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The board unanimously voted to continue two pending public hearings: the site-plan review for a mixed-use retail/business project at 19 Main Street was continued to July 10, 2025; and a definitive two-lot subdivision at 92 Holland Road (assessor map 12, block 2, lot 26) was continued to July 24, 2025 at the applicant’s request.

On appointments, the board recommended that Mrs. Guay (a frequent meeting attendee) be appointed as an associate member who may sit on the board for special-permit hearings when a full-member recusal or absence would otherwise deprive the board of a supermajority. The board instructed staff to send a memo to the select board recommending the appointment and to alert the appointee to coordinate with the town clerk on the swearing-in process.

The board approved two sets of minutes (April 24 and May 8) with a small editorial correction to the May 8 minutes.

On site-plan inspection protocol, the board reviewed proposed inspection tasks and asked staff to prepare a standard checklist for inclusion in the site-plan review application. The checklist the board discussed includes: an initial preconstruction erosion-control inspection to confirm measures are installed; a minimum of two periodic construction inspections focused on stormwater-management excavations and basins; review of the binder course and asphalt details; and a final punch-list and as-built review. The board asked planning staff to present a draft for vote at the July 10 meeting.

The board also ratified the ADU application and fee process it recently adopted and voted to add two specific checklist items to the ADU application: (1) existing and proposed lot-coverage percentages, and (2) existing and proposed living-area (gross square footage) figures. These additions were approved unanimously to ensure completeness of future ADU submissions.

Other minor administrative motions included reappointments and committee assignments: the board recommended that Michelle (board chair) remain the planning board representative to the Community Preservation Committee and appointed Jack as the board’s representative to the Master Plan Implementation Committee. The board concluded its agenda and adjourned.

Summary of procedural votes at the June 26 meeting is below.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lakeville Planning Board, 6-26-25","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved several procedural items at its June 26 meeting: continuances for two hearings, recommendation of an associate member to the select board, approval of meeting minutes, added inspection checklist language for site-plan reviews, and added two data requirements to the ADU application checklist.","taxTitle","Town of Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts","taxId",58187,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6521406,"Planning board hears MBTA transit-site update; members stress commercial/industrial preference",568,2562000,3130000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5094746-2f73d26dadc0d2f339ff0e7085056ac2&start=2562&end=3130","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5094746-2f73d26dadc0d2f339ff0e7085056ac2/thumbnail_2562000.jpg","/articles/6521406/Massachusetts/Planning-board-hears-MBTA-transit-site-update-members-stress-commercialindustrial-preference","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521406-aa8bd6fa767a1e0652dae9384c921b5e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771133836&Signature=ghxcJCKMeKIKGfly1nLQFoROJi5ffN6dwYUwsKa1zXddauSn1EPyu-FYHW79GDLGG0ZJ~c4Oy0XYaTMOJaUNGL~NkcvpDPFd6AKYJvZmfAsQ7LUOs~xdlNYX8onD-SsVSCkGkxZwWpwhz~0OyDzSx-Ae9r0GT5zN~7DVJQQK~O9AaxUZoQ5w3mODpGXte-2luDUWyLSnHrvQc5vLLa-Kvkz4tXh9lMJMbBx3xTRl7TD4Owk0yfogordjJzJFnpYXTJfztFxT8UIE9ZoreYwe0ePPNkQkEc61LI47qZiH2bujcfJk9-TrRXz-VckENZayBrfAx9NVK4CEmojM4a5ppQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning board members reported on an MBTA and state-led public meeting about surplus MBTA property adjacent to Lakeville’s commuter-rail corridor and shared concerns about likely future options and local priorities.

Planning staff said the MBTA and its consultants described a request-for-information (RFI) process that would solicit concepts for the surplus property. Staff reported that the MBTA intends to retain roughly 4–5 acres to serve as commuter parking for the Cape Flyer—materials discussed at the meeting identified approximately 200 parking spaces for that use. Consultants in attendance discussed a range of possibilities, including mixed-use and residential proposals, but planning board members and several attendees emphasized that the parcel is currently zoned industrial/business and that any change to allow residential development would require action at town meeting (a zoning change or overlay).

