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Council creates light‑commercial zone and rezones Antelope parcel to new designation
Summary
Syracuse City Council adopted an ordinance creating a new light‑commercial zoning chapter and approved rezoning of a 0.991‑acre property at 2191 West 1700 South from A‑1 to the new light‑commercial zone, subject to city center overlay requirements.
The Syracuse City Council voted to add a new chapter to the land‑use code establishing a light‑commercial zone (Chapter 10.91). Council members said the zone is intended to allow a narrower set of commercial uses than the city’s existing general‑commercial district and to better fit the developing city‑center planning objectives.
After adopting the new light‑commercial chapter, the council revisited a rezoning application for a 0.991‑acre parcel at 2191 West 1700 South (on Antelope Drive). The applicant asked that the site be rezoned from A‑1 (agricultural) to a commercial designation compatible with the city‑center overlay. Council members moved to rezone the parcel to the newly created light‑commercial zone and approved the motion after discussion.
City staff noted that the new light‑commercial zone will operate with the city center overlay provisions already on the books; those overlay standards continue to apply to the property and will shape site plan and development requirements.
The ordinance creating the light‑commercial zone (Ord. 25‑12) and the rezoning (Ord. 25‑10, amended to light commercial) both passed after motions and second and a voice vote.
