians, users of public transportation, and seniors, while continuing to maintain a
safe and effective transportation system for motorists and movers of commercial goods.
3. Definitions. The following words and phrases, whenever used in this Ordinance,
shall have the meanings defined in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
a. "Complete Streets Infrastructure"means design features that contribute to a
safe, convenient, or comfortable travel experience for Users, including but not limited to features
such as: sidewalks; shared use paths; bicycle lanes; equestrian trails, automobile lanes; paved
shoulders; street trees, landscaping and planting strips, including native plants where possible;
curbs; accessible curb ramps; crosswalks; pedestrian and traffic signals, including countdown and
accessible signals; signage, including pedestrian-oriented signs; pedestrian-scale lighting; street
furniture and benches; bicycle parking facilities; public transportation stops and facilities; transit
priority signalization and traffic calming devices
b. "Street"means any right of way, public or private On new construction areas),
including arterials, connectors, alleys,ways, lanes, and roadways by any other designation, as well
as bridges, tunnels, and any other portions of the transportation network.
c. "Street Project"means the construction, reconstruction, retrofit, maintenance
of any Street, and includes the planning, design, approval and construction.
d. "Users" mean individuals that use Streets, including bicyclists, children,
persons with disabilities, motorists, movers of commercial goods, pedestrians, users of public
transportation, seniors, youth, and families.
4. Infrastructure Required for Safe Travel.
a. The City will make Complete Streets practices a routine part of everyday
operations, approach every transportation project and program as an opportunity to improve public
and private Streets and the transportation network for all Users, and work in coordination with other
departments, agencies, and jurisdictions to achieve Complete Streets.
b. Consistent with the General Plan, and or approved Specific Plan,every Street
Project on public or private Streets will incorporate Complete Streets Infrastructure sufficient to
enable reasonably safe travel along and across the right of way for each category of Users;
provided, however,that such infrastructure may be excluded, upon written approval by City Engineer
or his designee where documentation and supporting data indicate one of the following bases for
the exemption:
1. Use by a specific category of Users is prohibited by law;
2. The cost would be excessively disproportionate to the need or
probable future use over the long term;
3. There is an absence of current and future need; or
4. Significant adverse impacts outweigh the positive effects of the
infrastructure.
c. The City Engineer will provide an annual report to the City Council listing the
public and private Street Projects undertaken in the past year and briefly summarizing the Complete
Streets Infrastructure used in those projects and, if applicable, the basis for excluding Complete
Streets Infrastructure from those projects.
e. If the safety and convenience of Users can be improved within the scope of
pavement resurfacing, restriping, or signalization operations on public or private Streets, such
projects may include Complete Streets Infrastructure to increase safety for Users.
f. The Planning Department and Engineering Services Department shall review
existing plans, zoning, and subdivision codes, laws, procedures, rules, regulations, guidelines,
programs, templates, and design manuals including the Trail Implementation Plan, Development
Code, General Plan, Standard Drawings for Public Improvements, and Standard Conditions to
ensure consistency with the General Plan.
g. The Engineering Services Department shall develop or revise street
standards and design manuals, including cross-section templates and design treatment details, to
ensure that standards support and do not impede Complete Streets. The Engineering Services
Department shall coordinate design guidelines with street classifications and revise them to include
Complete Streets Infrastructure, such as bicycle lanes, sidewalks, street crossings, and planting
strips. Such revisions may be coordinated with revisions to the Development Code, Trail
Implementation Plan, Development Code, General Plan, Standard Drawings for Public
Improvements, and Standard Conditions.
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h. The Building and Safety Services Department and Engineering Services
Department shall ensure that sidewalks, crosswalks, public transportation stops and facilities, and
other aspects of the transportation right of way are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities
Act, and shall ensure that the City of Rancho Cucamonga ADA Transition Plan includes a
prioritization method for enhancements, and shall revise if necessary.
The Planning Department and Engineering Services Department shall
continue to require street infrastructure consistent with the General Design Guidelines of the
Development Code and consistent with the policies of the General Plan regarding Complete Streets
that encourage and create pedestrian-oriented activities.
j. The Planning and Engineering Services Departments shall continue to
implement the General Plan Policies and goals to encourage Complete Street Infrastructure
including connecting transit opportunities, pedestrian friendly commercial streets, and goals for
future transportation opportunities like Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
k. The City will make training available to Planning, Engineering, and Public
Works personnel regarding the implementation and integration of multimodal infrastructure and
techniques.
