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Planning commission continues 398 Belden Street review after sewer‑line and easement questions

Monterey Planning Commission · March 25, 2026
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The Monterey Planning Commission voted unanimously to continue consideration of an architectural review and tree‑removal permit for 398 Belden Street to April 14 after staff said recorded easements, survey work and additional legal review are needed; a former city engineer warned of a prior sinkhole and sewer failure.

The Monterey Planning Commission voted to continue consideration of an architectural‑review permit (ARP‑25‑0129) and a tree‑removal permit (ARP‑25‑0130) for 398 Belden Street to the commission's April 14 meeting so staff can complete a survey and legal analysis of recorded easements and other infrastructure issues.

Chair Silva opened the public hearing, and planning manager Levi Hill told the commission that Public Works and legal staff had not finished vetting an older agreement and that recorded easements were not shown on the project plans. "Some of these are very old agreements from 1959,"…

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