NORWAY – The Planning Board approved two home businesses at its meeting Thursday, both a bit out of the ordinary.

Dawn Ginn was on the agenda seeking permission to have a floral shop in her Pikes Hill Road home. Her husband, Fred, addressed the board, though, with something a little different than a simple flower shop.

He said his wife would like to sell flowers and crafts, but “it’ll be a diverse business, because I’d like to get into firearms and militaria.”

Ginn explained that militaria would include army surplus items. His wife’s portion of the business would have a 12- by 40-foot section of the couple’s barn. His part would be about 12 feet square.

Dawn Ginn already runs a wedding consultation business out of their home. The move to the barn would allow her business to expand.

Board member Maureen Birtic expressed some concern. “I think the floral/craft aspect is reasonably benign, reasonably well-suited,” she said. “The firearms aspect raises some questions.”

Fred Ginn explained that a federal firearms license includes strict rules about the sale of firearms.

Birtic asked if Ginn has a firearms license, and he answered that he had one about 10 years ago, but let it lapse. He would like to get one again, though.

Firearms would be stored in a secure area of the barn, Ginn said. He added that the federal government “takes a dim view” of retailers losing firearms. “That would be something we’d make every effort not to have happen,” he said.

The board voted unanimously to consider the venture a combined home business, giving the Ginns a green light to sell flowers and firearms out of their barn.

In other business, the board approved Tara and Brian Shepherd’s application for a pet crematorium in their barn on Thomas Hill Road. A Florida-based company will install the incinerator, which can handle an animal weighing up to 175 pounds.