City Council

CC 9. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Impact Fee Mitigation Program Recommendation(s): 1.Adopt Ordinance No. 1100, amending Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) of the Lancaster Municipal Code by adding Chapter 15.67 related to the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Impact Fee Mitigation Program. In September 2013, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) signed Senate Bill (SB) 743 into law, starting a process that changed the way transportation impacts are analyzed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In accordance with SB 743, the City adopted its VMT Guidelines at the June 15, 2020, City Council meeting. The required implementation of SB 743 has created challenges for many development projects in Lancaster, as feasible and/or sufficient mitigation is not always available to offset the impacts of individual projects.