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Commission backs allowing tattoo parlors via special land use; public hearing set
Summary
After resident requests, the commission voted to remove a downtown ban on tattoo parlors and to pursue adding tattoo parlors as a special‑use category subject to standards and potential location exclusions; commissioners directed staff to draft the amendment for a public hearing.
The Coldwater Planning Commission voted to schedule a public hearing to consider amending the zoning ordinance to remove a blanket prohibition on tattoo parlors in the C‑2 district and to add tattoo parlors as a special‑land‑use (special use) category subject to commission review and locational criteria.
Staff said residents had requested striking the specific reference to tattoo parlors from the personal‑service establishments section (section 3.10.8, b5 in the presented redline). Commissioners debated whether tattoo parlors should be permitted by right or reviewed through special land use. Several commissioners said they supported lifting the categorical ban but preferred retaining review authority through special land use so the commission could limit locations (for example, excluding US‑12 or Monroe Street) or add conditions where appropriate. One commissioner noted they would prefer to authorize the use in certain side‑street areas rather than on high‑traffic corridors.
A motion to add tattoo parlors under the special‑land‑use pathway and to set a public hearing was made and seconded; the commission approved the motion by voice vote and scheduled the public hearing for the next planning commission meeting. Staff said the proposed amendment would return after public comment with a recommended ordinance text and any location‑specific restrictions for the commission’s final recommendation to city council.
