A. “Affected employee” means a full-time employee who is scheduled to begin their regular work day at a single worksite between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., inclusive, on two or more weekdays per week for at least 12 continuous months, and who is not an independent contractor. Seasonal agricultural employees, including seasonal employees of processors of agricultural products, are excluded from the count of affected employees.

B. “Affected employer” means a public or private employer that, for 12 continuous months, employs 100 or more full-time employees at a single worksite 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. Construction worksites, when the expected duration of the construction is less than two years, are excluded from this definition.

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

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

E. “Base year” means the 12-month period which commences when a major employer is determined by the city to be participating within the CTR program. The city uses this 12-month period as the basis upon which it develops commute trip reduction goals.

F. “Base year survey” or “baseline measurement” means the survey, during the base year, of employees at a major employer worksite to determine the drive-alone rate and vehicle miles traveled per employee at the worksite. The city uses this measurement to develop commute trip reduction goals for the major employer. The baseline measurement must be implemented in a manner that meets the requirements specified by the city.

G. “Carpool” means a motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, occupied by two to six people of at least 16 years of age traveling together for their commute trip that results in the reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle commute trip.

H. “City” means the city of Auburn.

I. “Commute trips” mean trips made from a worker’s home to a worksite with a regularly scheduled arrival time of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., inclusive, on weekdays.

J. “CTR” is the abbreviation of commute trip reduction.

K. “CTR plan” means the city’s plan to regulate and administer the CTR programs of affected employers within its jurisdiction.

L. “CTR program” means an employer’s strategies to reduce affected employees’ drive-alone commutes and average VMT per employee.

M. “Commute trip vehicle miles traveled per employee” means the sum of the individual vehicle commute trip lengths in miles over a set period divided by the number of full-time employees during that period.

N. “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 biweekly arrangements, the most typical being four 10-hour days or 80 hours in nine days, but may also include other arrangements. Compressed work weeks are understood to be an ongoing arrangement.

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

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

Q. “Drive alone” means a motor vehicle occupied by one employee for commute purposes, including a motorcycle.

R. “Drive-alone trips” means commute trips made by employees in single-occupant vehicles.

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

T. “Employee transportation coordinator (ETC)” means a person who is designated as responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of an employer’s CTR program.

U. “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.

V. “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.

W. “Flex-time” is an employer policy that provides work schedules allowing individual employees some flexibility in choosing the time, but not the number, of their working hours to facilitate the use of alternative modes.

X. “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.

Y. “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.

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

AA. “Major employer” means a private or public employer, including state agencies, that employs 100 or more full-time employees at a single worksite who are scheduled to begin their regular work day between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekdays for at least 12 continuous months.

BB. “Major employer worksite” or “affected employer worksite” or “worksite” means the physical location occupied by a major employer, as determined by the city.

CC. “Mode” means the type of transportation used by employees, such as single-occupant motor vehicle, rideshare vehicle (carpool/vanpool), transit, ferry, bicycle, walking, compressed work schedule, and telecommuting.

DD. “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.

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

FF. “Peak period trip” means any commute trip that delivers the employee to begin their regular work day between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., inclusive, Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.

GG. “Proportion of drive-alone trips” or “drive-alone rate” means the number of commute trips over a set period made by affected employees in single-occupancy vehicles divided by the number of potential trips taken by affected employees working during that period.

HH. “Ride matching service” means a system which assists in matching commutes for the purpose of commuting together.

II. “Teleworking” or “telecommuting” 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.

JJ. “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.

KK. “Vanpool” means a vehicle occupied by five to 15 people traveling together for their commute trip that results in the reduction of a minimum of one motor vehicle trip.

LL. “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.

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

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

OO. “Writing,” “written,” or “in writing” means 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. 6218 § 1, 2010; Ord. 5246 § 1 (Exh. A), 1999; Ord. 4602 § 2, 1993.)