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Planning commission approves three resubdivisions, recommends three rezones to council, OKs DeWitt lot adjustment and elects new officers
Summary
The Syracuse City Planning Commission approved three resubdivision applications with filing and permit conditions, issued negative SEQRA declarations and affirmative recommendations to the Common Council for three zoning map amendments, approved a town of DeWitt three‑mile lot‑line adjustment, and elected Steve Kulick chair and Walter Fuller vice chair.
The Syracuse City Planning Commission took a series of procedural and final actions during the meeting, approving multiple resubdivision applications, recommending zoning map amendments to the Common Council, approving an out‑of‑city lot line adjustment under the three‑mile review, and electing officers for the commission.
Resubdivisions (votes and conditions) - R-25-19 (combine 134 and 140 Lafayette Road rear into one lot): Commission approved the resubdivision. Conditions beyond general conditions included filing the resubdivision approval with the Onondaga County Clerk within 62 days and obtaining appropriate permits for the accessory structure (shed) or for demolition as needed. The applicant identified himself as James Calasarino and said the parcels had been deeded together previously and a shed was placed under the belief the property was a single lot.
- R-25-20 (combine 1006, 1010, 1012 and 1016 Burnet Avenue into one lot): The commission approved R-25-20 with the customary condition that the resubdivision map be filed with the county clerk within 62 days. Terry Luckett of the Syracuse Land Bank explained 1006 had recently been demolished and that the adjacent owner intends to keep the parcel as green space and possibly expand parking in the long term.
- R-25-21 (combine 105 and 106 Hatch Street into one lot): The commission approved R-25-21 with two additional conditions beyond general conditions: filing the resubdivision map with the county clerk within 62 days and obtaining a permit if any fence is to be installed on adjacent property. Terry Luckett said 105 Hatch had been demolished in 2020 and the adjacent owner seeks additional yard space.
Zoning map amendment recommendations (to Common Council) - Z-2895, Z-2896, Z-2897: For each of the three separate zoning map amendment applications (addresses on Prospect Avenue), the commission first made the SEQRA finding (negative declaration) and then voted to forward an affirmative recommendation to the Common Council. Staff noted the parcels had been new tax parcels created after the 2023 rezoning and that the requested district assignment is MX-4 (urban core). The commission voted for each application separately; the recommendations will be forwarded to the Common Council for final action.
Other business - Three‑mile limit subdivision review (DeWitt): The commission approved three‑mile review application 3S-2505 (lot line adjustment in DeWitt for 812 and 820 Franklin Park Drive) following the City of Syracuse Department of Engineering review.
- Election of officers: The commission elected Steve Kulick as chair and Walter Fuller as vice chair (nomination moved and seconded; voice vote recorded as approved). Planning staff indicated the vice chair will receive an updated duties description.
All of the above actions were recorded by voice vote in the meeting; some motions were made and seconded without roll‑call tallies recorded in the transcript. Where staff recommended customary conditions (for resubdivision filing), the commission attached those conditions. The commission left the record open on some larger items (for example the Syracuse University hotel substantive approvals) but closed the related SEQRA steps for now.
