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Troy planning commission backs broad neighborhood-node zoning changes, sends ZOTA 258 to council
Summary
After months of drafting and extensive public comment, the City of Troy Planning Commission voted to recommend zoning text and map amendments (ZOTA 258) that rework neighborhood-node site types, remove auto-centric uses from nodes, add buffering rules and clarify design standards; the commission amended the draft six times before forwarding it to city council.
The City of Troy Planning Commission on Feb. 24 voted to recommend comprehensive changes to the city's neighborhood-node zoning rules, sending Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 258 to City Council as amended.
Planning staff framed the package as a bid to align the zoning code with the 2024 master plan and to restore neighborhood-scale mixed-use outcomes in the city's nodes. Planner Ben Carlisle told commissioners the amendments add a third "site type" (C) for small, edge parcels; clarify mixed-use definitions; tighten design standards for building orientation and ground-floor transparency; and remove auto-centric uses such as drive-throughs, gas stations and car washes from neighborhood nodes.
The changes also include map amendments that would reclassify or remove several nodes. Carlisle said staff reclassified parcels by examining site context, traffic and…
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