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Growth Management
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Growth Management Element
Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................... ..............................1
Purpose................................................................................................................................... ..............................1
Scopeand Content ................................................................................................................ ..............................1
Consistency with Other General Plan Elements and Related Programs ..................... ..............................2
Related Plans and Programs ..... ...............................
........................ 3
Planned Transportation Improvements .................................................................................... ............................... 8
Growth Management Issues, Needs, Opportunities, and Constraints .................................. ..............................9
Goalsand Policies ......................................................................................................................... .............................11
TrafficCongestion ............................................................................................................... .............................11
Adequate Transportation Facilities ................................................................................... .............................12
Inter Jurisdictional Coordination / Cooperation .............................................................. .............................14
Jobs /Housing Balance ........................................................................................................ .............................14
Consistency with General Plan Elements ........................................................................ .............................15
TheGrowth Management Plan .................................................................................................. .............................16
Traffic Level of Service Goals ........................................................................................... .............................16
Development Mitigation Program .................................................................................... .........••••................16
Comprehensive Phasing Program ..................................................................................... .............................17
PerformanceMonitoring Program .................................................................................... .............................17
Capital Improvement Program .......................................................................................... .............................18
Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation ........................................................................................ .............................18
Comprehensive Development Plans for Proposed Larger Projects ............................ .............................19
Coordination with Adjacent Jurisdictions ........................................................................ .............................19
AppendixA .................................................................................................................................... .............................21
Definitions............................................................................................................................ .............................21
AppendixB .................................................................................................................................... .............................23
Sources................................................................................................................................. ...............................
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Introduction
Purpose
Scope and Content
The City of Seal Beach is part of a large, fast - growing region.
Assuring adequate levels of public service and maintaining a de-
sirable quality of life through regulation of growth is the only
option available to the City with certain jurisdictional, fiscal, and
legal limits. A Growth Management Element establishes a plan
for ensuring that future growth is coordinated with the provi-
sion of public services and facilities so that desirable levels of
service standards and community qualities important to the citi-
zens are maintained. This Element addresses growth manage-
ment issues on a local level, but emphasizes the need for growth
to be managed in a broader regional context. The goals, policies,
and plan contained in this Element stem from considerable
background research, which is summarized in the Growth Man-
agement Technical Report.
The primary purpose of the Growth Management Element is to
ensure that growth and development are based on the City's
ability to provide an adequate traffic circulation system pursuant
to the Orange County Division, League of California Cities'
County -Wide Traffic Improvement and Growth Management
Plan Component. This Element guides Seal Beach's participa-
tion in inter -jurisdictional and intra-jurisdictional planning ef-
forts and establishes a goal to balance jobs and housing.
Statewide, the Growth Management Element is an optional
element of the General Plan. However, once adopted, this Ele-
ment carries the same force and effect as a required element and
must be internally consistent with other elements of the General
Plan. The County of Orange mandates the adoption of a
Growth Management Element in order to implement Measure
M goals.
The Growth Management Element contains policies for plan-
ning and providing traffic improvements necessary for orderly
growth and development. This Element presents policies and
programs for establishing specific traffic level of service (LOS)
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standards, developing mitigation programs, and developing
phasing policies. Also presented are goals and policies related to
coordinating and cooperating with other jurisdictions to manage
growth, and goals and policies related to the balance between
jobs and housing in the City.
This Element satisfies the growth management requirement of
the Revised Traffic Improvement and Growth Management
Ordinance (Measure M) of Orange County, and conforms to
the guidelines for Growth Management Elements as set forth in
the Countywide Growth Management Program Implementation
Manual prepared by the County of Orange in April 1991.
Seal Beach is a largely developed community with most of its in-
frastructure already in place. For this reason it is considered a
"developed community" for the purposes of Measure M. As a
result, this Element does not need to address certain infrastruc-
ture issues, such as fire, police, and library facilities, required to
be addressed by developing communities.
Consistency with Other General Plan Elements and Related
Programs
A major goal of the Growth Management Element is to ensure
that planning, management, and implementation of traffic im-
provements and public facilities are adequate to meet the cur-
rent and projected needs of the City. While this goal is a high
priority, it must be achieved while maintaining internal consis-
tency among the other elements of the General Plan as required
by state law. Therefore, the Growth Management Element does
not replace or supersede any of the other General Plan Ele-
ments; instead the Element addresses, amplifies, and supports
the goals and policies that are included in the other General
Plan elements and establishes new goals and policies where nec-
essary.
The Growth Management Element is implemented through
various coordinated programs developed to support and carry
out its goals, objectives, and policies. In addition, this Element
minimizes duplication between Measure M and Congestion
Management Program (CMP) requirements (see "Related Plans
and Programs" below).
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Related Plans and Programs
Many federal, state, regional, and Orange County plans and laws
affect growth management in the City. Broadly, they include:
• The Orange County Growth Management Plan
• The Southern California Association of Governments
(SCAG) Growth Management Plan
• The South Coast Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP)
• State Assembly Bill 471 (Proposition 111 - Congestion
Management)
• Measure M (Orange County)
Of all of these measures, Measure M will have the most direct
and significant impact on the City's Growth Management Ele-
ment. Each of these plans and /or systems is described below.
Orange County Growth Management Plan Element
The stated purpose of the Orange County Growth Management
Plan Element is to ensure that planning, management, and im-
plementation of traffic improvements and public facilities are
adequate to meet the current and projected needs of Orange
County. The plan sets forth goals, objectives, policies, and im-
plementation programs for growth management. The goals of
the plan are summarized as follows:
... to reduce traffic congestion, ensure that adequate trans-
portation facilities, public facilities, equipment and services
are provided for existing and future residents and to pro-
tect the natural environment of Orange County.
Of the seven major policies in the Plan, the following five apply
to the City of Seal Beach:
Development Phasing. Development will be phased ac-
cording to Comprehensive Phasing Plans (CPPs) adopted
by the County. Phasing will be linked to roadway and
public facility capacities.
2. Balanced Community Development Development will
be balanced to encourage employment of local residents in
employment and employee housing, in the County gener-
ally, and in individual Growth Management Areas (GMAs).
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3. Traffic Level of Service: This policy requires developers to
make improvements to intersections significantly impacted
by development. A Level of Service "D" must be attained at
affected intersections. A "significant impact" is generally de-
fined in terms of increases in intersection capacity utilization
and levels of service. The policy also establishes a "deficient
intersections list" and establishes a developer fee program to
pay for improving affected intersections on a pro -rata basis.
4. TraBk Improvement Programs. The Plan provides for
the establishment of a comprehensive traffic improvement
program to ensure that all new development provides neces-
sary transportation facilities and intersection improvements
as a condition of development approval.
5. Public Facility Plans: The Plan requires comprehensive
public facility plans for fire, sheriff /police, and library ser-
vices. New development shall participate on a pro -rata basis.
To implement its policies, the Plan sets forth four implementa-
tion programs, including:
Growth ManagementAreas (GMAs): The plan calls for
the establishment of growth management areas to imple-
ment the comprehensive phasing plans.
2. Facility Implementation Plans (FIPs): These plans ad-
dress the financing of transportation, police /sheriff, fire, li-
brary facilities, and flood control for each GMA in accor-
dance with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Growth
Management Plan Element.
3. County -wide Implementation of Growth Management
Plan: This involves an annual evaluation of compliance with
development phasing, planned roadway and /or public facil-
ity development, and maintenance of service levels.
Traffic ImprovementslTac.&tyDevelopmentAgme-
mems: This program requires that any public service or traf-
fic improvements implemented through development
agreements must be consistent with the overall Orange
County Growth Management Plan.
The Orange County Growth Management Plan Element further
provides that additional implementation programs may be de-
veloped as deemed necessary by the County.
