Revere City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
48 CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS
§ 17.48.010 Required for construction, alteration or occupancy.
No building, structure or land shall be constructed, altered, occupied or used in whole or in part for any purpose until the appropriate certificates, permits and/or licenses have been issued by the building inspector.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B) (part))
§ 17.48.020 Authority to issue.
The building inspector shall, upon application, issue a zoning permit for the construction, alteration or use of any building, structure, land or part thereof where he or she determines that such action will not be in violation with the provisions of this title.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(1) (part))
§ 17.48.030 Application.
All applications for zoning permits shall be made in writing to the building inspector in the detail specified in this title. The building inspector (who shall retain sole authority for the issuance of building permits) may, prior to the issuance of any zoning permit, refer one copy of the plans, drawings and statements to each of the following for review and written recommendations: the city planner, city engineer, superintendent of public works and the board of health. The combined responses to the application will be known as the formal project review.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(1)(part))
§ 17.48.040 Administrative review.
The city planner shall determine whether the proposed site plan and structures will compare favorably with community standards and neighborhood character. The city engineer shall determine whether the affected streets are adequate to service the proposed building, structure or use. The superintendent of public works shall determine whether the public utilities are adequate to service the proposed building, structure or use. The board of health shall determine whether the proposed building, structure or use will constitute a danger to the health and safety of the citizens of the city.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(1)(part))
§ 17.48.050 Administrative recommendations.
The city planner, city engineer, superintendent of public works and the board of health shall submit their recommendations separately, or jointly, within fourteen days after receipt of the zoning permit application.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(1)(part))
§ 17.48.060 Issuance authority-Required when.
The building inspector shall, upon written direction of the city council (the "special permit granting authority") issue a zoning permit as provided for elsewhere in this title, the permit to be a prerequisite to the issuance of a building permit as prescribed by the building code.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(2)(part))
§ 17.48.070 Applications.
All applications for special permits, as provided for elsewhere in this title, shall be filed by the petitioner with the city clerk, who shall forthwith transmit a copy thereof to the city council.
No special permit application shall be accepted for advertisement without submission of an appropriate site plan in accordance with Section 17.17.050.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(2)(part); C.O. 91-88 § 1)
§ 17.48.080 Public hearing-City council action.
A.
The city council shall hold a public hearing within sixty-five days of the proper filing of each application for a special permit. The city council shall act within ninety days following a public hearing for a special permit, failing which such permit shall be deemed to be granted.
B.
Special permits shall require a two-thirds vote of all the members of the city council.
C.
Special permits may be granted by the city council only upon its written determination that the proposed use will have beneficial effects that outweigh the detrimental effects of the proposed use on the city and the neighborhood, in view of the particular characteristics of the site and of the proposal in relation to that site. The determination shall include consideration of each of the following:
D.
Special permits may be granted with such reasonable conditions, safeguards, or limitations on time or use as the city council may deem necessary to serve the purposes of this title.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(2)(part); C.O. 96-17 § 47)
§ 17.48.090 Rules.
The special permit granting authority shall adopt and, from time to time amend, rules relative to the issuance of special permits, and shall file a copy of the rules in the office of the city clerk.
No special permit application shall be accepted for advertisement without submission of an appropriate site plan in accordance with Section 17.17.050.
No special permit application shall be finally acted upon on the same date of the public hearing nor until the special permit application has been reviewed and reported upon by a committee of the city council.
§ 17.48.100 Copies to building inspector.
The city council shall furnish the building inspector with a copy of all decisions regarding special permits.
A.
No building permit shall be issued until the attached conditions and site plan of special permit have been recorded in the Registry of Deeds or Land Court for the district in which the land is located, within the chain of title of the affected property. In the case of recorded land, the special permit conditions shall also be noted in the Registry's grantor conditions shall also be noted in the Registry's Grantor Index under the name of the owner of the land which the proposed work is to be done. In the case of registered land, the special permit conditions shall also be noted on the land court Certificate of Title of the owner of the land upon which the work is to be done. The recording information shall be submitted to the city clerk for distribution to the building inspector and site plan review committee, prior to the issuance of a building permit.
B.
Any alterations, changes, or deviations from the attached site plan and/or attached special permit conditions shall constitute the need for a new filing of a special permit.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(2)(part); C.O. 91-88 § 2)
§ 17.48.110 Lapse for disuse.
All rights authorized by a special permit shall lapse within two years from the date of granting if construction or use has not sooner commenced, except for good cause.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(2)(part))
§ 17.48.120 Fees-Costs.
All applications for special permits shall be, as required by the General Laws, accompanied by fees established from time to time by the city council, if the appellant, applicant or petitioner is not an officer or board of the city, plus the cost of notices.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(2)(part))
§ 17.48.130 Issuance authority-Effect.
The building inspector is empowered to issue a certificate of occupancy which shall certify that all provisions of this title have been complied with in respect to the location and use of the building, structure or premises in question.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(3)(part))
§ 17.48.140 Required.
No building or structure shall be used or occupied unless a certificate of occupancy is obtained.
(C.O. 83-3 § 17-3(B)(3)(part))