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Mount Vernon planning board debates time-limited special permit for 677 North McQueston parking lot
Summary
At a Mount Vernon Planning Board work session, members discussed imposing time limits and conditions on a special permit for 677 North McQueston Parkway, a former dealership lot the owner wants to operate as a commercial parking area while future development is pending.
At a Mount Vernon Planning Board work session prior to the Oct. 8 meeting, board members debated whether to attach an expiration or other conditions to a special permit request that would allow commercial parking at 677 North McQueston Parkway.
The lot is an existing surface parking area that had been used by a car dealership, and the new owner has asked to formalize public parking there for a temporary period while a longer-term development is considered. “This was a temporary use that he felt was needed by the community,” the assistant commissioner said.
Board members pressed staff on ways to prevent the temporary use from becoming permanent. “So is there a way of limiting a time frame where they…
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