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Owner of 5 Harding Street presents revised plans; commission issues amended order and partial certificate actions
Summary
John Kelly, owner of the 5 Harding Street site, told the Lakeville Conservation Commission the warehouse/office project (approved by the Planning Board) has updated stormwater and site configurations. The commission voted to amend orders of conditions and to issue a partial certificate for related files after confirming plans and recording dates.
The Lakeville Conservation Commission on March 11 heard an application related to 5 Harding Street (assessor Map 22, Block 2, Plot 9) and voted to amend existing orders of conditions and issue a partial certificate of compliance for work completed to date.
John Kelly, who identified himself at the hearing as owner of the property at 5 Harding Street, said the project — approved previously by the Lakeville Planning Board — is a consolidated, owner-occupied office and warehouse complex. "Good evening. My name is John Kelly. I live at, 1451 Brush Hill Road, Milton, Mass. I'm the owner of the property at 5 Harding Street in Lakeville," Kelly said during the hearing. He told the commission the site has undergone extensive review, that asbestos abatement and demolition have been completed, and that additional stormwater management features were added to address drainage concerns.
Commission members discussed documentation and plan dates needed to finalize conditions. The commission asked staff to ensure the operation and maintenance (O&M) plan and the long-term pollution prevention plan are present and referenced on the order of conditions. Commissioners noted the final revision of the plan is dated 11/06/2024 and that planning-board approvals were recorded at the registry of deeds (recording activity referenced January 27 and proof of recording dated January 31, 2025). The commission made clear it would reference the recorded plan date in any amended order of conditions and require the O&M and pollution-prevention documents be inserted as conditions.
After clarifying plan dates and required documents, the commission moved to amend the order of conditions for the applicable file(s) and to issue a partial certificate of compliance for the related project change. The motions were approved by voice vote.
Commission members and the applicant also discussed a utility pole that had been in the site driveway and the applicant’s efforts to work with utility companies to relocate it. Kelly said the project has been in the permitting process in various forms for nearly 15 years and that the current configuration narrows the number of tenants because the owner intends to occupy the buildings rather than lease them to multiple small contractors.
The commission directed staff to reference the recorded plan and to include the O&M plan and pollution-prevention plan in the order of conditions before issuing final sign-off on outstanding items.
