City Council:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON ISSUING A
NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND SCHEDULING
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FINAL GENERIC
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
AND ZONING PETITION FOR THE PROPOSED
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 market rate and affordable housing, and up to 18,000 square feet of non-residential community space ("Development Project"); and
WHEREAS, to facilitate the Development Project, Petitioner submitted a Rezoning 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, the Proposed Action is a Type I Action, and Petitioner, pursuant to the Agreement, agreed to conduct a full environmental review in connection with and 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
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Comprehensive Plan process, on January 24, 2024, the City Council adopted a Downtown Vision Report; and
WHEREAS, the Proposed Action shall be consistent with the Downtown Vision Re...
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