Plympton ZBA Approves Three Waiver Sections, Schedules Final 40B Vote for July 6

PLYMPTON — June 25, 2026 — Plympton ZBA spends hours on Ricketts Pond 40B draft decision, sets July 6 final vote. The three-member Zoning Board of Appeals — Chair Robert Gavin, Suzanne Joffarian, and Dave Alberti — reviewed a 34-page draft comprehensive permit decision and a 23-page waiver list for the proposed 60-unit Ricketts Pond development, voting unanimously to approve three waiver sections covering earth removal, wetland protection, and subdivision regulations. Among changes adopted: Saturday construction hours capped at 7 a.m. to noon; condition triggers shifted from building permit issuance to commencement of earth disturbance activities per peer reviewer JD Civil's recommendation; the town granted a permanent easement right and lien mechanism over stormwater infrastructure if the homeowners association defaults on maintenance. Town counsel confirmed a restraining order currently preventing movement of on-site soil stockpiles would be effectively lifted by the comprehensive permit and earth removal waiver if granted. The board continued remaining waiver sections and the final permit vote to July 6 at 4 p.m. — one day before the statutory deadline by which the board must act or the permit is deemed constructively approved.