Reviews and approves new housing developments, commercial buildings, and land subdivisions before construction begins.
75 items across 8 meetings.
July 1, 2026 · agenda
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Routine meeting opening.
• Status unclear
Routine pledge.
📋 Proposed
Board to confirm its next regular meeting for August 19, 2026.
📋 Proposed
Public hearing on a special permit and site plan review for a solar installation at 1205 Briggs Street (Map 8, Lot 90).
📍 1205 Briggs Street, Map 8, Lot 90
📋 Proposed
Public hearing on a definitive subdivision application for 128 Hart Street (Map 20, Lot 100-1).
📍 128 Hart Street, Map 20, Lot 100-1
📋 Proposed
Board will review and possibly act on a proposed amendment to Section 4320 of Dighton's Subdivision Rules & Regulations.
💬 Discussed
Board to discuss the solar moratorium raised at the June 1 Annual Town Meeting, which could pause new solar approvals in Dighton.
📋 Proposed
Board to review and close dormant Chapter 53G (applicant-funded escrow for third-party review) accounts.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
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Review of incoming correspondence.
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Open public comment period.
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Routine meeting close.
June 3, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening of the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Board to confirm its next regular meeting for July 15, 2026.
🔄 Postponed
Trinity Solar's special permit and site plan hearing will likely be continued — applicant emailed June 3 requesting a continuance while unspecified matters are still being worked on.
📍 1205 Briggs Street, Dighton (Map 8, Lot 90)
📋 Proposed
Definitive subdivision (final plat approval) for 128 Hart Street includes a sidewalk waiver request and a dispute over street lighting on Memory Lane — a proposed private way — with the Electric District declining to install lights on private ways.
📍 128 Hart Street / Memory Lane, Dighton (Map 20, Lot 100-1)
📋 Proposed
Board to review and act on a year-end budget transfer request for the Zoning Board of Appeals.
💰 Amount not specified
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
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Routine closing items: correspondence review, public comment period, and adjournment.
May 20, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Hearing continued to June 3 after abutters raised concerns about a ~60-panel, 12-ft-tall solar array's visibility and a 12-ft right-of-way easement; board will conduct a site visit to set screening requirements.
📍 1205 Briggs Street (Map 8, Lot 90)
🔄 Postponed
Applicant's engineer requested a continuance; hearing continued to June 3, 2026.
📍 128 Hart Street (Map 20, Lot 100-1)
✅ Approved
Board unanimously recommended Selectmen waive the Town's right of first refusal on the sale of Map 21, Lots 20 and 21; Assessors had already voted to waive theirs.
📍 0 Williams Street (Map 21, Lots 20 and 21)
💬 Discussed
Town must spend ~$45,000 in ARPA funds by September 1, 2026 to fund stormwater bylaw revisions prepared by Weston & Sampson; application notification gaps to committee members also flagged.
💰 $45,000 ARPA funds, deadline September 1, 2026
💬 Discussed
Weston & Sampson proposal to address stormwater basin overflow safety concerns is on hold pending MACS response on funding authorization.
📍 0 Williams Street (Map 11, Lots 8-01 and 9)
💬 Discussed
Second building submission lacked required stormwater detail; Weston & Sampson peer review estimated at ~$7,000, funded through applicant's 53G account, pending resolution of compliance gaps.
💰 ~$7,000 peer review (applicant-funded 53G account)
📍 2231 Elm Street (Map 20, Lot 84-4)
💬 Discussed
Communication failures led to multiple individual permits being issued instead of one comprehensive permit for a three-home development; applicant acknowledged a stormwater permit is required and is addressing it.
📍 0 Horton Street (Map 10, Lot 29)
💬 Discussed
PACT meetings are suspended until a full-time building commissioner is hired.
💬 Discussed
Town departments were asked to attend a presentation evaluating options — repair, renovate/expand, or full rebuild — for Dighton Elementary School.
✅ Approved
Minutes of May 6, 2026 approved unanimously.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 8:44 PM.
May 20, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Next meeting set for June 3, 2026, beginning the board's summer session.
📋 Proposed
Hearing coming up May 20 on a special permit and site plan for a ground-mounted solar array on a 5.73-acre residential-zoned lot, set back 100+ feet from neighboring homes.
📍 1205 Briggs Street (Map 8, Lot 90)
📋 Proposed
Hearing coming up May 20 on a definitive subdivision creating two new house lots off a private road; one lot will use a well due to the town water moratorium, with escrow to connect later.
📍 728 Hart Street (Map 20, Lot 100-1)
📋 Proposed
Board to review a Chapter land release request for two Williams Street parcels.
📍 0 Williams Street (Map 21, Lots 20 and 21)
💬 Discussed
Discussion of stormwater compliance status for the MA CS Solar Farm (Williams Street), Zero Elm Street LLC (2231 Elm Street), and Frank Luongo (Horton Street) projects.
