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Staff seeks direction on zoning and smoking‑ordinance changes for tattoo studios, cigar and hookah lounges
Summary
City planning staff asked commissioners for direction on zoning-code changes to allow tattoo studios by Special Use Permit in certain commercial corridors and to amend the smoking ordinance to permit cigar and hookah lounges under strict ventilation and SUP conditions.
City staff asked commissioners for direction on proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance (item 30‑80) and the city’s smoking regulations (Chapter 7‑10) to address several recurring business inquiries: tattoo studios, hookah lounges and cigar lounges.
Staff said the current zoning code effectively prevents tattoo studios from locating in the city because the ordinance only allows them in a commercial/industrial zoning category (BC/heavy commercial) that does not exist in Terrell. Staff proposed allowing tattoo studios by Special Use Permit (SUP) in highway corridor and commercial zones so that…
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