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Developer proposes parking reconfiguration, drainage tie‑in at 620 Spring Street; committee grants tentative approval pending planning and ConCom sign‑offs
Summary
James Mather of Mather Construction presented plans to realign 18 angular parking spaces into parallel parking with six handicapped spaces and add a new lot at the north end of the park adjacent to 620 Spring Street. The stormwater committee tentatively approved tying into the town drainage pending Planning Board and Conservation Commission approvals.
James Mather of Mather Construction told the Dighton Stormwater Committee on July 21 that he wants to reconfigure the existing angular parking on Spring Street and add a new parking area in the park north of the current lot to reduce hazardous backing onto Spring Street. He said the plan would realign 18 spaces from 90‑degree to parallel parking, reserve six for handicapped parking, and install two new catch basins and an oil‑separating hood before connecting into the town system that leads to the 3 Mile River.
"He's already done a lot of work, clearing brush and painting a lot of the buildings inside and out, changing windows," Mather said as he summarized early site work and the motivation for adding parking to improve safety. He explained that the proposed drainage configuration would include two catch basins tied to an existing manhole and a 12‑inch ADS pipe; the package he left for the committee lists an invert elevation of about 88.6 and top elevations near 99 feet for the new structures.
Town contact engineer Jim Reardon of Weston & Sampson said the town's system appears to be the intended discharge point and recommended confirming any required easements and best management practices. "The size threshold is 40,000 square feet for new development like this," Reardon said when discussing EPA thresholds and the importance of a proper Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan if disturbance exceeds federal thresholds.
Committee members asked about traffic flow, ADA ramps and signage so that cars park facing east along Spring Street, and about whether the work requires separate site‑plan and driveway permits. Chair Nancy Gulot framed the committee's role as informational and asked whether the developer should seek planning‑board approvals first. The applicant told the committee the planning board meets Aug. 19 and that he expects work to begin in late August or early September if approvals are complete.
After discussion, the committee voted to tentatively allow 620 Spring Street LLC to tie into the town's existing drainage system, contingent on Planning Board and Conservation Commission approvals. The committee's action is advisory to those boards and ensures the proposed tie‑in will be tracked in the town's drainage inventory.
