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Planning Commission recommends broad zoning text amendments, holds one PID subsection for further work
Summary
The Syracuse Planning Commission voted to recommend a package of text amendments to the city zoning ordinance (Z-2880) to the Common Council, while deferring changes to one PID-related subsection at Syracuse University27s request.
The Syracuse Planning Commission voted to forward a package of text amendments to the City of Syracuse zoning ordinance (Z-2880) to the Common Council with one section held for further work.
Commissioners discussed revisions prepared since the commission27s prior meeting and the staff27s latest handout showing several newly revised lines. Commission counsel and staff advised members they could incorporate the changes distributed at the meeting into a motion; the maker did so and the commission approved the recommendation by voice vote.
The commission27s motion recommended approval of the full document as distributed, but held changes to table 2.15, subsection G (the PID section) for later review; staff said that subsection remained as currently published pending further work, in part because of concerns raised by Syracuse University. The motion also proffered specific amendments to Article 3, Section 3.6 (Use Definition), Article 5, Section 5.4, and Article 5, Section 5.6 as described in the distributed packet. The packet used color coding: blue for prior edits, purple for substantial revisions since the prior meeting, and red for additional late edits.
Commission members and counsel noted the most recent changes were posted in a public review copy at the meeting and that a public review copy would also be posted online. The commission27s action was a recommendation to the Common Council; final approval rests with the Common Council.
Why it matters: Text amendments to the zoning ordinance change how the city regulates land use and development. Though the commission forwarded the package, the held PID subsection means at least one issue will return to the commission before the Common Council acts.
The commission did not take a separate vote on the PID subsection; staff said work to resolve that section would continue and be brought back at a future meeting yet to be scheduled.
Ending: The commission moved on to new business after the vote; staff indicated the full packet and public review copy would be posted online.
