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Troy board debates front-yard ADU at Christie Street; residency proof and enforceability concerns sink variance
Summary
A proposed accessory dwelling unit to be sited at the front of 34 Christie Street drew extensive questions about owner residency and grant restrictions; the board approved a SEQR/type determination but ultimately failed to approve the requested variance after members raised enforceability and neighborhood-character concerns.
Elizabeth Rodriguez (who said she is also known as Lisa), an employee of TAP Incorporated, represented owner Andy Perez and presented a request to site an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) near the front of 34 Christie Street. TAP described the ADU as two stories with a 792-square-foot living area and said a New York State grant program used by TAP can provide up to roughly $125,000 in construction and service funds to help homeowners build ADUs.
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