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SCAG Growth Management Plan
The SCAG Growth Management Plan recommends ways to re-
direct the region's growth to minimize congestion and better
protect the environment. While SCAG has no authority to
mandate implementation of its Growth Management Plan, some
of the Plan's principal goals (such as improved jobs /housing
balance) are being implemented through the Air Quality Man-
agement Plan (AQMP) under the authority of the South Coast
Air Quality Management District.
South Coast Air Quality Management Plan
The South Coast Air Quality Management Plan mandates a vari-
ety of measures to reduce traffic congestion and improve air
quality. Each iteration of the plan is an update of the previous plan
and has a 20 -year horizon. The 1997 Air Quality Management Plan
was adopted by the Governing Board on November 15, 1996, and
represents the current policy for achieving clean air objectives. A
2003 Draft Air Quality Management Plan is currently under re-
view. The City is subject to all AQMD requirements for local ju-
risdictions.
Assembly Bill 471 (Proposition 111)
Assembly Bill (AB) 471, as subsequently modified by Assembly
Bill 1791, requires every urbanized city and county with a popu-
lation of 50,000 or more to adopt a Congestion Management
Plan (CMP) to reduce traffic congestion. A city or county that
does not comply with the CMP requirement will lose gasoline
sales tax revenues to which it would otherwise be entitled. Seal
Beach completed a CMP for its 1991 submittal to Orange
County, and will continue to work with the County on annual
updates to the CMP.
The CMP requirements include traffic level of service (LOS)
standards, a trip reduction program, and a 7 -year capital im-
provement program for traffic and transit. Many of the AB 471
requirements are the same as or similar to the requirements of
Measure M (discussed immediately below). The County has at-
tempted to reconcile overlapping requirements through the
Measure M implementation guidelines (see County -wide
Growth Management Program Revised Traffic Improvement
and Growth Management Ordinance Implementation Manual).
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Measure M
Orange County voters approved Measure M in 1990 to allocate
additional funds to provide needed transportation facilities in
Orange County. Measure M specifically authorized a half cent
retail sales tax increase for 20 years effective April 1, 1991. The
monies received from Measure M will be returned to local juris-
dictions for use on local and regional transportation improve-
ments and maintenance projects. The tax is estimated to raise
approximately $3.1 billion County -wide over the 20 -year period.
The County of Orange is divided into 11 GMAs, and that por-
tion of the City of Seal Beach north of the San Diego (I -405)
Freeway is currently contained within GMA #2 along with the
cities of Los Alamitos, Cypress, La Palma, Stanton, and portions
of Westminster, Garden Grove, Anaheim, and Santa Ana. In
addition, that portion of the City south of the I -405 Freeway is
located within GMA #6 along with the cities of Huntington
Beach, Fountain Valley, and portions of Westminster. The esti-
mated average annual allocation per GMA is between $450,000
and $850,000. To qualify for these revenues, Measure M re-
quires each city to comply with the Orange County Division,
League of California Cities County -Wide Traffic Improvement
and Growth Management Program, which was included by ref-
erence in the Measure M Ordinance. The County -wide Growth
Management Program is designed to achieve a cooperative
process among local Orange County jurisdictions to coordinate
and implement traffic improvements and achieve stronger plan-
ning on a County -wide basis.
Through September 30, 2002, the City received $2,196,016 in
Measure M funding.
To receive its allocation of Measure M funds, the City must
submit a statement of compliance with the Growth Manage-
ment components, which are summarized as follows:
• Adoption of a Growth Management Element that in-
cludes:
— Traffic Level of Service (LOS) standards.
— Development Mitigation Program.
— Development Phasing and Annual Monitoring Pro-
gram.
Participation in Inter Jurisdictional Planning Forums.
Development of a 7 -Year Capital Improvement Program.
Address Housing Options and Job Opportunities.
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Adopt a Transportation Demand Management Ordi-
nance.
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Planned Transportation Improvements
As the City of Seal Beach and the entire southern California re-
gion continue to grow, additional demands will be placed on the
transportation network within the City. The following major
transportation programs and projects have been identified as
part of the Seal Beach General Plan to help alleviate future traf-
fic congestion:
• Efficient utilization of existing roadway capacity through
Transportation System Management (TSM) strategies.
