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Joe Danival of Environmental Design Partnership presented the project on behalf of Starlight Development, describing a two-building proposal totaling 175 residential units with parking for 307 vehicles, a riverside trail, a kayak launch area and preservation of existing tree canopy along the Hudson River. Danival said the buildings are set outside the floodplain and that the site would include subsurface and surface parking; he told the board the development team planned to meet with the Troy Fire Department to confirm apparatus access.

Board members acknowledged the project’s scale and the number of external agencies that must be consulted. One member noted concerns about building visibility from the river and asked whether the site’s mature trees would screen the development; project representatives said the canopy will provide substantial screening in summer months, with more filtered views in winter. The project team said they will meet with the Troy Fire Department to show turning radii and address emergency-access questions.

Planning staff asked the board whether it would act as lead agency for coordinated SEQR review; after discussion the board voted to table lead-agency selection and tabled further action on the item until the project provides additional information and the board can review comments from involved agencies. The project remains at the introductory stage to the planning board; proponents said they will return with supplemental materials and departmental coordination prior to any lead-agency decision or formal SEQR determination.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","May Planning Board Hearing/Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Board recognized Starlight Development’s Second Avenue planned development district (1011 Second Avenue) as a Type I action but voted to table a decision on lead agency for SEQR and requested more information and coordination with city departments before proceeding.","taxTitle","Troy, Rensselaer County, New York","taxId",66125,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6658769,"Troy Planning Board schedules multiple hearings for June 17; several environmental determinations recorded",2020,760000,2780000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3468779-f2ce68013069c958d668c9e71551c5d1&start=760&end=2780","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3468779-f2ce68013069c958d668c9e71551c5d1/thumbnail_760000.jpg","/articles/6658769/Troy/Rensselaer-County/New-York/Troy-Planning-Board-schedules-multiple-hearings-for-June-17-several-environmental-determinations-recorded","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6658769-3bc49f62bb9fd870f2516eaeabcef2c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159181&Signature=M3DBP-LraVzbdEVHhayyVKmqAfwgMz5E24iJAahuRGyBUem8TuYh1kX-IxEwUEiXEYb~4ZdX6wN4-~wZDZDqTn7yvMUxGcFGKQGhPWwn-e8M45K4OVzrnzLHXMWPMER6CjPdufjDy6AETfTaPR-7ywWKKZup9HmTZ4zuVB4K5KM-gHPFHOt3OQN1lKuC6i~vJFciYR1oVonm1vrci1owBFkijpRoUcvxaCNFkrjc~k-NcHKAZa-7qraTLIdSH0cnyvKfXTNlcsYXgclVKMiSB4m3UB2RFQC0mk3IfnQVHKa6Q4IvsuqVdtr2q-MH~Ox3ZGvEO2rUkuGPHCK8~VwK7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Troy Planning Board used its May meeting to take procedural and environmental-review steps on a slate of development proposals and to schedule multiple public hearings for June 17.

Key outcomes at a glance:
- Emerald School faculty housing (285 Pauling Avenue): The board issued a negative declaration under SEQR, declared the application complete and scheduled a public hearing for June 17. Kevin Johnson of Consigli Construction and the project team confirmed zoning variances had been approved on May 7 and outstanding technical submissions (stormwater and other plans) had been filed.

- 18–20 Stow Avenue (six-unit residential rebuilding): The board recognized the submission as a Type II action, accepted the applicant’s revisions, declared the application complete and scheduled a public hearing for June 17. Neighbors raised concerns about parking, emergency access and street width; the applicants said zoning does not require on-site parking for this project.

- 416 Third Street and St. Joseph’s Church parking expansion (Third Street): The board issued negative SEQR determinations, declared both applications complete and scheduled hearings for June 17. Applicants agreed to provide additional information requested by staff, including a transportation-demand study and EV charging-station plans for the church site.

- Lot-line adjustment for properties at 170–172 Winter Street extension (labeled 0 Farrington/lot-line adjustment): The board declared a negative SEQR determination, accepted the application as complete and scheduled a hearing for June 17. The proposal would consolidate rear acreage into a single large parcel served from Taft Avenue in Troy while the two front houses remain on separate lots facing Winter Street.

- Hoosick Street site safety improvements: The board found the proposal (safety upgrades including bollards and parking-lot changes) to be a Type II action, declared the application complete and scheduled a June 17 hearing. Staff and members advised applicants to detail traffic-calming measures, curb/sidewalk work and coordination with DOT and the city’s engineering office.

