Master Plan - City of Troy

21ST CENTURY INDUSTRIALCITY OF TROY MASTER PLAN21st Century Industry:A New Opportunity for Growth• Continued encouragement of a variety ofindustrial uses• Light industrial uses with no outdoorstorage or external nuisances are especiallyencouraged• The emphasis for site design should beon screening, landscaping, buffering,and effective transitioning to allow thisimportant category to succeed withoutnegative impacts on residential orcommercial areas of the CityAn alternative use that may be consideredon a very limited basis in the 21st CenturyIndustrial area is loft-style residentialdevelopment in reclaimed industrial buildings.Opportunities for artist lofts and open-floorplanresidential development may exist within new,innovative mixed-use projects. Such projectswould be an ideal fit within the 21st CenturyIndustrial area. Such housing will only beconsidered when all potential environmentallimitations have been identified, and ifnecessary, neutralized.The majority of the 21st Century Industriallands in Troy surround the Maple Road category(see page 105), although they are intermingledwith areas planned for the Automall, the SmartZone, and the Transit Center. Existing landuses along Maple Road vary widely, and donot have a clear, identifiable character. MapleRoad is primarily experienced as a series ofnodes that center on north-to-south trafficleading into and out of Troy from the Big BeaverCorridor. For this reason, Maple Road is plannedas a series of areas designed to support the BigBeaver Corridor and the Smart Zone, such as thebusiness-to-business uses noted above.The 21st Century Industry classificationprovides area for conventional manufacturingand assembly uses, but with a broaderinterpretation of what industrial areas canbecome. In addition to conventional industrialuses, shops, and warehousing, this category canbe home to business-to-business uses that don’trequire a significant public presence, but whichwork in tandem with the Knowledge Economyuses encouraged within the Smart Zone andNorthfield. Suppliers, fabricators, printers, andmany other supporting uses which strengthenthe City’s appeal as a home to 21st Centurybusinesses are all encouraged in this category.CHAPTER 9: LAND PATTERNS117