Title
Subject: Consideration of a Municipal Code Amendment as part of the transition from Level of Service (LOS) to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), for a determining transportation impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as required by Senate Bill (SB) 743.
Recommended Action
That the City Council conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 21-2223 “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Adding Title 17 and Chapter 17.08 to the Cupertino Municipal Code, Replacing Level of Service (LOS) with Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) For Use in Transportation Analysis Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)” (Attachment A), as recommended by the Planning Commission on January 26, 2021 to:
1. Find the proposed actions exempt from CEQA;
2. Add to the Cupertino Municipal Code Title 17 (Environmental Regulations) and Chapter 17.08 (Vehicle Miles Traveled Standards), which establishes screening criteria, a 14.4% VMT reduction threshold, and screening criteria for local-serving retail, 100% affordable housing projects, and projects located within one-quarter mile of a High-Quality Transit Corridor, for purposes of CEQA analysis.