City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON ADOPTING A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CITY CODE TO ENACT LEGISLATION
REGARDING HEALTH CLUBS AND FITNESS CENTERS
IN THE MX-1, MVW-H, MVW-C, NB, OB, DB, CB, LI-7.5,
LI-15, I, TOD-1, AND DTOAD DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon proposes to amend Chapter 267 (Zoning) of the Code of the City of Mount Vernon ("Code") to permit and regulate, as principal permitted uses, "Health Clubs and Fitness Centers" in the City's MX-1 Commercial Corridor, MVW-H Mount Vernon West Transit Oriented Development Zone (Hub), MVW-C Mount Vernon West Transit Oriented Development Zone (Corridor), NB Neighborhood Business, OB Office Business, DB Downtown Business, CB Commercial Business, LI-7.5 Landscaped Industrial, LI-15 Landscaped Industrial, I Industry, TOD-1 Mount Vernon East TOD High Density, and DTOAD Downtown Transit Oriented Arts Districts in the City of Mount Vernon; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is necessary and desirable, as a matter of public policy, to permit health clubs and fitness centers as principal permitted uses in the aforementioned Districts in the City of Mount Vernon; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 267 already provides a definition of "Health Club" in Section 267-4 (Definitions), as well as parking requirements for "Health Clubs" in 267 Attachment 3 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Space Requirements), suggesting that the absence of health clubs and fitness centers being listed as a permitted use in any district was an oversight or error in the existing Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in conjunction with its Staff, prepared a draft "Ordinance to Amend Chapter 267 (Zoning) of the Code of the City of Mount Vernon to Permit and Regulate Health Clubs and Fitness Centers in the MX-1, MVW-H, MVW-C, NB, OB, DB, CB, LI-7.5, LI-15, I, TOD-1, and DTOAD Districts" ("Code Amendment"), a copy of which ...
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