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Planning Board Waives Site-Plan Fees for Town Fire Station, Discusses Peer Review and Stormwater Surety
Summary
The Planning Board voted to waive site-plan review fees for the town’s fire station project but confirmed the town will pay peer-review or engineering review costs; board members debated the scope and timing of required stormwater work and surety.
The Lakeville Planning Board unanimously voted on June 12 to waive the site-plan review fees for the town’s proposed fire station. Board members said it is standard procedure to waive fees for town projects and moved to approve the waiver; members answered “Aye” and the chair said the motion carries.
During discussion the board and staff noted that peer review or engineering review costs (for example, stormwater engineering review) remain the town’s responsibility for a municipal project. Some board members asked whether a peer review was necessary for a town-owned project; staff said peer review costs are typically incurred to obtain independent technical review and that in this case stormwater/drainage peer review was anticipated.
The board and the fire chief discussed prior instances where the town paid for third-party reviews and whether that work represented an unnecessary expense; staff explained peer review quotes inform the amount of any requisite surety (performance bond or escrow) and the town’s practice to request a surety for incomplete infrastructure.
A motion to waive site-plan review fees for the fire station passed with unanimous verbal votes. Board members separately thanked Chief O’Brien for his attendance and for his department’s work.
