City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, DECLARING
INTENT TO SERVE AS LEAD AGENCY PURSUANT
TO SEQRA FOR A PETITION SEEKING A ZONING
TEXT AMENDMENT AND RELATED LAND USE
APPROVALS BY WEST FIRST PROFESSIONAL
PLAZA LLC, AND REFERRING THE PETITION
TO THE CITY CORPORATION COUNSEL, CITY
PLANNING BOARD, AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY
PLANNING BOARD
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon is in receipt of a Petition submitted by West First Professional Plaza ("Petitioner") to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mount Vernon ("Petition") to permit Petitioner's Project (as defined herein) to be developed on five adjoining parcels known as 22 West First Street, 0 South Fifth Avenue, 16 South Fifth Avenue, 22 South Fifth Avenue, and 0 South Sixth Avenue, which parcels are designated on the City of Mount Vernon Tax Map as Section 165.70, Block 3086, Lots 4, 6, 7, 8, and 37, respectively ("Property"); and
WHEREAS, Petitioner is the owner of the Property, which comprises approximately 35,343 square feet (?0.8115 acres); and
WHEREAS, the Property is in the DB Downtown Business District; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner has also applied to the City Council for a Special Permit for "Multifamily dwellings" pursuant to City Zoning Ordinance Section 267-32.E, and will need to apply to the City Planning Board for Site Plan Approval pursuant to Article VII of the Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner's stated purpose of the requested Petition is to permit the adaptive reuse of floors 2 through 6 (with Chase Bank/retail use to remain on the ground floor) of the existing six-story office structure on the Property, which is proposed to consist of 61 residential apartment units (55 one-bedroom, 10 two-bedroom, and 1 three-bedroom), 62 surface off-street parking spaces (15 of which shall be designated for the Bank), and resident amenities ("Project," collectively with the Petition and Special Permit ...
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