- New Turnpike Road (former Leonard Hospital): The applicant reported completion of a phase-2 environmental assessment and said DEC did not respond within the statutory period to a parcel determination under new wetland rules; the applicant asserted a five-year procedural exemption from those new DEC wetland regulations and said the site will still follow Army Corps and DEC remediation processes as applicable. Staff and the applicant agreed the matter will proceed toward a negative declaration; the board declared the application complete and agreed to schedule a public hearing after the project’s PDD (planned development district) moves through city council.

Other routine business: the board approved the minutes from the prior meeting and handled several “complete application” and SEQR classification votes required to advance projects to public hearing.

Decisions recorded were primarily procedural (completeness, SEQR determinations) rather than final project approvals; applicants were typically directed to provide additional documentation (site-management plans, health-and-safety plans, updated site plans, and recorded easements) before final approvals.","At its May meeting the board declared multiple applications complete, issued or agreed to negative SEQR determinations in several cases, and scheduled public hearings for June 17; the board also tabled some items pending other approvals.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6658774,"Troy Planning Board approves Unity House teaching kitchen with crosswalk and easement conditions",562,124000,686000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3468779-f2ce68013069c958d668c9e71551c5d1&start=124&end=686","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3468779-f2ce68013069c958d668c9e71551c5d1/thumbnail_124000.jpg","/articles/6658774/Troy/Rensselaer-County/New-York/Troy-Planning-Board-approves-Unity-House-teaching-kitchen-with-crosswalk-and-easement-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6658774-eba301180da20b69892eb5ada79d3cbb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159181&Signature=Vfrds6rKbqniLFrRwhInJrNYymUeoW7hhxz3Zia1AqFE67TEN3PCY3yidgbyu5iThVC4fC5vwPQruIJ9d3QBLgwyvID5X~-GsYvMOMj41qOJgy3hO6nLlowCXCsYn2Cruw0MxxrQI-dOGXDCQTAKvdxyhXu0tEjyXNkuVGuZxdos2rANIrsdcmzpyqaZDiEAqe1cLQBksTtZfX4IGm~uppiKoK577dbE6ecSgnin7NveAFx4XGS9wKcHRLg6r39qQpNynblmBS7jNvufvYDyovgiUCnffDoA1Adu60AWngUyaPlU6gMVSKEC0zT23mGNm2f8iuR7Fty6s1v5LxdBgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its May meeting, the Troy Planning Board unanimously approved Unity House’s application to renovate an existing residential building at 185 Earl Street and add a 495-square-foot teaching kitchen, conditioned on providing a copy of an access easement to corporation counsel and adding a crosswalk on Earl Street.

The project team said the proposal would renovate the existing building and add a 495-square-foot addition for a teaching kitchen to support skill development. Courtney Davis, representing La Bella Associates, said the addition will connect to the existing structure and that site work will be limited because the parcel is small. Greg O’Connor of Architecture Plus joined Davis at the board table.

The applicants told the board they originally planned to use dumpsters across Earl Street for trash service and had sought a zoning variance to allow off-site trash storage. The zoning board denied that variance on the grounds that Unity House owns the adjacent parcel and therefore could provide on-site trash facilities. In response, the applicants revised the site plan to add a small on-site trash enclosure at the rear of the building sized for two standard bins, enclosed with 6-foot stockade fencing, a gate, a concrete walkway and an asphalt walk to the adjacent property, and an access easement so future owners retain trash access. Courtney Davis said the new plan “eliminated the need for [a] zoning variance” and addressed pedestrian safety concerns tied to moving bins across Earl Street.

At the meeting, board members asked whether applicants still anticipated staff or program participants crossing Earl Street to reach the kitchen; the applicants said some people will cross the street, and that the crosswalk could be added if the board wanted it retained in the plan. Board member Tony Dickinson asked specifically that the crosswalk be included. Corporation counsel recommended that final approval be conditioned on the planning board receiving a copy of the recorded easement for review.

The board approved the application by motion with two explicit conditions: that applicants provide corporation counsel a copy of the access easement for review and that the site plans include the proposed crosswalk on Earl Street. The motion passed unanimously.

Next steps: the project will provide the easement documentation to corporation counsel for final review and add the marked crosswalk to the site plans before the planning board’s final sign-off.","The Troy Planning Board unanimously approved Unity House’s plan to add a teaching kitchen at 185 Earl Street, conditioned on providing an access easement for trash and adding a marked crosswalk to improve pedestrian safety.","actionData","errors"]

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