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Planning staff said Apex provided a checklist and a punch list and that the applicant submitted photographic evidence to satisfy outstanding items rather than extending the consultant’s contract for more in‑person visits. A board member moved to release funds once Apex confirms the contractor has completed the remaining items; another member seconded and the motion carried.

The board’s action authorizes staff to release the funds after Apex’s verification and preserves the board’s ability to withhold any portion of the guarantee if the consultant identifies unresolved deficiencies.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lakeville Planning Board, 4-10-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Lakeville Planning Board voted to conditionally release performance-guarantee funds for 13 Main Street after peer‑review consultant Apex confirmed outstanding punch‑list items by photo submission.","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},6606230,"Planning board approves ANR plan to divide 71 Holland Road property",257,75000,332000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2973093-c8e53cdfd0a6fb09e0d69c29553bb19a&start=75&end=332","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2973093-c8e53cdfd0a6fb09e0d69c29553bb19a/thumbnail_75000.jpg","/articles/6606230/Massachusetts/Planning-board-approves-ANR-plan-to-divide-71-Holland-Road-property","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606230-723d5762454e6c0d9255b4b0a4709fef/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136988&Signature=KW9bMUfOtoXWAWAno6z34HwZkAtfkVXYJyFWh5qxagDr0NJJqM32KZc4xqf~B-Ij2e0QlmHb--pa283bnBDjxixyxTyOIF6wS3IoGKRw2t1HYXNVTFR5e37ltUkcbrTjV4sBS1LUoxpHBvqGFdPctMHWmkrcDYGzRtpo5BkmLy7cTmA8cnm5d~kuiI2M3~cJefg8nm3uR5om6kb6w~42iN~MOYfbYK1CuGEescN0Zkc~OVN7K-m6oRPPspQZrVSK~j1uXIuGeXFYydjeCKTh7Mx8LCneXkMlxvmdN4RtPgVWelux0OpgsZn3abY6TxnLQZRwr5AGiUAD0x3SDaxetQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Board of the Town of Lakeville approved an Approval Not Required (ANR) plan on April 10, 2025, to divide 71 Holland Road into two lots. John Romanelli of Zenith Land Surveyors presented the plan on behalf of property owner Frank Ashley.

Romanelli told the board the property previously included an old right-of-way known as Old Woods Road that had been extinguished by a superior‑court judgment recorded in the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in January 2025. Romanelli provided a copy of that judgment to planning staff.

With the right-of-way extinguished, Romanelli said the parcel can be divided into two lots that meet the town’s zoning requirements. He noted there are no wetlands on Lot 1 and that frontage and setback requirements had been satisfied. After the applicant answered brief technical questions from the board, a member moved to approve the ANR and another member seconded. Board members voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously.

The board recorded the ANR approval and returned the meeting to the remainder of the agenda.","The Lakeville Planning Board voted unanimously to approve an Approval Not Required (ANR) plan to divide 71 Holland Road into two lots after review of a superior‑court judgment extinguishing an old right of way.",{"_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},6606235,"Planning board recommends town‑meeting votes on site‑plan review edits, ADU definition and accessory‑apartment removal",483,331000,814000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2973093-c8e53cdfd0a6fb09e0d69c29553bb19a&start=331&end=814","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2973093-c8e53cdfd0a6fb09e0d69c29553bb19a/thumbnail_331000.jpg","/articles/6606235/Massachusetts/Planning-board-recommends-townmeeting-votes-on-siteplan-review-edits-ADU-definition-and-accessoryapartment-removal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606235-88922c4eddf935ef4636a2dd058f3607/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136988&Signature=ZOQoWAgdIF30JDvcbRZdlCW~zJbyMcMtIVjksxozDATtEZInXzsy8IJpjyViev0SrvtBJQbySPPVA60wimL0fSO3Cmi3gpAvk0WgRn6AaDDSnsHqTt278BI575wyE6hbReUhDNpSyTijSXN0kTXlTTkCbK3Uq2NgNjHWuZJLPVDTcRr9R1N6G2jf62BId2L8PZivWNhHlhTyL2kn8A7-2ZsMlGUCgYD-7vogwpmZa9v-4h7LJx-sxxKGWFbjQtUf2SVCYnUijvY2~~TGXdNgrLXAKDVDZlZ7BLAn3HNbNd6tn9DIdGyJ5YrCJTQxhhclkMVJiM9B4m4ZoYa6qi0tSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville Planning Board voted on April 10, 2025, to recommend three zoning bylaw changes to be placed before town meeting: amendments to site‑plan review procedures, an addition to the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) definition to reference state standards, and deletion of the town’s separate accessory‑apartment bylaw.

