Syracuse council work session Oct. 27: road fee study with $12.18 monthly single-family rate at a $3 million budget, plus A-1 to R-3 rezone
October 27, 2026, 6:00 p.m. · Syracuse City Hall, 1979 W. 1900 S.
The Syracuse City Council's Oct. 27 work session agenda included a consultant's updated transportation utility fee study, a Planning Commission recommendation to rezone about 5.7 acres at 2617 S. 3000 W. from A-1 to R-3, a crossing guard program briefing, water plans, a phone system replacement and several policy updates. Work sessions are for discussion; the agenda lists no votes. A special business meeting the same evening listed only a possible closed session. Minutes are not yet posted.
From the agenda; results are added when minutes are posted. Updated November 3, 2026.
In brief
5 items came up for a decision or discussion: 5 pending.
This write-up links 3 source documents.
The previous City Council work session meeting was on October 13, 2026: Syracuse council approved land sale to redevelopment agency, Costco tax memorandum and budget amendment, city recap says
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Rezone request: 2617 S. 3000 W., A-1 to R-3 | Pending |
| Transportation utility fee study | Pending |
| Crossing guard program update | Pending |
| General plan, irrigation water code and water plans | Pending |
| Administrative items | Pending |
Agenda, item by item
Item c.1 · Zoning
Rezone request: 2617 S. 3000 W., A-1 to R-3
Pending
The Planning Commission held a public hearing Oct. 6 and is forwarding a recommendation for approval of a request to rezone parcel 12-093-0005 (5.662 acres, owned by MJB 3 LLC) from Agricultural (A-1) to R-3, which has an 8,000-square-foot minimum lot size. The applicant's stated reason is preparing the property for residential development. The staff report says the parcel is in the Sensitive Lands Overlay Zone, so development would need a wetland delineation and possibly Army Corps of Engineers clearance. The goal of the discussion was to decide whether to send the item to a later business meeting for a vote.
Item e.1 · Taxes and fees
Transportation utility fee study
Pending
Consultant WCG updated its transportation utility fee study, dated Oct. 20. A state law signed March 24, 2026 (Utah Code 10-6-134.5) lets cities charge such a fee if a study ties it to road use; an ordinance would last ten years. The study found 14% of city lane-miles in poor condition today, rising to 25% in ten years at the current $1.5 million a year, and says budgets of $2 million, $2.75 million or $3.5 million a year would hold that to 20%, 15% or 10%. Using a placeholder budget of $3 million a year, the study puts the fee at $12.18 a month for a single-family home and $8.48 for multifamily, with commercial rates from $65.87 a month for the smallest users to $5,908 for the largest. Its table shows single-family rates of $6, $8, $11 or $14 a month at the four budget levels. The agenda asks the council to decide how to proceed; no fee has been adopted.
Item d · Public safety
Crossing guard program update
Pending
The Police Department briefed the council on a new annual process for evaluating crossing guard coverage. The packet lists 26 crossing locations and about 50 guards (its tables show 38 permanent and 14 substitute positions in one place and 37 and 13 in another), an FY2027 program budget of $336,365, and two West Davis Corridor ramp positions removed from active deployment in 2026. Current coverage stays in place until reviews are complete.
Item c.2, c.3, e.2-e.3 · Other
General plan, irrigation water code and water plans
Pending
Discussion items: possible updates to the city General Plan, an amendment to Section 8.10.090 of the municipal code on irrigation water, updates to the Underground Drinking Water Source Protection Plan, and renewal of the Water Conservation Plan.
Item f.1-f.5 · Other
Administrative items
Pending
Discussion of a phone system replacement proposal and contract award, a proposed city Investment Policy, amendments to the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, a change to the surplus property definition of a significant parcel of real property, and amendments to Title Two of the municipal code for compliance with the state Privacy Policy Act.