Planning Board approves coffee shop and home-based gun business
Hillsborough Planning Board OKs coffee shop and home gun business. Chairperson Susanne White and the Board unanimously approved Joy Gill's conversion of 460 D West Main Street to a takeout coffee shop with hours Tuesday through Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In a more contentious application, the
Planning Board · Meeting of March 18, 2026
NH HILLSBOROUGH — Hillsborough Planning Board OKs coffee shop and home gun business. Chairperson Susanne White and the Board unanimously approved Joy Gill's conversion of 460 D West Main Street to a takeout coffee shop with hours Tuesday through Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In a more contentious application, the Board also unanimously approved Alex Mellen's proposal to operate Mellen Firearms LLC from his residential home at 24 Center Road, by appointment only, with hours Monday through Friday 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The gun-shop approval is conditional on Mellen obtaining a variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment, as retail uses are prohibited in the Residential Zone.
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