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BZA upholds zoning administrator's finding that Fine and Pico operated beyond an accessory salon use

Board of Zoning Appeals · February 5, 2026
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Summary

After testimony from the owner, counsel and neighbors, the Board of Zoning Appeals voted that the zoning administrator did not err in revoking zoning approval for an accessory wine-bar at Fine and Pico; enforcement (stop-work order and related proceedings) remains in effect while the matter proceeds.

The Board of Zoning Appeals on Feb. 5 upheld the zoning administrator's determination that the operation at Fine and Pico at 2015 10th Avenue South had grown into a separate bar use rather than remaining an accessory offering to a legally nonconforming salon.

Applicant counsel John Cooper argued the 2024 state law creating a "restricted retail" category for certain barbershops and salons allows limited alcohol sales as an accessory use (statutory criteria cited: on-site food service, no more than 20 seats for food service, alcohol sales limited to 15% of…

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