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Council discusses building-code limits on "false" second floors
5421955 · July 16, 2025
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Members and staff discussed limitations in the building code that prevent creating a decorative or nonoccupiable "false" second floor, and explored possible accommodations within current regulations.
Syracuse City Council members and staff discussed whether the municipal building code allows the construction of a decorative, nonoccupiable "false" second floor and considered ways to accommodate certain design intents within current rules. "You could see where you might put some nice windows up on the Second Floor and have a fake…
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