**IMPORTANT NOTE**
Syracuse City is currently going through the process of rewriting/recodifying the Syracuse City Code. During this time there may be instances where two titles of the City Code will be numbered the same. When this occurs there will be a note next to the titles with the same numbering indicating what year that title was adopted. Please contact the City Recorder if you have any questions.
Title I General Provisions (2011)
1.1 Ordinances
1.2 Official and Corporate Provisions
1.3 Judgments
1.4 Punishments
1.5 Private Property Protection Review
1.6 Consolidated Fee Schedule
Title II Administrative and Personnel (2011-2012)
2.1 General Administrative Provisions
2.2 City Council
2.3 Mayor
2.4 City Manager
2.5 Appointed Offices
2.6 Department Organization
2.7 Campaign Financial Disclosure in City Elections
2.8 Government Records
Title III Boards and Commissions (2011)
3.1 General
3.2 Planning Commission
3.3 Board of Adjustments
3.4 Historic Preservation Commission
3.5 Employee Appeal Board
3.6 Parks Advisory Committee
3.7 Museum and Cultural Center Board
3.8 Arts Council
Title III Budget and Taxes (2010)
3-1 Budget & Fiscal Procedures
3-2 Annual Property Tax Levy
3-3 Sales and Use Tax
3-4 Special Taxes
3-5 Claims For Damages
3-6 Contracts For Public Improvements
3-7 Bonds
3-8 Purchasing Procedures
3-9 Telecommunications Tax
3-10 Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax
3-11 Impact Fees
Title IV Public Property/Utilities
4-1 Street and Sidewalk Regulations
4-2 Sewer Regulations
4-3 Water Regulations
4-4 Irrigation Water and Natural Water Courses
4-5 Cemetery Regulations
4-6 Pressure Irrigation Water Services
4-7 City Parks and Trails
4-8 Illicit Discharge and Erosion Control
4-9 Syracuse City Community Center
4-10 Land Drains
4-11 Green Waste Recycling
4-12 Syracuse City Hall
Title VI Business Regulations (2011)
6.1 General Provisions
6.2 Assessments and License Fees
6.3 Revocation, Suspension, or Denial of Licenses
6.4 Alcoholic Beverages
6.5 Sexually Oriented Businesses
6.6 Door-to-Door Solicitations
Title VI Code Enforcement/Public Nuisance Abatement Law (2010)
6-1 Administrative Imposition of Civil Penalties
6-2 Property Maintenance Regulations
6-3 Administrative Abatement of Nuisances
6-4 Administrative Hearings
6-5 Storage, Recording, and Disposition of Lost, Stolen, or Unclaimed Property
6-6 Constitutional Taking Issues
6-7 Animal Regulations
Title VII Health and Fire
7-1 City-County Health Department
7-2 Health and Sanitary Regulations
7-3 Garbage Collection and Disposal
7-4 Uniform Fire Code
7-5 Fire Department
7-6 General Fire Regulations
7-7 Open Burning Regulations
7-8 Fireworks
7-9 Cost Recovery For Hazardous Material Related Emergency
7-10 Cost Recovery For Fire Related Emergencies
Title VIII Subdivision Ordinance
8-1 Purpose
8-2 General Provisions
8-3 Public Improvements
8-4 Subdivision Sketch (Concept) Plan
8-5 Preliminary Subdivision Review
8-6 Final Subdivision Review
8-7 Enforcement, Permits and Penalties
8-8 Amendments, Validity, Repealer
Title VIII Appendix
Section 1 Earthwork
Section 2 Surfacing and Paving
Section 3 Portland Cement Concrete
Section 4 Steel Reinforcement
Section 5 Sidewalks
Section 6 Curb and Gutter
Section 7 Excavation and Backfill for Pipelines
Section 8 Culinary Water
Section 9 Sanitary Sewers
Section 10 Storm Sewers
Section 11 Land Drains
Section 12 Secondary Water
Section 13 Roadway Lighting
Title IX Building
9-1 Building Department
9-2 Construction Standards
9-3 Construction Codes
9-4 Flood Damage Prevention
Title X Land Use
10-1 General Provisions
10-2 Definitions
10-3 Administration and Enforcement
10-4 Administrative and Development Review Procedures
10-5 Nonconforming Lots and Uses and Noncomplying Structures
10-6 General Land Use Regulations
10-7 Home Occupations and Intermittent Commercial Uses
10-8 Off Street Parking
10-9 Sign and Lighting Regulations
10-10 Establishment of Zones
10-11 A-1 Agriculture (.5 lots per net acre)
10-12 R-1 Residential (2.9 lots per net acre)
10-13 R-2 Residential (3.79 lots per net acre)
10-14 R-3 Residential (5.44 lots per net acre)
10-15 PRD - Planned Residential Development (up to 8.0 dwelling units per net acre; or up to 12.0 dwelling units per net acre, subject to recommendation by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council)
10-16 Cluster Subdivision (Conditional Use)
10-17 PO - Professional Office
10-18 GC - General Commercial
10-19 C-2 Commercial
10-20 Town Center Overlay Zone
10-21 Research Park
10-22 ID - Industrial Development
10-23 Sensitive Area Overlay
10-24 Wireless Telecommunications
10-25 Location of Sexually-Oriented Businesses
Title XI Traffic
11-1 Traffic Definitions
11-2 Traffic Administration
11-3 Additional Driving Regulations
11-4 Additional Stopping, Standing and Parking Regulations
Title XII Criminal
12-1 General Provisions
12-2 Additional Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare and Morals
12-3 Weapons
General Plan
Ordinance 12-04
General Plan History & Process
Master Goal
Population Projections
Community Pride/Identity
Agricultural Character
Land Use
Land Use - Residential
Land Use - Commercial
Land Use - Light Industrial
Land Use - Professional Office
Transportation
Public Services and Capital Facilities
Planning Districts
General Plan Implementation
Town Center Plan
Guide to this Document
Section I: Executive Summary
Section II: Vision
Section III: Introduction and Background
Section IV: The Syracuse Town Center Plan
Section V: Design Guideline Examples
Section VI-VII: Development Administration; Dark Store Policy/Warranty Bond
Appendix A: Street Tree List