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or more before they are finalized. Although there is no liquor establishment in the plaza now that does not mean that there couldn't be later and the commission should be aware of that. Mr. Mahoney questioned if the owner was a licensed tattoo artist and where he currently worlced. Mr. Wulff indicated that he currently worked at 252 Tattoos in Columbia Station. He has been a tattoo artist for 15 years and has worked at many shops. When he decided to open his own shop he conducted a business analysis over a 6 month period and found that the majority of his clients are from North Olmsted and Parma. Currently clientele from this area have to travel outside the area to receive their tattoos. Mr. Cotner questioned if the Columbia Station shop had ever received citations or police calls. Mr. Wulff indicated that tattoo artists do not tattoo someone under the influence as those under the influence do not do well and sitting for a tattoo takes a lot of self control and often takes a few hours and require more than one sitting. Mr. Cotner questioned if the shop would include piercing. Mr. Wulff reviewed that his artists are only tattoo artists and do not do piercing. Mrs. Meredith aslced if piercing was added later would it be a permitted use as well. Mr. O'Malley recommended the commission place the condition that the applicant would have to reapply for a determination of similar use if he ever wanted to add body piercing to his shop. Mr. Yager compared the uses of plastic surgery and hair solons, both of which are permitted uses under section 1139 to tattooing which involves the use of needles and coloring agents and each are regulated by county health department. He suggested that it could also be similar to dentists and other small medical procedures. Mr. Malone felt that receiving a tattoo was no different from coloring your hair, piercing your ears, or other self expressing things of that nature offered in the malls. Mrs. Meredith disagreed that tattooing would be a medical procedure just because it is regulated by the health department as the health department regulates restaurants as well. Mr. Hayden, representing the plaza owner, voiced that he was in support of the application and felt that there are existing stigmatisms associated with tattoo parlors which is unfortunate. He has spoken to other tenants within the plaza and they have no objections. Mr. Mahoney said the commission should address the four standards of 1123.10. In reviewing the section, the Commission found that the use met the four standards. M. Mahoney moved that Wulff Tattoo Studio of 30584 & 30586 Lorain Road is found to be a similar use in the General Retail Business District with the following findings in accordanee to section 1123.10: (a) This use is not listed in any other classification of permitted buildings or uses. (b) This use is more appropriate and conforms to the basic characteristics of the district in which it is to be located than in any other district. (c) This use does not create dangers to health and safety, and does not create offensive noise, vibration, dust, heat, smoke, odor, glare or other objectionable influences to an extent greater than normally resulting from other uses permittecl in the same district. (d) This use does not create traffic to a greater extent than the other uses permitted in the same district. The Commission added the condition that if the applicant chooses at a later date to offer body piercing at this location he would have to reapply to the Planning & Design Commission for a determination of similar use. M. Meredith seconded the motion. Roll call: J. Cotner, G. 1VIalone, M. Mahoney, M. Meredith - yes; R. Bohlmann, M. Yager - no. Motion Approved 5