Ordinance 4058ORDINANCE NO.4058
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING EDMONDS COMMUTE TRIP
REDUCTION (CTR) PLAN AND IMPLEMENTING MEASURES
AS REQUIRED BY RCW 70.94.527 BY AMENDING CHAPTER
17.95 OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, increases in the amount and rate of urban growth within the City of
Edmonds has directly contributed to higher levels of traffic congestion and delay; and
WHEREAS, the public's health, safety, and welfare are threatened by increases in
vehicular travel and petroleum consumption that negatively impact traffic safety, air
quality, and neighborhood noise levels; and
WHEREAS, traffic congestion and delay harm the City's economy by impeding
the delivery of goods and services and causing working hours to be lost; and
WHEREAS, the legislature has enacted the Commute Trip Reduction Law (RCW
70.94.521-555), which requires the City to establish commute trip reduction plans that
require affected employers to prepare commute trip reduction programs for their
employees; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, the previous Commute Trip Reduction Plan expired and the
Commute Trip Reduction Efficiency Act was enacted with new guidelines, requiring the
adoption of a new Commute Trip Reduction Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1: Chapter 17.95 of the Edmonds City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows (text below to replace current text):
Chapter 17.95
COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION
Sections:
17.95.010
Title.
17.95.020
Jurisdiction.
17.95.030
Purpose.
17.95.040
Administration.
17.95.050
Definitions.
17.95.060
City's CTR plan.
17.95.070
Responsible city agency.
17.95.080
Applicability —Timeline for compliance.
17.95.090
Requirements for employers.
17.95.100
Record keeping.
17.95.110
Schedule and process for CTR reports.
17.95.120
Enforcement.
17.95.130
Exemptions and goal modifications.
17.95.140
Appeals.
17.95.010 Title.
The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as the "commute trip reduction ordinance
of Edmonds."
17.95.020 Jurisdiction.
The requirements set forth in this chapter shall apply to all major employers at any single
worksite within the incorporated area.
17.95.030 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to comply with statewide Commute Trip Reduction Law of 1991
(RCW 70.94.521 through 70.94.555; Chapter 202, Laws of 1991) as amended in 2006 by the
Commute Trip Reduction Efficiency Act. The commute trip reduction ordinance shall not be used
as a substitute for reviews of projects under other city requirements for compliance with the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
17.95.040 Administration.
The Employee Transportation Coordinator or designee shall have the duty and responsibility to
administer the provisions of this chapter with the authority to promulgate rules and regulations to
implement and administer this chapter.
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17.95.050 Definitions.
A. "Affected employee" means a full-time employee who begins their regular work day at a
major employer worksite between six a.m. and nine a.m. (inclusive) on two or more weekdays for
at least twelve continuous months. For the purpose of defining affected employees the following
apply:
1. A full-time employee is a person other than an independent contractor, scheduled to
be employed on a continuous basis for fifty-two weeks for an average of at least thirty-five
hours per week.
2. The employee will only be counted at his or her primary worksite.
3. Seasonal agricultural employees, including seasonal employees of processors of
agricultural products, are excluded from the count of affected employees.
B. "Affected urban growth area" means:
1. An urban growth area, designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110, whose boundaries
contain a state highway segment exceeding the one hundred person hours of delay
threshold calculated by the Washington State Department of Transportation, and any
contiguous urban growth areas; and
2. An urban growth area, designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110, containing a
jurisdiction with a population over seventy thousand that adopted a commute trip
reduction ordinance before the year 2000, and any contiguous urban growth areas; or
3. An urban growth area identified by the Washington State Department of
Transportation as listed in WAC 468-63-020(2)(b).
C. "Alternative mode" means any means of commute transportation other than that in which
the drive -alone motor vehicle is the dominant mode, including teleworking and compressed work
weeks if they result in reducing commute trips.
D. "Alternative work schedules" means work schedules which allow employees to work their
required hours outside of the traditional Monday through Friday eight a.m. to five p.m. schedule.
Programs such as compressed work weeks that eliminate work days for affected employees are an
example.
E. "Baseline data collection" means the collection of employee trip data at a major worksite
to determine the non -drive alone trips per employee at the worksite. The jurisdiction uses these
measurements to develop commute trip reduction targets for the major employer. The baseline
measurements must be implemented in a manner that meets the requirements and timeframe
specified by the city.
