Despite concerns from abutters and civic leaders, the Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday approved a petition from the owners of Sam Maverick’s, a new Adams Village eatery slated to open later this year, to allow outdoor dining and live late-night entertainment at the restaurant-bar.

The board’s decision gives Julien Bolger and Shawn Ahern the green light to host live entertainment, including an occasional DJ, after 10:30 p.m. Bolger and Ahern also plan to open a 60-seat patio outside the eatery, but assured the board that any live entertainment would remain inside the restaurant.

Sam Maverick’s will move into the long-vacant Hollywood Video building on the corner of Granite Avenue and Gallivan Boulevard, and will include seating for 220 inside and serve lunch, dinner, weekend brunch and a late-night menu.

It is licensed to remain open until 12 a.m.

“We’re trying to liven up the corner and remove that boxy feeling to it,” said Robert Allen, attorney for Bolger and Ahern, at the hearing.

But Eric Donovan of Granville Street, whose house directly abuts the restaurant property, voiced concern at the hearing about noise, traffic, and parking issues. Donovan, a father of three who has owned his home for over ten years, said that no direct abutters voted in favor of live entertainment at the restaurant, and he said they are “dead set” against outdoor seating.

“Restaurant, we’re fine with. Night club, we’re absolutely against,” Donovan said.

Sean Weir, president of the Cedar Grove Civic Association, said that while he supports the concept of the restaurant, he is disappointed with the outcome of the hearing. He said he hoped the board would defer the petition in order to clarify exactly what live entertainment means and address the fears of residents about late-night revelers in the neighborhood.

When the civic association approved the concept earlier this summer, Weir said it also approved plans for entertainment. But Weir said he and others presumed that would mean televisions, some music, and an occasional Sunday brunch performer.

Peggy Folan, who started a Facebook page aimed at renewing the village, said she thinks Sam Maverick’s is going to be a great addition.

“There are multiple nail and hair salons, pizza places – we don’t have any variety in the neighborhood like you’d see in Roslindale or on Center Street in West Roxbury,” said Folan.

She hopes Sam Maverick’s will promote foot traffic and restore a much-needed vibrancy to Adams Village.

The next step in the approval process is obtaining an entertainment license from the city. Ahern seemed optimistic after the hearing, but said that they would continue to work to find common ground with the neighborhood.

“We’re just trying to go through the process and be mindful of the abutters,” he said.

Weir said he plans to attend the entertainment licensing hearing in order to address the fears of Adams Village residents.

“Not everyone is totally against them, but they have to work with the neighborhood to figure this out,” he said. “I think Sam Maverick’s is a great fit for the neighborhood, I just think it needs to be a restaurant-bar and not a restaurant-club.”