• Promotion of increased ridership through alternate means
of travel, such as expansion of public transit routes, van-
pooling, and carpooling.
• Coordination of circulation system improvements with
adjoining cities through the Inter Jurisdictional Forum
JJF) process.
• Widening the overpass of Seal Beach Boulevard at the
I -405 Freeway.
• Adoption of the recommendations presented in the 2002
Traffic Study by Kunzman & Associates as revised in
March, 2003 for the City of Seal Beach, which study
forms the basis for the updated Circulation Element of
the City's General Plan.
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Growth Management Issues, Needs, Opportunities,
and Constraints
While the City of Seal Beach has nearly reached its capacity for
new development, it must be recognized as part of a large, fast -
growing region. The pace of City and regional new development
has begun to outstrip the ability of infrastructure to adequately
support that development. The Growth Management Element
addresses issues associated with rapid growth, traffic congestion,
and traffic facilities.
• The County's constant rate of growth and the impacts of
growth in adjacent jurisdictions throughout Los Angeles
and Orange Counties have created a necessity for a re-
gional approach to transportation growth management.
• A significant portion of transportation problems in the
County stems from the inadequate capacity of the freeway
system to serve peak period travel demands. This lack of
capacity results in poor levels of service characterized by
severe congestion and low travel speeds during peak
hours. The most severe local congestion occurs at the
junction of the I -405 and the I -605 Freeways.
• Arterial highways are intended to handle the bulk of intra-
regional traffic and complement the freeway system and
local street network. As congestion increases on the free-
ways, more drivers utilize the arterial system, particularly
those that parallel the freeway or those arterials serving
the same trip destination as the freeway. Consequently,
these arterials, such as Westminster Avenue and Pacific
Coast Highway are becoming increasingly congested and
receive heavy traffic volumes well in excess of their de-
signed capacity. This situation is of special concern on
those arterials that provide access to the freeway system.
• The City's transportation system is greatly influenced by
impacts on the I -405 Freeway and State Route 1 (Pacific
Coast Highway) which run through the City.
• Traffic congestion in Seal Beach is as much a regional
problem as it is a local problem. The development that
occurs in neighboring jurisdictions and throughout the
Los Angeles /Orange County region affects the freeways
and many of the major arterial streets that traverse the
City of Seal Beach. Thus, it is not possible for the City to
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fully address growth management issues in isolation, but
requires cooperation with adjoining jurisdictions.
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Goals and Policies
Traffic Congestion
The following goals and policies are designed to meet all the
Growth Management Element requirements for developed
communities as set forth by Measure M and elaborated on by
the County -wide Growth Management Program Implemen-
tation Manual.
Traffic congestion is a problem on local streets, as well as arte-
rials and regional freeways. In particular, heavy traffic volumes
in Seal Beach exist along Westminster Avenue, Pacific Coast
Highway, and Seal Beach Boulevard north of the San Diego J-
405) Freeway. Traffic volumes along the I -405 corridor are also
extremely heavy and cause significant slowing near the intersec-
tion with the I -605 Freeway.
Goal 1: Reduce Traffic Congestion
Policy 1.1 - Within one year of the issuance of the first
building permit for a development project, or within two
years of the issuance of the first grading permit for said
development project, whichever occurs first, ensure that
the necessary improvements to transportation facilities to
which the project contributes measurable traffic are con-
structed and completed to attain level of service (LOS)
"D" at the intersections under the sole control of the City.
Intersections under the jurisdiction of another city, the
county, the state, or those included on the deficient inter-
section list established by the City and compiled by the
Growth Management Areas (GMAs) in which the City
participates (see Policy 3.1) are exempt from this require-
ment.
Policy 1.2 - Level of service (LOS) will be measured by
the Traffic Level of Service Policy Implementation Man-
ual established by the local transportation authority.
