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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-07 Impact AnalysisFrederick County, Virginia IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT FOR REVIEW OF THE HAGGERTY PROFFER MODIFICATION REQUEST Red Bud Magisterial District April 2007 Prepared by: Patton Harris Rust Associates 117 E. Piccadilly Street Suite 200 Winchester, Virginia 22601 Phone: 540- 667 -2139 Fax: 540- 665 -0493 Apri12007 SITE BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Haggerty Proffer Modification Request On February 9, 2005 the Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved conditional rezoning #14 -04 for the Haggerty Property. This rezoning permitted a maximum of 300 residential units and provided for substantial transportation improvements. In addition to providing necessary right of way for future Route 37, Rezoning #14 -04 planned for both a North /South collector road, referred to as the Spine Road, to connect Route 7 with Senseny Road as well as an East /West Collector Road to connect with the adjacent property to the West. Figure 1 depicts the transportation network proffered as part of Rezoning #14 -04. PROFFER MODIFICATIONS The Proffer Modification Request for the Haggerty Property relates to transportation improvements with the only exception being one minor revision to proffer 10.2 to give the HOA responsibility fora common solid waste disposal program. Other proffers, such as maximum number of residential units, remain identical to the proffers approved as part of Rezoning #14 -04. Figure 2 depicts the proposed transportation network associated with this request. The modifications to the transportation proffers include the following: 1. Spine Road Alignment The alignment of the Spine Road, as depicted by the Generalized Development Plan proffered as part of the original rezoning, proposed a collector road from Route 7 to the southern project boundary with the intent that the roadway would provide the much needed Route 7 /Senseny Road connection until such time that Route 37 was constructed. The revised alignment of the Spine Road traverses into the future Route 37 alignment and would be constructed as the typical Route 37 cross section for approximately 750 feet to connect to the Southern Property boundary. While construction of 750 feet of future Route 37 is significant, the greater benefit of the Spine Road re- alignment is found in the implementation of the connection between Route 7 and Senseny Road. As approved with Rezoning #14-04, the Spine Road connection between Route 7 and Senseny Road would very likely not be completed until such time that the adjacent Property to the South develops. Aligning the roadway with Route 37, allows for this North South connection to occur using a known alignment prior to development activities on the adjacent property should the right of way for future Route 37 and a funding mechanism be acquired. Figure 3 depicts how Route 37 could be extended from the Southern Property boundary to Senseny Road via the planned off ramp. This scenario would provide for the Route Page 1 of2 April 2007 2. East West Connector Road CONCLUSION Fl a gg e rty Proffer Modification Request 7 /Sensney Road connection while providing the opportunity to construct the interchange for Route 37 at Senseny Road without interrupting traffic flow for the North -South traffic movement. Additionally, the Spine Road has been modified from a U2 (Urban Undivided) to a R2 (Rural Undivided) cross section to utilize an open section design that better matches the cross section for Route 37 and also provides the ability to expand the roadway in the future without the additional work and disturbance associated with removing curb and gutter. The section of the roadway at Route 7 and at the subdivision street intersection will remain an urban design. The alignment of the East -West Connector Road which connects the Spine Road with property to the West has shifted approximately 400 feet South. The original intent of this roadway, to provide access to property West of the site, remains intact. It is also important to note that shifting the roadway 400 feet South from the original location is not in conflict with the Eastern Road Plan, as the potential for connection to existing Valley Mill Road remains as feasible with the proposed alignment as it was with the previous version approved as part of Rezoning 14 -04. The Haggerty Proffer Modification Request maintains the core transportation goal of the original Haggerty Rezoning, the future connection of Route 7 with Senseny Road. The revised proffers provide for construction of a portion of two lanes of Route 37 and, more importantly, potentially expedites the connection between Route 7 and Senseny Road by providing for a link that could be made regardless of whether or not the adjacent Property were to develop. As such, the proposed Proffer Modification Request for the Haggerty Property presents itself as a step forward in implementing critical transportation connections that are much needed in this portion Frederick County. Page 2 of 2 w E ROPOSED t S O ECSASREGIONAL/ QI ECT O g HAGGERTY PROPERTY RZ 14 -04 TRANSPORTATION PLAN FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA :c ;DENOTES GENERALIZED OPEN SPACE LAYOUT Patton, Harris, Rust Associates 117 E. Picadilly St. Winchester, Virginia 22601 VOICE: (540) 667 -2139 FAX: (540) 665 -0493 Figure 7 �PUTURE� ),SENSE �`RVAD'CRINECTIDN "7..‘ O,\ N U HAGGERTY PROPERTY PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION PLAN FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA DENOTES GENERAUZED OPEN SPACE Patton, Harris, Rust Associates 117 E. Picadilly St. Winchester, Virginia 22601 VOICE: (540) 667 -2139 FAX: (540) 665 -0493 FIGURE 2 4 O( d O,n ,1 r q EUTUREROOTE? $ENSC i! (I (t O ROAD'CON ECSION p y o 3;. 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