All three public hearings were opened and closed during the April 10 meeting, and the board voted to recommend each article for town meeting consideration. Planning staff presented the legal notices and summarized the proposed edits before the board took votes.

The first article would amend Lakeville Town Code, Zoning Bylaw Section 270-6.7 (Site Plan Review). Changes include clarifying applicability when a proposal would expand a building or intensify a use that changes traffic, noise, parking or lighting; adding a required statement of proposed use to the submittal requirements; and updating administrative review procedures. Planning staff said the edits are intended to strengthen and simplify site‑plan review for future applicants.

The second article would amend Section 270-2.1 to update the definition of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) by expressly referencing 760 CMR 71 (the state ADU rules). The board said this change will allow the town’s ADU definition to track state law changes without repeated bylaw edits.

The third article would delete Section 270-7.8, the town’s separate accessory‑apartment bylaw, because the ADU provisions are less restrictive and the accessory‑apartment bylaw requires attachment to the existing dwelling. Planning staff said removing the older bylaw eliminates potential conflict between the two rules; Title 5 septic requirements will still apply to any new ADU.

For each hearing the board opened the public comment period, took no extended public testimony, and moved to recommend favorable action at town meeting. The board’s motions to recommend approval were seconded and carried.

Planning staff said approved articles and the legal notice are available for public inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office. The board forwarded the recommended articles to the select board and scheduled them for the upcoming town meeting warrant.

Speakers and staff involved in the hearings included planning department staff and planning board members; the legal notice cited Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, Section 5 as the enabling statute for zoning‑bylaw public hearings.","The Lakeville Planning Board voted to recommend three zoning bylaw changes for the next town meeting: edits to site‑plan review procedures, an update referencing state ADU rules, and deletion of a separate accessory‑apartment bylaw.",{"_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},6606242,"Planning board conditionally approves 10 Harding Street site plan after extended debate over peer review and surety",4217,816000,5033000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2973093-c8e53cdfd0a6fb09e0d69c29553bb19a&start=816&end=5033","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2973093-c8e53cdfd0a6fb09e0d69c29553bb19a/thumbnail_816000.jpg","/articles/6606242/Massachusetts/Planning-board-conditionally-approves-10-Harding-Street-site-plan-after-extended-debate-over-peer-review-and-surety","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606242-b91be0a49def920290368fb1a58170a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136988&Signature=daaX94f~tkNfjsraYJsXgHdpbRmdd8eBcT2-wu4MaN71gzoq9NBENERDCnpPGRyxblOhY6guA1oOmxvxV2lhTA6iFhtMG00njiqHXT0u9QHNxJi8yUKiSbj1fzzi9WAgTArpz1jradqYFVRaflvPgWs-b56AneiHLVdlCcdq34PZrXsoyonLijTtxwlvzPZixIXpmMEErnvBjR2z7UOHJNs3poEOtpuDqxH4fICcpwEf9dUffAndsG~pp6eVlttctn~4BoeYFyQrbHGc~3lAP6Q4yuBQH8XJw8l9OJoPliUeMduYqkm-FfbCrrMh4shOeOD4gz742A5j9T7Kg7x-cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville Planning Board voted to conditionally approve a site plan for 10 Harding Street on April 10, 2025, after extended discussion over construction inspections, peer review scope and financial sureties needed to guarantee completion of stormwater and site work.

