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City staff to clarify zoning measurement rules; dimensional limits unchanged
Summary
Syracuse City planning staff said they will add more-detailed rules of measurement to the zoning code to clarify how to apply existing dimensional standards, and that the changes will not alter how much development is allowed, only how measurements are made.
City planning staff said they will move and expand “rules of measurement” language to a new location in the draft zoning code and add more detail on how to measure building heights, setbacks and stories, saying the changes are procedural and will not change existing dimensional limits.
Jake, a city planning staff member, told the meeting the code updates are intended to “tell you how to apply the dimensional standards” and that “it's…
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