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Carmel planning commission allows removal of failing Monterey pine, requires replacement trees
Summary
After hearing expert testimony and public comment, the Carmel-by-the-Sea Planning Commission amended a prior design study to permit removal of a declining Monterey pine on a Hunter property and required replacement plantings.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Planning Commission on April 9 voted to amend a previously approved design study to allow removal of a declining Monterey pine at 1 Hunter property, and required replacement planting as a condition of approval.
City staff and the city forester told the commission the tree had been in decline since 2024 and that construction work at the site had exposed large roots that would be harmed by continued grading. Justin Ono, City Forester, said the tree had “beetle flagging, red branches in the top of the tree,” and that exposed roots and…
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