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Historic Preservation Commission adopts report for Pacific Biological Laboratories, clearing path for accessibility work
Summary
The Monterey Historic Preservation Commission unanimously adopted a historic preservation report for the Pacific Biological Laboratories on Cannery Row on Feb. 12, a required step before applying for construction or historic permits for accessibility upgrades. Commissioners asked for editorial and schematic clarifications and conditioned adoption on those edits.
The Monterey Historic Preservation Commission on Feb. 12 voted unanimously to adopt a historic preservation report for the Pacific Biological Laboratories (800 Cannery Row), clearing a required procedural step before the city may seek construction or a historic permit to install accessibility upgrades.
Principal Planner Fernanda Rovere told the commission the Pacific Biological Laboratories (PBL) is an H‑1 city historic landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is significant as the home and workplace of marine biologist Ed Ricketts and for its cultural links to author John Steinbeck and the development of the Monterey Jazz Festival. Rovere said the adoption the commission approved is the report required by city code; specific construction work and permit approvals would return to the commission after final design drawings and a standards compliance analysis are prepared.
Rovere summarized previous work on the site: an ARG (Architectural Resources Group) preservation report adopted in 2010, a 2019 accessibility study, and a 2025 update that evaluated…
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