Yarmouth ZBA approves one‑year review of Harbor Club’s live‑music permit with conditions intact

The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals voted on Dec. 12 to approve the one‑year review of Decision 5063, which allows entertainment and live music at the Harbor Club Inc., operating as Tugboats. The review affirmed the conditions placed on the special permit earlier this year and left those conditions in place.

Steven Pizzuti, representing Harbor Club Inc., told the board the restaurant “operated and, they actually did a good job” through the summer and reported no police complaints tied to the live entertainment. The board also noted two letters of support read into the record from residents Maureen Ryan and Anne Simeone. Ryan said, “Honestly, we could on occasion hear music from tugboats during the summer, but it was within reason and manageable. It was not a daily situation and not an ongoing disruptive issue.”

Board members asked whether any conditions had been violated and were told there were no substantive issues with parking, traffic or the restrictions imposed last year. The board clarified that any request to allow amplified music upstairs would require the applicant to file a separate petition to modify the special permit; the review before the board was limited to confirming compliance with existing conditions.

A motion to approve the review and retain the current conditions carried by voice vote. The decision will be filed with the town clerk; the board noted the standard appeal period and enforcement responsibilities remain with the town’s police and building departments, not the ZBA.