Conservation commission grants certificates of compliance for two Andover Street projects

The Davis Conservation Commission on Jan. 9, 2025, voted unanimously to issue certificates of compliance for two related projects at 99 Andover Street — DEP file nos. 14-1320 and 14-1325 — submitted by Daryl M. Burnham of Group 1 Automotive.

The two items reviewed together were a walking trail and rest area constructed on the auto campus and the relocation/replacement of a Subaru dealership building on the same site. A project representative described the walking area as pervious pavers with benches and a small pedestal; the trail was built within the previously approved buffer footprint. The applicant said the new Subaru building was constructed largely within the existing developed footprint and did not increase the site—s impervious surface or change the on-site stormwater ponding. Staff reported site visits and said they had no outstanding concerns.

Commission discussion focused on construction materials and long-term conditions. Commissioners asked whether the trail surface was pervious; the project representative confirmed the trail uses pervious pavers. Staff noted one permit condition (referred to in the record as a perpetual condition) will remain associated with the certificate of compliance and will be included on the COC document so it survives issuance.

The commission made a motion to grant the certificate of compliance for DEP file no. 14-1320 (walking path) and approved it by voice vote; a separate motion to grant the certificate for DEP file no. 14-1325 (dealership replacement) was also approved by voice vote. The minutes record the votes as unanimous (all in favor). The commission did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript.

The commission included the perpetual condition language as part of the COC record; no additional enforcement actions were reported at the meeting.