The Revere riverfront overlay district ("RROD") is herein established
as an overlay district. The purpose of the RROD is to reposition the
waterfront as a public use asset for city of Revere residents and
to encourage residential and economic development by promoting a mix
of public and private uses through a balanced strategy on this waterfront
as outlined in the Revere riverfront master plan. All proposed development
within the RROD requesting to apply the provisions of this chapter
shall be in conformance with the guidelines and objectives set forth
in the Revere riverfront master plan, which include:
A. New
and/or improved recreational facilities for public use;
B. New
and/or improved public access to the riverfront;
C. Preservation
and restoration of natural features along the riverfront;
D. Preservation
of open spaces;
E. Creation
and enhancement of pedestrian and bicycle connections to the riverfront;
F. New
multi-family housing and certain commercial uses conducive to the
purpose of the RROD.
(C.O. 21-039, § 1, 3/22/2021)
The RROD is within the GB and LI zoning districts. The boundary
of the RROD includes the following parcels: 14-192S-1, 14-192S-2,
14-192S-3, 14-192P1-1A, and 14-192P1-UNK.
(C.O. 21-039, § 1, 3/22/2021)
A. "Developer"
shall mean any person or entity that proposes to develop or re-develop
land within the RROD and requests that the provisions of this chapter
apply to its proposed project.
B. Where
the provisions of this chapter do not differ from those governing
the underlying zoning districts, the provisions governing the underlying
zoning district shall apply to land within the RROD. To the extent
there is any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this
chapter and those governing the underlying zoning districts, the provisions
of this chapter shall govern.
C. The
provisions of this chapter shall be effective immediately after:
1. The Developer submits the site plan review application required by Section
17.17.060 of the revised Revere zoning ordinance to the site plan review committee requesting that the provisions of this chapter apply to its proposed project, which application shall be supplemented with information sufficient to demonstrate that the proposed development is consistent with the standards and criteria set forth herein and in Chapter
17.17; and
2. The site plan review committee approves the site plan submitted by the developer under the standards established by Section
17.17.070 of the revised Revere zoning ordinance.
(C.O. 21-039, § 1, 3/22/2021)
Any person or entity who proposes a development within the RROD
shall not use, construct, erect, place, alter, or convert, in whole
or in part, any building, structure, or land for any use listed below:
C. Adult
motion picture theater.
D. Automotive
maintenance, except as accessory to another permitted use.
I. Manufacturing
and repair.
J. Motor
vehicle repair shop.
K. Self
storage, except as accessory to another permitted use.
L. Store
principally for the sale of automotive parts.
M. Medical
marijuana treatment center or other location for the sale of marijuana
for medical or non-medical use unless associated with the direct distribution
of goods to retail customers.
O. Wholesale
and distribution.
P. Lodging
or rooming house.
Q. Standing
sign (billboards) and digital signs other than digital signs used
for civic, community or transportation purposes or events.
R. Commercial
parking lot/structure.
S. Commercial
auto storage/parking.
T. Automotive/truck
rental office and storage that is not principally for residents, employees
and visitors in the RROD.
U. Special
garage (i.e., garage for auto body or paint shop).
V. Automobile
sales class I, II or III.
X. Flea
market, except as part of a community open market event.
Y. Fast
food/take out restaurant that has drive-thru service.
Z. Building
construction and contracting storage yard.
AA. Towing
operations and storage.
BB. Recycling
center/operations/drop off unless accessory to a permitted use.
CC. Substance
abuse treatment center.
(C.O. 21-039, § 1, 3/22/2021)
Any person or entity who proposes a development within the RROD
shall not use, construct, erect, place, alter, or convert, in whole
or in part, any building, structure, or land for any purpose or in
any manner other than for one or more of the uses listed below, which,
except where a special permit from the city council is required, are
to be permitted by right in place of any limitations in the underlying
zoning district. Any use not specifically listed below as an allowed
use, either as of right or by special permit, shall be prohibited.
As used herein, retail sales and similar uses such as grocery store
uses shall include e-commerce pick-up.
