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Cheyenne council advances home-occupation changes after debate over body art, employees and parking
Summary
The Cheyenne City Council approved on second reading a Unified Development Code amendment updating permitted home-occupation uses, after debate over whether body-art and animal-grooming services may operate from residences and whether nonresident employees should be allowed.
The Cheyenne City Council approved on second reading a Unified Development Code amendment updating definitions and permitted uses for home occupations, moving the ordinance forward after extended debate over substitute drafts that differ on whether nonresident employees can work in home businesses and whether tattooing and body piercing should be allowed in homes.
The amendment, approved on second reading with Councilmembers Merrick Layborn and Doctor Rennie voting no, removes certain outdated terms (including "massage parlor," per the substitute language) and clarifies that animal grooming, body art and piercing can be treated as home occupations subject to conditions in the UDC and applicable public-health rules.
The issue drew several council members into a substantive discussion about…
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