Tagged: zoning

2:51am

Fri March 8, 2013
Regional Coverage

Watertown City Council tries to ban roommates – but planning officials say measure is unenforceable

Credit City of Watertown
Watertown mayor Jeff Graham voted against making changes to the city's zoning code that essentially aimed to ban roommates.

The Watertown City Council has received a lot of pushback and even ridicule in the media recently for passing what's being referred to as a “roommate ban.” Last month, in response to a neighbor dispute, the City Council removed language from the zoning code that allowed the renting out of rooms in single-family homes. But city planning officials say the regulatory change is completely unenforceable.

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3:12pm

Tue March 5, 2013
Politics and Government

Syracuse's council accused of delaying Comprehensive Plan

Syracuse's Director of Planning and Sustainability Andrew Maxwell accused the Syracuse Common Council Monday of "moving the goalposts" on enacting the city's 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which would be a guide to future zoning and land-use policies in the city.

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