Syracuse Planning Commission Meeting – August 19, 2025
Syracuse Planning Commission Meeting – August 19, 2025
The Syracuse Planning Commission met on August 19, 2025, to consider several land use applications including a commercial plat, a site plan for a drive-through oil change business, a lot split, a conditional use permit for a tutoring home business, and a final plat. The meeting also included staff reports and a work session with updates on future applications and training for commissioners.
Consent Calendar
- No consent calendar items were noted. The meeting began with the adoption of the agenda and approval of minutes from July 15, 2025, which passed unanimously.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public provided comments during the general public comment period.
- For each agenda item, public hearings were held but no public testimony was offered beyond the applicants themselves.
Discussion Items
- Preliminary Plat – Westlake Landing: Staff presented a commercial plat at the corner of 2000 West and 2700 South. The plat proposes internal access roads and right-of-way dedications. A non-conformity with code regarding intersection spacing was noted, and staff recommended conditional approval. Commissioner Anderson expressed concern about pedestrian safety near Trailside Park. The applicant, Charles Osman, explained that additional roadway space along 2700 South has been added and that the adjacent corner property (owned by Wasatch Investments) will be developed separately. The commission approved the plat with conditions that all staff comments be addressed before recording and recognizing the access road separation non-conformity.
- Site Plan – Fort Street Partners (Take Five Oil): A commercial site plan for a drive-through oil change business at 3062 West, 170 South. Staff noted the use is unconventional but meets code with pedestrian access only for employees. The ARC recommended awnings over garage bays on the north side, but the applicant cited cost concerns. Commissioner discussion favored not requiring awnings as the building already meets ordinance requirements. Bicycle parking was added as a condition. The motion passed with conditions including bicycle parking shown on plans before building permit.
- Minor Subdivision (Lot Split) – David Bennett: A proposal to split off a house from a larger property at 2402 West, 2700 South. The split is conditional upon the city council approving a rezone of the lot to R2. The applicant explained the purpose is to sell his mother's house. The commission approved the subdivision with the condition of city council approval of the rezone.
- Rezone Recommendation – Same Property: The commission recommended that the city council approve the rezone of the house lot from A1 to R2 to facilitate the subdivision. The remainder of the property will stay A1. Motion passed.
- Conditional Use Permit – Shay Barton: A home occupation for dyslexia tutoring at 3594 West, 2050 South. The business will operate in an accessory building with one-on-one sessions, up to three students at a time. Hours are primarily after school (4–7 PM) with some morning and daytime students. The commission approved the conditional use permit with conditions that operations remain within home occupation code limits.
- Final Plat – Cole West at Salt Rock Phase One: A final plat for a 10.34-acre PRD development at 1744 West Ross Road. Staff noted all conditions have been met, including fire marshal comments regarding a hydrant to be handled administratively. The commission approved the final plat.
Key Outcomes
- Westlake Landing Preliminary Plat: Approved conditionally (all in favor).
- Take Five Oil Site Plan: Approved with condition to add bicycle parking (all in favor).
- Bennett Minor Subdivision: Approved conditionally upon rezone approval (all in favor).
- Bennett Rezone: Recommended to city council for approval (all in favor).
- Barton Conditional Use Permit: Approved (all in favor).
- Salt Rock Final Plat: Approved (all in favor).
- Work Session: The commission received updates on upcoming applications, including a commercial strip and a conditional use permit expansion. City attorney Mike Kurzwell announced his departure, and training sessions for commissioners were scheduled.
Meeting Transcript
Get lost when there's two hundred pages that's um seventeen forty-four west and seventeen forty-four seventeen forty-four west Ross Road. Okay, yes. Thank you for that. Okay. All right, it's six o'clock. We're gonna go ahead and get started. Uh bring to order our planning commission meeting for August nineteenth, twenty twenty-five. Um the invocation would normally be given by Scott Shea, but uh Commissioner Garner will fill that in, and then we will have uh the Pledge of Allegiance led by Commissioner Anderson. Our beloved father in heaven, we pray this night, Father, the Spirit will be with us to guide us in doing those things which will help benefit this wonderful city that we live in and our citizens. We pray that we'll be mindful of each other's thoughts and help each other to come to consensus. Father, we're grateful for your trust in us and pray that you'll watch over us and bless us with those things you see that we stand in need of. Humbly in the name of Jesus Christ, amen. I've just republic for which it stands by nation under God in the end of this whole quick delivery and possesses for all thank you. All right, next uh item is the adoption of the meeting agenda, which has been posted in accordance with state law. Uh take a motion to adopt motion to adopt a second. We have a motion and a second, all in favor, say aye. Any post. Uh we'll now be uh confirming the meeting minutes from the meeting and work session from July fifteenth on twenty twenty-five. Um barring any notes or notations that need to be updated. We'll take a motion to adopt those minutes. Chair King, I'll make a motion that we adopt the regular meetings as posted for the regular meeting and the work session for July fifteenth. Got a motion and second, second all in favor? I pose. Okay. First item or number three item. Uh we have a public comment. Uh, we will this is an opportunity for the uh public to address the planning commission regarding items that are not scheduled for public hearing on this agenda. Um we would ask that you consider others and limit your comments to three minutes. So if there's anyone here to make a comment on one of the items listed on the agenda, we would ask that you wait for the appropriate time for for those public hearings. We'll go ahead and open public comment. Anyone online? Okay. Go ahead and close public comment. All right. Our first item is a preliminary plot for Westlake landing. All right. So this is uh it's a commercial plat on the corner of uh 2000 West and 2700 South. Um what's been proposed here that I guess before I get into it, um, there are a couple of things in terms of conditional approval, and we have we have a couple of items like this tonight. Um, so we reached a point where there were some some items that the uh the applicant was still working out with our city engineer. Um, so he has some outstanding comments. Planning and and fire, I believe fire actually had an outstanding comment as well. Uh planning is good to go on this one. Um, but uh in terms of the recommendation, we do have this uh these these uh conditions here. So um we we do recommend it it be approved based off of the discussions that we've had with the applicant. We have full faith that they'll address everything. I just wanted to go over that first. Um oh, and I also have one person here online joining. Okay. So this subdivision is uh it's just this area here. Um so the actual corner is going to be a separate piece of property.
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