[Music] Good evening and welcome to the Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 meeting of the Lakeville Planning Board. It is 6:30 p.m. and we are meeting this evening at the Lakeville Police Station at 323 Bedford Street. We have Lake Cam
recording. Is anyone else recording? Hearing none. We do have a quorum this evening. The only member missing is Jack. Uh, everyone else is present. Um, for our first item on the agenda, we have a public hearing. Special permit
160 Bever Street continued to this evening. A request for a special permit under section 270-7.412 to allow a commercial parking facility. We do have a request to continue from the attorney for this applicant and
they're requesting an extension to December 11th, 2025. Uh, town council did confirm she's available for that date. Would someone like to make that motion? >> I'll make a motion to continue 160 Bedford Street to December 11th, 2025.
>> Second. >> Motion in a second. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. Agenda item number two, discuss planning board member liaison to Lakeville Country Club project possible vote. So we did have that joint meeting with the select board. They had asked us
to provide a liaison for I guess it's a a committee to explore um with the developer the process I guess. Um is someone interested in being that liaison? >> You already heard from me.
>> Yes. I would do it. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Sounds good. >> All right. Make sure that you report back. >> We'll do >> bring your notes. Report back to >> let them let them know that uh that I'm
on it so that I get notifications for anything. >> So, let's take a vote. >> Yeah. I was going to say, so I'll make a motion to nominate David for the liaison to the Lakeville Country Club Committee. >> Motion and a second. All in favor? Hi.
>> Hi. Uh Kathy, would you send a memo to uh Andrew and Colleen and let them know? >> Yep. >> Thank you very much. Um we do have a set of minutes in our packet. Um the minutes are for September
25th. John did point out there was a typo on the agenda. Did everyone have a chance to review these minutes? >> Yes. >> Any typos, questions, comments, concerns? What was it? >> Just end quotes in the first paragraph.
I didn't see them, but I could have missed them. >> Uh, public hearing site plan review accessory dwelling unit. The first paragraph. >> Please note that. >> Yes. Is there an end quote? I think it's after it's supposed to be
>> after the assignment. >> At the end of the Yeah, after assignment. So, >> okay. Good catch, Kathy. You get that? Anything else? >> All right. Would someone like to motion to approve?
>> Uh, I'll make a motion to approve the meeting minutes from Thursday, September 25th, 2025 with um the minor changes. >> Motion and second. All in favor?
>> I there. So all in favor except for John. He abstains. That motion carries. Administrative update possible votes. The first one that we have is go away.
So um just in going back and forth with um the conservation share uh there are some outstanding items for conservation. uh they will be following up. Um as far
as the abuter, we still continue to get emails on a weekly basis. So Kathy, if you could um provide some general information to him in relation to uh that. Um
otherwise, is there anything else that you want to share for an update on that Kathy? >> No. >> No. Okay. >> No. Everyone is working very hard to resolve this. What's that? >> Perfect.
>> So, I do have one item, right? Because I I I drove by. I mean, it it is overgrown, I would say. But so, like I know this, but like I mean, like moving forward, like looking at the on&m for it, it says they have to maintain it
twice a year, right? >> So, I don't know like twice a year is twice a year, right? You could do that January 1st, December 31st, and there's your there's your two days, right? Or anyways, like you could do it January 1st, and July 1st. >> So, I mean, it's going to be it's always going to be overgrown. Like, I mean, I I
know the neighbor has his >> he has his issues with it, but it's >> personally it's it's getting to be like is an aesthetics thing. He doesn't like the way it looks, >> but you know what I mean? It's >> there's pieces of woods between where this is and where his house is. I do
understand like but at the point it's like I don't I don't know where where not that where our line lasts but like >> I feel like we've wasted too much time already like talking about this like it it becomes a thing of you don't like the way your neighbor's lawn looks is what it comes out to be >> right
>> cuz like if if their system is not maintained and it becomes an issue with like water infiltration to somewhere then that's the issue but that's that's on them to not maintain it but I don't know where where we have where our line stops at we've already issued that like it's on them to maintain it. So like I
don't know if I know he's he's reached out to us on a weekly basis, but he's ever gone across the street to ask them what it is. Again, it's it's like calling the cops for your neighbor because they you don't like >> like their street, you know what I mean? Like like their flag that they're hanging, right? >> Yeah. Because they haven't mowed their
lawn. So again, I I I understand that he had a property that became houses down the street, but I mean, if they're if they mow it twice a year, then they're clean debris twice a year, then they meet their on and that that was agreed upon, >> right? >> So I don't I don't I don't know who does that, but
>> So that and that's the conservation conditions. So that's where conservation will be following up, >> right? So yeah, I and I I empathize a little bit with it, but then I also I don't know where where we fall into the into the line as as a granting authority versus an enforcement. We're not
>> right. Well, so I mean the only thing that hasn't been done that was supposed shown on the plans was the fence. And so I guess we could send a formal letter to the developer, the engineer, and just
ask them to provide an update because the last time he was here, he did say, well, actually it was almost a year ago now he was here and he said it would be in spring that he'd, you know, be working with fence company, etc. Do we want to just send a letter to those two
individuals and >> just ask for the status for the fence? >> Was the So the fence was between um >> it was in between >> 37 Cross and >> lot three and the existing lot on Cross Street. Yes, it was. But once again,
like you said, you can't even see it because of all of the trees unless you >> There's a woods between it, right? So, it's not like it was a much screening. >> Mhm. >> That it would provide. I mean, unless during the winter it's more bare that you can see, but it seemed pretty thick.
