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Licenses & Permits committee maintains dozens of licenses, defers several after applicant hearings
Summary
The Kenosha Licenses & Permits Committee approved several license maintenances and transfers, deferred multiple applications pending additional documentation or amended applications, and recommended denial where statutory requirements were unmet.
The Kenosha Licenses & Permits Committee on Oct. 27 voted on a series of operator, cabaret and liquor-license requests, approving a number of temporary maintenance extensions and transfers while deferring or recommending denial for others.
The panel approved routine items including daily cabaret permits for CCIA Pump Management and the GFWC Women’s Club for Nov. 8, and granted temporary maintenance extensions for multiple Class B licenses for 180 days to allow owners to pursue reconstruction or other work. The committee also approved a transfer of a liquor license and an outdoor extension for a separate business but deferred its request for a probationary cabaret to allow the applicant to clarify hours and on-site management.
Why it matters: the committee’s actions preserve existing licenses while giving owners and applicants a window to resolve building, insurance or documentation issues. For neighborhood-sensitive requests, such as packaged alcohol sales, the committee explicitly sought amendments to applications to reduce potential impacts.
Key outcomes at a glance:
• Item 1 — New operator licenses: Committee concurred with counsel’s recommendation to grant subject to demerit/merit points adjustments.
• Item 7 — Empezinos Pizzeria (yearly cabaret): Deferred to Nov. 10 because the applicant did not appear; the business’s six-month probationary period expires Nov. 20.
• Item 8 — CCIA Pump Management (daily cabaret, 11/8): Approved.
• Item 9 — GFWC Women’s Club (daily cabaret, 11/8): Approved.
• Item 10 — Interstate Lone Wolf LLC (maintain Class B): Committee voted to maintain the license for 180 days while the owner pursues a demolition permit and reconstruction; transfer would be considered later if the site is reconstructed.
• Item 11 — 5k events dot org LLC: Approved a 180-day license maintenance extension.
• Item 12 — Kelly McKinnon (maintain Class B): Approved 180-day maintenance while structural repairs proceed.
• Item 13 — Yash Force Bar LLC: Transfer (13a) and permanent outdoor extension (13c) recommended to council; temporary/probationary cabaret (13b) deferred so the applicant can amend hours and provide additional operational detail.
• Items 2, 5 and 6 — Operator applications for LaToya Brantley, Daniel Franks and Tino Weiland: Committee concurred with city attorney recommendations to deny (applicants not present or counsel recommended denial based on records/false application).
What’s next: Deferred items were typically scheduled for the committee’s next meeting on Nov. 10, with some applicants instructed to submit documentation to the city clerk by Nov. 5. Items recommended for denial were referred to full council as the committee’s formal recommendation.
