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Belmont council denies proposal to allow tattoo and piercing studios downtown after heated public comment
Summary
After more than an hour of staff presentation, an applicant statement and dozens of public comments both supporting and opposing it, Belmont City Council voted to deny a text amendment that would have allowed tattoo and piercing establishments in the neighborhood center commercial (NCC) district subject to a special use permit.
Belmont City Council voted on Oct. 6 to deny TA 2025-03, a proposed text amendment that would have allowed tattoo parlors and body-piercing establishments in the city’s neighborhood center commercial (NCC) district, subject to special-use review.
Senior planner Rachel Brophy summarized the staff recommendation and the proposed code changes, saying the definitions for "tattoo parlor" and "body-piercing establishment" were drawn from state statutes and that the amendment would add the uses to chapter 5.6 of the land development code while requiring a special use permit (SUP) and supplemental regulations to address compatibility, design and public-health concerns. Brophy noted the applicant had circulated a petition with more than 1,000 signatures and that police and…
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