A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY MOUNT VERNON RE-DECLARING ITS
INTENT TO SERVE AS LEAD AGENCY FOR MOUNT
VERNON EAST ZONING AMENDMENTS, AND
REFERRING TO THE AMENDMENTS 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 an Amended Petition submitted by Alexander Development Group (“Petitioner”) to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Mount Vernon to create a new Mount Vernon East TOD High Density District (“TOD-1 District”), and to amend the Zoning Map to apply this TOD-1 District to an area of land comprising one city block, bounded by Portugal Place, East Prospect Avenue, Rich Avenue and Elm Avenue (“Zoning Petition”); and
WHEREAS, Petitioner is the owner of three adjacent tax lots known as 140, 146 and 152 East Prospect Aenue, totaling approximately 0.828 acres, and designated on the City of Mount Vernon Tax Map as Section 165.63, Block 1141, Lots 9, 10 and 11 (collectively, “Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Property is located in an RMF-15 Multifamily Residence District, and within the area of land proposed to be rezoned to the TOD-1 District; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the requested rezoning of the Property is to allow Petitioner’s proposed 21-story mixed-use building, consisting of approximately 288,784 square feet of gross floor area, which would accommodate up to 350 market rate dwelling units, approximately 7,000 sf of retail space, and 201 parking spaces (collectively, “Project”); and
WHEREAS, on or about September 27, 2024, Petitioner submitted to the City Council the Zoning Petition, together with a conceptual site plan, floor plans, and renderings, as well as a Full Environmental Assessment Form and associated supplemental studies (collectively, “EAF”); and
WHEREAS, as described in the EAF, the Proposed Action includes the requested Zoning Petition and the redevelopment of the Property for the Project as further described in Petitioner’s application materials; and
WHEREAS, the Project has been reduced in scale from Petitioner’s prior proposals for a 30-story and 26-story mixed-use building at the Property in 2018 and 2021, respectively; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner modified the Project to be consistent with the recommendations set forth in the City Council’s Downtown Vision Report, adopted January 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously designated its intent to serve as Lead Agency for the prior proposals pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act and its implementing regulations at 6 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 617 (collectively, “SEQRA”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council is the approval authority for the Zoning Petition; and
WHEREAS, the Proposed Action is a Type I action under SEQRA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to re-designate its intent to serve as Lead Agency for the coordinated review of the Proposed Action pursuant to SEQRA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is required to refer the Zoning Petition to the Corporation Counsel and Planning Board for their respective reviews and reports pursuant to Section 267-59 of the Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Section 267-59 of the Zoning Ordinance requires the Corporation Counsel and the Planning Board to report its recommendations to the City Council with respect to the Zoning Petition within 30 days after referral; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is also required to refer the Zoning Petition to the Westchester County Planning Board pursuant to Section 267-62 of the Zoning Ordinance and Section 239-m of the General Municipal Law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby re-declares its intent to serve as Lead Agency for the SEQRA review of the Proposed Action; BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the City Clerk to circulate its Notice of Intent to declare itself as Lead Agency to all known Involved and Interested Agencies, together with the Zoning Petition and EAF, notifying them that the Council intends to serve as Lead Agency for the purpose of conducting a coordinated review of the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Action under SEQRA; BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the City Clerk to refer the Zoning Petition to the City of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel and Planning Board for their respective reports pursuant to Section 267-59 of the Zoning Ordinance; BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the City Clerk to refer the Zoning Petition to the Westchester County Planning Board in accordance with Section 267-62 of the Zoning Ordinance, and Section 239-m of the General Municipal Law; BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall take effect immediately.