License panel approves Salon Diamante LLC liquor, beer license in Kenosha

The License and Permit Committee met June 1 in Kenosha and approved an application from Salon Diamante LLC for a new Class B beer and Class C wine-and-liquor license to take effect June 2, 2026.

Applicant Rosalia Rodriguez said she lives at 1721 50th Street and has operated at the proposed location for three years. “My name is Rosalia Rodriguez, and my address is 1721 50th Street, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140,” she told the committee, and said recent regulatory changes required her to apply for the permit.

The committee discussed the license type and whether the application covered beer as well as wine and liquor. A council member noted, “Because this is just for wine,” prompting clarification from the applicant and the chair that the application was for beer and wine/liquor as stated on the paperwork.

Chair members also raised the statutory separation rule that bars a licensed establishment if its main entrance is within 300 feet of a church, school, or hospital, but noted that the Common Council may waive that prohibition by majority. The chair told the committee the item had been deferred from the May 27 meeting and that the police department had issued no adverse recommendation.

Rodriguez described the operations at the rented church space, saying the group rents the hall for Saturdays only and that the upper-level classrooms would remain locked during church services. “We only do the hall on Saturdays,” she said. Committee members asked whether events would overlap with church services; Rodriguez replied they would not.

A council member moved to approve the application and the chair seconded. Verbal "aye" votes were recorded and the chair cast an affirmative vote; the motion carried, approving the license and any required proximity waiver by majority action.

The committee adjourned after the vote.