Policy 1.3 - All development contributing measurable im-
pacts to intersections on the deficient intersection list and
all projects contributing cumulatively, or individually, 10%
or more of the traffic using an intersection shall be as-
sessed a mitigation fee determined by the jurisdictions in
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the GMA and locally administered as part of the City's
capital improvement program.
Policy 1.4 - All development contributing measurable im-
pacts to intersections on the City's Traffic Impact Fee
Study and all projects contributing cumulatively, or indi-
vidually, 5% or more of the traffic using an intersection
shall be assessed a mitigation fee determined by the City
and locally administered as part of the City's capital im-
provement program.
Policy 1.5 - Promote traffic reduction strategies through
transportation demand management (TDM) measures as
adopted by City ordinance, currently impacting employers
of 100 or more persons.
Policy 1.6 - Investigate traffic reduction strategies through
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) measures
adopted by City ordinance to ultimately require businesses
employing more than 25 persons to be subject to those
provisions.
Adequate Transportation Facilities
Many of the regional transportation facilities are not adequately
sized to accommodate existing and projected growth. Largely in
response to this situation, Orange County voters approved
Measure M in 1990 to allocate additional funds to provide
needed transportation facilities.
Goal 2: Ensure Adequate Transportation Facilities Are Provided for
Existing and Future Inhabitants of the City
Policy 2.1 - Require all new development to pay its share
of the street improvement costs associated with the de-
velopment, including regional traffic mitigation.
Policy 2.2 - New revenues generated from Measure M
shall not be used to replace private developer funding that
has been committed for any development project.
Policy 2.3 - The City will develop mechanisms to collect
Transportation System Improvement Program (TSIP) fees
for improvements within its boundaries and shall work
with adjacent jurisdictions to determine acceptable impact
fees within the growth management areas. These fees may
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be assessed as necessary, in addition to the City's TSIP
fees, to cover shortfalls that may not be generated by the
established fee program.
Policy 2.4 - A deficient intersection fund shall be estab-
lished by the City to make improvements to those inter-
sections necessary to achieve the LOS standard estab-
lished in this Element.
Policy 2.5 - All new development shall be required to es-
tablish a development phasing program that phases ap-
proval of development commensurate with required im-
provements to roadway capacity. A phasing plan shall in-
clude an overall buildout development plan that can dem-
onstrate the ability of the infrastructure to support the
planned development.
Policy 2.6 - Development phasing of new projects shall be
a component of the development review and entitlement
process and shall be approved prior to issuance of build-
ing or grading permits.
Policy 2.7 - The City shall monitor the implementation of
the development phasing program of each of the new de-
velopment projects on an annual basis and prepare a re-
port indicating the status of development approval and
required traffic improvements and relationships between
them.
Policy 2.8 - A performance monitoring program shall be
developed to provide an annual evaluation of compliance
with development phasing and evaluation of the mainte-
nance of transportation service levels.
Policy 2.9 - A seven -year capital improvement program
shall be adopted and maintained in conformance with the
provisions of Measure M for the purpose of maintaining
adopted level of service standards established in this Ele-
ment. The City currently adopts a seven -year capital im-
provement program for Measure M funded programs and
projects and a five -year Capital Improvement Pro-
gram /Budget for non - Measure M funded projects.
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Inter - Jurisdictional Coordination /Cooperation
Traffic congestion in Seal Beach is both a regional and local
problem. The development that occurs in neighboring juris-
dictions and throughout the County has effects on the freeways
and many of the major arterials that traverse the City of Seal
Beach. Thus, the City cannot fully address growth management
issues in isolation from other jurisdictions.
Goal 3: Cooperate with Neighboring Jurisdictions and the County of
Orange and County of Los Angeles to Achieve Reduction in Regional
Traffic Congestion
Jobs /Housing Balance
Policy 3.1 - The City shall participate in inter - jurisdictional
planning forums within its established growth manage-
ment areas as adopted by the Regional Advisory Planning
Council and will continue to participate in forums with
neighboring or affected jurisdictions to address transpor-
tation or other planning issues.
