In short
Secondary water season runs May 8 to September 18, 2026, and this is a drought year, so restrictions are in place and the city says enforcement with fines will be active this summer. Daytime watering is prohibited from 10 AM to 6 PM, and each part of the city has assigned no-watering days. Residents may not operate the city-owned secondary water valve in the park strip, but they are encouraged to install their own shut-off valve after it. A $100 curb cut permit is required before cutting the curb to extend a driveway or add a new approach.
Dates and deadlines
- First few weeks of June: all legs of the 2000 West six-way roundabout are scheduled to be closed for paving.
- Sometime in June: the 3000 West roundabout is expected to open to both directions.
- September 8 to September 18: watering drops to two days out of the five available days each week.
- September 18, 2026: the secondary water season ends.
Everything else
Secondary water
- This is a drought year due to low snow this past winter, and water restrictions are in place. Review the restrictions posted on the city website; there will be enforcement with fines issued this summer for violations.
- Residents must not operate or access the city-owned secondary water valve. The valves sit in a round meter pit with a metal lid, usually in the park strip, and now include sensitive metering parts that can be damaged and must stay accessible to city staff.
- Under Syracuse Municipal Code 4.25.160, tampering with city valve and meter equipment is prohibited and can result in a misdemeanor and fines.
- Public Works encourages homeowners to install a personal shut-off valve after the city valve on their own watering system, so they can shut water off during a broken pipe or sprinkler failure.
- Homeowners are encouraged to close that personal shut-off valve at the end of the season to prevent flooding when the secondary system is turned on again in the spring.
Watering schedule
- Daytime watering is prohibited from 10 AM to 6 PM to reduce evaporation.
- May 8 to May 24 was two days a week; from Memorial Day to Labor Day it is three days out of the five available days each week; September 8 to September 18 returns to two days.
- Assigned no-watering days: northwest, no Sunday or Tuesday; northeast, no Sunday or Wednesday; southwest, no Sunday or Thursday; southeast, no Sunday or Friday.
- Water usage will be monitored for noncompliance.
Curb cut permits
- A curb cut permit is required before any work begins to cut the curb for a driveway extension or a new approach.
- Applicants upload a sketch of the project and a Certificate of Liability Insurance from the contractor. The certificate must stay valid for the length of the project and must list Syracuse City as the Certificate Holder.
- The total curb cut may not exceed 50% of the property’s frontage under Syracuse Municipal Code 10.40.060 (A1), and the cut must be at least two feet from the property pin.
- A concrete approach requires excavating 14 inches deep, installing 8 inches of compacted road base or crushed gravel, and pouring 6 inches of concrete.
- After the road base or gravel is in and before pouring concrete, call Public Works at 801-825-7235 to schedule an inspection.
- Fees are a $100 permit fee plus a $100 re-inspection fee each time inspectors must return to review corrections.
Roads
- The 500 West widening is finished, including the new traffic signal at 500 W and 2700 S. The city asks drivers to use extra caution while everyone adjusts to the change.
Alerts
- Subscribe to Notify Me at www.SyracuseUT.gov for periodic updates on construction traffic impacts.
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