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Votes at a glance: Syracuse Planning Commission actions and outcomes, Oct. 27, 2025

October 21, 2025 | Syracuse City, Onondaga County, New York


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Votes at a glance: Syracuse Planning Commission actions and outcomes, Oct. 27, 2025
This bulletin summarizes formal actions the Syracuse Planning Commission took at its Oct. 27 meeting.

Approved / Recommended to Common Council
- Approval: Minutes of Sept. 8, 2025 meeting — approved by voice vote.
- Syracuse Development Center Phase 1: Commission reopened the May 5 resolution and accepted the applicant's redline changes (clarifying cross-default treatment, extending deadlines, aligning affordability to 30 years). Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Resubdivision R2505M1 (SDC): Approved with one special condition requiring the applicant to file the resubdivision map with the Onondaga County Clerk within 62 days after Common Council approval of street dedications. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Street Dedication SD-2025-1 (SDC street names/dedication): Recommendation to Common Council; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- SP-24-27 (Automotive repair/light duty, 2564 Erie Blvd. East): Negative SEQR declaration issued by the commission; recommended approval to the Common Council with seven special conditions (stormwater/sheet-flow control, restoration of asphalt area to topsoil/grass, fixed vertical objects at ROW, no outside storage of vehicles/parts, no engine/transmission removal/heavy body work, compliance with NYS regulations on dismantling, ADA-compliant walkway). Outcome: recommendation approved (voice vote).
- MASPR-25-22 (Cathedral Candle master plan review): SEQR negative declaration issued; master plan review approved with three special conditions; recommendation to Common Council for zoning map amendment Z-29-11 and district-plan amendment Z-29-10. Outcomes: approved/recommended (voice votes).

Tabled / Held for further outreach or procedural steps
- ACAT greenhouse manufacturing (East Genesee parcels 2956-2960): Commission held the special-use permit and resubdivision and directed the applicant to engage neighbors and staff on retaining-wall placement, foliage preservation, loading/unloading hours and truck routing. Outcome: tabled (consensus hold); neighborhood re-notification to be sent when applicant requests re-scheduling.
- Onondaga Hotel & Convention Center (MASPR-25-24 / R-2548): Commission held action; directed the applicant to meet with affected property owners (including Saint Paul's Church and owners of the Lafayette Building) to resolve communications-cable routing, clarify easements, and address parking/access during demolition and construction. Outcome: tabled by consensus; applicant to report back (suggested ~3 weeks).
- Parkside Commons (MASPR-25-27): Staff and commission adopted a SEQR negative declaration for the proposal but held final master-plan action pending a Board of Zoning Appeals variance for an additional story on Building A and further tenant outreach. Outcome: SEQR negative declared; master-plan action tabled.

Routine approvals and administrative actions
- Several 3-mile limit referrals for neighboring towns were approved (voice votes). Items included 3S-25-13 (Town of DeWitt), 3S-25-14, 3S-25-15, 3S-25-16 (Town of Onondaga), 3S-25-17 and 3S-25-19 (Town of Geddes), and 3S-25-18 (Town of DeWitt). Each was approved subject to the city engineer's review.

Voting notes
- Most votes at the meeting were voice votes with ayes/nays and no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript. Where the transcript recorded "aye" without named roll-call, this summary records outcomes as approved or recommended by voice vote.

Next steps
- Items recommended to the Common Council (special-use permit recommendation for SP-24-27, zoning map amendment Z-29-11 and district plan amendment Z-29-10 for Cathedral Candle, and street dedication SD-2025-1) will proceed to Council for final action.
- Tabled items will return after the applicant conducts directed outreach or secures necessary procedural relief (BZA, title/utility clarifications, or staff completeness confirmation).

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