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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Division A13 TRANSPORTATION*

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Division A13
TRANSPORTATION*

Cross reference(s)--Franchises and franchise regulations, Div. B10; responsibility of Director of Public Works for parking control devices, § B12-105; streets and highways, Div. B17; review of subdivision plans by Transportation Agency, § C12-55.

CHAPTER I.
IN GENERAL

Sec. A13-1. Reserved.

Editor's note--Ord. No. NS-3.19, § 2, adopted May 4, 1976, specifically amended the Code by repealing § A13-1, which had pertained to the County Engineer. Said section had been derived from Code 1954, §§ 1.3-5, 3.1.18-2; Ord. No. NS-300.36, § 5, 12-1-58.

Secs. A13-2--A13-11. Reserved.

CHAPTER II.
ROADS AND AIRPORTS DEPARTMENT*

Editor's note--Ord. No. NS-300.562, §§ I--VI, adopted Dec. 13, 1994, amended §§ A13-13--A13-16 of this chapter. Said Ord. No. NS-300.562 also changed the name of the "Transportation Agency" to the "Roads and Airports Department," but did not specifically amend the title of this chapter nor § A13-12; therefore, the words "Transportation Agency" have been changed to "Roads and Airports Department" in the title and § A13-12, at the discretion of the editor.

Sec. A13-12. Department recognized.

There is in the County a department which shall be known as the Roads and Airports Department.

(Code 1954, § 3.1.39-1; Ord. No. NS-300.36, § 1, 12-1-58; Ord. No. NS-300.195, § 3, 8-27-74; Ord. No. NS-300.562, 12-13-94)

Note--See the editor's note at the beginning of this chapter.

Sec. A13-13. Duties generally.

The Roads and Airports Department shall develop and provide for the operation of a balanced system of transportation services, facilities and support activities with the goal to ensure uncongested mobility for all people and their goods.

The Roads and Airports Department shall:

(a) Plan, design, construct, maintain and operate County expressways, highways, roads and airports.

(b) Provide such other services as are directed by the Board of Supervisors or the County Executive.

(Code 1954, § 3.1.39-2; Ord. No. NS-300.36, § 1, 12-1-58; Ord. No. NS-300.87, § 6, 12-20-65; Ord. No. NS-300.195, § 4, 8-27-74; Ord. No. NS-300.562, § I, 12-13-94)

Sec. A13-14. Director recognized, appointment; administrative powers.

There is in the Roads and Airports Department the position of Director of the Department. The Director is appointed in accordance with provisions of the Charter, is the executive officer of the Department, and is under the supervision of the County Executive. Subject to the provisions of the Charter and the Code, the Director shall have the power to appoint, suspend or remove all assistants, deputies, clerks and other employees necessary to conduct the work of the Department.

(Code 1954, § 3.1.39-3; Ord. No. NS-300.36, § 1, 12-1-58; Ord. No. NS-300.61, § 12, 5-28-62; Ord. No. NS-300.195, § 5, 8-27-74; Ord. No. NS-3.19, § 3, 5-4-76; Ord. No. NS-300.256, § 1, 4-18-78; Ord. No. NS-300.562, § II, 12-13-94)

Sec. A13-15. Assistant Director; Road Commissioner.

There is in the Roads and Airports Department the position of ex officio Road Commissioner who shall be a California registered civil engineer. The Director of the Department shall be the Road Commissioner, unless the Board of Supervisors elects to appoint the Manager of Highway Design and Operations as acting Road Commissioner.

(Ord. No. NS-300.256, § 2, 4-18-78; Ord. No. NS-300.562, § I, 12-13-94)

Sec. A13-16. Monitoring and reporting program.

(a) In accordance with applicable law, environmental monitoring and reporting programs shall be developed in conjunction with Roads and Airports Department projects when mitigation measures are imposed in order to mitigate or avoid sufficient environmental impacts.

(b) The Board of Supervisors shall be responsible for adopting environmental monitoring and reporting programs for projects on which the Roads and Airports Department acts as the lead agency. The Board of Supervisors shall adopt an environmental monitoring and reporting program concurrently with its approval of findings in an environmental impact report or its adoption of a negative declaration.

(c) The environmental analyst of the Roads and Airports Department shall designate staff within the Department to coordinate the environmental monitoring and reporting programs, and shall provide these persons with the appropriate amount of support staff and material. In addition, the environmental analyst shall adopt administrative procedures to ensure that the environmental monitoring and reporting programs are cost-effective and efficient.

(d) When an agency having jurisdiction by law over natural resources affected by a Roads and Airports Department project requests changes in the project, the Roads and Airports Department shall have the right to require that the agency prepare and submit a proposed environmental monitoring and reporting program addressing those requested changes. This additional environmental monitoring and reporting program shall be incorporated into the program prepared by the Roads and Airports Department.

(e) The provisions of this section relating to environmental monitoring and reporting programs shall be superseded by any conflicting provisions in the California Environmental Quality Act or its guidelines. With respect to projects for which the Roads and Airports Department acts as the lead agency, the provisions of this section shall supersede conflicting provisions in Section A33-24 of this Code.

(Ord. No. NS-300.467, § 1, 10-30-90; Ord. No. NS-300.562, § I, 12-13-94)

Secs. A13-17--A13-19. Reserved.

CHAPTER III.
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

Sec. A13-20. Establishment of Commission.

There is hereby established the Santa Clara County Transportation Commission.

(Ord. No. NS-300.195, § 7, 8-27-74)

Sec. A13-21. Membership.

The Santa Clara County Transportation Commission shall be composed of the members of the advisory commission established pursuant to the Santa Clara County Transit District Act.

(Ord. No. NS-300.195, § 7, 8-27-74)

Sec. A13-22. Duties.

The Commission shall act in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors on matters relating to transportation.

(Ord. No. NS-300.195, § 7, 8-27-74)

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