Applicant seeks to convert 810 Hoosick Road to motor-vehicle repair; board requests drainage, grading and survey details
September 04, 2026 | Brunswick, Rensselaer County, New York
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The applicant team for 810 Hoosick Road (the former Troy City garage) presented a site‑plan review request to change the property's primary use from motor‑vehicle sales to motor‑vehicle repair/collision repair. Sam Burton and other representatives described interior conversion work (two paint booths, collision repair bays), modest exterior updates, landscaping and proposed operational details.
"Our project... we're looking to change the primary use of the facility from, what's defined as motor vehicle sales... to motor vehicle repair," the applicant team said. They told the board the existing parking (about 19 spaces) likely meets the off‑street parking requirement for three service bays and that they plan to keep vehicles inside the building to the extent possible and screen any outside storage.
Board members pressed for engineering details: contours and grading, drainage-path drawings with pipe sizes and elevations, a complete survey, gate and lighting plans, and a review by town engineering and the fire department. The applicant said a survey and the requested drainage information would be available after the holiday and that the team would circulate material to the county once the site plan was complete; a public hearing could be scheduled after the board deems the application complete.
Why it matters: converting an existing commercial building to collision repair raises questions about emissions controls for paint booths, vehicle storage, traffic, screening and stormwater connections to the DOT right of way; the board emphasized technical documentation before advancing to a hearing.
What comes next: applicant to supply survey, contours, pipe sizes and drainage details; staff to review and determine whether to circulate to the county and set a public hearing (hypothetical scheduling discussed for Oct. 15).
"Our project... we're looking to change the primary use of the facility from, what's defined as motor vehicle sales... to motor vehicle repair," the applicant team said. They told the board the existing parking (about 19 spaces) likely meets the off‑street parking requirement for three service bays and that they plan to keep vehicles inside the building to the extent possible and screen any outside storage.
Board members pressed for engineering details: contours and grading, drainage-path drawings with pipe sizes and elevations, a complete survey, gate and lighting plans, and a review by town engineering and the fire department. The applicant said a survey and the requested drainage information would be available after the holiday and that the team would circulate material to the county once the site plan was complete; a public hearing could be scheduled after the board deems the application complete.
Why it matters: converting an existing commercial building to collision repair raises questions about emissions controls for paint booths, vehicle storage, traffic, screening and stormwater connections to the DOT right of way; the board emphasized technical documentation before advancing to a hearing.
What comes next: applicant to supply survey, contours, pipe sizes and drainage details; staff to review and determine whether to circulate to the county and set a public hearing (hypothetical scheduling discussed for Oct. 15).
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