Jamie Bissonette, a project representative, presented a conceptual comprehensive‑permit plan for 6 Barstow Street and 127 Precinct Street at the Feb. 27 meeting of the Lakeville Zoning Board of Appeals.

The plan would create 20 lots or units, five of which the presenter said would be affordable, and keep the majority of an existing equestrian facility and riding building on the parcel. Bissonette said the developer intends to pursue the project as a “friendly 40B,” and that selectmen had suggested the developer also consider Chapter 40Y as an option. He described the proposed houses as mostly three‑bedroom, under 2,000 square feet with two‑car garages and lot sizes ranging from roughly one‑quarter to one‑third of an acre.

The developer representative told the board the site includes municipal water at the street and that the current plan calls for individual septic systems for each house. He said the roadway length into the project would be about 1,250 to 1,300 linear feet and that planned changes to the Myrick/Precinct Street intersection (removing a Y configuration) should create a safer entrance and exit for the site. The presenter estimated the overall property is about 36 acres and said the portion proposed for this layout is roughly seven to eight acres; he also said an earlier, larger concept had contemplated developing a greater acreage but the owner does not want to give up the equestrian facility.

Board members asked about market pricing, buffering for adjacent properties, whether the road would be public, and parcel sizes. Jamie Bissonette said the project team has not completed a pro forma and therefore had not settled on expected market prices: “To be honest with you, we we haven't done our pro forma yet. We figured if the town's gonna push back against us on these projects, then the client may say, I don't wanna do it.” On buffering, Bissonette said the developer owns the equestrian facility and would likely address buffering concerns if the equestrian operations required protection. On road ownership he said the proposed roadway would not be a public road.

Bissonette also told the board the site currently houses about 40 to 50 horses and that the owner was considering downsizing by about 10 horses but said the equestrian operation is not intended to be strictly limited by the permit: “we don't wanna be held to anything, you know, on the equestrian side.” The presenter said the selectmen indicated the Myricks road work is scheduled for 2026 and the project team hopes any site work can be completed before the road is repaved.

The session was an informational, pre‑filing discussion; the chair recused from the 6 Barstow item and turned the discussion over to member Jeff Youngquist. No application was filed and the board took no formal vote on the concept during the meeting.

Next steps the presenter mentioned include feasibility work, percolation testing (perks) and detailed septic and driveway design; Bissonette warned that lot sizes and layout would likely change as engineering and percolation results are obtained.