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Planning board continues review of 5½‑story Mount Vernon Avenue mixed‑use project; asks for more detail on parking, landscaping, stormwater and safety
Summary
Mount Vernon’s Planning Board continued the public hearing on a proposed 5½‑story mixed‑use project on Mount Vernon Avenue and requested detailed follow‑up on mechanized parking, accessibility, landscaping, stormwater and fire‑safety measures before final action.
The Mount Vernon Planning Board held extended discussion on a proposed five‑and‑a‑half‑story mixed‑use building on Mount Vernon Avenue, continuing the public hearing and asking the applicant to provide additional technical details before final action.
Owner Orkheim Tam and architect Errol Macintosh presented plans for a mixed‑use building with ground‑floor commercial space and residential units above. The project includes a mechanized parking system (stackers) intended to provide 24 parking spaces via four stacked platforms on one development lot, after the applicant secured a height variance from the zoning board of appeals for the 5½‑story…
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