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F. "Carpool" means a motor vehicle occupied by at least two people traveling together for
their commute trip that results in the reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle commute trip.
G. "City" means the city of Edmonds.
H. "Commute trip" means trips made from a worker's home to a worksite during the peak
time of six a.m. to nine a.m. (inclusive) on weekdays.
I. "Commuter matching service" means a system that assists in matching commuters for the
purpose of commuting together, such as RideshareOnline.com.
J. "Compressed work week" means an alternative work schedule, in accordance with
employer policy, that regularly allows a full-time employee to eliminate at least one work day
every two weeks by working longer hours during the remaining days, resulting in fewer commute
trips by the employee. This definition is primarily intended to include weekly and bi-weekly
arrangements, the most typical being four ten-hour days or eighty hours in nine days, but may
also include other arrangements.
K. "CTR law" means a law passed in 1991 (Chapter 202, Laws of 1991), amended in 2006
and codified in RCW 70.94.521 through 70.94.555 requiring each county containing an urban
growth area, designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.I 10, and each city within an urban growth area
with a state highway segment exceeding the one hundred person hours of delay threshold
calculated by the department of transportation, as well as those counties and cities located in any
contiguous urban growth areas, to adopt a commute trip reduction plan and ordinance for major
employers in the affected urban growth area.
L. "CTR plan" means the city of Edmonds plan and ordinance to regulate and administer the
CTR programs of major employers within its jurisdiction.
A "CTR program" means an employer's strategies to increase affected employees' non -drive
alone trips.
N. "Employer" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, unincorporated
association, cooperative, joint venture, agency, department, district, or other individual or entity,
whether public, nonprofit, or private, that employs workers.
O. "ETC" means employer transportation coordinator as required pursuant to RCW
70.94.531(3).
P. "Flex -time" means an employer policy allowing individual employees some flexibility in
choosing the time, but not the number, of their working hours to facilitate the use of alternative
modes.
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Q. "Full-time employee" means a person, other than an independent contractor, scheduled to
be employed on a continuous basis for fifty-two weeks for an average of at least thirty-five hours
per week on two or more weekdays per week.
R. "Goals" means the established criteria for measuring effectiveness of employer programs
as outlined in the Edmonds CTR plan.
S. "Good faith effort" means that an employer has met the minimum requirements identified
in RCW 70.94.531 and this chapter, and is working collaboratively with the city to continue its
existing CTR program or is developing and implementing program modifications likely to result
in improvements to its CTR program over an agreed -upon length of time.
T. "Implementation" means active pursuit by an employer of the CTR goals of RCW
70.94.521 through 70.94.555, this chapter and the CTR plan as evidenced by appointment of a
transportation coordinator, distribution of information to employees regarding alternatives for
non -drive alone commuting, and commencement of other measures according to its approved
CTR program and schedule.
U. "Major employer" means a private or public employer, including state agencies, that
employs one hundred or more full-time affected employees at a single worksite who begin their
regular workday between six a.m. and nine a.m. on at least two weekdays each week for at least
twelve continuous months.
V. "Major worksite" or "worksite" means a building or group of buildings that are on
physically contiguous parcels of land or on parcels of land separated solely by private or public
roadways or rights -of -way, and at which there are one hundred or more full-time affected
employees.
W. "Mode" means the means of transportation used by employees, such as drive -alone motor
vehicle, rideshare vehicle (carpool, vanpool), transit, ferry, bicycle, walking, compressed work
schedule and teleworking.
X. "Notice" means written communication delivered via the United States Postal Service
with receipt deemed accepted three days following the day on which the notice was deposited
with the postal service unless the third day falls on a weekend or legal holiday in which case the
notice is deemed accepted the day after the weekend or legal holiday.
Y. "Single -occupant vehicle (SOV)" means a motor vehicle occupied by one employee for
commute purposes, including a motorcycle. If there are other passengers occupying the motor
vehicles, but the ages of these passengers are under sixteen, the motor vehicle is still considered a
single -occupant vehicle for measurement purposes.
