Planning Board

Planning Board approves prior meeting minutes, with name correction. The Board voted unanimously to approve the February 17, 2026 minutes with a correction to member Alisa Gardner-Todreas's name, and approved the February 3, 2026 minutes with two abstentions from Chair Thayer Donham and member

Planning Board approves two permits; pauses contested addition. The board unanimously approved a protected accessory dwelling unit at 54 Park Road for Deidre O'Doherty-Houtmeyers and a second-story addition at 16 Audrey Road for Aihua Liu, a 110.1 percent gross floor area increase. The board

Planning Board unanimously backs zoning overlay edits for Belmont Center gateway. Chair Thayer Donham led the remote meeting to refine Warrant Article 3, Appendix 2, incorporating staff-recommended changes to guest room definitions and hotel amenity requirements for Class 2 and 3 properties, after

Planning Board unanimously rejects nine zoning amendments to overlay districts. Chair Thayer Donham moved to recommend unfavorable action on nine separate amendments to the Belmont Center Zoning Overlay District and Center Gateway Overlay District, all passing 5-0-0, with particular focus on

Planning Board unanimously approves two-family dwelling at 2 Cherry Street with conditions. Vice Chair Renee Guo, presiding with Members Dan Barry and Alisa Gardner-Todreas and Associate Member Steve Weinstein, approved the Desco Development project pending receipt of updated plans showing a