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Uxbridge Board debates Article 11 septic changes and role of deed restrictions in permitting ADUs
Summary
Board reviewed proposed Article 11 edits to Title 5-based septic rules, sparking debate over deed restrictions to limit bedrooms for ADUs, enforcement practicality, and whether to delay a public hearing pending further guidance from the state.
The Uxbridge Board of Health spent a significant portion of its April meeting reviewing proposed edits to Article 11, the town's minimum requirements for subsurface septic systems, with members divided over how the rules should treat deed restrictions for accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Board members discussed whether deed restrictions that limit the number of bedrooms on a parcel should be discouraged, narrowly permitted as exceptions, or simply "considered" rather than automatically allowed. Ray, a board member who helped draft earlier language, said he preferred warning and educating homeowners…
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