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Troy planning board approves 6-foot cedar fence for Congregation Berith Shalom courtyard
Summary
The Troy Planning Board granted a zoning variance to allow a 6-foot cedar privacy fence around the courtyard at Congregation Berith Shalom, finding it would not create traffic-safety sight-line hazards; a State Environmental Quality Act (SEQR) Type II determination was recorded.
The Troy Planning Board approved a zoning variance on Sept. 1 to allow a 6-foot tongue-and-groove cedar fence along the courtyard at Congregation Berith Shalom at Third and Division streets.
Beth Hyde, a representative for the congregation, told the board the fence is intended to provide privacy and security for the synagogue’s courtyard and that the site is currently enclosed by a 5-foot chain-link fence. “It sits on the corner of Third and Division. The neighborhood is not as what it was. It has a large open grassy courtyard that marks the corner…
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