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Z. "Target" means a quantifiable or measurable value that is expressed as a desired level of
performance, against which actual achievement can be compared in order to assess progress, such
as increase in non -drive alone trips.
AA. "Teleworking" means the use of telephones, computers, or other similar technology to
permit an employee to work anywhere at any time, eliminating a commute trip, or to work from a
work place closer to home, reducing the distance traveled in a commute trip by at least half.
BB. "Transit" means a multiple -occupant vehicle operated on a for -hire, shared -ride basis,
including bus, ferry, rail, shared -ride taxi, shuttle bus, or vanpool.
CC. "Vanpool" means a vehicle occupied by from five to fifteen people traveling together for
their commute trip that results in the reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle trip.
DD. "Voluntary worksite" means the physical location occupied by an employer that is
voluntarily implementing a CTR program.
EE. "Week" means a seven-day calendar period starting on Monday and continuing through
Sunday.
FF. "Weekday" means any day of the week except Saturday or Sunday.
GG. "Writing," "written," or in "writing" means original written signed and dated documents
delivered via the United States Postal Service or email.
17.95.060 City's CTR plan.
The city's CTR plan, as approved and adopted in 2008, set forth in the ordinance codified in this
chapter as Exhibit B, is adopted wholly and incorporated herein by reference.
17.95.070 Responsible city agency.
The city is responsible for implementing this chapter. The CTR plan and the city CTR program
should be identified together with any authority necessary to carry out such responsibilities such
as rule making or certain administrative decisions.
17.95.080 Applicability —Timeline for compliance.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any major employer or voluntary worksite within the
corporate limits of the city.
A. In addition to city's established public notification for adoption of an ordinance, a
notice of availability of a summary of the ordinance codified in this chapter, a notice of
the requirements and criteria for major employers to comply with said ordinance, and
subsequent revisions shall be published at least once in the city's official newspaper not
more than thirty days after passage of said ordinance or revisions.
B. Major employers located in the city are to receive written notification that they are
subject to this chapter. Such notice shall be addressed to the company's chief executive
officer, senior official, or CTR manager at the worksite. The major employer shall
perform baseline data collection within ninety days of notification. After the results of the
baseline data are provided to the major employer, the major employer shall submit a CTR
program to the city within ninety days.
C. Major employers that, for whatever reason, do not receive notice within thirty days of
passage of the ordinance codified in this chapter and are either notified or identify
themselves to the city within ninety days of the passage of said ordinance shall perform
baseline data collection within ninety days of notification and the major employer shall
submit a CTR program within ninety days of receipt of the baseline data results.
D. New Major Employers. Employers that meet the definition of "major employer" in
this chapter must identify themselves to the city within ninety days of either moving into
the boundaries of the city or growing in employment at a worksite to one hundred or more
affected employees. Such employers shall complete baseline data collection within ninety
days of identification as a major employer and shall submit a CTR program within ninety
days of the baseline data results. The CTR program will be developed in consultation with
the city and implemented not more than ninety days after the program's approval.
Employers who do not implement an approved CTR program according to this section are
in violation of this chapter.
E. Change in Status as a Major Employer. Any of the following changes in an
employer's status will change the employer's CTR program requirements:
1. If an employer initially designated as a major employer no longer employs one
hundred or more affected employees and expects not to employ one hundred or
more affected employees for the next twelve months, that employer is no longer a
major employer. It is the responsibility of the employer to notify the city that it is
no longer a major employer.
2. If the same employer returns to the level of one hundred or more affected
employees within the same twelve months, that employer will be considered a
major employer for the entire twelve months and will be subject to the same
program requirements as other major employers.
3. If the same employer returns to the level of one hundred or more affected
employees twelve or more months after its change in status to a "voluntary"
employer, that employer shall be treated as a new major employer and will be
subject to the same program requirements as other new major employers.
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17.95.090 Requirements for employers.
A major employer is required to make a good faith effort, as defined in RCW 70.94.534(2) and
this chapter, to develop and implement a CTR program that will encourage its employees to
increase non -drive alone commute trips. The employer shall submit a description of its program to
the city and provide quarterly progress reports to the city on employee commuting and progress
toward meeting the goals and targets. The CTR program must include the mandatory elements as
described below.
