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Uxbridge commission reviews compliance updates on Cobbler's Knoll, Quaker Highway properties and open enforcement items
Summary
The Uxbridge Conservation Commission on Oct. 20 reviewed compliance progress at Cobbler's Knoll and several outstanding enforcement matters, and asked staff to follow up with Planning and property owners on missing covenants, NOI filings and wetland flags.
The Uxbridge Conservation Commission used its Oct. 20 meeting to review several ongoing compliance issues and enforcement timelines, including Cobbler's Knoll, potential amended NOIs at Hazel Street properties, and outstanding notices of intent for Quaker Highway addresses.
Commissioners reported that the developer at Cobbler's Knoll "has come into substantial compliance" on several items: reconstructed sediment forebays and some erosion controls are in place, though work on later phases remains incomplete and the commission indicated follow‑up is needed. Speaker 3 said the developer has houses in phases 1 and 2 and has not substantially worked on phase 3, and commissioners discussed whether to pursue stop‑work actions if covenant deliverables remain incomplete.
The commission also reviewed correspondence about 374 Hazel Street where a proposed battery electric storage installation was discussed in planning‑board correspondence. Commissioners debated whether related work (for example, an ADU septic) should be folded into an amended NOI or treated as separate filings, with Speaker 3 noting DEP would probably expect an amended NOI where projects share stormwater basins.
Several long‑running enforcement matters were discussed: 618/619 Quaker Highway (owner had indicated an NOI would be filed but commission staff had not received wetland flag updates or the full filing); 195 South Main (owner said he was willing to collaborate on flow diversion and a swale); and Tea Party Drive (no representative present; basins appeared grassed when inspected). The commission requested staff follow up with formal letters where appropriate and reminded members that each day past an enforcement deadline can be recorded as a separate violation.
Actions recorded at the meeting included a motion to take Juniper Hill out of order to let the HOA representative speak and a unanimous voice vote approving five sets of prior minutes. The commission closed by asking staff to continue paper‑trail communications with property owners and planning to ensure enforcement timelines are tracked.
Next steps: commission staff to request covenant documentation for Cobbler's Knoll from Planning, send or re‑issue letters to property owners (e.g., 618/619 Quaker Highway) about outstanding NOI and wetland flags, and report back at subsequent meetings.
