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- 350 Squire Road (New York Capital Investment Group LLC): Favorable recommendation for a special permit to allow a car wash at 350 Squire Road. Vote: Councilors Argencio, Greeno Sawaya, Jaramillo and Novoselski voted yes; Chairman Zambuto recused. The subcommittee attached multiple site-plan and infrastructure conditions (see separate article for details).

- 250 Lee Burbank Highway (250 Lee Burbank Highway LLC / Capital Waste operations): Favorable recommendation for a special permit to reconstruct the existing building as a new two-story commercial structure with 26 parking spaces. Site plan review conditions read into the record require removal of on-site dumpsters and storage during demolition, DPW sewer and water permits, fire-department review, abandonment and capping of on-site utilities, and final design and landscaping approval by site plan review. Vote: unanimous among present members (recorded yes votes by Councilors Argencio, Greeno Sawaya, Jaramillo, Novoselski and Chairman Zambuto).

- 195 American Legion Highway (Natalia Maria Catano Gomez): Favorable recommendation for a special permit to allow a Class 2 used-car sales operation on the property. Conditions: license subject to license commission review, cap of 20 vehicles on site, parking layout to be approved by fire department and site plan review, and prohibition on parking that encroaches travel aisles or entrances. Vote: unanimous among present members.

- Zoning ordinance establishing a definition and use for food trucks (Title 17 amendment): Favorable recommendation. The proposed zoning language would allow food trucks in selected districts (PDD 1/Suffolk Downs, HB, TED, and RC-2 along the beach) and the administration discussed notification and license procedures. Vote: unanimous among present members.

- Ordinance amending Title 5 relative to food trucks (licensing): Favorable recommendation. Vote: unanimous among present members.

- Zoning ordinance to shift parking-variance authority from Zoning Board of Appeals to City Council: Not recommended (subcommittee voted no on issuing a favorable recommendation). Several councilors argued the Zoning Board of Appeals should remain a nonpolitical forum for variances.

Each favorable recommendation forwards the item and the record of conditions to the full City Council for final action. The subcommittee's roll-call votes were recorded by the clerk and entered into the hearing record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Revere City Zoning Sub-Committee Meeting 6/2/25","oneSentenceSummary","At its June 2, 2025 meeting the Revere Zoning Subcommittee forwarded favorable recommendations for three special permits and two food-truck ordinances, and declined to recommend an ordinance shifting parking-variance authority from the Zoning Board of Appeals to the City Council.","taxTitle","Revere City, Suffolk County, Massachusetts","taxId",5660,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547418,"Zoning subcommittee forwards special permit for proposed car wash at 350 Squire Road with conditions; chair recused",706,45000,751000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3633817-34283efb8e000441b5825f5b7009c328&start=45&end=751","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3633817-34283efb8e000441b5825f5b7009c328/thumbnail_45000.jpg","/articles/6547418/Revere-City/Suffolk-County/Massachusetts/Zoning-subcommittee-forwards-special-permit-for-proposed-car-wash-at-350-Squire-Road-with-conditions-chair-recused","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547418-ead67e60318b0e340e409619c5d8226b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195597&Signature=orG7lxxAXjHxli8Rw37oRsAupCkCt6AEkqcZAcCP16aLQGvQVpRlH1aJKpCKDsALBjhFqe28z7Ia-gQAcZ933JJ71poZu3-hrLKptWfSjffFBR7yJbgRnRHWVr5qb2yX5nU4V0SbgT-Aw~ZB3IK3Jpt7ChexcsMUoMGcCkEiAzrbwnQjcSlO9ma20D~bgfzxh8ki7kAyA21En0W6~JqVBdUeDlwmFtNa97Pg5MXxgKrDI5jbSDw8qAYymmyRvskKYO-KTyoj~Ybpq9Sdhm0RFPCEQHH5R7VY3wJGJYrxwIChzJjW459kKyxmKKHZ0sPYf6qzqi4b8jQ45PVNfY295A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Attorney Jerry D'Ambrosio, representing New York Capital Investment Group LLC, presented a special-permit application for a proposed car wash at 350 Squire Road and told the Revere Zoning Subcommittee that the property has been a \"blight\" for nearly a decade and that the proposal would replace it with a modern facility.

\"This parcel, everybody knows it. It's a current blight, on Squire Road,\" Attorney Jerry D'Ambrosio said. He described the project as a roughly $3,000,000 construction investment that, he said, would increase property tax revenue to the city. D'Ambrosio said the owners, Nir and Ronan Drury, operate about 25 similar facilities across the state and plan community involvement and local support services.

