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Fredericksburg Planning Commission Keeps Railroad Station Overlay Repeal Hearing Open After Wide-Ranging Public Comment
Summary
Staff recommended removing the Railroad Station Overlay (RSO) from 13 parcels near the Fredericksburg train station; residents raised safety, historic-preservation and density concerns and the commission continued the public hearing to Dec. 11, 2024 with the record remaining open.
Planning Director Mike Craig told the Fredericksburg Planning Commission on Nov. 13 that staff recommends repeal of the Railroad Station Overlay (RSO) applied to 13 parcels near the train station, arguing the overlay has become duplicative of other design and review tools and limits infill development around a transit hub.
The staff presentation said the district covers about 1.26 acres and historically limited residential density (the RSO’s standard was about 8 units per acre) and certain height and floor-area allowances intended to create a transitional edge between downtown and adjacent neighborhoods. Craig told the commission that recent infill projects were appropriately reviewed under the Old and Historic Fredericksburg Overlay District (OHFD) and Architectural Review Board (ARB) and that repealing the RSO would remove redundancy without…
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