Syracuse council approves multiple development and code measures, denies amendment tied to Eos gym rebate

Syracuse — The Syracuse City Council on Monday approved several ordinance and contract actions affecting development, streetscape improvements and cemetery rules while rejecting a request to amend a tax-increment rebate tied to the Eos gym project.

The council voted to authorize a Costco development agreement, approved option 2 of the West Davis Corridor aesthetic improvements (excluding decorative boulders), enacted a rewritten cemetery code, and approved multiple consent items that included interlocal and public-safety-related resolutions. Council members unanimously denied a developer request to amend the Eos gym tax‑increment rebate and narrowly rejected a proposed change to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the Planned Residential Development (PRD) zone.

Why it matters: The votes shape near-term development incentives and streetscape work funded in part by Utah Department of Transportation betterment funds, set stronger penalties and procedures for Syracuse’s cemetery operations, and signal council reluctance to alter previously negotiated incentive or zoning commitments after project deadlines were missed.

The Eos gym rebate and public comment

Matt Swain, identifying himself as one of the owners of Shadow Pointe Shopping Center, spoke during the public-comment period about the Eos project and asked the RDA and council to amend the tax-increment rebate agreement to accommodate two technical noncompliance items. Swain told council that the RDA agreement “was instrumental and really the catalyst that allowed us to move forward on that project” and said, “we wouldn't have moved forward without that agreement,” while describing construction progress and pandemic-related delays.

Councilors responded that the agreement’s deadlines and specifications must be enforced. During the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) session the agency authorized execution of an interlocal tax‑sharing agreement with the Gateway Public Infrastructure District by a 4–1 vote, but later voted unanimously to deny Shadow…