34-2022 - Enact 1161.03 (AA) Cosmetic Tattooing

Home Browse Search

Placed on 1st reading & referred to HPD & PC 10/3/22; 2nd reading 10/17/22. Recommended for adoption by PC 11/3/22 Baker, Bullock, Kepple, Litten, ORDINANCE NO. 34-2022 BY: Marx, Rader, Shachner AN ORDINANCE enacting new Subsection 1161.03(AA) of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances to include and distinguish medical and cosmetic tattooing as a conditional use in commercial zones. WHEREAS, cosmetic tattooing is semi -permanent and is provided already in many salons; and WHEREAS, medical tattooing, while permanent, is distinguished from traditional tattooing in that it is used to correct an existing medically diagnosed skin condition or one that has resulted from surgery; and WHEREAS, Lakewood's Code does not distinguish between traditional body art establishments, medical tattooing and cosmetic tattooing; and WHEREAS, medical and cosmetic tattooing do not have the same impact on surrounding properties as traditional body art establishments in that they are located in traditional medical or salon settings and provide these services as a secondary use; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That new Subsection 1161.03(AA), Cosmetic and Medical Tattoo Establishments, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, is hereby enacted to read as follows: (AA) COSMETIC AND MEDICAL TATTOO ESTABLISHMENTS. (1) Cosmetic Tattoo Establishment is defined as a commercial business that uses tattooing techniques to provide semi -permanent cosmetics, microblading, micropigmentation, and similar personal care services and includes but is not limited to the practice of placing ink or other pigment into the skin or mucosa by the aid of needles or any other instrument used to puncture the skin for the purpose of permanent cosmetic restoration or enhancement of the epidermis for re -pigmentation. The use is also commonly known as dermal implantation, microstroking, eyebrow embroidery, and long-time/long-lasting makeup. (2) Medical Tattoo Establishment is defined as a commercial business that uses tattooing techniques to restore existing medically diagnosed skin conditions or a condition resulting in surgery including but not limited to restoring the original skin color by tattooing an area to correct skin pigmentation, to conceal scarring, to correct a tissue alteration such as a lip damaged by a cleft lip, or to reconstruct a mammary areola amputated as a result of a mastectomy. (3) Cosmetic Tattooing and Medical Tattooing do not include other forms of body art such as body piercing or the adornment of the body with letters, images, drawings, or other illustrations and or other illustrations. (4) In a Cl Office, C2 Retail or C3 General Business District a cosmetic tattoo establishment or medical tattoo establishment, as defined by this section, may be a conditionally permitted use provided that: