The County shall plan capital improvements needed to provide transportation infrastructure that is maintained and/or upgraded to provide appropriate emergency access.
Environmental Impact Report
CTM-Q Updated Traffic Impact Fee Mitigation Program
The County shall require that discretionary development which adds traffic to roadways traversing within a County designated substandard roadway impact area contribute the fair share cost of any safety counter-measures that improve the safety of the impacted roadways by paying the applicable fees under the County’s Traffic Impact Fee Mitigation program prior to the issuance of Zoning Clearance.
CTM-P Interim VMT CEQA Assessment Criteria
Following June 30, 2020 and prior to completion of Implementation Program CTM-B, all projects (not otherwise exempt from CEQA analysis) shall be evaluated for potential environmental impacts relative to VMT using the State’s minimum reduction standards, as follows:
| Project Type | Measurement Unit | Model Trip Types | Minimum Criteria | Baseline VMT | Threshold VMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Residential |
VMT/Capita |
Average of all Home Based Trip Types |
15% Reduction of Regional Average |
9.66 |
8.21 |
|
Office |
VMT/Employee |
Home Based Work Trips |
15% Reduction of Regional Average |
13.52 |
11.49 |
|
Industrial |
VMT/Employee |
Home Based Work Trips |
15% Reduction of Regional Average |
13.52 |
11.49 |
|
Retail |
Unincorporated VMT |
All Trip Types |
No Net Increase in Regional VMT |
7,500,249 |
7,500,249 |
|
Agriculture |
Unincorporated VMT |
All Trip Types |
No Net Increase in Regional VMT |
7,500,249 |
7,500,249 |
|
Infrastructure |
Unincorporated VMT |
All Trip Types |
No Net Increase in Regional VMT |
7,500,249 |
7,500,249 |
|
All Other Project Types |
Unincorporated VMT |
All Trip Types |
No Net Increase in Regional VMT |
7,500,249 |
7,500,249 |
If a proposed project is found to have a significant impact on VMT, the impact must be reduced, as feasible1, by modifying the project’s VMT to a level below the established thresholds of significance and/or mitigating the impact through multimodal transportation improvements or mitigations to enhance transportation mode shift (use of alternative transportation modes). Following completion and adoption of VMT thresholds as part of the Ventura County ISAG, this implementation program shall no longer apply.
1. “Feasible” means that this mitigation measure shall be applied to future discretionary projects under the 2040 General Plan when and to the extent it is “capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, legal, social, and technological factors” as determined by the County in the context of such future projects based on substantial evidence. This definition is consistent with the definition of “feasible” set forth in CEQA (Pub. Res. Code, § 21066.1) and the CEQA Guidelines (§ 15164). The County shall be solely responsible for making this feasibility determination in accordance with CEQA.
CTM-C Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Reduction Program
To support climate change related goals and CEQA related VMT policies pursuant to SB 743 (2013), the County shall develop a VMT Reduction Program no later than 2025. This program will contain a range of project- and program-level mitigation measures and VMT reduction strategies, that could include:
- Preparation of a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program to promote mode shifts from single occupant vehicle use to transit, ridesharing, active transportation, telecommuting, etc.; and,
- Transportation System Management applications such as park-and-ride lots, intelligent transportation system (ITS) field deployment, pavement management, etc.
This program shall identify measures to achieve an additional five percent overall reduction in VMT by 2030, and 10 percent by 2040 relative to 2030 and 2040 business as usual scenarios, respectively. During implementation of the 2040 General Plan, the County will review and update the VMT Reduction Program as warranted to provide additional mitigation measures and programs that achieve these levels of VMT reduction.
CTM-B Initial Study Assessment Guidelines
The County shall update and adopt its Initial Study Assessment Guidelines (ISAG) no later than 2025 to address Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and safety metrics pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3. This program shall consider inclusion of the following components:
- Establishment of screening criteria to define projects not required to submit detailed VMT analysis, such as infill projects, inclusion of locally serving commercial, transit supportive projects, or transportation enhancements that reduce VMT;
- Establishment of thresholds of significant for identifying VMT related transportation impacts to meet or exceed State requirements; at minimum the thresholds will be equivalent to the threshold values for different project types identified in Mitigation Measure CTM-1;
- Standard mitigation measures for significant transportation impacts; and
- Specify the County’s procedures for reviewing projects with significant and unavoidable impacts, under CEQA, related to VMT.
CTM-B Initial Study Assessment Guidelines
The County shall update and adopt its Initial Study Assessment Guidelines (ISAG) no later than 2025 to address Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and safety metrics pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3. This program shall consider inclusion of the following components:
- Establishment of screening criteria to define projects not required to submit detailed VMT analysis, such as infill projects, inclusion of locally serving commercial, transit supportive projects, or transportation enhancements that reduce VMT;
- Establishment of thresholds of significant for identifying VMT related transportation impacts to meet or exceed State requirements; at minimum the thresholds will be equivalent to the threshold values for different project types identified in Mitigation Measure CTM-1;
- Standard mitigation measures for significant transportation impacts; and
- Specify the County’s procedures for reviewing projects with significant and unavoidable impacts, under CEQA, related to VMT.