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Board clears reconstruction at 35 South Eighth Avenue; owner must file LLC operating agreement
Summary
The zoning board approved an area variance to reconstruct a fire‑damaged house at 35 South Eighth Avenue, setting a condition that the owner submit the LLC operating agreement; the fire department recommended sprinklers but did not mandate them.
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — The Mount Vernon Zoning Board of Appeals voted May 20 to grant an area variance allowing reconstruction of a two‑story, fire‑damaged single‑family house at 35 South Eighth Avenue, subject to a condition that the property owner provide the LLC operating agreement to city staff before proceeding.
The application addressed a provision in the city code (City Codes Chapter 260‑7(1) as cited in the record) that generally prevents reconstruction of nonconforming buildings when damage exceeds 50 percent of replacement cost. Planning staff described the house as fire damaged in 2012, largely demolished between 2020 and 2021, and partially rebuilt with…
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