A. CTR Program Description Requirements. The CTR program description presents the
strategies to be undertaken by an employer to achieve the program goals and targets stated
in the city's CTR plan. Employers are encouraged to consider innovative strategies and
combine program elements in a manner that will best suit their location, site
characteristics, business type, and employees' commuting needs. Employers are further
encouraged to cooperate with each other and to form or use transportation management
organizations in developing and implementing CTR programs.
At a minimum, the employer's description must include: (1) general description of the
employment site location, transportation characteristics, and surrounding services,
including unique conditions experienced by the employer or its employees; (2) number of
employees affected by the CTR program; (3) documentation of compliance with the
mandatory CTR program elements (as described in subsection B of this section); (4)
description of the additional elements included in the CTR program (as described in
subsection B of this section); and (5) schedule of implementation, assignment of
responsibilities, and commitment to provide appropriate resources.
B. Mandatory Program Elements. Each employer's CTR program shall include the
following mandatory elements:
1. Transportation Coordinator. The employer shall designate an employee
transportation coordinator (ETC) to administer the CTR program. The coordinator
and/or designee's name, location, and contact information must be
displayed prominently at each major worksite. The coordinator shall oversee all
elements of the employer's CTR program and act as liaison between the employer
and city. The objective is to have an effective transportation coordinator
presence at each worksite; a major employer with multiple sites may have one
transportation coordinator for all sites.
2. Information Distribution. Information about alternatives to drive -alone
commuting shall be provided to employees at least twice a year. One of the items
distributed must be a description of the employer's worksite program. The
employer's program description and quarterly report must identify the information
to be distributed and the method of distribution.
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3. Quarterly Progress Report. The CTR program must include a quarterly review
of employee commuting and progress and good faith efforts toward meeting the
goals and targets as outlined in the CTR plan. Major employers shall file a
quarterly progress report with the city in accordance with the format established
by this chapter and consistent with the CTR board guidelines*. The report shall
describe each of the CTR measures that were in effect for the previous quarter, and
the number of employees participating in the CTR program. Within the report, the
employer should evaluate the effectiveness of the CTR program and, if necessary,
propose modifications to achieve the worksite's CTR targets. The format of
the report shall be provided by the city. The employer should contact the city for
the format of the report. *CTR Guidelines can be found at
www.wsdot.wa.gov/transit/CTR/law.htm
4. Trip Data Measurement. Employers shall conduct a quarterly program data
evaluation as a means of determining worksite progress toward meeting CTR
targets.
5. Annual Worksite Promotion of Employer CTR Program. Major employers
will hold at least one annual transportation fair or equivalent promotion which is
available to all employees at each major worksite.
6. ETC Training. ETCs will be required to attend an ETC basic training session
within six months of appointment.
7. Employer Notification. Employers will be required to notify the city or
designee when there are proposed changes to their CTR program, changes in ETC
or contact information, and/or changes in number of employees at the worksite.
8. ETC Networking/Advanced Training. ETCs will be required to attend at least
six hours of networking or advanced training per year. Training and networking
sessions may include marketing CTR programs to employees, trip planning,
ridesharing, joint promotions and networking meetings.
9. Additional Program Elements. In addition to the specific program elements
described above, the employer's CTR program shall include additional elements as
needed to meet CTR goals and targets. Elements may include, but are not limited
to, one or more of the following:
a. Provision of preferential parking or reduced parking charges, or both,
for high -occupancy vehicles;
b. Instituting or increasing parking charges for single occupant vehicles;
c. Provision of commuter ride matching services to facilitate employee
ride -sharing for commute trips;
d. Provision of subsidies for transit fares;
e. Provision of vans for vanpools;
f. Provision of subsidies for carpools or vanpools;
g. Permitting the use of the employer's vehicles for carpooling or
vanpooling;
h. Permitting flexible work schedules to facilitate employees' use of
transit, carpools, or vanpools;
i. Cooperation with transportation providers to provide additional regular
or express service to the worksite;
j. Provision of bicycle parking facilities, lockers, changing areas, and
showers for employees who bicycle or walk to work;
k. Provision of a program of parking incentives such as a rebate for
employees who do not use the parking facilities;
1. Establishment of a program to permit employees to work part- or full-
time at home or at an alternative worksite closer to their homes;
m. Establishment of a program of alternative work schedules, such as a
compressed work week which reduces commuting; and
n. Implementation of other measures designed to facilitate the use of
high -occupancy vehicles, such as on -site daycare facilities and emergency
taxi services.