The vote, taken at the Lakeville Police Station meeting room, followed about two hours of discussion with the applicant team and peer-review consultants about which construction inspections the planning board should require for a private commercial site. The approval was made with the “edits as noted” during the hearing and an explicit hold on one recording requirement pending town-counsel guidance.

The board’s decision matters because it determines what technical confirmations and financial guarantees the applicant must provide before the town will accept as-built documentation or allow final occupancy. Board members and applicants clashed over whether the planning board should require periodic, third-party construction inspections during build-out or rely solely on a final, peer-reviewed as-built submission.

Timothy National, president of West Development, and Bob Rigo of Riverhawk Environmental represented the applicant team. National argued that because the project is private property the applicant already hires an engineer and that requiring the town’s peer reviewer to perform multiple intermediate inspections would amount to paying two engineers for overlapping work. \"It's private. I'm already paying an engineer — why would I pay two engineers for the same checks?\" National said during the hearing.

Rigo and planning staff described a recent local project where discrepancies between approved plans and field conditions were not caught until the as-built was submitted. Planning Department staff and the board’s counsel said periodic inspections can reduce the risk that major corrections are needed at the end of construction. The board’s draft standard conditions circulated before the meeting included a $10,000 fixed surety figure and a $5,000 check to fund peer-review inspection and as-built review. Applicants had asked that the $10,000 not be expressed “per acre” and that the peer-review inspections be limited to final as-built review.

After back-and-forth, the board agreed to several practical changes: the advertised check-in amount for peer review (the $5,000) will be retained for final as-built review; the board will expect notification by email two business days before key construction milestones (initial erosion-control installation, stormwater facility installation, final paving and substantial completion), and planning staff will work with the applicant to specify which intermediate inspections are required so they do not unduly delay construction. The board also removed ambiguous language around “substantial completion” in favor of clearer trigger points and accepted a six-month window to complete landscaping following occupancy when seasonally necessary.

A separate point of contention was whether the planning board could condition issuance of a building permit on completion of all site work — including loaming, seeding and paving. The board judged a prior draft condition that would have required full site completion before a building permit as impractical for private commercial construction, and instead retained language requiring stormwater systems and soil stabilization to be functional before issuance of an occupancy permit (the board restored its original Condition 13 wording). The board removed an earlier Condition 11 that appeared aimed at subdivision-style road acceptance because it is not feasible to require full road-type completion before issuing a building permit for this private site.

The board also accepted that final as-built review by the board’s peer-review engineer is required and will be funded from the posted check, but it signaled willingness to limit the number and scope of intermediate inspections so the developer is not held up unnecessarily. The applicant agreed to provide written notifications to the planning office at the milestones spelled out in the decision.

On a related procedural point, the board left one edit (whether the approved site plan itself must be recorded at the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds) for town-counsel review; the conditional approval includes an explicit note that approval is contingent on resolving that question with counsel.

The planning board’s conditional approval allows the applicant to proceed with permits subject to the listed edits, posting of required surety and the peer-review/as-built process specified in the decision. The board recorded the motion and second at the meeting and announced the motion carried.

Speakers in the hearing included Timothy National, president of West Development; Bob Rigo, Riverhawk Environmental; Cathy Murray, planning department staff; and Attorney Amy Quassell (applicant counsel). Planning board members and town staff also participated throughout the deliberations.

The board asked staff to finalize the written decision reflecting the edits discussed in the hearing, to settle the registry-recording question with town counsel, and to circulate the final decision and inspection list to the applicant and peer-review firm.","After lengthy discussion over inspection requirements, surety amounts and sequencing of site work and building permits, the Town of Lakeville Planning Board voted to conditionally approve Lex Development Inc.'s site plan for 10 Harding Street, with edits and one item held for town-counsel review.","actionData","errors"]

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