Tattoo Shop Zoning Laws. A decision is expected at the June 3 meeting of the borough zoning board. In most states you first will need to investigate what legal requirements need to be satisfied to become a duly licensed tattoo artist or whether you are required to obtain local and State approvals or permits to open a tattoo and body piercing shop.
Gatlinburg elevates pawnshops a notch or two above tattoo parlors and body piercing establishments by allowing them in C-2 districts without any distance regulations from schools churches or residential areas. They may not be licensed 5 No zoning statute related to tattooing businesses. R-1 Low Density Residential R-2 Medium Density Residential B-1 General Business District B-2 Neighborhood Business District and M-1 Light Industrial District.
A The executive commissioner by rule shall establish sanitation requirements for tattoo and body piercing studios and any other necessary requirements relating to the building or part of the building in which a tattoo or body piercing studio is located.
If the bill is passed and becomes city ordinance at the April 26 council meeting tattoo parlors would be allowed in Commercial-Industrial and Industrial zoning districts and by means of a special. In 2011 pain clinics joined other Tennessee businesses subject to heavy state regulation. Medical marijuana dispensaries pawnbrokers and casino halls are also banned from commercial use under Township zoning bylaws. R-1 Low Density Residential R-2 Medium Density Residential B-1 General Business District B-2 Neighborhood Business District and M-1 Light Industrial District.