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Board recommends special permit allowing limousine parking at 155 Crescent Avenue with limits
Summary
The Planning Board recommended approval of a special permit for storage of 12 vehicles (eight limousines and four party buses) at a 27‑space lot at 155 Crescent Avenue, with a condition that parking remain one vehicle per existing space and that any expansion return to the board.
The Chelsea Planning Board recommended approval of a special permit for vehicle storage at 155 Crescent Avenue, where the petitioner seeks to park up to 12 vehicles — eight limousines and four larger vans/party buses — in an existing 27‑space lot.
Attorney James O’Shea represented petitioner Evan Nuez Chavez and said the business would not change the lot’s layout or perform construction; the petitioner seeks permission to store vehicles from an existing livery business at the site. O’Shea said the lot has a locked gate and existing lighting along the edges; the petitioner confirmed the vehicles are a mix of large limousines and several party buses but not vehicles requiring commercial driver licenses.
Board members asked whether the use would displace any existing vehicles; the applicant confirmed no vehicles would be displaced. A board member recommended limiting the permit to the current number of vehicles and requested a review requirement if the business sought to expand beyond the agreed number.
The board moved to recommend the special permit with standard conditions and a limit of one vehicle per existing parking space; the motion also required the petitioner to return to the planning board if the number of vehicles or the parking layout changes. The recommendation will be considered at the zoning board public hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
