Planning board gives conditional approval for 10 Harding Street site plan, debates inspections and surety

The Lakeville Planning Board granted conditional approval Thursday to a site plan for 10 Harding Street, a proposed 13,300-square-foot commercial building submitted by Lex Development Inc., while negotiating several conditions including surety amounts, peer-review inspections and how final as-built plans will be verified.

The applicant team included a project representative identified as Timothy National and environmental consultant Bob Rigo of Riverhawk Environmental. Planning staff circulated a standard draft of conditions and the board reviewed edits suggested by the applicant's attorney and staff counsel. The board approved the plan subject to the edits discussed at the meeting and with one open question referred to town council for guidance about whether approved site plans themselves must be recorded at the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds.

A central point of debate was financial surety and inspection obligations. Board members said the town has been using a fixed surety of $10,000 for similar private-site projects; the applicant's attorney removed language that would have tied the amount…