Policy 3.2 - The City will continue to cooperate with the
County of Orange in annually updating its Congestion
Management Plan pursuant to the requirements of AB
471 in order to continue to receive its share of state gaso-
line sales tax revenues.
One of the major causes of traffic congestion is land use pat-
terns that hinder the ability of people to live and work in the
same area. Long commutes can over- burden traffic infra-
structure and diminish quality of life. Creating communities
where people can live and work in relatively close proximity
shortens commutes and encourages the use of alternative forms
of transportation to and from employment.
Goal 4: Strive to Develop and Maintain a Balance between Jobs and
Housing in Seal Beach
Policy 4.1 - To the extent feasible, utilize information on
the jobs /housing balance in the City and region as a factor
in land use decision - making.
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Policy 4.2 — The City shall adopt all goals and policies as
set forth in the Housing Element of its General Plan.
Consistency with General Plan Elements
Goal 5: Assure Consistency with the Goals and Policies Reflected in the
Circulation and Land Use Elements of the City of Seal Beach General Plan
Policy 5.1 - The City will implement the goals and policies
defined in these elements to ensure a circulation system
that adequately serves the development intensity anticipated
in the Land Use Element.
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The Growth Management Plan
The City's Growth Management Plan includes all of the com-
ponents required for developed communities by Measure M, the
Traffic Improvement and Growth Management Ordinance.
Additional implementation programs independent of this Ele-
ment will be required to implement the Growth Management
Plan.
Traffic Level of Service Goals
Policy 1.1 of this Element requires developers to make neces-
sary improvements to the circulation system, which are affected
by their development, so as to maintain acceptable LOS at inter-
sections and on roadway links under City control. Roadway ex-
pansions will be planned as part of the capital improvement
program and phased according to the Comprehensive Phasing
Program. The LOS goals will be enforced through coordination
of approval conditions and monitored annually through a Per-
formance Monitoring Program.
Achievement of the adopted levels of service standard and im-
plementation of exacted transportation improvements shall take
into consideration extraordinary transportation circumstances
that may impact identified intersections and /or timing of the
required improvements. An example of an extraordinary cir-
cumstance would be when arterial roadways serve as substitute
freeway access (thus impacting LOS performance) while plan-
ning and construction of additional freeway improvements are
underway.
Development Mitigation Program
The City has established a Development Mitigation Program
based on Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
time tables ensuring that all new development pays its share of
needed transportation improvements to the City's roadway net-
work associated with that development. Participation shall be on
a pro -rata basis and will be required of all development projects
except where an increased level of participation exceeding these
requirements is established through development agreements or
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other negotiated agreements. This monitoring is facilitated via a
project specific mitigation plan.
The City will work to facilitate coordination of this Program
through inter - jurisdictional forums to determine minimally ac-
ceptable impact fees for application within the growth manage-
ment areas. The City will receive credit for existing traffic miti-
gation fee programs with regard to the GMA base level fee.
Comprehensive Phasing Program
The City shall prepare a Comprehensive Phasing Program
(CPP) based on Orange County Transportation Authority time
tables. The purpose of this Program is to assure, to the extent
feasible, that adequate infrastructure (roadways and utilities) is
constructed as development occurs by linking the ability of the
development to proceed to:
construction of the improvement(s) by others,
construction of the improvement(s) by the developer, or
by the developer's timely provision of the appropriate
funding to the City so that the provision of these facilities
is in balance with the demand for need.
While the Comprehensive Phasing Program will provide plans
for new facilities, the Performance Monitoring Program will
provide annual evaluation of compliance with phasing plans in
order for development to continue. The CPP shall provide rea-
sonable lead time (one year from first building permit or two
years from first grading permit) to design and construct specific
transportation improvements.
Performance Monitoring Program
The City shall prepare a Performance Monitoring Program
based on OCTA time tables. The Performance Monitoring Pro-
gram will establish a system for annual evaluation of compliance
with development phasing allocations. Under this Program,
roadway and other transportation facility improvements or
funding must actually be provided in order for new develop-
ment to continue. If the improvements/ funding are not pro-
vided, development shall be deferred until compliance with the
provisions of this Program is achieved.