A. Sports
and athletic facilities; health club, and other active or passive
recreational uses, including recreation, gainful business.
B. General
office use or building.
C. Medical
or dental office, clinic, or other facility for emergency or out-patient
medical or dental care.
F. Restaurants,
cafeteria, café, bar, tavern or other place for the service
or sale of food or drink for on-site or off-site consumption, including
fast food and take out service that does not have drive-thru service.
G. Theater,
meeting hall, concert venue, dance hall or other place for entertainment.
H. Grocery
store or supermarket of any size.
I. General
retail sales and service up to twenty-five thousand gsf.
J. General
retail sales and service more than twenty-five thousand gsf and up
to fifty thousand gsf if approved by a special permit.
K. Neighborhood
retail sales and service.
N. Bank
and financial institution.
O. Dwelling,
condominium/apartment.
Q. Religious
facility; public or private lodge or club; day nursery or elderly
care center; family day care home; nursing or convalescent home; public,
private or nonprofit school; community or adult education center;
and other similar uses and facilities.
R. Independent
elderly housing; congregate care elderly housing.
S. Training
school for profit or other educational uses.
T. Kennel,
provided the same does not provide for outdoor overnight boarding
of animals.
U. Telephone
exchange, transformer station, substation, gas regulator station;
microwave and telephone communications facilities; central plant facilities
serving more than one building for heating and cooling or other building
services; small wind energy facilities, standing accessory sign, standing
accessory multi-use sign, in each case for uses, businesses or establishments
located within the RROD.
V. Parking
lot; parking structure; private parking lot structure; including rental
car agency principally for residents, employees and visitors in the
RROD; ride sharing services principally for residents, employees and
visitors in the RROD, and vehicle cleaning services.
W. All
accessory uses customary and incidental to any of the above.
X. Brewery/distillery
or winery including on-site consumption.
Y. Farmers'
market or community open market events.
BB. Research
and development facilities including life science manufacturing.
(C.O. 21-039, § 1, 3/22/2021)
A. Specific dimensional regulations applicable in the RROD. The dimensional regulations set forth below shall apply to any proposed project within the RROD and the other dimensional regulations applicable in the underlying zoning districts as set forth in Chapter
17.24 of this title shall not apply in the RROD.
1. Maximum
height: seventy-five feet;
3. Minimum
lot area: fifteen thousand square feet;
4. Minimum
lot frontage: one hundred feet;
5. Minimum
front yard setback: thirty feet;
6. Minimum
side yard setback: twenty feet;
7. Minimum
rear yard setback: thirty feet;
8. Maximum
floor area ratio: 1.75;
9. Minimum
usable open space: ten percent. Usable open space shall refer to the
part or parts of land or structure within the RROD which are reserved
for permanent active or passive recreation use. This space shall exclude
parking areas but include required setbacks, waterways, walkways,
and be open and unobstructed to the sky. Trees, plantings, arbors,
flagpoles, sculpture, fountains, swimming pools, atriums, open-air
recreational facilities and similar objects shall not be considered
"obstruction";
10. Lots and internal lot lines: For the purposes of the RROD, contiguous
lots under common ownership or control shall be considered a single
lot for the purpose applying dimensional requirements and internal
lot lines shall be disregarded;
11. Setbacks: Setbacks shall not apply with respect to setbacks from
boundary lines with any adjacent lot through which the property holds
easement rights.
(C.O. 21-039, § 1, 3/22/2021)
A. Within the RROD, (I) not less than one off-street parking space shall be required per residential dwelling unit; and (ii) not less than one parking space per one thousand two hundred gross square feet of general or neighborhood retail sales and service or general and professional office use shall be required. All other uses allowed within the RROD shall be governed by the parking requirements of Section
17.28.020.
B. Tandem parking is allowed with no more than two vehicles to be parked back to back in tandem. Mechanical parking systems are allowed subject to Section
17.08.502 and Section
17.28.035. Automated parking systems are allowed, subject to review and approval through site plan review. All parking spaces available through such tandem parking and other systems shall be considered available off-street parking spaces for the purpose of determining compliance within the RROD.
C. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this chapter, the parking and loading requirements
for any project within the RROD may be satisfied (i) using shared
parking spaces that serve different uses having parking demand at
different times upon a finding by the SPRC that any such parking or
loading adequately serves the needs of the proposed development in
the RROD, and (ii) by parking spaces located on any lot within two
hundred feet of the lot on which the building will be located.
D. No
resident of any development within the RiverFront zoning overlay District
will be entitled to on-street parking rights or privileges on any
of Revere street, including but not limited to those within the adjacent
Riverside and/or Point of Pines neighborhoods; and no developer and/or
manager of any such development will be entitled to seek any zoning
relief from this requirement now or in the future.
(C.O. 21-039, § 1, 3/22/2021)
A. Multiple
buildings on a lot shall be allowed in the RROD, provided that the
building separation requirements of service and fire protection vehicles,
as determined and approved through the site plan review process are
met.
B. Within
the RROD, retaining walls shall be allowed subject to site plan review
by the site plan review committee.
C. Within the RROD, accessory signs (standing and attached) shall be allowed in accordance with Section 17.16.25 and Section
17.36.060 of this title and subject to approval by the site plan review committee.
D. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this chapter, after the issuance of site plan
review letter and any building permits based thereon, the owner of
the property on which the development is proposed may divide or subdivide
the property and convey the property or portions thereof to related
or unrelated entities, as necessary to complete the development plans,
and this subdivision or conveyance shall be deemed to be in compliance
with this section and shall not render the resulting properties in
violation of this ordinance.
E. The
design of any residential development proposed for the G/J site must
be presented and discussed at a public meeting of the development
advisory group for the RiverFront master plan before it is submitted
for consideration by the site plan review committee. That presentation
and discussion will include issues of proposed project siting, massing
and density; its orientation to both its water-side and park-side
perimeters; structural and landscape architecture; unit count and
unit mix; resident and visitor parking ratios and locations; on-site
resiliency measures and their implications for flooding in the surrounding
neighborhoods, civic and community amenities within and around the
building; public accessibility to the waterfront; and other issues
and opportunities related to the adjacent Riverside and Point neighborhoods.
This meeting will be publicly noticed; and shall provide ample opportunity
for public comment before, during for some reason period after the
meeting; and those public comments will be organized and made available
to the site plan review committee before they commence consideration
of the proposed project.
F. The
developer is required to give preference in the leasing of any commercial
space in any planned residential development of the G/J site to Revere
residents and businesses; and to that end, the developer must provide
to the mayor on or before the date on which the building permit is
issued with a local outreach plan that describes a proposed tenant
selection process and the favorable lease terms that will optimize
the likelihood of a Revere resident/business tenancy. The developer
must report to the mayor and the city council on the outcome of that
process no less than ninety days before the occupancy of such commercial
space.
(C.O. 21-039, § 1, 3/22/2021)
All proposed projects within the RROD shall make a contribution to the community improvement trust fund in an amount equal to one percent of the total hard construction costs of such proposed project. Notwithstanding Section
17.47.030 or other provisions of the revised Revere zoning ordinance to the contrary, all moneys contributed to the community improvement trust fund by proposed projects within the RROD shall be expended only for purposes related to the development and implementation of the revere Riverfront master plan, as determined by the site plan review committee. The first installment shall be made at the time of the granting of a building permit, and shall be a prerequisite condition to the issuance of a building permit; the second installment shall be made upon receipt of a temporary or permanent occupancy permit for any or all portions of the project and shall be a prerequisite. The applicant at any time may make a lump sum payment of the entire required contribution, if he or she so desires. The hard construction costs shall be determined by the site plan review committee. In determining the hard construction costs, the site plan review committee shall use the median square foot hard construction costs of an appropriate building category as noted in the most current Means Construction Cost Guide published by the Means Company of Kingston, Massachusetts.
(C.O. 21-039, § 1, 3/22/2021)