RESOLUTION
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA -ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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A RESOLUTION DENYING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A PROPOSED 24 HOUR CONVENIENCE STORE AND GAS STATION AT BLOCK 3182 LOT 2 ON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 1250 AKA 1176 NEPPERHAN AVENUE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VII AND OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
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WHEREAS, the owner of the property located at 1250 aka 1176 Nepperhan Avenue designated as Block 3182, Lot , on the Tax Assessment Map of the City of Yonkers, submitted an application for a Special Use Permit for a 24 hour gas station and convenience store at the property in accordance with Article VII of the Zoning Code of the City of Yonkers, and was approved by the City of Yonkers Planning Board (the "Planning Board") by a divided vote of 5-2; and
WHEREAS, by contrast, the Planning Board previously approved the Special Use Permit for the conversion from automobile repair bays to an expanded convenience store at the premises by a unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, as it relates to the Special Use Permit for the 24 hour use, several Planning Board Members raised significant concerns for preserving the character and quality of life of the nearby residential neighborhood in order to protect the public health safety and welfare of the residents and the public; and
WHEREAS, on the basis of those concerns two Planning Board Members voted against the Special Use Permit for the 24 hour operation of the gas station and expanded convenience store; and
WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing facts and upon review of the application and the record, this City Council believes it to be in the best interest of the City at large and the nearby residential neighborhood to deny said application; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Yonkers, in meeting assembled, that the proposed Spec...
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