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Belmont council approves Riptide car‑wash special‑use permit with reclamation, payment‑in‑lieu and conditions

Belmont City Council · September 3, 2025
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Summary

The council approved a special‑use permit for a car wash on Park Street after the applicant committed to a water‑reclamation system to cap discharge roughly at the current site’s average (about 1,000 gallons/day), a payment‑in‑lieu for a 10‑foot multi‑use path, and other mitigation measures; council included monitoring and reevaluation conditions.

Belmont City Council approved a special‑use permit for a proposed Riptide Car Wash on Park Street at its Sept. 2 meeting, subject to conditions aimed at protecting sewer capacity, public safety and adjacent property owners.

Staff and the applicant described a biological water‑reclamation system and holding tanks intended to reduce the volume of wastewater discharged to the sewer and to match the current site’s approximate average daily discharge. The applicant’s operations representative summarized the technical approach: “that allows us…

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