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Troy Council re-approves conditional rezoning for Rochester Road development after neighborhood talks
Summary
The Troy City Council unanimously approved a revised and restated conditional rezoning agreement and preliminary site plan for property east of Rochester Road south of Shallowdale, a plan first approved in 2021 and amended with the developer to address neighbor concerns.
The Troy City Council unanimously approved a revised and restated conditional rezoning agreement and revised preliminary site plan for property east of Rochester Road, south of Shallowdale, on Sept. 8, 2025.
City engineer Scott Finley told the council the project — listed in the agenda as JPCR2025-007 and tied to parcel numbers 88-20-14-152-001 and 88-20-14-301-031 — was originally approved on June 14, 2021 but did not move forward because of delays following the COVID-19 period. Finley said the revised agreement is essentially unchanged from the 2021 approval and that engineering has reviewed and approved updated drawings. He said the developer has posted required surety bonds and cash deposits and that a private agreement related to the work appears on the consent agenda.
Jim McCauley, a resident and longtime homeowners association board member, spoke in support during the public hearing, saying the site plan, detention design and landscaping were negotiated with neighbors in 2021 and that the current builder has added more landscaping and reduced building height by approximately a foot. "We supported it then. We support it now," McCauley said.
Council member Chamberlain Krenge moved to approve the conditional rezoning and the revised preliminary site plan as printed in the agenda packet; the motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Tim Gunn. During discussion Chamberlain Krenge said she was encouraged that the developer had engaged the neighborhood beyond required notice, and other council members thanked the neighbors and staff for their work.
Roll call was recorded in favor by Mayor Baker and council members Brooks, Chamberlain Krenge, Chanda, Gunn, Hamilton and Hodorick. The motion carried.
Why it matters: The vote reauthorizes a development that has been on hold since 2021 and includes neighborhood-driven concessions on landscaping, unit count and building height. The council, engineering staff and the homeowners association described the updated project as substantially the same design previously approved but ready to start construction now that permits and bonds are in place.
What the approval includes and next steps: The conditional rezoning restatement preserves the previously negotiated limits (the developer previously agreed to cap units at 32 and limit building height to roughly 30 feet), and city staff said permits for water and sewer had been reissued. With bonds posted the applicant intends to proceed quickly this fall, ahead of planned Rochester Road construction.
The council closed the public hearing after McCauley’s remarks and voted to approve the rezoning agreement and site plan as moved and seconded. No appeals or remands were recorded at the meeting.
Sources and provenance: The discussion and public hearing appear in the council transcript beginning with the public hearing introduction by the city engineer and McCauley’s public comment; the motion and roll-call vote are recorded later in the same hearing session.
