RESOLUTION
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP NORMAN, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ AND HODGES:
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL DECLARING LEAD AGENCY FOR THE PROPOSED GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 43 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS TITLED “ZONING” BY AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS AND THE ACCOMPANYING ZONING MAP TO RECLASSIFY AND REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO D-MX OR UR-HD DISTRICT AND FOR CORRESPONDING AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AMENDING ATTACHMENTS 13,14, 15,16, AND FURTHER THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS BE REFERRED TO THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD AND THE CITY OF YONKERS PLANNING BOARD, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT
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WHEREAS, before the City Council is a proposed general ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance in relation to rezoning properties listed in Schedule 1 attached hereto (the “Proposed Action”); and
WHEREAS, the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law) and the regulations (the “SEQRA Regulations”) issued thereunder by the New York State Commissioner of Environmental Conservation (such legislation and regulations being hereinafter referred to collectively as “SEQRA”) require the City to consider all environmental factors associated with the zoning ordinance amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Proposed Action includes a zone change affecting greater than 25 acres and therefore is classified as a Type I action pursuant to SEQRA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish itself as Lead Agency in accordance with the provisions of SEQRA, in order to initiate a review process of the Proposed Action; and
WHEREAS, Section 239-m(2) of New York General Municipal Law requires referral of any proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to the Westchester County Planning Board;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Yonkers City Council that, the City Counc...
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