City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MOUNT VERNON ADOPTING A FINDINGS
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SEQRA FOR THE
DOWNTOWN TRANSIT ORIENTED ARTS DISTRICT (DTOAD)
WHEREAS, the City of Mount Vernon ("City") and 20 S. 2nd Square CMV, LLC ("Petitioner") entered into a Land Disposition Agreement, dated July 2, 2021, as amended ("Agreement"), in connection with the development of approximately 340,000 square feet of mixed residential development and other amenities, approximately 320 mixed-income residential apartments, and up to 18,000 square feet of non-residential community space ("Development Project"); and
WHEREAS, to facilitate the Development Project, Petitioner submitted a Zoning Petition for Zoning Map and Text Amendment, dated December 3, 2021, seeking to rezone approximately forty-one (41) tax parcels of property between East 1st and East 2nd Streets and between South 1st and South 3rd Avenue ("Property"), including certain City-owned parcels, as a new transit oriented district to be called the Downtown Transit Oriented Arts District ("DTOAD") ("Zoning Petition," together with the Development Project, the "Proposed Action"); and
WHEREAS, the Property is currently located in the Downtown Business (DB) and Multifamily Residence (RMF-10) zoning districts; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner is the owner of four separate tax lots identified on the City of Mount Vernon Tax Map as Section 165.70, Block 3221, Lots 11, 13, 37 and 39 ("Development Site"); and
WHEREAS, the Development Site is located within the Property proposed to be rezoned to DTOAD; and
WHEREAS, the Proposed Action is a Type I Action, and Petitioner, pursuant to the Agreement, agreed to conduct a full environmental review pursuant to SEQRA and its implementing regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is embarking on a study to create a Comprehensive Plan for the Mount Vernon East Downtown Area; and ...
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