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Subcommittee recommends special permit for contractor storage yard at 12 Furlong Drive with conditions
Summary
The zoning subcommittee forwarded a favorable recommendation for a special permit for Joshua Recycling’s contractor storage yard at 12 Furlong Drive, subject to conditions including a 25-foot setback from Green Creek, no stockpiling or hazardous material storage, fencing, permeable surfacing and site-plan approvals.
The Revere City Zoning Subcommittee voted unanimously Monday to recommend that the full City Council grant a special permit allowing a contractor storage-yard use at 12 Furlong Drive, subject to multiple conditions aimed at protecting Green Creek and public health.
Attorney Niles Welch represented the applicant, Joshua Recycling, and told the subcommittee the site has been cleaned and decluttered since the council last reviewed the business on Jan. 27. “There has been extensive ... cleaning and refurbishing and decluttering of the location,” Welch said, and he reported that Ward Councilor McKenna visited the site and provided positive feedback.
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