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Troy ZBA discusses zoning-overlay idea to simplify garage replacements on narrow lots
Summary
Board members asked staff to draft a proposed text/amendment for the Planning Commission that would let homeowners in a cluster of older, narrow lots replace detached garages within existing footprints without a $500 variance application. The item is to return to the ZBA in July for further consideration.
At the May 2025 meeting Troy’s Zoning Board of Appeals discussed asking the Planning Commission to consider a zoning-text change or overlay to reduce the need for repetitive variance requests when homeowners on older, narrow lots replace detached garages.
Board member McCauley described a cluster of post‑World War II lots near 14 Mile and Stephenson Highway (lots about 60 feet wide) where detached accessory buildings and garages commonly sit closer than modern setbacks allow.…
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