>> Yeah. I mean, I went by on the way in here while it was still light out, so it's why it was early. But, yeah. I know. I mean, it's you wouldn't even know that it was like what it you won't know what what it's supposed to be, right? Because I can I could barely see the ripper wrap going down. So, yeah, it
>> was overgrown. But I mean I like I said I I do understand where they're coming from, but I also like I don't know what we could I mean you can't guess I don't know I don't know who who's going to make them mow the lawn. You know what I mean? Then again who who's they don't when the last time they motor
if they ever did and if they did it twice a year then they're meeting the the the requirements that were put forward. So I guess I don't know. I'm not trying to do it, but maybe we have maybe we have to do a better at at making the the O andM are more like once a quarter or X amount of times per like
growing season like more I guess more definitive versus open-ended like this. I'm just thinking moving forward. I do understand. >> So I will say that so this was 2020 and a lot has changed. So I know conservation had worked to get a better set of standard conditions since then, >> right? Um and I know planning board has
gotten you know we've come leaps and bounds with standard set of conditions processes for um projects like this peer review etc. So I think going forward we're in better shape um than this how it how it came out back in 2020.
>> Right. No, this one's opened. If the vegetation is has accumulated that could cause negative impact and the function then it'll have to be removed. But who's determined that it's become a negative? Then you have to have someone out there to prove that it hasn't. So again maybe it's just something that has to be written in that they have to do it. I don't know like something like something
more definitive like you know like you know >> you know monthly during the growing season or something to the effect but you know twice a year like I said could be you could mow it >> December 31st and January 2nd and then it would always be twice a year and you'd find come down I don't know that's
what I'm saying >> so and that's the other part of this is so planning board didn't do a peer review >> right >> only conservation had done a peer review for the storm water back then >> so now at least we sort of have it figured out where if wetlands apply conservation does the peer review they
share it with us um and then we can include it when we send it to the peer review for you know the civil review >> so I think we've I I would like to say anything like this would be addressed or has been addressed now at this point
it's just unfortunate that um at this point it really wasn't there wasn't a a better process or >> oversight I guess >> at this point >> but yes so that's up to conservation because that's their um >> their
>> that's on their their um conditions. >> Cool. >> So will we like to send a letter as well to >> Yep. >> Yeah. I'm about the screening. >> Yep. If it was required then yeah that should be >> that was shown in the plans >> and that is within our um perview.
>> All right. So would someone like to make a motion? I'll make a motion to send a letter to the developer and the engineer of record for the Bellaway development. >> Second. >> Motion in a second. All in favor?
>> I >> I >> motion carries. >> Um and then how about we'll just put it on the agenda again if we get an update. We don't have to keep it on every meeting. just if an up if we get an update from conservation or if there's an update from the
um engineer or developer. >> So yeah, they should really should like get follow up. He said he was going to like Zena said they were going to like James said he was going to do it. So like they should >> Right. >> So maybe the letter >> Yeah. >> He'll he'll be here again. We
>> Right. >> So maybe maybe the time that we we know the next time that Jamie's coming in, we could put that on that agenda. That good idea. Okay. Uh, are we good on that? Any questions? >> Okay.
10 Harding Street update. Kathy, do you want to speak to this one? >> Harding. >> Oh, yes. Um, this is a good one. They went out and they've already done the first inspection. So unlike the previous
agenda item, there's oversight going on and there shouldn't be any surprises at the end of it. All right. So um and this this one's not the one with the bond issue though.
>> No. >> So that's the other one. And I do want to I know it's not on the agenda, but I do just want to mention that um five Harding has been working has been has been going back and forth >> sending Kathy a draft of the bond. The
bond has been gone being sent to town council. Town council's coming back with some requested edits and then it's just been a back and forth back and forth. So, um, finally we got, um, town administrator to agree to let town council speak
directly to, uh, the developer or his agent, um, to hopefully clear it up. One of the things that the applicant did mention is that we should have a standardized bond form. So I think Kathy, if you can take from what town
council has supplied us the specifics, how he said it has to be the name of record on the plane, it has to be this show, take that and maybe just put it into a document. >> Um, so that we have something to refer that way. You can send it to someone if someone asked what do you what do you
need the bond to say? Now you can just send it and say here's an example but maybe just redact any specifics but just um go by what town council >> you love forms >> but I think it helps forward to because
>> this has been like >> yeah and she's been >> yeah one small like write it and then you won't have to get the be copied on the million emails back and forth >> right you know and you know you want to make it easier you don't want to get that reputation of you can't get anything
done. >> You really want to have a streamlined, easy process. So, >> right. So, if we can keep that on file, use that as a template, send it off. You know, if anyone has a question about what we're looking for,
um the next item, CPC joint meeting update. um CPT CPC did discuss at our last meeting and um would like to join us at our January 8th meeting at 6:30 p.m. So that is the first meeting of the new
year. Um I told them that we'd put it at 6:30. So if we have any public hearings, schedule them to start at 7 so that we can have CPC in >> right at 6:30. Spend a half hour talking to that committee. >> Yeah. And if we have to, we could always
put move things up in the if we if that goes through quicker and we don't we have to wait till 7, we can always >> right >> move something out of order, >> right? But there's nine members, so if everybody says something, it'll probably take up a half hour. So >> we do the pledge of allegiance again, it'll take up an hour.
