Ryan’s Corner House, a pub located in Kennebunk, received the green light from the Kennebunkport Select Board for live music at its new location across the bridge.

Early last month, Ryan’s announced that it was moving to the former Chez Rosa location on Cross Street, and received a liquor permit from the board.

Ryan’s also applied for a special amusement permit for live music at the same time, but neighbors surrounding the business’s new location had concerns about the possible noise level. The business’s special amusement permit was held until the Aug. 28 meeting, when the board ultimately approved it.

At the meeting, the board heard an update from the proprietors and neighbors, who had met to create an agreement on how noise issues would be handled.

“The neighbors got together with the folks at Ryan’s,” Select Board Chair Jon Dykstra said. “They hammered out some nuts and bolts that could go around the special amusement agreement.”

In the agreement between the neighbors and the owners of Ryan’s, the noise level emitting from the restaurant would be measured in decibels.

The town suggested using an existing ordinance for sound pressure levels, which would provide an acceptable level for sound associated with music. According to the land use ordinance for the town of Kennebunkport, live music must not surpass 72 decibels, which falls somewhere between the sound of a vacuum and office noise.

“The noise level would be measured at the perimeter of the property,” Dykstra said.

One of the owners, Joe Ryan, had concerns that Ryan’s would be the only business in town held to the decibel level standard, pointing out that other businesses also feature live music.

According to Galen Weibley, director of planning and development for Kennebunkport, the decibel level of 72 is the standard for all businesses across town.

“Every establishment and every property in town has to abide by that sound pressure level,” Weibley said.

“I just didn’t want to be singled out,” Ryan said. “As long as it’s across town, that’s perfectly fine with us.”

Several neighbors of the business also spoke at last week’s meeting. Tom Vander Schaaff, who lives close to Ryan’s new location, said he and his wife attended meetings with the Ryans, and agreed to notify the owners directly if noise becomes an issue.

“If there’s a noise problem, we’re going to call them first, and hopefully they rectify it,” Vander Schaaff said. “We also agreed to talk monthly about any recurring issues, noise or otherwise that might happen.”

Other neighbors were not as supportive of the new location.

Beverley Soule, who said she has lived in Dock Square for 29 years, voiced concerns about noise, parking, trespassing, loitering, public urination and traffic congestion.

“Historically, this site has become home to a small, quiet dining, specialty restaurant. These kinds of restaurants fit into the residential nature of the neighborhood,” Soule said. “Ryan’s proposal is for a pub with music. It is not appropriate for the residential neighborhood.”

Soule said that by approving Ryan’s application for both a liquor license and special amusement, the town is “opening a Pandora’s box of problems.”

Ryan disagreed, noting that many of the problems listed by Soule, including noise, traffic and parking problems, are already happening throughout town.

“It’s not going to take Ryan’s to bring that in,” Ryan said.

Diane Pagano, another resident in the neighborhood surrounding Ryan’s new location, said she has concerns about people becoming “confused” and driving down Cross Street, which is a one-way street.

“My concern is with people that are drinking and then going back to their cars,” Pagano said.

Pagano asked the town to update the “do not enter” signs that are currently on Cross Street.

Kennebunkport Select Board members were largely in support of granting Ryan’s a special amusement permit.

Board member David Bancroft applauded the owners of Ryan’s and the neighbors for collaborating to find a solution for their concerns.

“I want to thank the neighbors for taking the initiative here and working with Ryan’s,” Bancroft said. “I think it’s a way of the town working together to help a business that wants to relocate.”

The board voted unanimously to grant Ryan’s a special amusement permit for dinner music.

“Welcome to town,” Dykstra said.