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Planning commission recommends rezoning on South Main to allow multiunit apartments
Summary
Mount Vernon Municipal Planning Commission voted 5-0 on March 13 to recommend that City Council rezone four parcels on South Main Street from R‑1A to R‑3, clearing the way for up to eight market-rate rental units, after debate about parking, driveways and future ownership.
The Mount Vernon Municipal Planning Commission voted 5-0 on March 13 to recommend that City Council rezone four parcels along South Main Street between Parrot and Adamson streets from R‑1A to R‑3, a change that the applicant said would allow multiunit apartment buildings of up to eight units on the roughly three‑quarter‑acre site.
Applicant Joe Updike, who said he plans to transfer the property to a management entity before development, told the commission the site “is roughly about 3 quarters of an acre” and that “8 units are the max that will possibly fit on that property.” He said the parcels are served by sewer, water and electric and that, while R‑3 permits a 45‑foot height limit, the layout and parking requirements would…
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