Plympton Zoning Board Sets Three Final Hearings Before May 29 Deadline on 40B Permit

PLYMPTON — May 7, 2026 — Plympton's Zoning Board of Appeals scheduled three hearings in the final weeks before its May 29 testimony deadline on SLT's 30-unit 40B comprehensive permit application. At its twelfth session on May 7, the board reviewed a substantially revised Revision 5 site plan in which the applicant's team redrew lot lines to eliminate a shared 11.5-acre nitrogen credit parcel, instead sizing each lot individually to meet Title V loading limits of 550 or 660 gallons per day per acre — both requiring enhanced nitrogen-removal technology that Plympton's local Board of Health currently prohibits, necessitating a waiver. Fire Captain John Chirsten, reviewing the reconfigured plan for the first time, flagged concerns about shared driveway access, building separation of roughly 15 to 20 feet in some configurations, and ladder-truck placement, and agreed to submit written comments before the May 21 hydrogeology session. The board also learned its peer review account carries an arrearage of approximately $14,000 to $15,000 owed to GEI Consultants and JD Engineering. Voting unanimously, the board set a noon hybrid hearing for May 21 on hydrogeology and fire comments, with back-to-back in-person sessions May 27 and 28 at 6:30 p.m. for waiver review and a final permit decision.