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Council Minutes of 4/17/2007 comment should be made about the business that North Olmsted Nissan conducts and their neighboring residents. The resident who attended the committee meeting, while being concerned about the five trees being planted, complimented North Olmsted Nissan in that they are good neighbors. They are attentive to issues such as noise, debris, lights; and he appreciated their concern. Consistent with that, Nissan also indicated that, if five trees were not enough to do the job adequately, they were open and willing to plant additional trees. The committee felt the parties would be able to work it out, and they did. 3. Tattoo Faction, a like and similar use determination to permit body piercing. The establishment opened last fall just to the west of Barton Road and currently serves as a facility that offers tattoos. It wishes to add piercing through the addition of staff. The Planning & Design Commission unanimously recommended approval of the operation. Chris Bosworth, an inspector from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health and a North Olmsted resident, advised that this was one of the top two facilities in the county in terms of cleanliness and operation. He further advised that it provided a clean and safe environment for individuals to receive piercings with licensed technicians under scrutiny. He expressed concern about the prevalence of what he referred to as piercing parties, or otherwise underground establishments that present significant health risks to individuals of all ages including the young and underaged. He believed that this was a good operation in the community. Operator Mr. Wulff advised of his commitment to running a clean operation and his desire to ensure that he is not a burden upon his neighbors, with whom he described as having a fairly good relationship. He intends to bring in a technician from Miami whom he has worked with in the past. He correctly pointed out that body piercing currently takes place in the retail district at locations like the Piercing Pagoda. The North Olmsted Police Dept. advised that, with the exception of a car with keys locked inside, there have been no police call outs at this facility since last fall. The committee recommended by a vote of 3-0 that the like and similar use determination be approved. Councilman Gareau made a motion to approve the like and similar use determination for Tattoo Faction. The motion was seconded by Councilman Orlowski. Roll call: Gareau, yes; Orlowski, yes; Miller, no, with comment. When this business originally came forward, he voted against it because he felt that these events should be done by appointment to allow a cooling off period so that decisions that last as permanent as these do would not be made on the spur of the moment. He continues to feel that way. Roll call continued: Jones, yes, with comment. After hearing the report from the County Board of Health, her concerns were addressed. She has not heard any resident complaints from Ward III. Roll call continued: Tallon, yes; Barker, yes, with comment. Mirroring Mrs. Jones' comments, he also has to agree with the report from the County Board of Health. It helped sway his vote to yes. The motion passed with five yes votes and one no vote. 6