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Michigan City BZA approves variances for tattoo studio at 3515 Franklin St.
Summary
The Michigan City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a development standards variance and a special exception use allowing Jacqueline Scarborough to operate a tattoo establishment at 3515 Franklin Street Building A1, subject to conditions including hours of operation not later than 10 p.m.
The Michigan City Board of Zoning Appeals on Feb. 11 approved a development standards variance and a special exception use allowing a tattoo establishment at 3515 Franklin Street Building A1.
The board voted unanimously to approve both petitions associated with B-107-24, clearing the way for petitioner Jacqueline Scarborough to convert a previously used hair salon space into a tattoo studio, subject to conditions in the planning department report, including a requirement that the business not operate past 10 p.m.
The approvals matter because the property sits within 100 feet of residential districts on both the east and west sides, and the city zoning ordinance requires a special exception for tattoo establishments plus a variance when the 100-foot separation is not met.
Sylvia Martin, planning department staff, presented the planning report and the department's recommendation for approval. Martin said the site is zoned B-2 (General Commercial) but the property sits within the ordinance's 100-foot distance requirement to residential districts. The planning report noted the petitioner requests a…
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