Real estate agent raises concerns about delays in Belmont 's certificate of compliance process

Julie Alsayak, a Belmont-area real estate agent with Compass and a member of the Belmont Railroad Shores Rotary, spoke during public comment on July 8 about delays obtaining a certificate of compliance (COC) for a lot she is trying to sell.

Alsayak said buyers have shown interest, but the seller's application, submitted last year, has not advanced. "We've been in communication with some of the wonderful people at the planning department and get some responses, but everything all of our efforts are just kind of met with this lukewarm, solution," Alsayak said. "I'm here tonight to ask about, a certificate of compliance, process that I'm I seem to be having trouble with the city of Belmont getting through, for a piece of ... lot that I'm trying to sell."

Alsayak said she is seeking either clarification of whether the process is uniquely slow in Belmont, or guidance on necessary steps to move the file forward. The council observed that it cannot engage directly during public comment but recorded the concern for staff follow-up; the meeting did not include a staff response that night beyond noting planning staff had been in contact.

No formal timeline or next steps were decided during the meeting; Alsayak's remarks were entered into the public record and staff likely to follow up via the planning department or the city clerk's office.