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The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:

“Affected employee” means a full-time employee who is scheduled to begin his or her regular work day at a single work site between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive) on two or more weekdays per week for at least 12 continuous months. Seasonal agricultural employees, including seasonal employees of processors of agricultural products, are excluded from the count of affected employees. For the purposes of this chapter, principals and associates in a corporation, partners (general or limited) in a partnership and participants in a joint venture are to be considered employees.

“Affected employer” means an employer that employs 100 or more full-time employees at a single work site who are scheduled to begin their regular work day between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive) on two or more weekdays for at least 12 continuous months. Construction work sites, when the expected duration of the construction is less than two years, are excluded from this definition. (See also definition of “employer.”)

“Alternative mode” means any means of commute transportation other than that in which the single-occupant motor vehicle is the dominant mode, including teleworking and compressed work weeks if they result in reduced commute trips.

“Alternative work schedules” means programs such as compressed work weeks that eliminate work trips for affected employees.

“Base year” means the period on which goals for vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per employee and the proportion of single-occupant vehicle (SOV) trips shall be based.

“Carpool” means a motor vehicle occupied by two to six people 16-plus years of age traveling together for their commute trip that results in a reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle commute trip.

“City” means the City of Lakewood, including any persons, agencies, or entities providing services for and on behalf of the City in connection herewith.

“Commute trips” means trips made from a worker’s home to a work site with a regularly scheduled arrival time of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (inclusive) on weekdays.

“Commuter matching service” means a system that assists in matching commuters for the purpose of commuting together.

“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 10-hour days or 80 hours in nine days, but may also include other arrangements.

“CTR (commute trip reduction) plan” means the City of Lakewood’s plan and ordinance to regulate and administer the CTR programs of affected employers within its jurisdiction.

“CTR (commute trip reduction) program” means an employer’s strategies to reduce affected employees’ SOV use and VMT per employee.

“CTR (Commute Trip Reduction) Task Force Guidelines” means the model standards for local jurisdictions to use in the creation and administration of CTR plans and programs. The standards are guidelines to create consistency among local jurisdictions.

“CTR (commute trip reduction) zone” means an area, such as a census tract or combination of census tracts within Pierce County and/or the City of Lakewood, characterized by similar employment density, population density, level of transit service, parking availability, access to high-occupancy vehicle facilities, and other factors that are determined to affect the level of SOV commuting.

“Custom bus/buspool” means a commuter bus service arranged specifically to transport employees to work.

“Dominant mode” means the mode of travel used for the greatest distance of a commute trip.

“Employee” means anyone who receives financial or other remuneration in exchange for work provided to an employer, including owners or partners of the employer.

“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.

“Exemption” means a waiver from any or all CTR program requirements granted to an employer by the City based on unique conditions that apply to the employer or employment site.

“Flex-time” means an employer policy or a mutual agreement between employee and employer allowing individual employees some flexibility in choosing the time, but not the number, of their working hours in order to facilitate the use of alternative modes.

“Full-time employee” means a person other than an independent contractor, scheduled to be employed on a continuous basis for 52 weeks per year for an average of at least 35 hours per week.

“Good faith effort” means that an employer is meeting 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.

“Implementation” means active pursuit by an employer of the CTR goals of RCW 70.94.521 through 70.94.551 and this chapter as evidenced by appointment of a transportation coordinator, distribution of information to employees regarding alternatives to SOV commuting, and commencement of other measures according to their CTR program and schedule.

“Mode” means the means of transportation used by employees, such as SOVs, rideshare vehicle (carpool, vanpool), transit, ferry, bicycle, walking, compressed work schedules, and teleworking.

“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.

“Peak period” means the hours from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (inclusive), Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.

“Peak period trip” means any employee trip that delivers the employee to begin his or her regular workday between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. (inclusive), Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.

“Proportion of SOV (single-occupant vehicle) commute trips or SOV rate” means the number of commute trips over a set period made by affected employees in SOVs divided by the number of potential trips taken by affected employees working during that period.

“Single-occupant vehicle (SOV)” means a motor vehicle occupied by one employee for commute purposes, including a motorcycle.

“Single-occupant vehicle (SOV) trips” means trips made by affected employees in SOVs.

“Single work site” means a building or group of buildings on physically contiguous parcels of land or on parcels separated solely by private or public roadways or rights-of-way occupied by one or more affected employers.

“State” means the Commute Trip Reduction Program of the Washington State Department of Transportation, its successor(s) and/or assign(s).

“Teleworking” means the use of telephones, computers, or other similar technology to permit an employee to work from home, 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.

“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. A transit trip counts as zero vehicle trips.

“Transportation demand management (TDM)” means a broad range of strategies that are primarily intended to reduce and reshape demand on the transportation system.

“Transportation management organization (TMO)” means a group of employers or an association representing a group of employers in a defined geographic area. A TMO may represent employers within specific city limits or may have a sphere of influence that extends beyond city limits.

“Vanpool” means a vehicle occupied by from seven to 15 people 16-plus years of age traveling together for their commute trip that results in the reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle trip. A vanpool trip counts as zero vehicle trips.

“Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) per employee” means the sum of the individual vehicle commute trip lengths in miles made by affected employees over a set period divided by the number of affected employees during that period.

“Week” means a seven-day calendar period, starting on Monday and continuing through Sunday.

“Weekday” means any day of the week except Saturday or Sunday.

Writing, Written, or In Writing. Original signed and dated documents facsimile (fax) transmissions are a temporary notice of action that must be followed by the original signed and dated document via mail or delivery. [Ord. 501 § 3, 2009.]