Travel demand management.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 63.122
in effectSec. 63.122. - Travel demand management.
(a) Purpose. The Travel Demand Management (TDM) provisions of this section are intended to reduce single occupancy vehicle trips and implement comprehensive plan policies calling for balance and choice in transportation options.
(b) Applicability. A TDM Plan (TDMP) shall be required for development proposals of a scale that meets or surpasses the following thresholds:
New or phased construction greater than or equal to twenty thousand (20,000) GFA of a nonresidential use; or twenty-five (25) or more new dwelling units.
(c) Program requirements. No building or grading permit shall be issued for any project subject to this section until a TDMP has been prepared which meets the requirements of this section and the Travel Demand Management (TDM) Program Standards Guide. All development, redevelopment, or change in use for which this section is applicable shall be subject to the following requirements.
(1) Plan submission and approval, TDMP Coordinator. The TDMP must be submitted and approved as part of site plan review under the provision of section 61.402. A Travel Demand Management Plan (TDMP) Coordinator shall be designated by the developer or property owner. Their contact information must be submitted to the zoning administrator with the TDMP. The developer or property owner shall submit updated contact information to the zoning administrator if the TDMP Coordinator or their contact information changes.
(2) Plan content. All TDMPs shall be subject the standards in the adopted TDM Program Standards Guide in effect at the time application is submitted for site plan review and shall contain, at a minimum, the following.
a. A description of the proposed TDM measures/strategies specific to the land use category outlined in the travel demand management program guide. The sum of the points assigned to each TDM measure/strategy shall equal the points requirement assigned for each land use category included in the proposal. The point requirement as defined in the adopted the TDM Program Standards Guide may be met with a combination of TDM measures/strategies sufficient to meet the points requirement for the subject development proposal.
b. Proposed total expenditures to implement the TDMP for at least two (2) years following the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
c. A statement that the TDMP implementation date shall be six (6) months after the certificate of occupancy is issued.
d. A statement that the TDMP final compliance date shall be two (2) calendar years after the initial TDMP implementation date.
(3) Security agreement. To ensure TDMP implementation, the property owner/developer shall file a security agreement in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit, a performance bond, or cash escrow equal to the development's two-year TDMP budget specified in section 63.122(c)(2)b. Such security agreement shall be filed with the zoning administrator within one (1) year of site plan approval.
(d) Compliance. The travel demand management plan coordinator must demonstrate that the goals and implementation strategies set forth in the approved TDMP have been met by submitting to the zoning administrator an annual status report within thirty (30) days of the one-year and two-year anniversary dates of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy for the project. The zoning administrator, within sixty (60) days of receipt of the annual status report, will review the report to determine if the goals described in the TDMP have been met. The annual status report must at a minimum include written documentation of the following:
(1) Results of follow up surveys, in a format approved by the zoning administrator, to determine the progress toward achieving the goals set forth in the approved TDMP;
(2) Documentation of annual expenditures made to implement the strategies listed in the TDMP; and
(3) Evidence of implementation of TDM strategies listed in the TDMP on a schedule that would reasonably allow achievement of TDM goals by the target compliance date.
(e) Final plan evaluation, release, forfeiture of security agreement. If the TDMP coordinator demonstrates that the goals set forth in the approved TDMP have been met by the TDMP compliance date, the TDM security agreement shall be released by the zoning administrator within ten (10) business days of the administrator's determination. Failure to comply with the provisions of an approved TDMP constitutes a violation of this Code. If the travel demand management plan coordinator fails to submit a timely annual status report that demonstrates the goals set forth in the approved TDMP have been met, the zoning administrator may hold the TDMP security agreement for an additional twelve-month period at the end of which period an additional annual status report must be submitted. At the end of the additional period, the zoning administrator shall determine whether there has been a good faith effort to reach the goals of the TDMP The TDM security agreement will either be released or forfeited based upon the administrator's determination. If the zoning administrator determines on the basis of the annual status reports that the failure to implement the strategies set forth in the TDMP or otherwise achieve the TDMP goals is attributable to inexcusable neglect on the part of the TDMP coordinator, the financial guarantee shall be immediately forfeited to the city.
(C.F. No. 10-403, § 2, 6-16-10; Ord. No. 11-27, § 1, 4-20-11; Ord. 21-27, § 1, 8-18-21; Ord 25-34, § 5, 7-16-25)
Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITVIIIZOCO_CH63ZOCOEGGEAP_ARTI63.100.GEPRPEST_S63.122TRDEMAFetched: 11/1/2026