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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.
Subcommittee members and an on-site inspector reported the property appeared significantly improved. “I worked the perimeter with everybody and found the site to be very, very, very clean,” Councilor Carroll said, noting open containers had been removed and the site was approximately 60 feet from the creek bank.
Site-plan review conditions read into the record require that no materials or equipment be stored within 25 feet of the bank of Green Creek on parcels noted in the record; no stockpiling of materials; no hazardous materials as determined by the Revere Fire Department and Board of Health; no unregistered or junk vehicles; a six-foot-high chain-link fence at least 25 feet from the creek bank; permeable material for parking and storage in the rear; an operation and maintenance plan filed with the Conservation Commission, Building Department, and Board of Health prior to issuance of any occupancy permit; final site-plan review and Fire Department approval; and cleanup and erosion-control measures complying with the Conservation Commission’s Order of Conditions.
Councilor Novosalski said he wanted an explicit limit preventing storage within the 60-foot area near the creek and expressed concern about future compliance; Councilor McKenna said she would inspect the property every three months. The applicant’s attorney said fencing and ingress points could be reviewed to reduce the risk of illegal dumping.
The roll-call vote recorded Councilor Argencio — yes; Councilor Greeno Sawaya — yes; Councilor Jaramillo — yes; Councilor Novosalski — yes; Chairman Zambuto — yes. The subcommittee’s favorable recommendation is conditional on the listed site-plan and conservation requirements and will be forwarded to the full City Council for final action.
No hazardous materials were reported to be stored on the site at the time of the hearing, and the applicant said material is brought to the site only temporarily in open-top containers before being delivered to appropriate disposal locations.
