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Lakeville board allows modified doorway at 9 Cross Street with deed restriction and inspections
Summary
The Town of Lakeville Board of Health voted Nov. 5 to allow a reduced closet and to move the doorway opening at 9 Cross Street as far as possible without cutting into the master-bedroom doorway, conditional on a recorded three‑bedroom deed restriction, settlement paperwork to resolve related litigation, and final inspections by town staff.
The Town of Lakeville Board of Health voted Nov. 5 to permit a modified doorway and retained closet at 9 Cross Street, requiring a recorded three‑bedroom deed restriction and settlement paperwork before final sign-off.
The action resolves a continued appeal over whether the interior change would make the room a bedroom and exceed a three‑bedroom septic permit. The board’s motion allows the owner to move the wall to enlarge the opening “as large as it can without causing them to interfere with the existing master bedroom doorway,” and it authorizes staff (Derek and Ed) to inspect and sign off when the work matches a diagram the parties agreed on, provided the deed restriction and settlement documents are recorded.
Nicholas Combs, attorney for the property owner Ronald Oliver, presented photos and plans showing the closet to be partially…
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