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Councilors reject transfer of parking-variance authority from zoning board to City Council
Summary
Revere Zoning Subcommittee voted not to recommend a proposed ordinance that would have moved authority over parking variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals to the full City Council after several councilors argued the ZBA should remain insulated from politics.
Revere City Councilor Kelly proposed an ordinance to remove the Zoning Board of Appealsauthority to grant parking variances and instead require parking reductions be approved by the elected City Council. The zoning subcommittee voted against recommending the change to the full council.
Kelly said relocating the authority to the City Council would place decisions about parking reductions with elected officials who "answer directly to the people."…
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