City staff propose zoning-code fixes, carve out Erie Boulevard two‑story rule

City planning staff presented a package of amendments to Syracuse City’s zoning code at an Economic Development Committee meeting, proposing technical clarifications, measurement rules and limited changes intended to ease application of the code adopted in July 2023.

Jake, a city planning staff member, said the proposed edits target “real use situations” discovered during two years of applying the new code and aim to help developers, homeowners and businesses use existing buildings without triggering unintended requirements. “This is a real project… Biggie Tire… can't do it right now because the code says 2‑story minimum,” Jake said, describing an applicant blocked from renovating a single‑story building by a minimum‑height provision on Erie Boulevard.

The amendments would carve out Erie Boulevard from a minimum two‑story requirement in the MX2 zone so owners of…