Board members said the town’s select board encouraged resident engagement at future MBTA-led events, and staff noted that the town’s progress toward 40B “safe harbor” compliance—driven in part by a separate 200-unit project at the old Lakeville Hospital site—affects local leverage on housing proposals. One planning-board member said the town should press for commercial or industrial uses that strengthen the tax base; another noted state presentations had focused heavily on housing in other examples and urged residents to weigh in.

The MBTA presentation reportedly emphasized leasing the surplus property rather than outright sale. Planning staff said the MBTA and its partners were considering a phased approach and that a transfer-of-development-rights-type payment to the town (to buy conservation or other land) was among concepts discussed by MBTA representatives. Board members asked staff to publicize future opportunities for community input when the RFI is released.

No formal action was taken by the planning board at the meeting; staff and select-board members were asked to continue monitoring MBTA outreach and to alert the public to upcoming opportunities for comment.","Planning board members and staff reported on an MBTA-led transit-property meeting and a request for information; the board discussed the MBTA's plan to retain several acres for commuter parking, concerns about future residential proposals on industrial land, and options such as transfer-of-development-rights.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6521409,"Planning board asks Lakeville Country Club applicant for modified plans, approves covenant",1734,1798000,3532000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5094746-2f73d26dadc0d2f339ff0e7085056ac2&start=1798&end=3532","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5094746-2f73d26dadc0d2f339ff0e7085056ac2/thumbnail_1798000.jpg","/articles/6521409/Massachusetts/Planning-board-asks-Lakeville-Country-Club-applicant-for-modified-plans-approves-covenant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521409-774ad3d2e026c246ed24409bf88bdf4d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771133836&Signature=WGTlm0v3Jh5ENA6adRc88lek0S~Sfrgyy-yU9jy1VFdD4znSzFgcaAufNCFkUn2sIeMLtMwN1gEFhPaTJo5K2GnYgrRg-e4-NbUcqOpKV6Ztpl0RdwERjw7Oo4RSDAE~oMfvZbkEJ9VMiBZXtMWFnk~gMfRXGXAD3c2ZTddjghVdz2VCoNw3KyE80PtZn~7OIksN069J4X-hLC1Jj~i3UB8bJKVzyP5hdAnXTS1YjXDbBOK97jZGpTC5E8gpacD7sbM9aOvwsmy8QalEbs0h7hjKj-cWuxlpaaaKm93VUMJ4zasAmb9WIrEfFyOT488ktbNWUhGf7R52KedVZLYe-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lakeville Planning Board on Thursday asked the developer of the Lakeville Country Club subdivision to resubmit revised engineering plans to address peer-review comments and approved a covenant tied to the subdivision decision.

Planning staff said peer review noted that the revised cul-de-sac layout reduces the turnaround outside roadway diameter below the standard shown in the bylaws. The board’s materials cite the town standard (Section 4.B.5.b) requiring an outside roadway diameter of at least 120 feet and property-line diameter of at least 140 feet unless the board specifies otherwise; the revised plan snippet showed a turnaround of about 104.5 feet where previous plan sets had shown roughly 130 feet. Peer review also said the plan set provided to reviewers was incomplete, making it unclear whether the new cul-de-sac alignment would modify Lot 1 property limits and whether the proposed contours match the updated curb alignment.

Board members said they want any plan sheets affected by the cul-de-sac change revised and resubmitted so the record matches what would be filed at the registry. The board voted to ask the applicant to submit the impacted sheets (C1 through C4) as a minor modification to the site plan review, and to include any referenced sheets required to show cross‑references and contour work.

The board also voted to approve a covenant related to the subdivision (referred to at the meeting as the “golfers way” covenant) and instructed staff to forward the planning board’s recommendation and the covenant to the select board for recording. The board discussed but did not require a full resubmittal of unaffected plan sheets.

A handful of residents asked clarifying questions during the conversation. One resident noted that the parcel is zoned business and asked whether a future change to allow senior housing would require a zoning change or overlay and a town-meeting vote; planning staff confirmed that any rezoning or overlay would require town-meeting action and that the board’s current review is limited to the subdivision modification and plan conformity.

