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Board allows Heart City Social Club tattoo studio in downtown Elkhart with limits on artists

Elkhart City Board of Zoning Appeals · January 9, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a use variance to permit 'Heart City Social Club' at 700 S. Main, contingent on floor-plan restrictions limiting tattooing to one chair/artist at a time in the approved area and adherence to Indiana Department of Health rules.

The Elkhart Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 8 approved a use variance for Espar Holdings LLC to operate a tattoo studio called Heart City Social Club at 700 South Main.

Applicants Nicholas and Rebecca Green described the proposed business as a high-end, community-oriented tattoo studio that will operate indoors and follow industry health standards. Rebecca Green said the studio…

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