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 a...
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