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Tattoo and body piercing in C3 zone

Amends Appendix A of the Orem City Code to permit tattoo and body piercing in the C3 zone only when accessory to a beauty shop. Requested by Indie Studio Suites; approved 4-3 on Feb. 8, 2022.

Approved

Type
Code change
Location
C3 zones, Orem
Applicant
Indie Studio Suites, LLC
  1. Feb 8, 2022City Council: Ordinance: tattoos and body piercing in the C3 zone (Land Use Code 6232)
  2. Jan 25, 2022City Council: Tattoos and body piercing in the C3 zone (work session)

In brief

Tattoo and body piercing in C3 zone appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of January 25, 2022 to the City Council meeting of February 8, 2022.

On record, it was approved with conditions once.

The most recent decision was approved with conditions (3-3) at the City Council meeting of February 8, 2022, with Council Member LaNae Millet, Council Member Terry Peterson, Council Member David Spencer voting no.

Follow the money and project delivery

Tattoo and body piercing in C3 zone

Approved

  1. Council action

    Approved with conditions: Ordinance: tattoos and body piercing in the C3 zone (Land Use Code 6232) · Approved minutes Record → · Feb. 8, 2022

  2. Money in the record

    No itemized amount linked in the records collected.

  3. Signed agreement and payments

    Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.

  4. Work and operating costs

    Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →

Every hearing and vote

  1. February 8, 2022 · City Council

    Ordinance: tattoos and body piercing in the C3 zone (Land Use Code 6232)

    Approved with conditions · 3-3 among council members

    Indie Studio Suites asked to offer small, semi-permanent tattoos; the Planning Commission recommended the change. Council Members Lauret, Peterson and Millet said Orem has enough tattoo businesses or that C3 is a buffer near neighborhoods. Macdonald supported the Planning Commission. Staff suggested limiting the use as an accessory. The motion allowed the use in C3 only when accessory to the primary use of a beauty shop. One resident at the hearing said C3 should remain a buffer.

    • Condition: only when accessory to a beauty shop

    Moved by Council Member Tom Macdonald, seconded by Council Member Debby Lauret. Vote: 3-3; Council Member LaNae Millet, Council Member Terry Peterson, Council Member David Spencer voted no

  2. January 25, 2022 · City Council

    Tattoos and body piercing in the C3 zone (work session)

    Discussed

    Planning Division Manager Jason Bench introduced a request by Indie Studio Suites, LLC to allow tattoo and body piercing businesses in the C3 zone. The council discussed where tattoo businesses are located and the differences between C2 and C3.