Zoning subcommittee recommends special permit to legalize nine-unit storefront at 85 Shirley Avenue, with conditions

The Revere City Zoning Subcommittee voted to recommend that the City Council grant a special permit to Shirley Avenue Realty Trust (trustee James Perry) to legalize an existing storefront with nine residential units at 85 Shirley Avenue.

The clerk read the applicant as "Shirley Avenue Realty Trust, trustee James Perry," and an applicant representative outlined the property's history, saying the owners purchased the building about 26 years ago, performed maintenance but did not expand living space, and now seek to align assessor and building records with the physical condition of the property.

Councilor Novosalski said he had no problem with the request, called it a "cut and dry" matter and noted there was no reconstruction; he explained the property's limits on parking, saying the building will not be eligible for the City of Revere's on-street residential and visitor parking permit program beyond existing private spaces.

The zoning subcommittee recorded four "yes" votes and one absence and issued a favorable recommendation subject to conditions read into the record by the clerk. Conditions required that all residential units be brought into compliance with building, plumbing, electrical, fire-safety and health codes; that the property be ineligible for participation in Revere's on-street residential and visitor parking permit program; that the project proponent pay a sewer mitigation fee calculated as 10 × 110 gallons per bedroom × $1.30 per gallon (the fee is based on increased bedrooms), with 50% due prior to issuance of a building permit and 50% due prior to issuance of an occupancy permit; and that Chapter 17-4-7 (Capital Improvement Trust Fund) is applicable to the project.

The subcommittee's favorable recommendation will be forwarded to the full City Council for final action.