Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Licensing Entertainment topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Select Board approves transfer of liquor license to Irish Village, restricts outdoor amplified music
Summary
The board approved the transfer of the all‑alcohol hotel liquor license at 476 Route 28 to Cape Aidan Inc. (Irish Village) and granted weekday/Sunday entertainment with conditions: outdoor amplified music limited (acoustic only, no amplification past 9 p.m. Mon–Sat and 8 p.m. Sun); indoor music hours adjusted; new manager Thomas McCormick approved.
The Town of Yarmouth Select Board on July 21 approved the transfer of an all‑alcohol on‑premise hotel liquor license at 476 Route 28 to Cape Aidan Inc., d/b/a the Irish Village, and granted new weekday and Sunday entertainment privileges with conditions designed to limit neighborhood noise.
Applicant Tommy McCormick, who previously operated the Irish Village, told the board he intends indoor music and occasional daytime outdoor acoustic music but agreed to limit outdoor sound during evenings to address nearby residents' concerns. "I would say all music should be stopped out there by 9PM," McCormick said when asked to narrow outdoor hours.
Two neighbors submitted written objections and several residents spoke, reporting prior late‑night noise and urging limits on outdoor amplified entertainment. One neighbor wrote that outdoor amplified music to 11 p.m. was "simply unreasonable" and asked the board to deny the request. Another resident said the property had previously been required to stop outdoor activity by 9 p.m. and favored maintaining that standard.
After discussion the board set conditions that mirror prior restrictions on the parcel: outdoor entertainment limited to one‑piece acoustic (no amplification; no steel drums) Monday–Saturday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.; indoor entertainment was approved with the applicant’s corrected indoor hours (no later than 12:30 a.m.). The transfer and related licenses — and the appointment of Thomas McCormick as manager — were approved unanimously.
The board emphasized that enforcement rests with the police department and that neighbors should report violations so they can be documented and handled under licensing rules. The board also noted the applicant’s pledge to be a good neighbor and to manage pool area behavior that has previously generated complaints.
The Select Board’s conditional approval intends to balance support for a local business and nightlife amenity with protections for nearby year‑round residents' right to quiet evening hours.
