Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Lakeville homeowners ask Board of Health to waive local septic rule for 13 Pine Bluff
Summary
Homeowners Joe and Cynthia Armstrong asked the Lakeville Board of Health on April 1 for guidance and a waiver under local regulation 2.1 so a prospective buyer could add a bathroom in a finished garage at 13 Pine Bluff. Staff said the change could restore a third bedroom but triggers a reassessment of septic capacity; staff will check ADU and permitting rules and no formal board vote was recorded.
At a April 1 meeting, homeowners Joe and Cynthia Armstrong asked the Lakeville Board of Health for guidance and a possible waiver under local regulation 2.1 so a prospective buyer could add a bathroom in a finished garage at 13 Pine Bluff.
"We are asking for some guidance on 13 Pine Bluff," Joe Armstrong told the board, saying the house had originally been three bedrooms and that the buyer had written that she might host relatives who would sleep in the finished garage. The Armstrongs said the garage already has heating and cooling and finished walls.
Board staff and members focused on whether adding a bathroom to the garage would effectively restore the property to a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