📍 Williams Street, 2231 Elm Street, Horton Street
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Updates from regional planning, the Stormwater Committee, and the Permitting and Compliance Team.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
May 6, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Public hearing continued to May 20, 2026 due to survey delays; abutters at 1193 Briggs Street appeared but were directed to submit written concerns before next meeting.
📍 1205 Briggs Street
🔄 Postponed
Two-lot subdivision with multiple waiver requests (road width ~16.5–20 ft gravel, no sidewalks, no iron rods in wetlands, driveway lanterns instead of street lights) continued to May 20 pending Electric Light District input.
📍 128 Hart Street
✅ Approved
Board voted unanimously to recommend Town accept Muddy Cove Lane (currently a private way) as a town way, required for the Pleasant Street bridge replacement project.
📍 Muddy Cove Lane / Pleasant Street
✅ Approved
Amendment aligns kennel and dog daycare/boarding/breeding regulations with state 'Ollie's Law,' requiring Board of Health kennel licenses for commercial operations and setting limits on residential dog breeding.
✅ Approved
Two-year moratorium (through June 2028) on new large-scale solar and battery energy storage installations while the town updates zoning to meet state requirements; small-scale installations unaffected.
✅ Approved
Revised Conservation Subdivision bylaw forwarded with edits: Special Permit required for open-space conveyance, density bonus language made discretionary, and conflicting yield-plan definitions removed.
✅ Approved
Removed outdated 'Floor Area, Gross' definitions inadvertently left in the bylaw glossary when the ADU bylaw was adopted in 2025.
✅ Approved
Minutes approved unanimously.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 8:07 PM.
May 6, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Hearing on a ground-mounted solar installation continued from April; applicant has requested another continuance due to survey delays, with abutters raising emergency-access and setback concerns (plan shows 99.6 ft to abutter vs. 100 ft required).
📍 1205 Briggs Street (Map 8, Lot 90)
💬 Discussed
Hearing on a 2-lot single-family subdivision on 27.8 acres served by a private gravel road and septic systems; applicant seeks 19 waivers and peer review flags water-service, sight-distance, and road-width issues.
📍 128 Hart Street (Map 20, Lot 100-1)
📋 Proposed
Board to consider accepting Muddy Cove Lane.
📍 Muddy Cove Lane
📋 Proposed
Proposed temporary halt on new solar projects while the town updates its rules.
📋 Proposed
Proposed bylaw change regarding conservation-style subdivision design.
📋 Proposed
Proposed change to residential kennel regulations.
📋 Proposed
Proposed change to the definition of gross floor area.
• Status unclear
Annual election of board officers.
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Next meeting set for May 20, 2026.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
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Routine procedural items.
April 15, 2026 · minutes
🗳️ Voted on
Board re-organized annually: Carvalho as Chairman, Higgins as Vice Chairman, Cunha as Clerk, Hull as Stormwater Committee Rep, and Higgins to Community Preservation Committee — all elected unanimously.
🔄 Postponed
24.6 kW ground-mounted solar installation at 1205 Briggs Street continued to May 6 after plans showed a 99.6 ft setback to an abutting dwelling — 0.4 ft short of the required 100 ft minimum — and subsurface disposal plan was missing.
📍 1205 Briggs Street (Map 8, Lot 90)
✅ Approved
Board accepted the regional Housing Production Plan with reservations: survey had only 202 of 8,000+ residents respond, findings were contradictory, and better public outreach was recommended before pursuing zoning changes; ADA Coordinator flagged effort to re-establish the 40B/Fair Housing Committee.
✅ Approved
Minutes of the April 1, 2026 meeting approved; Hull abstained.
💬 Discussed
SRPEDD is seeking volunteers for the Joint Transportation Planning Group (JTPG).
💬 Discussed
Committee met to review outstanding funding requests from property owners; no action taken.
💬 Discussed
Permitting and Compliance Team meetings are suspended until a full-time building commissioner is appointed due to low activity.
💬 Discussed
Planning Department identified and mitigated a fraudulent email scam targeting applicants' fee payments; residents submitting applications should verify payment instructions directly with the department.
April 15, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening.
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Confirming the April 15, 2026 meeting date.
• Status unclear
Annual board organization (officer roles).
💬 Discussed
Special permit and site plan review for a 24.6 kW ground-mounted solar array (60 panels) at a home in the Residential/Agricultural district; town departments raised no objections.
📍 1205 Briggs Street (Map 8, Lot 90)
💬 Discussed
Review and possible action on the regional planning agency's draft 2026 housing plan, which guides future housing development targets.
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Regional planning representative's monthly update.
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Stormwater committee monthly update.
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Permitting and compliance team monthly update.
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Approving prior meeting minutes.
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Routine closing items.