The Syracuse Planning Commission met on May 18, 2026, to consider a range of land use applications, including site plan reviews, resubdivisions, a special use permit, and a sign permit. The meeting began with the approval of the minutes from the April 27, 2026 meeting. Key actions included approval of a grocery store hours change, several resubdivisions for affordable housing, and a major conversion of a historic office building into apartments. One special use permit for a commissary kitchen was held over pending further neighborhood engagement.
And welcome to this meeting of the Syracuse Planning Commission. We'll begin our public hearings in just a moment after we dispose of the minutes from our previous meeting. Minutes uh from the April 27th meeting have been distributed to the commission members in advance of this meeting. And I will ask now if there's a motion for action on those minutes. I'll make a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Thank you. Thank you. Discussion on the motion for the minutes. If not, all in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed, please say nay. Any abstentions? Minutes of the April 27th meeting are approved as distributed. As we move into the public hearing schedule, just a word to those who might be unfamiliar with our process. As each application is announced by a member of the staff, we ask that the rep the applicant or the representative come to the podium in the front of the room, provide your name and address for the record, and then a brief summary of the application involved. Following any questions from the commission members, we will invite members of the public who wish to speak in favor of the application to do that. Again, coming to the podium, providing their name, address, and comments. And likewise, we will offer the public an opportunity to speak in opposition to the application. Uh where comments are offered in opposition, the applicant will be encouraged to return to address the comments made in opposition to address the comments to the commission, not to the general audience. And we ask that all speakers other than the applicant keep their remarks to three minutes so that everyone has an opportunity to speak and share their views. So with that as a starting point, um Jake, are we ready with our first and no changes to the agenda, correct? No changes. Uh one old business item to start. Uh it's with the major site plan review. Uh MASPR-2026-13 for the new grocery store at 4141 South Salina Street uh in the CM Zone District. They are here to present a change in proposed times. Or hours of operations. Somebody here for that. Hi, I'm uh Jack Dana. I were I live at uh 3187 Belleville Ave, and uh I'm here to speak on behalf of 2468 group. Might be able to lift that up so you don't have to member acting okay. Um so we just want to uh we're looking to change the operating hours of the grocery store um from originally it was gonna be 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Um and after some commu community feedback, uh we'd like to change it from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Um seven days a week. And there was general consensus on that time frame. Yeah, yep. Well, I know we had discussed it last time the prospect of possibly changing them as a community outreach went forward and you found out that they were as desirability for different hours. Uh and it certainly makes sense to have the earlier hours so that people could go before work. I'm just wondering in terms of how the community outreach is going and what might be a bigger concern if they wanted to extend them later in the evening because of the parking lot issues. So I just wondering how that conversation is going. Uh so that that was my home office is doing the reaching out to the the community and I believe the grocer as well. Um I'm just their representative that's based out of Syracuse. I see so okay. Um yeah. Other questions for the applicant? No questions, thank you. Thank you. I do know uh Rhonda for with uh Fawn.