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Staff asks council to clarify zoning classification for tattooing and permanent makeup

5811107 · August 29, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff recommended city council direct code amendments to treat tattooing and cosmetic pigmentation consistently with state law and remove discretionary use permits to reduce enforcement confusion and support businesses.

City planning staff presented a zoning clarification on Aug. 28 asking the council to direct code amendments addressing how tattooing, permanent makeup and related cosmetic pigmentation services are classified in the municipal code.

Assistant planner Kylie Cope told commissioners that state law groups these activities under tattooing but the city code currently treats…

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