The Mount Vernon Council of Citizens' Associations
Comprehensive Plan APR Nominations

LRSP-2009-06:  ISA—Former Mount Vernon High School

WHEREAS, the MVCCA is participating in the Area Plan Review 2009-2010,

WHEREAS, the Long Range and Strategic Planning Committee of the MVCCA has facilitated numerous charrettes and gathered input from community stakeholders and MVCCA members,

WHEREAS, nominations for the Area Plan Review Comprehensive Plan have been formulated,

WHEREAS, the Long Range and Strategic Planning Committee has spent the past several months reviewing the current Comprehensive Plan as applicable to the Mount Vernon Magisterial District and adjoining areas and has recommended a change nomination to that Plan for the Area Plan Review 2009-2010, such nomination containing the following features:

ISA—Former Mount Vernon High School
Nomination Overview

Nomination: Former Mount Vernon High School

Location: Former Mount Vernon High School

Vision Overview: 
The ideal use of the Former Mount Vernon High School is to retain the property for higher education use while providing approximately 25,000 square feet for non-profit uses. This would be accomplished through locating non-profit uses in the buildings located on the periphery of the main school building.

Silver LEED standards and other third party green building certification for any major renovations that may done to the buildings.

 Assemblage of the existing retail site located at the corner of Rt. 1 and Mohawk Lane with the campus is encouraged to improve
pedestrian connections including to existing sidewalks and trails that surround the property. 

Assemblage would also provide space for additional parking on the campus, along with improving access and circulation throughout site. 

The ball fields in the rear of the property will be retained along with the additional attached open space as usable public open space.   

Development Conditions Overview: 
For Major Renovation To Buildings On Site: 
· Achievement of Silver LEED certification or higher
· Design is compatible with the historic nature of the Old Mount Vernon High School
· Building orientation creates a sense of place
· Site design should provide pedestrian connections to improve access and circulation.
· Increased parking spaces for entire campus

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Co-Chairs of the MVCCA are hereby directed to prepare and submit a Comprehensive Plan change nomination which incorporates the foregoing features.