Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: ERIC LEVITT, CITY MANAGER
PREPARED BY: SIERRA LOPEZ, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO TATTOO PARLORS – CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING TO NOVEMBER 19, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SUMMARY
City Manager requests to continue public hearing for zoning code amendments pertaining to tattoo parlor regulations.
PROPOSED MOTION
Continue public hearing to the November 19, 2024 City Council meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Fullerton City Council Chambers.
Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: Sunayana Thomas, Director of Community And Economic Development
PREPARED BY: Chris Schaefer, AICP, Planning Manager
DAVID LOPEZ, SENIOR PLANNER
SUBJECT: ZONING CODE Amendments PERTAINING TO tattoo parlors – CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING TO november 19, 2024 city council meeting
SUMMARY
City Manager requests to continue public hearing for zoning code amendments pertaining to tattoo parlor regulations.
PROPOSED MOTION
Continue public hearing to the November 19, 2024 City Council meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Fullerton City Council Chambers.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
None.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
City Manager recommends continuing.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
Not applicable.
FISCAL IMPACT
This item has no General Fund impact.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Planning staff presented a report to the Planning Commission on March 13, 2024 comparing regulations in twelve cities to the Fullerton Municipal Code for establishments that sell alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption, tattoo parlors and tobacco retail stores. The Planning Commission discussed these three business types and provided guidance and recommendations including establishing separation requirements.
Planning staff presented LRP-2024-0006 to the Planning Commission on August 14, 2024 including Title 15 Zoning amendments related to tattoo parlors based Planning Commission recommendations. Staff posted the required public hearing notice and mailed notices to all registered tattoo parlor operators in Fullerton. One tattoo parlor operator (name not provided) and one member of the public spoke in support of the request (Attachment 6).
The Planning Commission approved Resolution No. PC-2024-18 by a 4 – 0 – 1 vote (Commissioner Mansuri absent) and recommended City Council approve the code amendments (Attachment 4). Staff recommends adding the following definitions to FMC Section 15.04.040: “Body Piercing”, “Permanent Cosmetics”, “Practitioner”, “Scarification” and “Tattooing.” Staff does not recommend changes to the “Tattoo Parlor” definition.
The requested FMC Section 15.55.020.E amendments include the following:
Reduce the distance or separation of a tattoo parlor to a K-12 grade school from 500 feet to 250 feet.
Text change to add “public or private” to K-12 grade school.
Remove the separation requirement between tattoo parlors (500 feet of separation between a tattoo parlor to another tattoo parlor).
Remove the separation requirement of a tattoo parlor to a residential zone (250 feet of separation).
Text change to measurement or distance of a tattoo parlor to a K-12 grade school.
Text change to add a requirement that all tattoo practitioners comply with all applicable state and county laws and licensing requirements.
This item does not propose changes to tattoo parlor licensing requirements. The City would continue to require a business license to operate a tattoo parlor in permitted zones. The City permits tattoo parlors in all commercial zones and prohibits in Office Professional (O-P), General Manufacturing (M-G) and Manufacturing Park (M-P) zones.
Environmental Review
The recommended action is exempt from further review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as the commonsense exemption covers this project that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
Attachments:
• Attachment 1 – PowerPoint Presentation
• Attachment 2 – Draft Ordinance No. XXXX
• Attachment 3 – August 14, 2024 Planning Commission Staff Report • Attachment 4 – Planning Commission Resolution No. PC-2024-18 • Attachment 5 – Summary of Proposed Amendments
• Attachment 6 – August 14, 2024 Planning Commission Minutes cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Title 15 Amendments Regarding Tattoo Parlors
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