FARMINGTON — A new restaurant and pub for downtown Farmington comes under consideration when the Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the town office.

An application to operate the Roost Pub and Wingery on the lower level at 187 Main St. has been submitted for site review by James Coleman, president of J.V.R. Hospitality Inc. of Waterville.

With two other locations near colleges in Waterville and Orono, the restaurants specialize in chicken wings, offering 14 different varieties, Coleman said Thursday at the site being cleared for the approximately 2,500-square-foot business.

The space is below Dunkin’ Donuts and the Summit Faith Community church in the commercial building owned by Fairview Housing LLC.

Years ago it was used as part of the Morton Motor Co.’s garage business. A grocery store, last known as Don’s AG, operated above it. Now empty, a crew from Farmington Quality Builders was working Thursday to clear the high-ceiling space in preparation for the new restaurant and pub.

Along with the chicken wings, pub fare, burgers and beverages, Coleman said the restaurants offer a full menu with healthier options including salads and hummus. He plans to open for lunch and close at midnight or later on some nights, he said.

He is targeting the end of January for an opening date and speculates hiring about 20 to 30 employees, he said. A restaurant manager will soon be hired and will handle those details, he added.

The restaurant will be accessed from the lower-level parking area behind the building or from a stairway starting at street level, according to the application.

A proposed stairway from Front Street would connect the back side of the building to cinema entertainment and sporting events at Prescott Field, off Front Street, Code Enforcement Officer Steve Kaiser said.

The board will also continue its review of a housing subdivision application from Thomas and Janice Daku for Hardy Brook Subdivision, a seven-lot residential subdivision near Knowlton Corner and Webster Roads.

The board started the application review during their meeting last month but tabled any action pending an archaeological evaluation, Kaiser said. The report is needed for a sign-off from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. There doesn’t appear to be any significant find on the property, but the Dakus need to provide the report before the board can finish the application process, he said.

Richard Joseph, who operates RJ’s Hot Dogs on the Wilton Road next to Sandy River Realty, has also submitted an application to use a building at the site, previously approved for use for storage, as a space for service, he said.

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