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Board approves well-distance variance for 8 Laurel Street with conditions
Summary
The Board of Health approved a variance to allow a private well 85 feet from the septic system at 8 Laurel Street, subject to a revised two-bedroom plan, a deed restriction limiting the property to two bedrooms and a requirement to tie into town water within one year of availability.
The Town of Lakeville Board of Health voted April 16 to grant a variance allowing a private well to remain 85 feet from a septic system at 8 Laurel Street, subject to conditions requiring a revised plan, a two‑bedroom deed restriction and connection to the town water system within one year of availability.
Board members and the health agent discussed the application with information from Foresight Engineering. The file showed the house was labeled as a three‑bedroom in prior engineering plans, but assessors and the homeowner agree the dwelling is a two‑bedroom. Because the lot is under 10,000 square feet, the board noted the lot cannot be enlarged to increase the separation distance.
The record includes test results and system history presented at the meeting: a previous system was installed in 1995, and current well testing showed nitrate at 4.3 milligrams per liter (under the 10 mg/L federal maximum contaminant level for nitrate). The well was reported to be about 225 feet deep.
The board’s approval is contingent on the applicant providing a revised plan showing the property as a two‑bedroom dwelling. The board said it will place a two‑bedroom deed restriction on the property and require that the owner tie the property into the Clyde Shores water supply within one year of when town water becomes available to the property. The owner and Foresight Engineering were not present at the meeting.
The board recorded that the well was sited inside the 100‑foot separation distance (reported as 85 feet) from the system, triggering the variance. The board noted past approvals in similar situations have required tying into municipal water when it becomes available.
