GENERAL ORDINANCE-2026
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP NORMAN, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ, AND HODGES:
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING GENERAL ORDINANCE 4-2000, ALSO KNOWN AS CHAPTER 43 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS AND THE ACCOMPANYING ZONING MAP: A) TO RECLASSIFY AND REZONE THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT: BLOCK 621 LOT 25, BLOCK 622 LOT 11, BLOCK 621 LOT 1, BLOCK 625 LOT 1, BLOCK 625 LOT 100 RESPECTIVELY FROM I DISTRICT TO D-MX DISTRICT; AND B) TO AMEND 43 ATTACHMENT 13 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ENTITLED "MAP A: KEY STREETS" TO INCLUDE THE ABOVE REFERENCED PROPERTIES; C) TO AMEND 43 ATTACHMENT 14 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ENTITLED "MAP B: HEIGHT DISTRICT MAP" TO INCLUDE THE ABOVE-REFERENCED PROPERTIES AND TO ALLOW A MAXIMUM PERMITTED BUILDING HEIGHT OF 150 FEET AND OTHERWISE CLARIFY THE MAP; D) TO AMEND 43 ATTACHMENT 15 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ENTITLED "MAP C: ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK WIDTH REQUIREMENT MAP" TO INCLUDE THE ABOVE-REFERENCED PROPERTIES; AND E) TO AMEND 43 ATTACHMENT 16 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ENTITLED "MAP D: DISTRICTS" TO INCLUDE THE ABOVE-REFERENCED PROPERTIES
The City of Yonkers, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Recitals.
a) The City has been committed to revitalizing the Hudson River waterfront for several decades and, as a result, has seen significant changes in the downtown area, including the shift from the waterfront as an industrial area to one that is comprised primarily of residences, retail, and light industrial spaces. The Comprehensive Plan for the City of the Yonkers, which recognized the "enormous development and tourism potential" of the waterfront, has guided this redevelopment. As part of the Comprehensive Plan, the City expressed its intention to "improve public access and provide new uses to enhance the northern and southern wate...
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