Site plan review staff read a set of conditions the committee would attach if it recommended the special permit. Conditions include: no vehicular access from Keeney and Augustus Streets; installation of an eight-foot stockade fence and planting of 34 evergreens along the rear property line; prohibition on illuminated or digital signage; a street and sidewalk bond to secure construction of public improvements; DPW review and approval of sewer, water and stormwater plans; fire department approval; a SOAR mitigation fee calculated as 10 times the number of gallons per day (GPD) of water use times $1.30 per gallon, payable in two installments (50% prior to building permit, 50% prior to occupancy); installation of concrete sidewalks with granite curbing and two deciduous street trees on Keeney and Augustus Streets; abandonment and capping of existing on-site drains and utilities at the main; site lighting controls to minimize spillover to abutting residences; annual landscape maintenance responsibilities for the owner; requirement to contribute 3% of construction cost to the Community Improvement Trust Fund; irrigation for landscaped areas; and completion of an environmental assessment prior to final approval.

D'Ambrosio said the project was revised after at least two community meetings with neighbors and that the applicant submitted roughly 10 letters of support; he also said one prior opponent withdrew and submitted a letter of support. He cited a traffic study the applicant provided that, he said, shows the proposed car wash will generate less traffic than many allowed uses for the site.

When the subcommittee voted on whether to forward a favorable recommendation to the full City Council, Councilors Argencio, Greeno Sawaya, Jaramillo and Novoselski voted yes. Chairman Zambuto was recused. The subcommittee recorded a favorable recommendation; the item will go to the full City Council with the conditions read into the record.

The project proponent and the project engineer were present at the hearing; the subcommittee did not alter the conditions read by site plan review at this meeting.

Votes and supporting materials entered the record, including the applicant's May 14, 2025 letter that Attorney D'Ambrosio said lays out the legal position and exhibits for the special-permit standards.","The Revere Zoning Subcommittee voted to recommend a special permit for a proposed $3 million car-wash project at 350 Squire Road, subject to site-plan conditions including an eight-foot fence, plantings, lighting restrictions, SOAR mitigation fees and an environmental assessment. Chairman Zambuto recused himself from the vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547423,"Councilors reject transfer of parking-variance authority from zoning board to City Council",296,1719000,2015000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3633817-34283efb8e000441b5825f5b7009c328&start=1719&end=2015","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3633817-34283efb8e000441b5825f5b7009c328/thumbnail_1719000.jpg","/articles/6547423/Revere-City/Suffolk-County/Massachusetts/Councilors-reject-transfer-of-parking-variance-authority-from-zoning-board-to-City-Council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547423-bb8af23f2b8ef5b3f0ae44797e187aa3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195597&Signature=kC8~LQRblI5HBr5dExQJ7vCi2oSxPXCkJxNy80P6dFyoYZYItOgrahmj8Ro0MYXIEcZjlROXZ9TkPZCJ6OrummgA8qxree938x2XTiE1JyEgOqz0MQPlVuc1bJxdrFg77YxNXD3nY4LjdpPUQZu5Ocr8PgQe487vcSVjPuunZeTHzsE8eD3mZzs0G5YEJF5u62JDoRpTc0tHvIajVHqtrMpfJTNjbPWt5SaVsM5WbC36Py5lbBFX65dVxJkQt4fEC2xAeSjG85anMNdpsHVdbbPmehkvM9LXTzsneG~OGC3vu7D~MlWOUsYGxS4zYfW8gTMdwzTxkdQaQNoUQZKigw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Revere City Councilor Kelly proposed an ordinance to remove the Zoning Board of Appeals\u0000authority to grant parking variances and instead require parking reductions be approved by the elected City Council. The zoning subcommittee voted against recommending the change to the full council.

Kelly said relocating the authority to the City Council would place decisions about parking reductions with elected officials who \"answer directly to the people.\" She said she was prompted by constituent complaints and a review that showed \"51 parking variances granted over the last 4 years.\"

Several councilors pushed back. Councilor Argencio said the zoning board exists to make nonpolitical decisions and described his experience with the Zoning Board of Appeals as positive. \"I feel as though we have a zoning board of appeals for a reason,\" Argencio said. Councilor Garrino Sawaya and Councilor Novoselski echoed that confidence, saying the appointment and oversight process already gives the council a way to hold the ZBA accountable.

Subcommittee members debated how many variance applications actually reached the ZBA during the four-year period referenced and whether the number of approvals alone justified shifting authority. Councilor Garrino Sawaya asked for the total number of applications versus the 51 approvals to better assess the scale of the issue.

After discussion, the subcommittee took a roll-call vote on whether to offer a favorable recommendation. All present voted no; the subcommittee recorded that it \"has not received a favorable recommendation\" and the proposed ordinance will not be advanced from this committee.

The item will remain on the subcommittee record; proponents may bring revised language or supplemental data back to the committee if they wish to pursue further action.","Revere Zoning Subcommittee voted not to recommend a proposed ordinance that would have moved authority over parking variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals to the full City Council after several councilors argued the ZBA should remain insulated from politics.","actionData","errors"]

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