Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting 9/30/26

The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on September 30, 2026, considered several property and development applications; no procurement, contract awards, or purchasing decisions were identified. The board unanimously approved a variance for a new 15.5-by-36.2-foot garage at 16 Rand Street, subject to standard conditions, site-plan review, and a restriction limiting plumbing to a water spot. It also approved relief for a proposed four-unit townhouse at 2 Porter Avenue, subject to standard conditions; the discussion included flood-zone, drainage, and emergency-access concerns. An application concerning 26 surface-level parking spaces at 810 Washington Avenue was heard, but the transcript does not clearly capture its vote. A variance application for a two-family dwelling on an undersized lot at 42 Genesee Street was continued to a later meeting, pending a community meeting and legal review.

For the Wonderland Station-area proposal at 1290 North Shore Road, the applicant described a 16-story, 334-unit transit-oriented development with a retained function hall, about 23 affordable units (7%), and approximately 90 parking spaces. The applicant cited a reduction of 24 units from the earlier proposal; the board unanimously found that specific and material changes had been made, then granted the requested variances on a 4–1 vote, with the chair opposed. Conditions include recording the variance, site-plan review, and ineligibility for the city’s residential and visitor on-street parking program. The transcript begins a separate Pratt Street subdivision application for a previously approved mixed-use transit-oriented project with 10% affordable housing, but ends before its discussion or outcome.