Crespi Pond Vegetation Management Project
Description
The just-completed removal of cattails and tules that had covered 80% of Crespi Pond, authorized under CDP 26-0011 and a state fish and wildlife approval, targeting about 70% open water. Debris off-hauling continues.
Impact summary
Restores pond habitat and water quality after roughly a decade without maintenance; work expected to start this year outside nesting season.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Pacific Grove Department of Public Works
- Address
- Lighthouse Reservation, Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Course, between holes 16 and 17
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 5
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Beautification and Natural Resources Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Beautification and Natural Resources Commission — October 20, 2026
The just-completed removal of cattails and tules that had covered 80% of Crespi Pond, authorized under CDP 26-0011 and a state fish and wildlife approval, targeting about 70% open water. Debris off-hauling continues.
City Council Regular Meeting — May 6, 2026
The council denied an appeal and approved a five-year coastal development permit to remove vegetation at Crespi Pond, maintaining 70% open water and 30% vegetation with barge-mounted excavation and removal no more than every two years.
Planning Commission Regular Meeting — March 12, 2026
A 5-year permit to remove about 0.78 acres of cattails and bulrush by barge to restore a 70/30 open-water-to-vegetation balance, first maintenance in roughly a dozen years, with bird-season timing limits and a 2028 check-in.
Related issues (3)
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