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Developers present revised 55+ housing plan for Plainville Avenue; commission defers significance decision
Summary
JBS Developers (represented by Brian Panico) presented revisions to an 18-unit, 55-and-older project at 598 Plainville Avenue: moving Unit 1 back, adding underground infiltration, and modifying the detention basin. Commissioners praised adjustments but requested final revised plans before determining whether the project is a significant activity.
Brian Panico of Cole Civil and Survey, representing JBS Developers LLC, presented updates to the previously submitted plan for an 18-unit, 55-and-older development at 598 Plainville Avenue. Changes include moving unit 1 away from wetlands, adding underground infiltration structures to manage roof runoff, and raising the detention-basin bottom to improve infiltration and groundwater recharge.
Panico said the design also reduced reliance on sump pumps and adjusted footing drainage; several lots closest to the wetlands remain challenging due to a higher groundwater table, so the team sized detention and infiltration systems accordingly. "...we've since moved that back quite a ways," Panico said when describing the revised footprint for Unit 1.
Commissioners said the revisions appear constructive but asked to see a full set of revised plans before making a determination on whether the project constituted a "significant activity" under inland-wetlands regulations. Several commissioners noted the majority of the parcel is already disturbed or previously farmed, and that only a few units and the detention basin remain effectively undisturbed.
Outcome: The commission did not vote on significance and asked staff and the applicant to return with a complete revised plan for formal determination and further review.
