12 - SUP Tattoo Studio - 130 N MainM, emorandum
Agenda Item 12
TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem and City Council
Grayson Path, City Manager
FROM: Duke McGee, Building Official, Assistant Director Community Development
SUBJECT: Conduct a public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of
Riley Dewitt on behalf of Jason and Whitney Boehlar for a Specific Use Permit -
Tattoo Studio in the Central Area District (CA), City of Paris, Block 11, Lot 7,
LCAD 13685, located at 130 N Main St.
MTG. DATE: March 25, 2024
BACKGROUND
The applicant proposes to expand their existing hair salon and permanent make-up business to include
tattooing. Interior building space layouts and drawing are attached with the applicant's submitted
application for this project
ANALYSIS
Section 12-100 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that "The City Council of the City of Paris,
Texas, after public hearing and proper notice to all parties affected and after recommendations
by the Planning and Zoning Commission may authorize the issuance of specific use permits
for the following types of uses in the following districts:
(56) Tattoo Shop and Body Piercing Shop in the GR, CA, and PD districts
Section 12-101 further requires that: "The city staff shall review and recommend said Special
Use Permit request and the Planning and Zoning Commission in considering and determining
its recommendation and the City Council on any requestfor a Specific Use Permit shall require
from the applicant Site plans and supportive plans, information, operating data and expert
evaluation concerning the location, function and characteristics of any building or use
proposed. The City Council may, in the interest of the public welfare and to assure compliance
with this ordinance, establish conditions of operation, location, arrangement and construction
of any use for which a permit is authorized In authorizing the location of any of the uses listed
as Specific Use . Permits, the City Council may impose such development standards and
safeguards as the conditions and location indicate important to the welfare and protection of
adjacent propertyfrom excessive noise, vibration, dust, dirt, smoke, fumes, gas, odor, explosion,
glare, offensive view or other undesirable or hazardous condition. "
INPUTS
No inputs have been received to date
P & Z RECOMMENDATION
P&Z Voted 6-0 to approve the SUP for a Day Care facility with conditions
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the (SUP) in the Central Area District (CA) for an expansion of
services to include tattooing, subject to the following conditions:
1. Update Certificate of Occupancy to include Tattoos.
2. The business owner shall comply with all required Federal, State and Local laws.
3. The SUP shall terminate upon the vacation of the premises and discontinuance of the use at
this location.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, SO AS TO ALLOW A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT
(SUP) FOR TATTOO SHOP IN THE CENTRAL AREA DISTRICT (CA) FOR
CITY OF PARIS BLOCK 11, LOT 7, LCAD NO. 13685, LOCATED AT 130 N.
MAIN STREET; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission received a request for an
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Paris for a specific use permit (SUP) for a
Tattoo Shop in the Central Area (CA) zoning district for City of Paris Block 11, Lot 7, LCAD
No. 13685, located at 130 N. Main Street; and,
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2024, following notice and publication as required by law,
the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed
amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance for an SUP for a Tattoo Shop in the Central Area
District (CA), and, following said hearing, made formal recommendation to the City Council
to approve the requested specific use permit subject to the following conditions:
1. Update Certificate of Occupancy to include Tattoo Shop.
2. The business owner shall comply with all required federal, state, and local
laws.
3. The SUP shall terminate upon the vacation of the premises and
discontinuance of the use at this location.
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2024, following notice and publication as required by law,
the City Council of the City of Paris conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendment
to the City Zoning Ordinance, and having considered the recommendations of the Planning
and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced at said public hearing,
found and determined that approving the aforesaid specific use permit with the stated
conditions would be consistent with the Comprehensive Future Land Use Plan of the City of
Paris, consistent with the City Zoning Ordinance, and in the best interests of the public health,
safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Paris by a vote of ayes and nays.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in
all things approved.
Section 2. That the Official Zoning Map of the City of Paris, Texas and Zoning
Ordinance No. 1710 of the City of Paris as heretofore amended is hereby further amended to
allow a specific use permit for a Tattoo Shop in the Central Area (CA) zoning district for Cityof
Paris Block 11, Lot 7, LCAD No. 13657, located at 130 N. Main Street, subject to the following
conditions:
1. Update Certificate of Occupancy to include Tattoo Shop.
2. The business owner shall comply with all required federal, state, and local
laws.
3. The SUP shall terminate upon the vacation of the premises and
discontinuance of the use at this location.
Section 3. That the Chief Building Official of the City of Paris be, and he is hereby,
directed to change the Official Zoning Map of the City of Paris, Texas to reflect the changes
set forth in this ordinance.
Section 4. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the
ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall
remain in full force and effect.
Section S. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the
enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending
under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any
penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section
or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance.
Section 6. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this
ordinance and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or
partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the
validity of any other portion of this ordinance.
Section 7. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty
of a Misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine in accordance with
provisions of Sec. 1.01.009 of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and every day's
continuance of any violation of the above -enumerated sections shall constitute and be
deemed a separate offense.
Section 8. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 25th day of March, 2024, by the City Council of the
City of Paris, in regular session, following notice and publication as required by law..
Reginald B. Hughes, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney