From
Chris Hartmann
Title
Discussion of proposed amendments to Unified Development Code to revise and establish regulations on Tattoo and Piercing Studios.
Presenter
David P. Jones, AICP, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
In response to recent interest by tattoo studio operators, staff has prepared a draft ordinance updating the city's existing tattoo regulations. Currently, tattoo studios are allowed only by SUP in the industrial districts or in form of permanent cosmectics as an ancillary personal service use.
The proposed ordinance would expand tattoo studios to commercial districts, including the Central Area. In order to prevent proliferation or congregation of these uses, the ordinance would institute distance limitations similar to those put in place for alcoholic beverage service. The ordinance would prohibit loitering, would require all studios to close by midnight, and would require that operators obtain yearly continuing education in sanitary practices and CPR.
The ordinance would also establish procedures for curing violations through a two-step administrative and Council review process. Because the use would only be authorized by SUP, Council would have the ultimate authority to revoke the permit.
These regulations would also apply to body piercing studios, which include any piercing other than ears. Proposed regulations would appear in Articles 11 and 30 of the Unified Development Code and appear in their entirety below:
Tattoo and Body Piercing Studio: A facility licensed under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of State Health Services, in which one or more artists engage in the practice of producing an indelible mark or figure on the human body by scarring or inserting pigments under the skin using needles, scalpels, or other related equipment or body piercing (i.e., the practice of creating an opening in a person's body, other than the individual's earlobe, to insert jewelry or another decoration). Th...
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