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The Performance Monitoring Program will provide an annual
evaluation of the maintenance of transportation service levels.
Annual traffic reports prepared under this Program shall utilize
data collected within three months of preparation of the report.
In the event the Performance Monitoring Program identifies
one or more service level deficiencies, measures shall be imple-
mented to correct identified deficiencies.
Capital Improvement Program
The City shall establish a Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
for transportation system improvements based on OCTA time
tables. The purpose of the Capital Improvement Program is to
estimate future development over a seven -year period and de-
termine the necessary infrastructure and costs required for new
development. The Capital Improvement Program will be closely
linked with the Comprehensive Phasing Plans.
The City will determine the capital projects needed to meet and
maintain the City's adopted traffic level of service and perform-
ance standards. Capital financing programming will be based on
proposed development to be constructed during (at a minimum)
the following seven -year period.
Inter - Jurisdictional Cooperation
The City of Seal Beach will continue to be involved in inter -
jurisdictional coordination for various purposes, including:
• Cooperating with the County of Orange, the Orange
County Transportation Authority (OCTA), and other lo-
cal jurisdictions through the Regional Advisory and Plan-
ning Council (RAPC), or other appointed bodies, on the
implementation of Measure M and the development of fu-
ture revisions.
Working with inter - jurisdictional forums (such as the City -
County Coordinating Committee and Southeast Los An-
geles /West Orange County Coordinating Committee) to
make sure the City's fees are consistent with minimally ac-
ceptable impact fees for application within the larger
growth management areas.
Participating in the inter - jurisdictional planning forums at
the growth management area (GMA) level to discuss im-
plementation of traffic improvements, cooperative land
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use planning, and appropriate mitigation measures for de-
velopments with multi-jurisdictional impacts.
• Working with the inter - jurisdictional forums to develop
strategies to bring about greater jobs /housing balance at
the sub - regional level.
• Cooperating with the County of Orange in implementing
the Facility Implementation Plans and collaborating in the
Development Monitoring Program.
• Cooperating with state, county, and local governments in
planning and implementing the City's Circulation Ele-
ment, and coordinating efforts to ensure orderly devel-
opment.
• Coordinating population, housing, employment, and land
use projections with the State Department of Finance, the
Southern California Association of Governments, the Or-
ange County Development Monitoring Program, and ap-
propriate school and water districts.
Comprehensive Development Plans for Proposed Larger Projects
Seal Beach will require that any proposed new, large develop-
ment prepare a comprehensive development plan and environ-
mental impact analysis. A Specific Plan is an example of a com-
prehensive development plan for large projects. This will allow
the City to anticipate the impacts of large projects prior to de-
velopment of any portion of the project, and permit more time
to plan for public services and facilities needed to support the
project.
Coordination with Adjacent Jurisdictions
Apart from coordination with sub - regional inter -jurisdictional
forums (such as the City - County Coordinating Committee and
the Southeast Los Angeles /West Orange County Coordinating
Committee), the City will work separately with other cities and
agencies in the immediate area to develop mutual agreements
for review and possible conditioning of development projects.
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Definitions
For the purposes of the Growth Management Element, the fol-
lowing terms are defined below:
CapitallmprovementProgram (CIP) shall mean a list-
ing of capital projects needed to meet, maintain, and im-
prove a jurisdiction's adopted Traffic Level of Service and
Performance Standards. The CIP shall include approved
projects and an analysis of the costs of the proposed pro-
jects, as well as a financial plan for providing the im-
provements.
2. Comprehensive Phasing Program (CPP) shall mean a
road and public facilities improvement and financing plan
that attains the level of service requirements of this element.
With regard to road improvements, a CPP must include
level of service requirements and take into account measur-
able traffic impacts on the circulation system.
3. Critical Movement shall mean any of the conflicting
through or turning movements at an intersection which de-
termine the allocation of green signal time.
