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Staff proposes zoning text amendments for tattoo parlors, EV charging and small-scale production; health department raises concerns about home‑based personal‑t
Summary
Planning staff recommended zoning text amendments to allow tattoo parlors by right in several non‑downtown commercial/industrial districts, add siting and spacing rules for public EV charging stations, and expand where small-scale production with on-site sales can operate, while the health department requested more review of home‑based personal‑care uses.
Planning staff outlined a package of zoning text amendments that would change where several uses are allowed and add performance standards.
On tattoo parlors, staff said the proposal would allow tattoo establishments by right in community commercial (CC), regional commercial (RC), light industrial, and the 20th Street/Colley Avenue and Riverview PCOs; staff removed proposed permissions for most downtown districts after the Downtown Norfolk civic organization expressed opposition. Staff said the Ghent Business Association, Riverview Business Association and Downtown Norfolk Council provided input; the Downtown Norfolk civic group…
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