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Planning commission asks Unity House to seek variance for off‑site dumpsters and return with crosswalk plan
Summary
Commission classified Unity House kitchen renovation as Type 2 but directed the applicant to pursue a zoning variance for off‑site dumpsters and return with a pedestrian crosswalk plan if the zoning board approves the variance.
The Troy Planning Commission moved Wednesday to classify the Unity House teaching-kitchen proposal at 185 Earl Street as a Type 2 action and directed the applicant to apply to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a variance that would allow continued use of off‑site dumpsters, and to return to the planning board with a pedestrian crosswalk plan if the variance is granted.
Project team representative Greg O'Connor, of Architecture Plus, described the project as a conversion of an existing, largely abandoned two‑unit residence into a teaching kitchen and skills‑training facility for Unity House. "It's renovating an existing 900 ish square foot structure and a 500 square foot addition on the west side of the building," O'Connor said, and noted the…
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