Planning Commission

APRIL 2023 FAMPO RIVER CROSSING STUDY REPORT PREVIEW Image Source: VDOT, Chatham Bridge Why do we need to do this?  Recommended in East West Study to: – Reduce regional congestion – Systematically construct a new roadway link through Stafford and The City of Fredericksburg into Spotsylvania, West of the I-95, similar to US 1.  Improve the roadway grid network which has significant bottlenecks – Highest number of bottleneck miles in the State of Virginia, particularly for freight movement – Beautiful Rappahannock river can be an obstacle to a functional roadway grid development, causing congestion on the remaining roads.  The reliability of the I-95 is a significant factor in regional congestion – Every motor vehicle accident, weather incident, police action, or construction incident cause regional traffic chaos – Long term this unreliability will get worse, even with the relief offered by the additional bridges, unless something changes 2 Why do we need to do this? Regional Network impacts of events on I-95 Tuesday April 4th at 9:40am Accident on I-95 causing regional gridlock as shown in Map. Wednesday night State police chase car in high jacking incident and south bound lanes closed after gun battle overnight and into rush hour. Northern Stafford impacted and traffic commuting to the region from NOVA. There were also severe weather and traffic volume related delays and congestion on the I-95 on other days in this week. Source: Google Maps Traffic indicators 3 MPO Area Bridge & Lane Comparison Other Medium-sized MPO regions Petersburg/Tri-Cities FAMPO Bridge 2019 Bridge 2019  Roanoke (RVTPO) Bridge Route Lanes AADT Bridge Route Lanes AADT – 27 Bridge Crossings, 76 Bridge Lanes I-95 6 97,806 I-95 12 150,219 – Population: 230,000 (2020) I-295 6 35,422 --- --- ---  Petersburg (Tri-Cities MPO) Temple Avenue 4 34,565 US Route 1 4 40,124 – 8 Bridge Crossings, 30 Bridge Lanes US Route 10 4 22,707 US Route 3 4 41,495 – Population: 190,000 (2017) US Route 1 4 15,372 --- --- --- (Downtown)  Fredericksburg (FAMPO) Pickett Ave 2 7,234 Chatham Bridge 4 14,757 – 4 Bridge Crossings, 24 Bridge Lanes Fleet Street 2 7,195 --- --- --- – Population: 324,9410 (2020) Jordan Point – 36.6% more traffic per bridge lane 2 5,277 --- --- -- (James River ) than Tri-Cities MPO Total 30 225,578 24 246,595 4 Where is local traffic going?  Streetlight Index – The StreetLight Trip Index is one of our output types and represents a relative volume of trip activity but is not an estimated count of trips or vehicles. Our normalization process differs slightly across our different data sources, but ultimately it accounts for variation in our sample and allows for comparison of metrics across zones and analyses 5 Southbound Destinations 6 Northbound Destinations 7 Comparison – Significant Traffic 8 Identified Options  Option 1 - Exit Only Slip Lane  Option 2 - Eastern Bridge Option  Option 3 - Central Ridge Option  Option 4 - Long Bridge Option  Option 5 - Western Route Option  Why these options? – Option 1 – Requested by the City of Fredericksburg as an alternative. Using I-95 local lanes for the bridge option. – Option 4 – Previously identified conceptually within the East/West Study - often an assumed connection point by the wider regional community. Kept to a perpendicular river crossing. – Options 2, 3, and 5 - Developed using identified easement restrictions that are expected to yield similar benefits to Option 4 while also minimizing takings from residential housing areas. 9 Easement Location  Note, GIS mapping is not 100% accurate in connecting all easement parcels and boundaries.  Significant “tethers” of conserved land connecting larger parcels 10 Volume /Capacity Ratio Change – All vehicles Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5 Route Name AM VC MD VC PM VC NT VC AM VC MD VC PM VC NT VC AM VC MD VC PM VC NT VC AM VC MD VC PM VC NT VC AM VC MD VC PM VC NT VC Banks Ford Pkwy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.04 -0.06 -0.05 -0.06 0.51 0.43 0.55 0.45 0.42 0.34 0.45 0.37 0.56 0.49 0.60 0.53 Berea Church Rd 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 -0.01 0.07 -0.06 0.03 0.00 0.13 -0.05 0.09 0.05 0.14 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.16 -0.04 Blue- Gray Pkwy (Rt. 3) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 0.00 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 -0.02 -0.01 Bragg Road -0.03 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 0.15 0.07 0.14 0.08 0.14 0.05 0.15 0.08 0.14 0.05 0.14 0.07 0.27 0.14 0.27 0.15 Carl D Silver Pkwy 0.07 0.05 0.05 0.02 -0.04 -0.06 -0.10 -0.07 0.03 -0.02 -0.08 -0.01 0.03 -0.01 -0.05 0.00 0.23 0.17 0.14 0.19 Central Park Blvd -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.10 0.06 0.08 0.05 0.12 0.04 0.08 0.06 0.14 0.05 0.06 0.10 0.10 0.12 Centreport Pkwy 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 0.00 -0.01 -0.03 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 Cowan Boulevard 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 -0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.01 East West Connector (Rt. 3) 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 0.00 -0.03 0.00 -0.02 -0.02 -0.03 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.03 -0.03 -0.02 -0.03 -0.03 -0.02 Enon Road 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 -0.05 -0.02 -0.07 -0.07 -0.05 -0.02 -0.06 -0.06 -0.05 -0.02 -0.07 -0.08 -0.07 -0.03 -0.07 -0.08 Fall Hill Ave -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.01 Garrisonville Rd 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.02 Gordon Road -0.01 -0.02 -0.02 -0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 Greenbank Road 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.04 -0.06 -0.05 -0.06 0.43 0.36 0.40 0.36 0.42 0.34 0.45 0.37 0.68 0.61 0.70 0.65 Hospital Dr 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.14 -0.15 -0.18 -0.21 -0.13 -0.16 -0.20 -0.22 -0.13 -0.15 -0.20 -0.22 -0.20 -0.23 -0.27 -0.28 Route 1 -0.02 -0.03 -0.03 -0.03 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 Kings Highway 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Lafayette Blvd 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.01 -0.01 -0.06 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 -0.06 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.06 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.06 -0.02 Mary Washington 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 -0.14 -0.14 -0.18 -0.19 -0.13 -0.14 -0.19 -0.20 -0.13 -0.14 -0.19 -0.20 -0.19 -0.21 -0.25 -0.25 Old Plank Road -0.01 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 Plank Road (Rt. 3) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.01 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 -0.01 0.01 -0.01 Plantation Dr 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.12 0.16 0.16 0.10 0.12 0.16 0.14 0.06 0.08 0.16 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.19 Poplar Road 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.12 0.16 0.16 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.03 River Road 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.10 0.03 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.09 0.08 0.11 Salem Church Road 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.06 0.03 0.06 0.02 0.06 0.03 0.06 0.02 0.06 0.03 0.08 0.03 0.08 0.04 Sanford Road 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.01 -0.03 0.08 -0.12 0.08 -0.09 -0.04 -0.25 -0.01 -0.09 -0.04 -0.25 -0.01 -0.09 -0.04 -0.25 -0.01 Truslow Road 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.09 -0.07 -0.05 -0.07 -0.09 -0.09 -0.06 -0.09 -0.09 -0.09 -0.06 -0.10 -0.12 -0.10 -0.07 -0.11 Warrenton Road 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.04 -0.02 -0.03 -0.03 -0.03 -0.03 -0.03 -0.04 -0.03 -0.03 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.03 -0.05 William Street 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 -0.03 -0.01 -0.02 -0.02 -0.03 -0.02 -0.01 -0.03 -0.03 -0.02 -0.02 -0.03 -0.04 -0.02 -0.02 -0.04 11 Expected Bridge Volume with a 1.0 V/C from Improvements…. Option 1. Option 2. Option 3. Option 4. Option5. River Crossing Slip Lane Eastern Bridge Central Ridge Long Bridge Western Route (Slip Lane Volume) Bridge Volume 10,165 52,144 53,402 55,456 58,227 (Bi-directional) Truck Traffic ** 151 752* 638 676 1,045 Mine Road FAMPO Comparison Cowan Falmouth Chatham East/West I-95 Local over Austin Base Model Data Boulevard Bridge Bridge Rt.3 Bridge Lane Run Bridge Volume 27,433 65,517 33,132 48,928 45,473 99,454 Truck Traffic 305 1,036 160 1,640 394 7,992 *A segment of 752 Trucks would rank 545 out of 2339 Segments for Truck Volume 12 **688 Segments have a truck volume of over 500 trucks per 24-hour window. Planning Level Costs Statewide Planning Level Cost Estimates tool of the Transportation and Mobility Planning Division of VDOT utilized. These are a high level, (planning level) cost estimates which is a ballpark of costs. Formal engineering is required to achieve accurate cost estimates. We have used a 6% inflation rate, rather than the recommended 3% in the tool. By comparison, below are the costs for the current new I-95 River Crossing Bridges and new lanes: UPC 105510, the $127M was the "Approved Estimate" (PE, RW & CN) for the entire project, including CD Lanes and the Bridge. (SCOPE: Construct CD Lanes and Bridges on Northbound I-95 over Rappahannock River from Exit 130 (RTE 3) to Exit 133 (RTE 17). Interchange improvements at Exit 133.) UPC 101595, the $116M was the "Approved Estimate" (PE, RW & CN) for the entire project, including SB lanes. The estimate is now showing $114M. (SCOPE: Construct three new I-95 southbound lanes in the current median of I-95 for through traffic and convert existing southbound general purpose lanes to collector-distributor lanes.) 