5. Performance Measures and Implementation.
a. The City will evaluate how well City streets are serving each category of Users
through the following data collection and performance measures:
1. Total miles of on-street bikeways defined by streets with clearly marked or signed
bicycle accommodation.
2. Total miles of streets with pedestrian accommodation.
3. Number of missing or non-compliant curb ramps along City streets.
4. Number of new trees planted along City streets
5. Number and severity of pedestrian-vehicle and bicycle-vehicle crashes.
6. Number of pedestrian-vehicle and bicycle-vehicle fatalities.
7. Track Fitnessgram data of students from school districts in Rancho Cucamonga.
8. Comprehensive Citywide sidewalk inventory.
9. Sales tax revenue.
10. Total miles of pedestrian trails throughout the City.
11. Number of truncated domes on sidewalks to support visually impaired residents.
12. Amount of air pollution (in tons) caused by automobiles.
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b. The City shall conduct targeted outreach and encourage public participation in
its decisions concerning street design and use. Community input includes:
1. Trails Advisory Committee.
2. Park and Recreation Commission.
c. The City will institute the following implementation strategy with this Complete
Streets policy:
1. Advisory Group. The City will establish an inter-departmental advisory
committee to oversee the implementation of this policy. The committee will include members of
Public Works, Community Services Development, Engineering Services Department, Planning
Department, and City Manager's office from the City of Rancho Cucamonga. The committee may
include representatives from the bicycling, youth and elderly community, and other advocacy
organizations, as relevant. This committee will meet no less than twice per year and evaluate the
City's progress and provide advice on implementation.
2. Capital Improvement Project Prioritization. The City will reevaluate
Capital Improvement Projects prioritization to encourage implementation of bicycle, pedestrian,and
transit improvements.
3. Safe Routes to School Plan. The City will maintain and update a Safe
Routes to School Plan and continue to encourage local community member participation.
4. Other Plans. The City will maintain and update a Bicycle
Transportation Plan, an Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan, Capital Improvement
Program, and an approved Street Tree list and a Tree Preservation Ordinance.
5. Pedestrian Safety Campaign. The City will maintain and support a
comprehensive pedestrian safety campaign. This plan engages local community members, City
Leaders, and law enforcement to encourage safe walking and biking throughout the City.Campaign
messages (i.e. graphic elements, road markings, signs) will support pedestrian safety efforts.
6. Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2020 Forecast Plan. The City, in
coordination with SANBAG, shall maintain and update the San Bernardino County Regional
Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2020 Forecast report to identify amount and trends in
automobile air pollution.
7. Storm Water Management. The City will prepare and implement a
plan to transition to sustainable storm water management techniques along our streets.
8. Traffic Sign Inventory. The City will maintain an inventory of all signs
located throughout the city.
9. Staff Training. The City will train Advisory Group members and City
staff on the content of the Complete Streets principles and best practices for implementing the
policy.
10. Coordination. The City will utilize inter-departmental project
coordination to promote the most responsible and efficient use of fiscal resources for activities that
occur within the public right of way.
11. Funding. The City will actively seek sources of appropriate funding to
implement Complete Streets.
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12. All initial planning and design studies, health impact assessments,
environmental reviews, and other project reviews for projects requiring funding or approval by the
City shall: (1)evaluate the effect of the proposed project on safe, comfortable,and convenient travel
by all Users, and (2) identify measures to mitigate any adverse impacts on such travel that are
identified.
6. Statutory Construction and Severability.
a. This Ordinance shall be construed so as not to conflict with applicable federal
or state laws, rules, or regulations. Nothing in this Ordinance authorizes the City to impose any
duties or obligations in conflict with limitations on local authority established by federal or state law at
the time such action is taken.
b. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is,for any reason, deemed or held by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction,
to be invalid or unconstitutional or preempted by legislative enactment,such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it
would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or
words thereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases,
or words might subsequently be held preempted or unconstitutional.
c. This Ordinance is intended to implement the Complete Streets Goals and
Policies of the 2010 General Plan and is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and the Guidelines promulgated thereunder,
pursuant to Section 21080.17 of the Public Resource Code and Section 15282(i) of Division 6 Title
14 of the California Code of Regulation.
7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published in accordance with all applicable legal requirements.
Please see the following page
for formal adoption,certification and signatures
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 19'" day of December 2012.
AYES: Alexander, Michael, Spagnolo, Steinorth, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
L. Dennis Michael, Mayor
ATTEST:
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ice C.. Reynolds, C Clerk
I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting of
the Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 5th day of December 2012, and was
passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 19th
day of December 2012.
Executed this 20th day of December 2012, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
nice C. Reyolds, Ci Clerk
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