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Conservation Commission ratifies then rescinds enforcement order for 915 Pawtucket Street
Summary
The commission ratified an enforcement order and immediately voted to rescind it after the property's occupant said cleanup was underway; commissioners warned about knotweed regrowth in the gravel area.
The Lowell Conservation Commission on April 9 briefly ratified, then rescinded, an enforcement order related to work at 915 Pawtucket Street.
Commission staff told the commission an enforcement order had been issued because landscaping had been removed and a gravel parking area installed within the 100-foot wetland buffer and within the FEMA-designated 100-year floodplain. A person who identified himself as Anderson and said he lives at 915 Pawtucket Street told the commission he and his partner had been trying to clean up the property and apologized for any unauthorized work. Anderson said, “I just wanna fix it.”
A staff member noted the area remains dominated by Japanese knotweed and warned that the plant “is gonna start growing up through that gravel” and can regrow from its root mass unless removed completely. After discussion, a commissioner moved to ratify the enforcement order and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The commission then voted in favor of a motion to rescind the enforcement order; the chair said the enforcement order would be removed.
No formal penalties or additional conditions were recorded at the meeting; the commission’s minutes show the order was rescinded following the votes.