13 Funding To fund such a large projects will take multiple sources. Below is a list of potential sources: Federal Grants:  Build Grant  Mega Grant  Infra Grant  Federal Set Asides State  Smart Scale & CTB Allocations Local  Local Bonds  Regional Transportation Authority  Toll 14 Initial Questions Photo credits: https://www.capjournal.com/news/dot-relaxes-deadline-for-missouri-river-bridge-choices-by-pierre-and-fort-pierre/article_1f87baa4-fce1-11e7-8bd4-d358c56633b8.html https://www.austintenantadvisors.com/blog/360-bridge-also-called-pennybacker-bridge-austin-tx/ 15 ADU POTENTIAL CHANGES 2023 January original proposal 2023 April options for change FXBG Planning Staff 2023-04-21 TYPE / SIZE / LOCATION ADMINISTRATIVE ELEMENTS IN TEXT AMENDMENT Where allowed Single-Family Detached Dwellings 1. Stipulate that ADU cannot be used as ‘Home Stay’/‘Bed & Breakfast’; ADU kitchen to be removed How many ADUs allowed per parcel One How many kitchens allowed One in Principal Dwelling; One in ADU 2. Require notification of adjacent property owners of an ADU zoning How many occupants One family + ≯two unrelated people for permit application in writing, by posted sign, and on City web site. principal and accessory dwelling Maximum size - if internal to house 40% of principle dwelling area - If external to house 1. ADU not allowed in accessory structure - (in accessory structure) 2. ADU allowed on one floor of an accessory structure existing as of [adoption date of ord] (no max size limit) 3. Maximum size increased to 600 sq ft ADMINISTRATIVE ELEMENTS IN GENERAL ORDINANCE 400 sq ft 1. ZA shall provide quarterly reports to Council of number ADU - Rear Yard Coverage No accessory structure shall occupy 4. Accessory structure must either: zoning permits issued more than 30% of the rear yard (defined Occupy not more than 30% of rear yard limit or as area within 24ft of rear lot line) be located with at least 24 ft from the primary dwelling [Current rule] a. Apply this provision to all accessory structures Design features Exterior entrance on principal dwelling If exterior access provided, it shall be marked by an address characters at least four side or rear only inches high and clearly visible from the public right of way ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS Min rear/side setbacks for 5 ft 1. Establish process to categorize existing accessory structures as accessory structure Accessory Structure (Not ADU), Accessory Structure (w/ ADU); Max Height for accessory structure 12 ft with 5 ft setback 12 ft with 5 ft setback 2. Regulate existing ADUs in the same manner as newly constructed 24 ft with standard rear/side setbacks 24 ft with 5 ft side/rear setback on corner lots or lots with rear alleys, standard ADUs rear/side setbacks on all other lots Resident Manager / Yes (not required to be property owner) 1. Property owner shall be identified as the ADU manager and the property shall Property Owner Residency be the owner’s primary residence. required 2. Property owner shall reside on property as primary residence at time of zoning permit application 3. Property owner shall reside in either the main dwelling or the accessory dwelling as a primary residence, or the entire property shall be occupied by only one family. 4. Property owner shall reside on property as primary residence at time of zoning permit application with renewal of permit every two years. 5. Property owner shall reside on property as primary residence at time of zoning permit application with renewal of permit each time owner changes. Stipulate that ADUs get a Landlord License from the Commissioner of the Revenue. CR to agree to not issue a new LL (required for new owners) without a zoning permit. 6. No manager or owner residency required Additional Parking None required Taylor H. Owen From: Clay Murray <clay@claymurray.com> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 2:42 PM To: Planning Subject: [EXTERNAL] ADU Comments for 4/26/23 CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. My name is Clay Murray and I own and operate Pathway Realty in the City of Fredericksburg. Our address is 2217 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. I'm writing to voice our support for ADUs in a general sense knowing it will offer some housing solutions to those who need them. Common sense tells us that the ADU ordinance will not create any large numbers of additional living spaces, but it will allow private property owners the right to create a space to use as they see fit. We imagine family and senior housing options will be one of many meaningful fits. We ask the Planning Commission to make sure the final ADU ordinance is not so restrictive that it dissuades property owners from exploring this housing option. Thank you. Clay Murray, Realtor® Principal Broker, Pathway Realty 2217 Princess Anne Street #305-1A Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Phone: 540-798-7713 Email: clay@claymurray.com Online: www.claymurray.com Clay Murray + Pathway Realty are licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia 1 From: Sean Kline To: Planning Subject: [EXTERNAL] Vote to Approve ADUs at 4/26/23 Meeting Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023 12:11:41 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Good afternoon, My name is Sean Kline and I reside at 1501 Carolilne St. I'm in support of ADUs being allowed. Specifically, ADUs above garages should be allowed and total square footage up to 800 sq ft should be allowed for any type of unit. There should not be an owner occupancy requirement assuming the city uses part of the proceeds from the subsequently higher property taxes to properly enforce the existing limitations on unrelated people on an individual lot. Thank you, Sean Kline