Planning commission backs code changes to allow body‑art services in downtown, lowers cap and requires state license

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — The Blue Springs Planning Commission on Monday voted to recommend changes to the city’s Unified Development Code that would permit body‑art services, including microblading and tattooing, in downtown commercial and mixed‑use buildings, lower the city’s per‑capita cap on such establishments and require proof of Missouri state licensing before a city business license is issued.

Staff said the package of changes — identified in the record as UDC T04259553 — responds to direction the City Council gave staff at a March 31 work session to increase the number of allowed providers and to add an annual proof‑of‑license requirement. "Staff reviewed the proposed UDC text amendments ... and we recommend approval," said staff member Mike, who presented the amendment to the commission.

If the…