VASSALBORO -- Topless waitresses dancing to the music of a disc jockey, and serving coffee and doughnuts to customers, from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day.

That's what Donald Crabtree is now proposing for his Grand View Topless Coffee Shop on Route 3.

Tuesday night, Crabtree met with members of the Planning Board for a pre-application conference, attended by just a handful of residents who asked a couple of questions. He proposes to extend his hours of operation, add parking in the back of the property for employees and have his waitresses dance around the booths to music -- all without needing a new permit from the town.

"I'm not asking to change it -- just to add, keep it still a coffee shop," Crabtree said. "No alcohol involved at all."

Grand View is on Route 3 and features topless waitresses and waiters serving coffee and doughnuts. Now, its hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Crabtree's proposal aims to walk a fine line: He wants to expand his existing business to as close to a strip club as possible without requiring a new permit. That's because voters at town meeting on Monday will consider an ordinance proposal to regulate where, when and how "sexually oriented businesses" may operate in town.

The proposed ordinance includes restrictions such as a prohibition against serving alcohol and limiting hours of operation from 8 a.m. to midnight, among other conditions.

If approved, the ordinance would take effect immediately. It would not apply to Crabtree's existing coffee shop, but it would if he needed a new permit.

Members of the Planning Board said Tuesday that Crabtree's request for extended hours and parking for employees would be an extension of his existing approval and would not require a new permit.

"We agree it's not a change of use, so there's no way we can apply the ordinance, whether it's passed or not," said board member Douglas Phillips.

Allowing his topless waitresses to dance, however, is another matter.

The Planning Board must decide whether allowing dancing would constitute a change of use in the business.

If it is not deemed a change, and simply an additional approval to his permitted coffee shop, then Crabtree would not need a new permit.

Planning Board members said they would need to consult with either the town attorney or an attorney for the Maine Municipal Association on that question.

"We haven't decided on that yet," said Virginia Brackett, chairwoman of the Planning Board. "It requires some thinking."

The Planning Board is scheduled to next meet July 14, when it will review Crabtree's proposals and consider issues such as whether longer hours of operation would be a disruption to neighbors.

Crabtree must notify his four abutting landowners about proposal, the board said.