Planning Board approves Dunkin subdivision and parking expansion with conditions
Belmont Planning Board approves Dunkin subdivision and expanded parking plan with conditions. The board granted final conditional approval to subdivide the 2.08-acre Route 3 restaurant site and to add 12 parking spaces while reconfiguring emergency access, voting 7 to 0 on both applications. The
Planning Board · Meeting of May 4, 2026
NH BELMONT — Belmont Planning Board approves Dunkin subdivision and expanded parking plan with conditions. The board granted final conditional approval to subdivide the 2.08-acre Route 3 restaurant site and to add 12 parking spaces while reconfiguring emergency access, voting 7 to 0 on both applications. The board unanimously denied a waiver request for 17.7-foot parking spaces, requiring full 18-foot compliance; member Jon Pike noted that 62 percent of New Hampshire vehicles are pickup trucks.
Town Planner Karen Santoro confirmed Fire Department approval of emergency vehicle access through the drive-through lane, with all conditions due by April 27, 2027.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of May 4, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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