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Planning Board Approves Bar Lounge at 23–27 West Main With Conditions for Permits and Inspections
Summary
DeLuca Holdings LLC received Planning Board approval to open a bar lounge at 23–27 West Main Street; board members clarified hours, patio and deck use, kitchen type, and noted separate permits required from the city clerk and DPW for outside seating and patio use.
The City of Middletown Planning Board approved DeLuca Holdings LLC’s application for a bar lounge at 23–27 West Main Street on Oct. 1, 2025.
Applicants Madeline DeLuca and Jewel Cummings told the board the lounge will cater primarily to adults 25 and older, offer light music (streamed), and serve wine and martini-style beverages. The applicants said they intend to operate a “half kitchen,” which they defined as using a commercial-grade microwave and a commercial-grade convection oven without a hood; “small finger foods, appetizers” would be prepared rather than a full commercial kitchen.
Board members and staff discussed the patio/deck and access. The board confirmed a deck existed on the property and that it had a surrounding fence; DPW indicated the deck was “existing” and had previously met code. The board told the applicants that any use of the deck or patio will require a separate permit from the city clerk and a DPW review: “Once…the planning board lets you have the outside seating…you'll have to apply for an additional permit for the outside seating through the office of the city clerk,” the board said.
A public speaker asked whether hours of operation were included in the resolution; a board member located the hours on page two of the resolution and read them into the record as Wednesday and Thursday 4 p.m.–12 a.m., Friday and Saturday 4 p.m.–2 a.m., and Sunday 11 a.m.–11 p.m. The applicant confirmed there was no outside seating included in the liquor application and that her attorney had ensured the liquor‑authority filing matched the planning application.
Fire and DPW representatives reported no present concerns. Planning Board members discussed whether to require professional floor plans for applicants; they agreed it is a consideration and not a mandatory requirement for every application, so long as inspectors can verify measurements during inspections or later filings.
The board voted to approve the resolution; the motion carried on a roll-call vote.
