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Planning commission denies special-use permit for North Krause/Lodi market, cites unresolved safety and licensing issues
Summary
The Syracuse Planning Commission voted to deny without prejudice a special-use permit for a proposed food-and-beverage retail market at 308–18 North Krause and Lodi Street after public safety, licensing and site-condition concerns remained unresolved.
The Syracuse Planning Commission on April 7 denied without prejudice a special-use permit application for 308–18 North Krause Ave. and Lodi Street, an application from a local store owner to expand to food service and related retail uses.
The applicant, who identified himself as Fawaz Al Harvey and said he owns the business at 208 North Cross, told commissioners he has invested thousands of dollars in repairs and interior upgrades and that adding hot food sales is needed to keep the operation viable. "I built a brand new bathroom, paint, did a new ceiling, everything inside," Al Harvey said during the public hearing. "It's hard to stay in business without having food."
Staff and the Syracuse Police Department's Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) team raised several unresolved site-safety items, including a recommended pedestrian demarcation…
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