San Benancio 103A Home Proposal Was Revised While County Weighed Removal of 10 Oaks

SAN BENANCIO, Monterey County — October 29, 2026. A separate Monterey County planning history at 103A San Benancio Road shows how housing proposals can change during review of steep slopes and oak trees. The original 2025 application PLN230131 sought permission to build a home and remove 10 protected oaks; it should not be confused with the 2026 cases at numbers 146 and 148.

How did the design change?

The February and April 2025 Planning Commission agendas described a 3,633-square-foot house and attached 742-square-foot garage. By the August 13, 2025 hearing notice, the project was described as a smaller 3,477-square-foot dwelling, with 606-square-foot garage and 369 square feet of decking. The proposal continued to involve ten protected oak trees and development on slopes exceeding 25 percent.

Why the continuances?

County staff said the commission requested additional analysis of development on steep slopes. The matter was continued from February to April and subsequently to later hearings as the applicant sought time to address concerns. That procedural history underscores that an item appearing on the agenda is not a completed building project.

What is confirmed today?

The available documents establish the 2025 proposal and its revisions, not a verified October 2026 construction status. Residents wishing to know whether the latest design was approved, appealed or built should request the executed action and permit records for PLN230131.

Primary sources: April 9, 2025 Planning Commission file PC 25-033 and August 13, 2025 meeting agenda. This is a retrospective local planning explainer, not breaking news.

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