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Belmont council approves zoning change to allow neighborhood manufacturing in BCD district

Belmont City Council · October 7, 2025
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Summary

Belmont City Council unanimously adopted a text amendment allowing "neighborhood manufacturing" uses in the BCD (business campus development) zoning district — increasing the allowable scale for these small manufacturing and office-front operations to better attract entrepreneurs and small industry.

Belmont City Council voted unanimously on Oct. 6 to adopt a text amendment (TA 2025-04) that adds "neighborhood manufacturing" as an allowed use in the city’s BCD (business campus development) zone, expanding options for small-scale manufacturing and office-front operations.

Planning staff told council the change updates chapter 5.11 and chapter 6.2.18 of the land development code so that neighborhood manufacturing, previously limited to neighborhood center commercial and downtown districts, may occur in BCD zones. Planning staff said the amendment adjusts scale limits to fit the BCD…

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