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Council approves specific-use permit and 300-foot waiver for downtown tattoo studio
Summary
The Cleburne City Council voted 4-1 to grant a specific-use permit and waive the 300-foot separation requirement for a tattoo studio to operate within an existing downtown retail building at 209 E. Henderson St., after staff said the studio would be enclosed, appointment-only and supported by a nearby church.
The Cleburne City Council approved a specific-use permit and a waiver of the 300-foot separation requirement for a tattoo studio to operate at 209 East Henderson Street, voting 4 to 1.
City planning staff presented the request for Chez Shea Inc. Boutique, which staff described as a paramedical and cosmetic tattoo studio offering services such as breast restoration tattooing for cancer survivors, scar camouflage, permanent makeup and fine-line tattoos. The studio would operate by appointment and be confined to an enclosed room inside an existing downtown retail space, staff said.
The permit matter drew attention because the city’s code requires tattoo studios to be at least 300 feet from churches, schools, residential zoning and other tattoo studios, measured property line to property line. Staff said the nearest church is roughly 160 feet away but that the studio room is enclosed, does not front the church or the street, and is separated by a two-story building and additional right-of-way. Planning and Zoning recommended approval and a 5-0 waiver of the distance requirement at its March 24 meeting. The presentation cited a letter of support from the Reverend Cooper Wise Morlock of the nearby church.
Councilmember Blake Jones moved to approve the ordinance granting the specific-use permit and to include the waiver of the 300-foot distance requirement; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Derek Weathers. The council voted 4 to 1 to approve the permit and the waiver. The record shows the motion passed by that margin; individual roll-call votes were not specified in the public transcript.
If enforced as approved, the SUP would apply only to the enclosed studio room and not to the remainder of the retail space. Staff noted operating days would be limited to a portion of the week and that no exterior façade changes were proposed.
The council opened the public hearing on the item, received no public testimony, then closed the hearing before taking the vote. The ordinance, as approved, includes the waiver of the separation requirement; the transcript does not specify an ordinance number or an effective date.
