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Zoning & Planning

Harvard Presents Brighton Street Overlay Findings

December 12, 2025
With one proposed overlay underway, town officials are beginning to turn their attention to the next step in their plan to increase Belmont’s commercial tax base — the Brighton Street corridor –– where town officials are looking to implement a zoning overlay.…
Downtown on a winter afternoon.

Select Board Accepts Financial Disclosures in Overlay Discussion

November 6, 2025
With conversations on the Belmont Center Overlay moving forward, the Select Board has accepted two financial disclosures from members of the Planning Board—both out of an “abundance of caution,” according to Select Board Chair Matt Taylor. The disclosures for Rui “Renee” Guo…

Belmont Center Overlay Faces Traffic, Parking Scrutiny

October 28, 2025
Two long-awaited studies for parking and traffic, as they relate to the Belmont Center Overlay Project, are officially in the town’s hands. “We’re looking for constructive comments on how we can make the zoning better, and I know it’s a tricky topic,…
Downtown on a winter afternoon.

Town Meeting to Consider Local Option Room Tax

October 14, 2025
Though the Belmont Center overlay itself won’t be on the special Town Meeting warrant in October, one article will address the potential addition of hotels as an authorized use in the overlay district. Specifically, the article on the warrant—signed by the Select…

Overlay Discussion Pushed to Winter Town Meeting

September 25, 2025
Town officials have withdrawn the proposed Belmont Center overlay from the October special Town Meeting warrant and will instead present it at a special Town Meeting scheduled for winter 2026. “This decision is primarily due to the delayed completion of the parking…
Downtown on a winter afternoon.

Debate Grows Over Fiscal Impact of Belmont Center Overlay Plan

September 12, 2025
The Select Board expressed support Monday night for the fiscal analysis model the town is using as its basis for understanding the potential impact of the Belmont Center zoning overlay coming before Town Meeting this fall. “Some of this is really uncertain,…

Parking Study Scope Considered for Belmont Overlay Project

July 2, 2025
Town officials are carefully considering the scope of a parking study they hope will better inform the needs of Belmont Center in the context of the Belmont Center Overlay project. The project—which allows for increased building height to buildings on Leonard Street,…
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