4. DevelopmentPhasingProgram shall mean a program
that establishes the requirement that building and grading
permits shall be approved or issued in a manner that assures
implementation of required transportation and public facility
improvements. The City shall specify the order of improve-
ments and the number of dwelling units based, at a mini-
mum, on mitigation measures adopted in conjunction with
environmental documentation and other relevant factors.
5. Deficient Intersection Fund shall mean a trust fund estab-
lished to implement necessary improvements to existing in-
tersections that do not meet the Traffic Level of Service Pol-
icy.
6. DeFicientIntersectron List shall mean a list of intersec-
tions that:
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a. Do not meet the Traffic Level of Service Policy for
reasons that are beyond the control of the City (e.g.,
ramp metering effects, traffic generated outside the
City's jurisdiction, etc.); and
b. Are not brought into compliance with the LOS stan-
dard in the most current Seven -Year Capital Im-
provement Program. Additional intersections may be
added by the City to the Deficient Intersection List
only as a result of ordinances that are beyond the con-
trol of the City.
Growth ManagementArea (GMAs) shall mean subre-
gions of the County established by the City - County Coordi-
nation Committee (or successor) to promote inter -
jurisdictional coordination in addressing infrastructure con-
cerns and implementing needed improvements.
8. Growth Management Element shall mean the Growth
Management Element of the City General Plan as required
by the Revised Traffic Improvement and Growth Manage-
ment Ordinance (Measure M).
Local TransportatronAuthorrtyas currently designated by
the Board of Supervisors shall mean the Orange County
Transportation Authority.
10. Measurable Traffic shall mean a traffic volume resulting in
a 1% increase in the sum of the critical movements at an in-
tersecthon.
11. Performance Monitoring Program (PMP) shall mean a
comprehensive road improvement and financing plan that
monitors the level of service requirements in this Element
while taking into account measurable traffic impacts on the
circulation system. This Program will annually review the
status of public and private roadway improvements associ-
ated with the Seven -Year Capital Improvement Program
and Development Phasing Programs to assure that appro-
priate actions are being taken to achieve the Level of Service
standards set forth in this Element.
12. Sole Control shall mean under the direct control of the sin-
gle public agency, for purposes of this Element, the City of
Seal Beach is the single public agency exercising sole control
over certain transportation system improvements.
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Appendix 6
Sources
1. Assembly M 471 (Proposition 111) as amended by AB
1791.
2. "Countywide Growth Management Program Implementation Man-
ual, "Orange County, April 1991.
3. "Countywide Traffic Improvement and Growth Management Plan
Component, "Orange County Division, League of California
Cities, 1989.
4. `Development Monitoring Program, 1Vol. II, " County of Orange,
1991.
5. `Final 9999 AirQuality Management Plan, South CoastAirBa-
si ii, "Southern California Association of Governments, July
1991.
6. "General Plan Issue Analysis - Grawtb /Congestion Management,"
City of Seal Beach, April 6,1992.
7. "Growth Management Element, " County of Orange General
Plan.
8. "Growth Management Element - Technical Report, " City of Seal
Beach, April 10, 1992.
9. "Growth Management and Transportation Demand Dorking Paper, "
Southern California Association of Governments, January
1992.
10. "Growth Management and Transportation Demand Task Force Final
Report, "Southern California Association of Governments,
June 1990.
11. `Public Facilities / Growth Management Element, " City of Dana
Point, January 1991.
12. Regional Growth Management Plan, " Southern California As-
sociation of Governments, 1989.
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13. `Revised Trafc Improvement and Growth Management Ordinance,
(Measure M), "Orange County, November 1990.
14. "South Coast Air Quality Management Plan," South Coast Air
Quality Management District, July 1997.
15. `Trafc Impact Fee Study, Final Report, " City of Seal Beach,
prepared by DKS Associates, December 6, 1991.
16. `TrafcAnalysis" prepared by Kunzman and Associates for
Seal Beach Circulation Element, March 2003.
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