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Kokomo BZA approves special exception for tattoo and piercing services at Lotus House Salon
Summary
The Kokomo City Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved a special exception allowing tattooing and piercing to operate within Lotus House Salon at 1735 South Dixon Road after finding the use meets health and zoning standards.
The Kokomo City Board of Zoning Appeals on an unaniminous voice vote approved a special exception allowing tattooing and piercing services to operate inside Lotus House Salon at 1735 South Dixon Road.
Petitioner Richard Buccieri told the board the proposal "will not be injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community" and said the salon has operated at the site under current ownership since 2019 with no complaints. Planning staff told the board the salon’s tattoo and piercing services are governed by health department sanitation rules and that the business met standards for parking, setbacks and other development requirements.
Board members discussed that the approval applies only to the current owner; a new owner would need to return to the board for consideration. No members of the audience raised objections during the hearing. After a motion to approve the case and to adopt the petitioner’s findings as the board’s findings, the board voted in favor and the chair declared the motion passed.
The special exception permits tattooing and piercing services within the existing salon structure; no new construction is proposed. Staff noted the tattoo and piercing operations will remain subject to health-department inspections and standards as a condition of operation.
The board reminded petitioners that three votes are required for approval or denial when a full five-member panel is present; four members heard tonight’s cases and the vote on this item was unanimous among those present.
