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Troy Planning Board schedules multiple hearings for June 17; several environmental determinations recorded
Summary
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.
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.