17.95.100 Record keeping.
Major employers shall include a list of the records they will keep as part of the CTR program they
submit to the city for approval. Employers will maintain all records listed in their CTR program
for a minimum of forty-eight months. The city and the employer shall agree on the record keeping
requirements as part of the accepted CTR program.
17.95.110 Schedule and process for CTR reports.
A. CTR Program. Not more than ninety days after the adoption of the ordinance codified
in this chapter, or within ninety days after an employer qualifies under the provisions of
this chapter, the employer will be given ninety days to complete baseline data collection,
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and an additional ninety days to submit a CTR program once the baseline data results are
given to the employer. The CTR program will be developed in consultation with the city
and implemented not more than ninety days after the program's approval by the city.
Employers who do not implement an approved CTR program according to this section are
in violation of this chapter.
B. Document Review. The city shall provide the employer with written notification if a
CTR program is deemed unacceptable. The notification must give cause for any rejection.
The employer shall have thirty days to resubmit a modified program. If the employer
receives no written notification of extension of the review period of its CTR program or
comments on the CTR program or quarterly report within ninety days of submission, the
employer's program or quarterly report is deemed accepted. The city may extend the
review period up to ninety days. The implementation date for the employer's CTR
program will be extended an equivalent number of days.
C. CTR Quarterly Progress Reports. Upon approval of an employer's initial CTR
program, the employer shall submit quarterly reports on the dates requested from the city,
no less than ninety days after program approval.
D. Modification of CTR Program Elements. Any major employer may submit a request
to the city to modify a CTR program element, other than the mandatory elements specified
in this chapter, including record keeping requirements. Such requests may be granted if
one of the following conditions exist:
1. The employer can demonstrate it would be unable to comply with the CTR
program elements for reasons beyond the control of the employer; or
2. The employer can demonstrate that compliance with the program elements
would constitute an undue hardship.
E. Extensions. An employer may request additional time to submit a CTR program or
CTR report, or to implement or modify a program. Such requests shall be via written
notice at least ten working days before the due date for which the extension is being
requested. Extensions not to exceed ninety days shall be considered for reasonable causes.
The city shall grant or deny the employer's extension request by written notice within ten
working days of its receipt of the extension request. If there is no response issued to the
employer, an extension is automatically granted for thirty days. Extensions shall not
exempt an employer from any responsibility in meeting program goals and targets.
Extensions granted due to delays or difficulties with any program element(s) shall not be
cause for discontinuing or failing to implement other program elements. An employer's
reporting date shall not be adjusted permanently as a result of these extensions. An
employer's reporting date may be extended at the discretion of the city.
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F. Implementation of Employer's CTR Program. The employer shall implement its
approved CTR program not more than ninety days after the program was first submitted to
the city. Implementation of the approved program modifications shall begin within thirty
days of the final decision or ninety days from submission of the CTR program or CTR
quarterly report, whichever is greater.
17.95.120 Enforcement.
A. Compliance. For purposes of this section, compliance shall mean fully implementing
in good faith all provisions in an approved CTR program.
B. Program Modification Criteria. The following criteria for achieving targets for non -
drive alone trips per employee shall be applied to determine requirements for employer
CTR program modifications:
1. If an employer makes a good faith effort, as defined in RCW 70.94.534(2) and
this chapter, and meets either or both targets, the employer has satisfied the
objectives of the CTR plan and will not be required to modify its CTR program.
2. If an employer makes a good faith effort, as defined in RCW 70.94.534(2) and
this chapter, but has not met or is not likely to meet the applicable targets, the city
shall work collaboratively with the employer to make modifications to its CTR
program. After agreeing on modifications, the employer shall submit a revised
CTR program description to the city for approval within thirty days of reaching
agreement.
