La Habra, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: TNC Pickup Zones (2026)

La Habra's Transportation Demand Management (TDM) chapter, Municipal Code Chapter 18.20, applies to "applicable developments," nonresidential or mixed-use projects that meet the employment threshold of two hundred fifty or more employees at a single worksite and require discretionary city approval (§ 18.20.040). Qualifying projects must choose between two facility packages, and under Option "A," § 18.20.050.A.4 specifically requires a Rideshare Vehicle Loading Area: a passenger loading zone sized to hold at least five waiting-vehicle spaces for every one hundred required parking spaces, positioned as close as practical to the building's employee entrances, and designed so it does not block vehicular circulation through the parking lot.

The community development director or a designee must approve the loading area's need, design and location before the project is built, alongside the chapter's other Option A elements: reserved carpool spaces (at least fifteen percent of employee parking), bicycle parking and shower facilities, a commuter information area, vanpool accessibility, and bus stop improvements (§ 18.20.050.A.1-6). The requirement is not a citywide curb-zone program for ride-hailing pickups; it is a site-design standard tied to large employers, enforced through the building permit and certificate of occupancy process (§ 18.20.070), and it must remain in place permanently through recorded covenants running with the property even after a change in ownership.