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Zoning Subcommittee recommends special permit to validate nine‑unit mixed‑use building at 85 Shirley Avenue
Summary
The Zoning Subcommittee voted Dec. 1 to recommend approval of a special permit allowing an existing storefront and nine residential units at 85 Shirley Avenue to be recognized where city records showed six units; approval is subject to building‑code compliance, parking restrictions and sewer mitigation fee conditions.
The Zoning Subcommittee voted Dec. 1 to recommend that the full Revere City Council grant a special permit for 85 Shirley Avenue, allowing an existing storefront and nine residential units to remain in place despite assessor records showing only six units.
Shirley Avenue Realty Trust, trustee James Perry, applied for the permit. An applicant representative said the owners purchased the building about 26 years ago, performed routine maintenance without expanding living space and now seek to align city records with…
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