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Planning Commission recommends rezoning 19.7 acres at 3000 West and 1200 South to R‑2
Summary
The Syracuse Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council approve Perry Homes’ request to rezone about 19.7 acres near 3000 West and 1200 South from A‑1 to R‑2. Commissioners and neighbors discussed access, fencing and drainage; the developer said it will work with adjacent property owners during the subdivision process.
The Syracuse Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council approve a request from Perry Homes to rezone roughly 19.7 acres at approximately 3000 West and 1200 South from A‑1 (agricultural) to R‑2 (low‑density residential).
Staff told the commission the requested R‑2 designation is consistent with the city general plan and noted the city mailed public notice to properties within 300 feet. The property lies west of the temple, abuts existing single‑family development to the south and west, and fronts the collector road 3000 West.
Commissioners and members of the public focused on site access, fencing between new lots and adjacent farm fields, and drainage. Bryce Wilcox, a nearby property owner, said the family farms the land north of the Birch property and asked that road layouts not landlock his parcel, that a fence separate new rear yards from the active hay field for safety, and that new construction accommodate existing agricultural drainage. Perry Homes representative Lindsey Neeve said the developer has worked with the Birch and Wilcox families over many years, has recently purchased the larger piece now proposed for development, does not own the small homes fronting 3000 West, and will coordinate on access, irrigation and drainage during the forthcoming subdivision and site‑plan process.
Commissioners noted the parcel includes a split zoning line on one lot and that a later subdivision application will specify road layout, lot configurations and engineering details. Staff also flagged that the parks master plan identifies a need for future parkland in the general vicinity and suggested the city may consider conversations with landowners if opportunities arise, but that buying parkland would be a City Council budget decision.
A commissioner moved, and another seconded, to recommend approval of the rezoning request to City Council. The commission voice‑voted "Aye" with no opposition recorded on the audio; the chair declared the motion passed. The commission’s action is a recommendation; final authority rests with Syracuse City Council, which will consider the rezoning at a future meeting.