3. If an employer fails to make a good faith effort as defined in RCW
70.94.534(2) and this chapter, and fails to meet the applicable targets, the city shall
work collaboratively with the employer to identify modifications to the CTR
program and shall direct the employer to revise its program within thirty days to
incorporate the modifications. In response to the recommended modifications, the
employer shall submit a revised CTR program description, including the requested
modifications or equivalent measures, within thirty days of receiving written notice
to revise its program. The city shall review the revisions and notify the employer
of acceptance or rejection of the revised program. If a revised program is not
accepted, the city will send written notice to that effect to the employer within
thirty days and, if necessary, require the employer to attend a conference with
program review staff for the purpose of reaching a consensus on the required
program. A final decision on the required program will be issued in writing by the
city within ten working days of the conference.
C. Violations. The following constitute violations if the deadlines established in this
chapter are not met:
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Failure to self -identify as a major employer within the timeframes indicated in
the Applicability —Timeline for compliance section above;
2. Failure to perform a baseline data collection including:
a. Employers notified or that have identified themselves to the city within
ninety days of the ordinance codified in this chapter being adopted and that
do not perform baseline data collection consistent with the requirements
specified by the city within ninety days from the notification or self -
identification;
b. Employers not identified or self -identified within ninety days of the
ordinance codified in this chapter being adopted and that do not perform
baseline data collection consistent with the requirements specified by the
city within ninety days from the adoption of the ordinance codified by this
chapter;
c. Anew major employer that does not perform baseline data collection
consistent with the requirements specified by the city within ninety days of
identification as a major employer;
3. Failure to implement an approved CTR program, unless the program elements
that are carried out can be shown through quantifiable evidence to meet or
exceed the goals and targets as specified in this chapter;
4. Submission of false or fraudulent data in response to data collection
requirements;
5. Failure to make a good faith effort, as defined in RCW 70.94.534(2); or
6. Failure to revise a CTR program as defined in RCW 70.94.534(4).
D. Penalties.
1. No major employer with an approved CTR program which has made a good
faith effort may be held liable for failure to reach the applicable goals and targets;
2. Each day of failure to implement the program shall constitute a separate
violation, subject to penalties as described in Chapter 7.80 RCW. The maximum
penalty shall be equal to the state of Washington Class I civil infraction of two
hundred fifty dollars per day per violation, as described in RCW 7.80.120(1)(a).
3. A major employer shall not be liable for civil penalties if failure to implement
an element of a CTR program was the result of an inability to reach agreement
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with a certified collective bargaining agent under applicable laws where the issue
was raised by the employer and pursued in good faith. Unionized employers shall
be presumed to act in good faith compliance if they:
a. Propose to a recognized union any provision of the employer's CTR
program that is subject to bargaining as defined by the National Labor
Relations Act; and
b. Advise the union of the existence of the statute and the mandates of the
CTR program approved by city and advise the union that the proposal
being made is necessary for compliance with state law (RCW 70.94.531).
17.95.130 Exemptions and target modifications.
A. Worksite Exemptions. A major employer may request the city to grant an exemption
from all CTR program requirements or penalties for a particular worksite. The employer
must demonstrate that it would experience undue hardship in complying with the
requirements of this chapter as a result of the characteristics of its business, its work force,
or its locations. An exemption may be granted if and only if the major employer
demonstrates that it faces extraordinary circumstances, such as bankruptcy, and is unable
to implement any measures of the approved CTR plan. Exemptions may be granted by the
city at any time based on written notice provided by the major employer. The notice
should clearly explain the conditions for which the major employer is seeking an
exemption from the requirements of the CTR program. The city shall review annually all
employers receiving exemptions, and shall determine whether the exemption will be in
effect during the following program year.
B. Employee Exemptions. Specific employees or groups of employees who are required
to drive alone to work as a condition of employment may be exempted from a worksite's
CTR program. Exemptions may also be granted for employees who work variable shifts
throughout the year and who do not rotate as a group to identical shifts. The city will use
the criteria identified in the CTR board guidelines* to assess the validity of employee
exemption requests. The city shall review annually all employee exemption requests, and
shall determine whether the exemption will be in effect during the following program
year. *CTR Guidelines can be found at www.wsdot.wa.gov/transit/CTR/law.htm
C. Modification of CTR Program Targets. A major employer may request that the city
modify its CTR program targets. Such requests shall be filed in writing prior to the date
the worksite is required to submit its program description or quarterly report. The target
modification request must clearly explain why the worksite is unable to achieve the
applicable target. The worksite must also demonstrate that it has implemented all of the
elements contained in its approved CTR program.
