18.14.050 Applicable Projects.
A. A CAP is required for the following:
1. Any project that creates a structure or replaces an existing structure or adds additional square footage to an existing structure that meets the following conditions:
a. For projects north of Corte Madera Creek. The project will generate more than one peak hour trip.
b. For projects located south of Corte Madera Creek. The project will generate more than ten (10) peak hour trips; and/or has a floor area of five thousand (5,000) square feet or more.
2. The reuse of existing structures shall be considered projects for each of the following conditions:
a. For projects located north of Corte Madera Creek. The new use will generate one or more peak hour trips beyond the actual existing project site trip generation of the prior use.
b. For projects located south of Corte Madera Creek. The new use will generate ten (10) peak hour trips or more beyond the actual existing project site trip generation of the prior use.
3. The incremental development of property or the subdivision and development of multiple properties when, within any five-year period, the cumulative traffic generated by such project exceeds the criteria set forth in subsection (A)(1) of this section.
B. The following are exempt from these regulations:
1. Construction of, or addition to, a single-family dwelling on a legal R-1 zoned lot existing prior to the effective date of this section, June 18, 1986.
2. Construction of, or addition to, an existing emergency shelter in the A-P Zoning District or any Planned Development District where A-P uses are permitted.
C. When a question as to the applicability of these regulations arises, the proponents must demonstrate to the Planning Commission that these standards do not apply to their project.
D. The City shall use the most recently published edition of “Trip Generation” by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) to assess the application standards of this section. The City may accept other sources of traffic generation figures for unique land uses. (Ord. 1030 § 2(12), 2018; Ord. 981 § 2, 2011; Ord. 838 § 1 (part), 1992)