The City of Mount Vernon is hereby divided into the following
classes of districts:
A.
Residence districts.
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R1-7
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One-Family Residence
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R1-4.5
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One-Family Residence
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R1-3.6
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One-Family Residence
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R2-4.5
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Two-Family Residence
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RMF-6.75
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Multifamily Residence
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RMF-10
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Multifamily Residence
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RMF-15
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Multifamily Residence
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H
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Hospital
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B.
Mixed-use districts.
[Amended 4-30-2021, approved 4-30-2021]
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MX-1
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Commercial Corridor District
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MVW
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Mount Vernon West Transit Oriented Development Zone
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C.
Nonresidence districts.
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NB
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Neighborhood Business
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OB
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Office Business
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DB
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Downtown Business
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CB
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Commercial Business
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LI-15
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Landscaped Industrial
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LI-7.5
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Landscaped Industrial
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I
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Industry
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D.
Special zoning districts.
[Amended 11-10-2021, approved 11-11-2021]
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R1-TH
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One-Family Townhouse Residence
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RMF-SC
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Multifamily Senior Citizen Housing Floating Overlay Zone
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UR-PUD
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Urban Renewal Planned Development
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PUD-2
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Planned Unit Development
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PAP
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Planned Adjacent Park Zoning District
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UR-PUD-S4
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South Fourth Avenue-East Third Street Urban Renewal Planned
Unit Development Overlay Zone
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The boundaries of all districts are hereby established as shown
on a map entitled Zoning Map, City of Mount Vernon, New York, dated
October 16, 1997, and as may be amended from time to time and certified
by the City Clerk, which map accompanies and with all explanatory
matter thereon is made part of this chapter. The official copy of
this map is kept by the City Clerk, with copies thereof kept by the
Department of Planning and Department of Buildings. Unofficial copies
at a reduced scale are included with copies of this chapter. Whenever
the City Council amends the Zoning Map, the City Clerk shall notify
the Commissioner of Planning, who shall cause the amendment to be
made to the official copy of the Zoning Map and to the copies kept
by the Department of Planning and Department of Buildings.
Where uncertainty exists as to the locations of any boundaries
shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
District boundary lines follow lot lines, streets, municipal boundaries,
rights-of-way, railroad rights-of-way or watercourses, or are parallel
or perpendicular thereto, unless such district boundary lines are
fixed by dimensions, as shown on the Zoning Map.
B.
Where district boundaries as shown approximately following streets,
rights-of-way, railroad rights-of-way or watercourses, the center
lines thereof shall be such boundaries.
C.
Where district boundaries are shown approximately following municipal
boundaries or lot lines, such municipal boundaries or lot lines shall
be the district boundaries.
D.
Where district boundary lines divide a lot, the location of any such
boundary, if not indicated by dimensions, shall be determined by use
of the map scale appearing thereon.
E.
If the district classification of any property is in question, it
shall be deemed to be in the most restrictive adjoining district.
Where a lot in one ownership of record is divided by one or
more district boundary lines, the following shall apply:
