Title
OA#20-001: Public hearing to consider proposed amendments of Sections 2200B, 4400.B Table G and 7800.B.38 of the Zoning Ordinance to create a Body Art & Piercing Studio Use; to permit such use in the I-1 and I-2 zoning districts; to require a Specific Use Permit in C-2 and C-3 zoning districts; and to establish separation criteria from such use from certain other land uses
Description/History
On August 10, 2020, the City Council placed a moratorium on “tattoo parlors” in Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No. 2 District covering a portion of Historic Downtown Mansfield due to the proliferation of those uses in the area. Council extended the moratorium on tattoo parlors to include the entire City on September 14, 2020.
At Council’s direction, Staff has prepared amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to regulate Body Art and Piercing Studios (tattoo parlors) in Mansfield. These amendments include:
· An amendment to Section 2200.B to create a new definition for Body Art and Piercing Studio:
“5. Body Art and Piercing Studio - A place where body modification is performed, including: tattooing where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment; or piercing, the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn, or where an implant may be inserted. This definition does not include permanent makeup or micro-blading as applied in a Beauty Shop.”
· An amendment to Section 4400.B, Table G of the Permitted Use Table, to create Body Art and Piercing Studio as a permitted use in the I-1 and I-2 Districts, and allowed with a Specific Use Permit in the C-2 and C-3 Districts. The draft Table G is attached.
· An amendment to Section 7800.B to create new special conditions to require a 1000-foot separation from a Body Art and Piercing Studio and properties with a single-family residential zoning classification or sin...
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