Chevy Chase Lake. Preliminary Plan # B TRAFFIC STATEMENT. Prepared for: Chevy Chase Land Company & Bozzuto Development Company

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1 Chevy Chase Lake Preliminary Plan # B TRAFFIC STATEMENT Prepared for: Chevy Chase Land Company & Bozzuto Development Company Montgomery County, Maryland Prepared by: SSSTS Consulting (410) July 9, 2016

2 July 9, 2016 Mr. Matthew Folden, Planner/Coordinator, Area 1 Montgomery County Planning Department M-NCPPC 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD Re: Traffic Statement Proposed Chevy Chase Lake Redevelopment, Preliminary Plan Amendment# B - Block B Chevy Chase, MD This Traffic Statement presents the transportation review requirements in order to amend the previously Approved Preliminary Plan application for redevelopment of Chevy Chase Lake East shopping center located on the east side of Connecticut Avenue (MD 185) in Chevy Chase, Maryland and referred to as Block B. The redevelopment of Phase One: Block B meets preliminary Adequate Public Facilities ( APF ) requirements as previously approved in Preliminary Plan No A through an approved conversion mechanism that is described in full below. Figure 1. Chevy Chase Lake Redevelopment Location Map As shown in Figure 1, the proposes site for redevelopment of the Chevy Chase Lake East Shopping Center is located at 8505, 8507, 8519 and 8551 Connecticut Avenue (collectively, referred to hereinafter as the "Property" or "Chevy Chase Lake East Shopping Center"). The Applicant is requesting approval to redevelop the Block B with a mixed-use development containing a maximum of 792,284 gross square feet in total, including up to a maximum of 668,371 square feet of residential (534 units) and up to 109,270 square feet of non-residential development (the "Project"). The residential component of the Project will include multifamily housing, both rental and for-sale. 1

3 Discussion On October 17, 2002 and thereafter, a subsequent amendment on September 29, 2005, the Montgomery County Planning Board approved a Preliminary Plan for 174,016 square feet of commercial retail and 74,356 square feet of office use for a total of 248,372 square feet of new buildings for The Chevy Chase Lake East site located on the east side of Connecticut Avenue (now Block B). The Applicant requested and the Planning Board approved an extension of the Preliminary Plan and APF validity periods for Preliminary Plan No A both until November Since that time, the County Council has approved multiple automatic extensions for Preliminary Plan validity periods and APF determinations (the most recent extension was SRA 15-01) thus extending the approval until Figure 2. Site Plan The County Council adopted a new Sector Plan for the Chevy Chase Lake area on July 30, 2013 (Resolution # ). In approving the Sector Plan, the Council concluded that the Chevy Chase Land Company would be able to move forward with a Pre-Purple Line development on Block B without requiring a new Adequate Public Facilities (APF) test, if the proposed development did not generate additional trips beyond those previously approved in Preliminary Plan No A (i.e., no more than 503 Total AM Peak Hour Trips and 1051 Total PM Peak Hour Trips). Block B will not exceed these trip caps and is therefore, exempt from new APF testing. TRIP GENERATION The Project is projected to generate a net 392 AM and 706 PM weekday peak hour trips, significantly under the trip credit. The remaining trip credit of 111 AM and 345 PM weekday peak hour trips that be reserved for future development. Projected site generated trips are shown in Table 1. 2

4 Land use Block B 1 Table 1. Trip Generation Phase 1-Block B Density AM PM In Out Total In Out total Residential 534 High Rise Retail 109,270 Sq. Ft ,059 Pass-By Trip Reduction 40% (PM Only) Total Trips Block B1,B2,B Internal Capture Rate 9% 9% 9% 15% 15% 15% Net Total Trip PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ,051 TRIP CREDIT REMAINING TRIP CREDIT Local Area Transportation Review (LATR) According to the LATR/TPAR Guidelines, any new development that generates more than 30 weekday peak hour trips must be tested for transportation Adequate Public Facilities. The proposed development satisfied this requirement during the approval process for Preliminary Plan No A. The Project will maintain the traffic level well below the previously approved plan and, therefore, the preliminary plan for this portion of the development is exempt from a new LATR test. This Traffic Statement with a summary of site trip generation as shown in Table 1 and assigning the trips to the access points satisfies the LATR requirements of the APF review for Preliminary Plan application purposes. Transportation Policy Area Review (TPAR) The applicant is exempt from TPAR payment because the projected trips is well below the trip cap as shown in Table 1. This Traffic Statement satisfies the TPAR requirements of the APF review for Preliminary Plan application purposes. Site Access and Circulation The future Purple Line serves the property and runs along the southern boundary of Block B, where the Chevy Chase Lake station will be located on the east side of Connecticut Avenue. A planned private road running parallel to and on the east side of Connecticut Avenue connects Manor Road and Chevy Chase Lake Drive. This road provides for safe and efficient local vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic without the need to travel on Connecticut Avenue. The Project will have convenient access to the Purple Line connecting Bethesda to Silver Spring, two legs of the Red Line Metrorail. The access points will remain at the same approximate locations without any change. The Project provides sufficient parking spaces with safe and efficient access from the internal road network. Access from both external and internal roadways has been evaluated for both safety and efficiency and they are adequate. The new circulation plan for the Project provides safe and efficient connectivity for vehicular as well as pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Figure 3 and 4 shows Circulation Plan and Bicylce and Pedestrian Plans respectively. 3

5 Figure 3. Circulation Plan Adequate sidewalks and bicycle facilities will be provided along the adjacent roads according to the Sector Plan recommendations as well as within the site. Lead-in sidewalks connecting the buildings to the existing sidewalks along the periphery of the site and connecting to the Purple Line Station will be adequate, easy to use and safe. The signalized intersections proximate to the site are provided with pedestrian signals for safe and easy crossing of major roads. Adequate crosswalk markings are provided at all nearby intersections. 4

6 Figure 4. Bicycle and Pedestrain Plan Conclusion This traffic statement illustrates that the Project is well within the approved trip credit with excess trips from the credit available for future development. Thus, the Traffic Statement confirms that the transportation requirements for the proposed Preliminary Plan Amendment are satisfied as the Project does not exceed 503 AM and 1,051 PM weekday peak hour trips. The traffic statement also confirms that the proposed site access and circulation for the Project provides safe and efficient connectivity for vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle users. The Project includes a new private road that will assist in making a meaningful new connection between Manor Road and Chevy Chase Lake Drive. The Project also focuses on its relationship to the Purple Line so that transit is maximized at this strategically important location. Should you have any question regarding this traffic statement, please call me at (410) cc: Miti Figueredo Hilary Goldfarb Steve Robins Josh Sloan Michael Swartz Steve Knight 5