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Revere council votes: accessory dwelling ordinance adopted; poles/wires ordinance tabled; several items set for hearings or referral
Summary
At the Sept. meeting the City Council approved minor corrections to the accessory dwelling-unit zoning ordinance, allowed a special‑permit applicant to withdraw without prejudice, and voted to table a third‑reading poles/wires ordinance until Sept. 29. The council also referred appointments and several zoning and loan orders to public hearings.
The Revere City Council on Sept. 15 recorded several formal actions: it adopted an ordinance making minor corrections to accessory dwelling-unit zoning, allowed a developer to withdraw a special-permit application without prejudice and tabled a third-reading ordinance on poles, wires and cables until Sept. 29.
Accessory dwelling ordinance adopted
On a roll-call vote the council approved an ordinance further amending zoning regulations for accessory dwelling units. The clerk recorded yes votes from Councilors Argencio, Cogliandro, Genino, Greeno Sawaya, Haas, Hermeo, Kelly, McKenna, Novoselski, Zambuto and Council President Silvestri. The clerk said: "Yes. The ordinance has been engrossed and ordained."
Poles, wires and cables ordinance tabled
A separate roll-call took place on the third reading of an ordinance relative to poles, wires and cables. The clerk recorded yes votes from Argencio, Cogliandro, Genino, Greeno Sawaya, Haas, Jaramillo, McKenna, Zambuto and Council President Silvestri and recorded "No" votes from Councilors Kelly and Noboselski. The clerk announced that with the no's the matter would be tabled to September 29.
Withdrawals, referrals and hearings
The council voted to allow the applicant to withdraw the special-permit application for 529 Broadway without prejudice. The clerk recorded unanimous support and the withdrawal was granted.
Other items ordered to public hearings or referrals during the meeting included: - Zoning map amendment to establish a new RC‑4 district (public hearing ordered Sept. 29). - A loan order for MacMac and Fields in the amount of $4,200,000 (public hearing ordered Sept. 29). - Appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions (referred to the appointments committee, Sept. 29). - An ordinance establishing zoning provisions for battery energy storage systems was reported out of committee and tabled.
Licensing enforcement and revocation motion
A councilor brought a revocation order (Council Order 25186) relating to a license at 22 Naples Road; after testimony the council voted to table action and asked staff to reconvene inspectors and report back. The council president said the matter would be placed on the Sept. 29 agenda.
Motions and other committee actions
The council also passed several non-controversial motions including commendations, a traffic referral to the traffic commission on school parking hours, a request to MassDOT about a deceleration lane on Squire Road, and a motion to request a DPW update on the 2010 consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A late motion to pull an ordinance on wage‑theft prevention for a Sept. 29 public hearing was approved for placement on that agenda.
Ending
Council staff will publish the complete vote records and return many of the referred items for public hearings on Sept. 29.
