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ZBA continues Russo family ANR/variance request for 26 and 30 Tapley Ave to allow new house
Summary
The Zoning Board continued a request from Kyle and Dylan Russo for relief tied to an ANR plan altering property lines between 26 and 30 Tapley Avenue; members requested clearer parking dimensions and possible city easement documentation before voting.
The Revere City Zoning Board of Appeals continued the public hearing for an application by Kyle and Dylan Russo seeking variance relief related to an ANR plan for 26 and 30 Tapley Avenue. The board voted to continue the matter to the January meeting to obtain clearer site and parking documentation.
Attorney Edward Valenzola represented the applicants and explained that the ANR filing required the property line to be moved slightly to provide off‑street parking for both lots. “We had to move the property line in order to get the off street parking,” Valenzola said. The adjustment reduced the frontage of the vacant lot at 30 Tapley from 41.5 feet to 39.1 feet (the 40‑foot requirement), and reduced that lot's area from 3,621 to 3,499 square feet; both changes triggered the need for zoning relief even though the lot continues to meet the 3,000‑square‑foot minimum required elsewhere in the code.
Valenzola told the board the design increased the existing nonconforming lot at 26 Tapley slightly (from roughly 2,724 to 2,847 square feet) and that the requested relief was driven by lot shape, angled rear lines and the need for off‑street parking. He told the board he had spoken with Ward Counselor Anthony Cagliandro and that the counselor had not reported opposition.
Board members raised questions about parking dimensions on the plan. At least one board member said the drawing for number 26 depicted spaces approximately 8 by 18 feet rather than the 9‑by‑18 standard and that the plan did not show explicit parking stall dimensions for number 30. Kyle Russo, who said he owns 26 Tapley and lives at 74 Quincy Ave, explained the site‑plan review committee had reviewed the proposal earlier and advised that an adjacent city‑owned strip of land could be used to accommodate those dimensions; he said the committee directed them to place parking in the center between the two properties and that the parking would be 9 by 18.
Because the plan lacked definitive, labeled parking dimensions and because no easement or formal documentation showing the city strip's availability appeared on the submitted plan, a member moved to continue the hearing to the January meeting to obtain definitive parking dimensioning and site‑plan review follow up. The motion was seconded and approved by roll call. The board set the continued hearing date for January 22.
