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Belmont council defers Saki Express rezoning after residents raise safety concerns; staff requires traffic study
Summary
Belmont City Council voted 4–1 to defer final action on a conditional rezoning for Saki Express at 345 6th Street until a Transportation Technical Memorandum (TTM) is completed and reviewed at a Nov. 17 workshop. Staff said the project likely exceeds trip thresholds that trigger a study; residents urged caution over cut-through traffic on 6th Street.
Belmont City Council on Sept. 2 declined to waive a traffic-study requirement and agreed to defer a zoning decision for Saki Express until a Transportation Technical Memorandum (TTM) can be completed and reviewed at a Nov. 17 workshop.
Staff planner Chester Jones and the city’s senior transportation planner, Reagan, told the council the proposed drive‑through restaurant on parcel 186572 would likely exceed the municipal thresholds that require a traffic analysis. Reagan described the determination as conservative but grounded in industry standards for trip generation: “our final determination is that the…
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