>> Yep. So I mean, I think that'll be good. Um, probably a couple things for the agenda would be, um, if you want to like have specifics so that everybody knows what we'd be discussing. Um because the part of CPC that pertains to planning
board is um the housing component. >> So obviously we work on the housing production plan. We can we could touch on that. We can touch on affordable units. Um the next item right here, the two-year compliance for uh safe harbor. That might be something interesting we
could discuss with the CPC. Um oh also uh an affordable housing trust. Lakeville already has an affordable housing trust on our general bylaws. It's never been properly formed. So that
is something that uh planning board is supposed to be part of. And um if we have a town planner, they would help uh facilitate those meetings as well. So those all sort of tie into the housing component of CPC and how planning board
overlaps. And anything else you think Kathy that might you know you're on CPC in your town so if you think of something to add so maybe just kind of like have it as its own line but like you do with the administrative update the little bullet points so we know what
we're we'll discuss. >> Um anything else on that? Anyone else? >> Okay. Uh two-year compliance harbor update. So, in our packet, we do have the letter from EOHLC
and um not going to read the whole letter. It's it's there for everyone to view in the um agenda packet for this evening and Lakeville has been certified um because of our housing production plan that is valid at this time. It
expires in 2029. The project that put us into certification is Cranberry Heights with 200 units. And so all of those rental units that are proposed for the the old hospital site would count towards our SHI, our subsidized housing inventory.
Um the Cranberry Heights consists of those 200 units uh enough for a two-year certification. The housing development is consistent with the production goals outlined in the housing production plan. So, um, it does say if the units are no longer eligible for inclusion on the
SHI, they will be removed and will no longer be eligible for certification. But, so we do have two years at this point and um, I think it's dependent on whether that project move forward, whether we'll stay in compliance or not.
So, it's good to have temporarily if it's just temporarily because at least we we know we can hit it. Yeah, >> it's good to actually have a response that says yes, you're compliant rather than >> something different. >> And then the um the sheet that was
attached to it is an updated list. This is good to have as well because I I know the um I think the last list that I had was from Serpent and it was dated 2022, I think. So, it wasn't updated with the
more um recent units. So that's something >> do do uh units fall off of this after a few years? >> So it says right under um the affordability expires column. So as you can see the first one there are four units that'll expire in 26. Four units
that'll expire in 27. Then there's a not applicable perh perpetual per perpetuity. Thank you. One two three four five six seven eight nine that are in perpetuity. Um the big one, the 100 units
expire um in 2039. So that's actually something uh CPA has discussed. >> How do you try to re preserve those units rather than losing them? That's a lot of units to lose. Um it's a process
and when we had met with Shelley Goring from Mass Housing Partnership, I hope I got that right. um she had presented to CPC and said that when you get closer to that date,
that's when you would start to um reach out to the owner, see if they're willing to work with the town, and then go from there. So, by then hopefully we'll have some money saved up in the housing bucket for
CPI. >> Any questions, comments on that one? All right. Uh, the next rules and regulations funding balance update. Kathy, did you want to speak to this one? >> Um, just Sure.
This is the um the grant that the board got to do the rules and regulations. So, I believe that they build quarterly and this is the charges that they have gone through for the first quarter. >> Okay. And so I think Serpent had asked if we
have um some time to meet with them in November. Um since we're only meeting once on November 6th, which is not our usual second Thursday. It's the first Thursday. I did send >> It's November 6th. >> Am I saying the wrong one? I think it's
>> maybe the first. Yeah. >> Yeah. The first Yeah, the first Thursday. So it's November 6th that we're meeting. >> Why not the second? because it's not available. So when I actually talked to conservation today, conservation has >> the 13th booked. >> Oh, is that who?
>> So that's who booked it. Yeah, >> that was that was the day. Yeah. >> Yep. Um so I did give that option to Taylor and ask her if not then maybe we could do a Zoom meeting and if she does respond, I'd send out that um question
to everybody via email just to see availability for another date if if something else works for them. So then hopefully we can um see where that draft of the rules and regulations stands. >> Any questions, comments on that one? >> No.
>> Okay. And our next meeting is November 6th at the Lakeville Police Station at 6:30 p.m. Any other business? Nope. >> All right. Would someone like to make motion to adjurnn? >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn.
>> Second. Motion in a second. All in favor? >> I >> I >> I. >> Motion carries. Meeting is adjourned at 652. Not even a half hour.