Centerville planners continue debate over body art zoning; staff directed to revise definitions and return

The Centerville Planning Commission continued a work-session discussion April 23 on draft zoning changes to regulate body art facilities — a category that would cover tattooing, body piercing and related procedures — and asked staff to revise definitions and the table of permitted zones and return for further review and a subsequent public hearing.

Community Development staff summarized a review of seven nearby municipalities and county guidance and told commissioners that only a few (notably Bountiful and Layton) explicitly address tattoo or body art uses in their zoning codes. Staff recommended separating “permanent cosmetics” (procedures such as microblading that require periodic touch-ups) from body art facilities and treating the two uses differently in the zoning…