Ordinance 1925-93 - Laserfiche WebLink

For example, the Everett-Mukilteo CTR zone has a base year value of 8.5 VMT per employee and a proportion of SOV trips of 0.80. The goals for employers that had TDM programs prior to the base year would be adjusted as follows: VMT per Employee Proportion of SOV trips 1992 base year value 8.5 0.80 1995 zone goal (15 percent 7.2 0.68 reduction) 1995 goal w/credit (12 7.5 0.704 percent reduction) In the above example, an employer with a TDM program prior to 1992 could receive program exemption credit if its VMT per employee is 7.5 or lower and its SOV rate is 0.704 or lower. The employer must also commit in writing to continue the current TDM program. Process To Apply for Program Exemption or Modification Affected employers may apply for program exemption credit for the results of past or current TDM efforts. Affected employers can apply for program exemption credit in their initial program description or as part of any other annual report to the City of Everett. Application shall include results from a survey of employees, or equivalent information that establishes the applicant's VMT per employee and proportion of SOV trips. Employers that apply for credit and whose VMT per employee and proportion of SOV trips are equal to or less than zone goals for one or more future goal years, and commit in writing to continue their current level of effort, shall be exempt from the requirements of the ordinance except for the requirements to report performance in 1995, 1997, and 1999. For example, if an employer currently has a VMT of 7.4 and an SOV rate of 0.690, they would be able to apply for the three percent credit and commit to continiuing their current level of effort. If any of these reports indicate the employer does not satisfy the next applicable goal, the employer shall immediately become subject to all requirements of the CTR ordinance. An affected employer may request that the City grant an exemption from all CTR program requirements or penalties for a particular worksite. The employer must demonstrate that it would experience undue hardship complying with the requirements of the ordinance as a result of the characteristics of its business, its work force, or its location(s). An exemption may be granted if and only if the affected employer demonstrates that it faces an extraordinary circumstance, such as bankruptcy, and is unable to implement any measures that could reduce the proportion of SOV trips and VMT per employee. Employers contemplating exemption requests should notify the City in advance of program submission, and should negotiate a good-faith effort to comply with some of the required elements of the law. Exemptions may be granted by the City during the annual program review process. Everett will review all employers receiving exemptions as part of the annual review 7