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Commission backs mixed‑use downtown PUD including tasting room and 41‑key hotel but flags parking, height and floodplain details
Summary
The panel recommended a conditional use permit, land‑use change and PUD rezoning for a proposed mixed‑use development (Z2520) featuring a winery tasting room, retail, restaurant and a 41‑key hotel. Commissioners approved the package conditionally and asked staff to tighten parking, height and ‘light manufacturing’ language.
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of a multi‑step request (Z2520) to allow a planned unit development for a mixed‑use project in downtown Fredericksburg that would include a winery tasting room, retail storefronts, a restaurant and a limited‑size hotel (approximately 41 keys).
Developer representatives said the project aims to activate the area adjacent to the new pedestrian bridge, provide public parking and a large public lawn, and create a walkable extension of Main Street. The project team said they plan roughly 107 on‑site parking spaces plus 20 proposed public spaces on Landau Street and 30 valet spaces dedicated to the hotel; they requested some flexibility from the city’s parking minimums and asked for PUD dimensional relief including a localized height request up to 45 feet in limited locations.
Staff recommended approval of the PUD and CUP subject to conditions: clarify and justify any parking reduction and shared parking calculations; restrict any light manufacturing allowance to small accessory, on‑site craft production tied to retail sales; and document the exact 45‑foot height locations so visibility and impacts to neighboring properties are reviewed through the site plan process. Staff also noted floodplain constraints and said the applicant must obtain the appropriate FEMA conditional letter of map revision or other approvals before final permitting.
Commissioners extensively questioned parking plans and employee parking, asked for clearer off‑site parking commitments, and sought assurances that the 45‑foot maximum would be limited and not produce an oversized street‑visible massing. After discussion the commission approved the three recommended actions—CUP recommendation, land‑use change to commercial mixed‑use and PUD zoning—while directing staff to work with the applicant on final parking, height and light‑manufacturing language prior to council consideration.
Next steps: the commission’s three recommendations will be forwarded to City Council; the applicant will continue refinement of site plans, floodplain mitigation and any off‑site parking arrangements.
