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Select Board approves minor modification to hours for 930 Main Street use permit
Summary
The board found a proposed change to operating hours at a 930 Main Street business to be a minor modification and amended the permit to allow operations 10 a.m.–8 p.m. daily. The applicant sought scheduling flexibility to test demand and avoid repeated return visits to the board; one member recorded an abstention.
The Acton Select Board voted to find a requested modification to a use special permit at 930 Main Street to be minor in nature and to amend the permit to allow hours of operation from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.
Applicant Kelly, representing the business at 930 Main Street, told the board the business is new and needs scheduling flexibility as it tests customer demand. "We're kind of in a fluctuation right now. And we don't want to have to keep coming back over and over again," Kelly said, asking the board to approve broader hours rather than require repeated permit modifications.
Board members discussed neighborhood impacts and the bylaw intent that limits where certain businesses may operate. Several members said the town’s economic development staff contacted neighboring tenants and did not receive substantive objections. One board member proposed a weekly‑hour cap to limit a sudden expansion; the board instead voted to approve 10 a.m.–8 p.m. daily and found the change minor. The vote recorded one abstention.
Actions: The board’s motion to amend condition 3.1.4 of the use special permit to allow hours of operation 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Sunday–Saturday passed; staff will update the decision and notify the applicant.
