City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MOUNT VERNON ADOPTING A NEGATIVE
DECLARATATION PURUSANT TO SEQRA FOR
THE MOUNT VERNON EAST ZONING AMENDMENTS
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, designated on the City of Mount Vernon Tax Map as Section 165.63, Block 1141, Lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 ("Zoning Petition"); and
WHEREAS, Petitioner is the owner of three adjacent tax lots known as 140, 146, and 152 East Prospect Avenue, totaling approximately 0.828 acres, and designated on the City of Mount Vernon Tax Map as Section 165.63, Block, 1141, Lots 9, 10 & 11 ("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 17, 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 Part 1 and associated supplemental studies ("EAF"); and
WHEREAS, as described in the EAF, the Proposed Action includes the requested Zoning Petition and the redevelopment of the Property fo...
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