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Zoning board grants rear‑setback variance for single‑story addition to create sensory space for child with severe autism
Summary
The board approved a rear‑yard variance for a single‑story addition at 105 Eustace St. to create an indoor sensory/playroom and a master bedroom; the applicant said the expansion is needed for a child with level 3 autism.
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance allowing a single‑story addition at 105 Eustace St. to create indoor space for a child with severe autism and a master bedroom for the parents.
Cindy Molina, speaking for the applicants, described their son, Liam, as having level 3 autism and nonverbal needs. She said the family plans to convert an existing dining room into a sensory playroom and needs the addition so parents can have a separate bedroom. "My son ... has level 3 autism, which is severe autism, which means he is nonverbal," Molina told the board.
The application sought relief from the minimum rear‑yard setback to construct a roughly 15.7‑by‑16.7‑foot addition. No opponents appeared at the public hearing.
Action and conditions: The board approved the variance subject to the standard ZBA conditions: the variance lapses if not exercised within one year, the variance and plan must be recorded in the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds with recording information submitted to the city clerk and building inspector, and the applicant must obtain site‑plan review approval before applying for a building permit. Roll call votes were recorded as unanimous yes.
Why it matters: The board applied standard conditions and approved the dimensional relief on humanitarian grounds presented by the family; the hearing record shows the board treated this as an uncontested request for modest dimensional relief.
