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Neighbors raise safety and parking concerns; Troy board tables conversion proposal at 3004 6th Avenue
Summary
Neighbors described fires, squatters and inadequate parking tied to a proposed conversion of a three-family building into seven or eight units; the Board of Zoning Appeals voted to table the application to the January meeting and urged residents and the applicant to supply documents and appear.
Neighbors of 3004 6th Avenue told Troy’s Board of Zoning Appeals they oppose a proposed conversion of a three-family structure into multiple small apartments, citing repeated fires, squatters, parking shortages and lack of direct notice from the applicant.
Joyce Daniels, who said she has lived next to the property for 44 years, told the board: “They’re trying to put … 8 apartments in that 3 family house.” Other neighbors raised similar concerns about where residents would park, the absence of maintenance or a property manager, and an overcrowded backyard tree that could fall in a storm.
Board members noted that zoning relief and building-code enforcement are separate processes; the board’s authority tonight was limited to the variance application. Several members said that, because the applicant was not present to answer detailed questions and neighbors raised substantive concerns, they would prefer to table the application so technical questions — such as the status of permits, easements and the mailing/postmark of notice — could be clarified.
A motion to table the application until the board’s next meeting carried. The clerk and members encouraged neighbors to confirm the item’s placement on the January 7 agenda and to contact zoning or building-permits staff if they observed ongoing work without permits.
Board members reminded the public that building permits and code complaints (for examples of unsafe work or unpermitted occupancy) should be directed to the city’s Building Division and Code Enforcement; the variance hearing itself does not adjudicate enforcement actions.
