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Zoning subcommittee forwards special permit for proposed car wash at 350 Squire Road with conditions; chair recused
Summary
The Revere Zoning Subcommittee voted to recommend a special permit for a proposed $3 million car-wash project at 350 Squire Road, subject to site-plan conditions including an eight-foot fence, plantings, lighting restrictions, SOAR mitigation fees and an environmental assessment. Chairman Zambuto recused himself from the vote.
Attorney Jerry D'Ambrosio, representing New York Capital Investment Group LLC, presented a special-permit application for a proposed car wash at 350 Squire Road and told the Revere Zoning Subcommittee that the property has been a "blight" for nearly a decade and that the proposal would replace it with a modern facility.
"This parcel, everybody knows it. It's a current blight, on Squire Road," Attorney Jerry D'Ambrosio said. He described the project as a roughly $3,000,000 construction investment that, he said, would increase property tax revenue to the city. D'Ambrosio said the owners, Nir and Ronan Drury, operate about 25 similar facilities across the state and plan community involvement and local support services.
Site plan review staff read a set of conditions the committee would attach if it recommended the special permit. Conditions include: no vehicular access from Keeney and Augustus Streets; installation of an eight-foot stockade fence and planting of 34 evergreens along the rear property line; prohibition on illuminated or digital signage; a street and sidewalk bond to secure construction of public improvements; DPW review and approval of sewer, water and stormwater plans; fire department approval; a SOAR mitigation fee calculated as 10 times the number of gallons per day (GPD) of water use times $1.30 per gallon, payable in two installments (50% prior to building permit, 50% prior to occupancy); installation of concrete sidewalks with granite curbing and two deciduous street trees on Keeney and Augustus Streets; abandonment and capping of existing on-site drains and utilities at the main; site lighting controls to minimize spillover to abutting residences; annual landscape maintenance responsibilities for the owner; requirement to contribute 3% of construction cost to the Community Improvement Trust Fund; irrigation for landscaped areas; and completion of an environmental assessment prior to final approval.
D'Ambrosio said the project was revised after at least two community meetings with neighbors and that the applicant submitted roughly 10 letters of support; he also said one prior opponent withdrew and submitted a letter of support. He cited a traffic study the applicant provided that, he said, shows the proposed car wash will generate less traffic than many allowed uses for the site.
When the subcommittee voted on whether to forward a favorable recommendation to the full City Council, Councilors Argencio, Greeno Sawaya, Jaramillo and Novoselski voted yes. Chairman Zambuto was recused. The subcommittee recorded a favorable recommendation; the item will go to the full City Council with the conditions read into the record.
The project proponent and the project engineer were present at the hearing; the subcommittee did not alter the conditions read by site plan review at this meeting.
Votes and supporting materials entered the record, including the applicant's May 14, 2025 letter that Attorney D'Ambrosio said lays out the legal position and exhibits for the special-permit standards.
