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 Selah
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 8. Traffic
 Chapter 8.84. Commute Trip Reduction (Ctr) Plan*

  § 8.84.100. Exemptions and goal modifications  

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  • (a) Worksite Exemptions. An affected employer may request the city of Selah to grant an exemption from all CTR program requirements or penalties for a particular work site. The employer must demonstrate that it would experience undue hardship in complying with the requirements of the ordinance as a result of the characteristics of its business, its work force, or its locations. An exemption may be granted if and only if the affected employer demonstrates that it faces extraordinary circumstance, such as bankruptcy, and is unable to implement any measures that could reduce the proportion of drive alone trips and VMT per employee. Exemptions may be granted by the city of Selah at any time based on the written notice provided by the affected employer. The notice should clearly explain the conditions for which the affected employer is seeking an exemption from the requirement of the CTR program. The city of Selah shall review annually all employers receiving exemptions, and shall determine whether the exemption will be in effect during the following program year.

    (b) Employee Exemptions. Specific employees or groups of employees who are required to drive alone to work as a condition of employment may be exempted from a work site's CTR program. Exemptions may also be granted for employees who work variable shifts throughout the year and who do not rotate as a group to identical shifts. The city of Selah will use the criteria identified in the CTR Board Administrative Guidelines to assess the validity of employee exemption requests, and shall determine whether the exemption will be in effect during the following program year the city of Selah shall grant or deny the request within thirty days of receipt of the request. The city of Selah shall review annually all employee exemption requests, and shall determine whether the exemption will be in effect during the following program year.

    (c) Modification of CTR Program Goals.

    (1) An affected employer may request that the city of Selah modify its CTR program goals. Such requests shall be filed in writing at least sixty days prior to the date the work site is required to submit its program description and annual report. The goal modification request must clearly explain why the work site is unable to achieve the applicable goal. The work site must also demonstrate that it has implemented all of the elements contained in its approved CTR program.

    (2) The city of Selah will review and grant or deny any requests for goal modifications in accordance with procedures and criteria identified in the CTR Board Guidelines. An employer may not request a modification of the applicable goals until one year after the city of Selah approves its initial program description or annual report.

(Ord. 1717 § 10, 2008.)