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The city will review and grant or deny requests for target modifications in accordance
with procedures and criteria identified in the CTR board guidelines. An employer may not
request a modification of the applicable targets until one year after the city approval of its
initial program description or report.
17.95.140 Appeals.
Any major employer may appeal the administrative decisions regarding exemptions, modification
of targets, modification of CTR program elements, and determinations concerning failure to
implement a CTR program. The appeal must be filed with the city clerk not later than the tenth
day following the date of the administrative decision, accompanied by the appropriate appeal fee.
The appeal must be in writing and state in a clear and concise manner the specific exceptions and
objections to the administrative decision. The decision on the appeal shall constitute a final
decision appealable to the city council.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance
should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance is subject to referendum and shall take effect
thirty (30) days after final passage of this ordinance.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SQ2TASSEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
APPROVED:
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BY
JEFFREY B. RA DAY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: February 17, 2017
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: February 21, 2017
PUBLISHED: February 26, 2017
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 23, 2017
ORDINANCE NO. 4058
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4058
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 21 st day of February, 2017, the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 4058. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING EDMONDS COMMUTE TRIP
REDUCTION (CTR) PLAN AND IMPLEMENTING
MEASURES AS REQUIRED BY RCW 70.94.527 BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 17.95 OF THE EDMONDS CITY
CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 22"d day of February, 2017.
C E O SSEY
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Everett Daily Herald
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State of Washington }
County of Snohomish } ss
Dicy Sheppard being first duly sworn, upon
oath deposes and says: that he/she is the legal
representative of the Everett Daily Herald a
daily newspaper. The said newspaper is a legal
newspaper by order of the superior court in the
county in which it is published and is now and
has been for more than six months prior to the
date of the first publication of the Notice
hereinafter referred to, published in the English
language continually as a daily newspaper in
Snohomish County, Washington and is and
always has been printed in whole or part in the
Everett Daily Herald and is of general
circulation in said County, and is a legal
newspaper, in accordance with the Chapter 99
of the Laws of 1921, as amended by Chapter
213, Laws of 1941, and approved as a legal
newspaper by order of the Superior Court of
Snohomish County, State of Washington, by
order dated June 16, 1941, and that the annexed
is a true copy of EDH745211 4058-4061 as it
was published in the regular and entire issue of
said paper and not as a supplement form thereof
for a period of 1 issue(s), such publication
commencing on 02/26/2017 and ending on
02/26/2017 and that said newspaper was
regularly distributed to its subscribers during all
of said period.
The amount of the fee for such publication is
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City of Edmonds -LEGAL ADS 114101416
SCOTT PASSEY
DEBRA ANN GRIGG
Notary Public
State of Washington
My Commission Expires
October 31, 2017
ORDINANCE SUMMARY
oI the Clly N Edmonds. Waahln on
On the 21 sl day of February, 20f 7, Iha Cliy 00rrcil of the Cl ly of
Edmonds, passed the following Ordinances, tho summaries of the
content of said ordlnanoes. Consisting of lirif•s are provided as
follows:
ORDINANCE NO.4058
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS.
WASHINGTON, AMENDING EDMONDS COMMUTE TRIP
REDUCTION (CTRI PLAN AND IMPLEMENTING
MEASURES AS REQUIRED BY RCW 70.94.S27 BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 17.95 OF THE EDMONDS CITY
CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO.4059
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON. CONCERNING ADOPTION OF THE
FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER OR
KIDNAPPING OFFENDER CRIMINAL STATUTE BY
REFERENCE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
ORDINANCE NO.4060
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON REQUIRING THE REPORTING OF LOST
AND STOLEN FIREARMS
ORDINANCE NO.4061
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, VACATING THAT PORTION OF 92ND
AVENUE WEST LYING SOUTH OF 226TH STREET
SOUTHWEST AS SET FORTH IN THE RESOLUTION OF
INTENT NO. 1375, AND FIXING ATIME WHEN THE SAME
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of these Ordinances will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 22nd day of February, 2017.
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
ubllshed: February 26, 2017. EDH74521