The board’s request for revised drawings and the requirement that waivers be shown on plan sheets are intended to avoid confusion between what the board approves and the materials ultimately filed at the registry of deeds.","Peer review flagged plan-set omissions and a cul-de-sac diameter reduction at the Lakeville Country Club subdivision; the planning board asked the applicant to submit revised sheets as a minor modification and voted to approve a covenant for the project.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6521414,"Planning board continues review of 900-square-foot ADU proposal at 225 County Street",798,116000,914000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5094746-2f73d26dadc0d2f339ff0e7085056ac2&start=116&end=914","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5094746-2f73d26dadc0d2f339ff0e7085056ac2/thumbnail_116000.jpg","/articles/6521414/Massachusetts/Planning-board-continues-review-of-900-square-foot-ADU-proposal-at-225-County-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521414-94b61bee3dc64361031696d4106d6a8c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771133836&Signature=dA4i48DhuD4Tr7IkfEi0NfZ6Nf-XaWplZUveC9sCpwN5v1M~bE4airpHUFQsuFraBdgKI4jT6gfp7Rzb1v975uPHGh7hpg6H8hLFnHFgP0ePEXFhFq6OR1bDixrvNM-c-BU1uheBpf1c~cfm-9qbLCIZsFdSppei~3Ey1lxMv9jnF5vdPNytj8ZRR8MvDCJxxOn8oVdi~AhRApdJrtCMUsPwzC38oKBsPjS63fVp7aJzIAPc-SRDX9G5kK3Fa7zOnMvzPYAOWwVkgxynDb3eN3On2Tr8k3QUvp-1oUAvoiU4BUS3WzNlxpQHaiwV3vuszpzmB8qT~l52ySaY2E6OVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lakeville Planning Board voted Thursday to continue the site-plan public hearing for an accessory dwelling unit proposed at 225 County Street to July 10, 2025.

The application, submitted in support of homeowner William Fuller, seeks approval for a 900-square-foot ADU with an attached garage on the upper level and an additional garage underneath, and a deck facing the pond. Jamie Bissonette of Zenith Consulting Engineers, representing the applicant, described the ADU as sited “pretty much onto the side of the garage” and said utilities would tie into the existing well and septic. Bissonette said the project team has conferred with conservation and with the Board of Health on plumbing and septic questions.

The board flagged a set of technical items for the applicant to supply before the continued hearing. Planning staff asked the applicant to provide existing and proposed lot-coverage percentages and the existing and proposed living-area square footage. The board also asked staff to share any fire-department concerns with the applicant after the fire chief raised a potential egress issue: the property’s stone-wall entrance and gate are shown with a 10-foot opening while the department’s apparatus width was described in meeting materials as 9 feet 6 inches.

Bissonette told the board that, in his view and after consulting with building-department staff, garage areas are excluded from gross floor-area calculations and that the ADU metric focuses on living area. “In the in the regulation itself, it kinda goes into it actually excludes garage area from gross floor area,” Bissonette said. Planning staff (Nate) will confirm whether the proposed accessory buildings trigger a special-permit review through the Zoning Board of Appeals; the board was told that if the building-department determines the accessory structures push the property beyond dimensional or coverage limits, a separate special-permit application to the ZBA would be required.

On wastewater, Bissonette described a plan to install a grinder-pump lift station in the ADU basement that would pump into the existing house plumbing; he said the team met with Ed from the Board of Health. To limit additional septic load, the applicant plans to eliminate a bedroom in the primary dwelling. Bissonette said a Title 5 inspection would be part of the process.

Board members also asked whether the ADU would receive separate electric service or meter; Bissonette said the applicant will apply through the building department and that meter configuration has not been finalized. The board noted that the new structure will require a separate street address and that the town’s GIS office should be notified when permits are pulled.

The board opened the public hearing and, after clarifying outstanding materials and receiving assurances that staff would circulate the fire-department memo to the applicant, voted to continue the hearing to July 10, 2025. The board directed the applicant to provide the requested lot-coverage and square-footage figures and for staff to confirm whether a ZBA special permit will be required if accessory structures change coverage calculations.

The continuation means the board will review the updated plan set, any building-department determinations on accessory area, and any additional comments from the fire department and the Board of Health at the July 10 meeting.","The Lakeville Planning Board continued a public hearing on an application by homeowner William Fuller for a 900-square-foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) with attached and below-grade garage to July 10, 2025, after hearing project details and technical questions about septic, fire access and lot coverage.","actionData","errors"]

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