Lakeville Planning Board voted to recommend the zoning board of appeals approve a special permit allowing residential use at 31 and 33 Reservoir Road, and to send no comment on a separate application at 55 Long Point Road for an oversized accessory structure and future ADU.

The recommendation matters because the Reservoir Road requests would change the use on business‑zoned lots to residential via special permit, a change neighbors and the applicant said they support; the Long Point Road request raises questions about accessory-structure sizing and a future ADU application that must comply with the town’s ADU size limit.

Derek Maxey, the property owner for 31/33 Reservoir and 55 Long Point Road, told the board the Reservoir parcels are business‑zoned but residents in that area prefer residential use. The planning board noted a residential home may be built in a business zone by special permit subject to the use chart and setback differences and moved to send a letter supporting the special permit for 31 and 33 Reservoir Road.

On 55 Long Point Road, the applicant seeks a larger garage and anticipates an ADU on the second floor. Board members noted that local ADU rules limit ADU size (discussed in the meeting as up to 900 square feet) and that the zoning board does not have authority to waive that size limit. The planning board agreed to offer "no comment" on the accessory‑structure/special‑permit request and asked the applicant to return to the planning board with any ADU application after obtaining the necessary zoning approvals.

Formal actions: the board voted (recorded as "Aye") to send the recommendation on the Reservoir Road properties and to send a "no comment" letter on 55 Long Point Road; the transcript does not identify who moved or seconded the motions.

The board advised applicants to follow the town’s existing ADU process if they pursue the ADU at 55 Long Point Road, including filing the ADU application with the planning department and complying with building‑department review for as‑builts and occupancy.