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Planning board OKs staff resolution to extend permit window for 1016 Broad Street apartment project
Summary
The Mount Vernon Planning Board voted to direct staff to draft a resolution granting a time-limited extension to approvals for a six‑story, 44‑unit apartment project at 1016 Broad Street, allowing one year to obtain a building permit and two years to finish construction.
The Mount Vernon City Planning Board voted April 2 to have staff draft a resolution extending the approvals for a proposed six‑story, 44‑unit apartment building at 1016 Broad Street. The board approved language that would give the applicant one year to obtain a building permit and two additional years to complete construction.
Robert Fonke, attorney for the owners of 1016 Broad Street, told the board the project already received area and use variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals and site‑plan approval from the Planning Board in February, and that a building permit previously issued but the developer did not begin construction because of “the economic climates of COVID.” Fonke said he sought the extension under the city code’s multi‑pronged permit extension provisions and added an extra year based on COVID and market conditions. “We are seeking the extension of the approvals,” he told the board.
Board members asked only procedural questions and confirmed the architectural review board and zoning had weighed in in support. Planning Board member Jamelle Thompson moved that staff draft a resolution “approving the extension, 1 year for obtaining the building permit and 2 years to complete the construction.” The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
The board did not make changes to substantive site plan approvals; it directed staff to prepare a formal resolution for a subsequent signing. The motion as amended asked staff to return the draft resolution to the board for finalization.
The Planning Board’s action was procedural and does not itself change the approvals; it authorizes staff to prepare a resolution reflecting the time limits the board approved. The applicant will return with the resolution language for the board’s formal filing and signature.
The board moved on to other agenda items after the vote.
Ending: The resolution draft will be prepared by staff and returned to the board for final authorization; no building permit extension paperwork was filed at the meeting.
