License commissioners limit Carvana’s requested Sunday start time after neighborhood noise concerns

Framingham’s Board of License Commissioners on Monday approved amended operating hours for Carvana LLC at 63 Western Ave but reduced the company’s requested Sunday start time after commissioners and police raised concerns about noise for nearby residents.

Carvana asked to set operating hours to Monday–Saturday, 7 a.m.–9 p.m., and Sunday 8 a.m.–9 p.m. The board approved the hours with the Sunday start pushed back from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and required standard municipal approvals and payment of fees; the motion passed 4–1, with Commissioner Shannon McCullough voting no.

Carvana’s market operations manager said the change reflects new scheduling at the company’s Norfolk hub and the company’s effort to relieve pressure at that facility. “We’ve become extremely busy… we’re just trying to take some of the business off of their hands,” Mr. Kendall said.

Commissioners and police questioned why Carvana had already begun Sunday operations and extended evening hours without prior approval. Commissioner McCullough said the company’s unannounced change “does not show me that they’re being up to date” and pointed to a neighborhood that directly abuts the lot. Lieutenant Taylor McCarthy of the Framingham Police Department explained that enforcement of the city’s noise ordinance is complaint‑driven and that practical enforcement involves assessing whether noise reaches residential properties and meets technical thresholds.

The board discussed three options — investigate further, approve as requested, or approve with adjustments — and ultimately approved the adjusted hours. The motion, made and seconded by commissioners (names not specified in the record), passed on a roll call vote: Commissioners DeAngelis, Medrano, Storniolo and the chair voted aye; McCullough voted no. The board instructed the applicant to relay the commission’s concern to company headquarters and to coordinate with city departments on any follow‑up.