1180.01 Definitions.
1180.02 Location requirements.
1180.03 Tattoo and body piercing business as conditional use; permit required.
1180.04 Permit requirements.
1180.05 Establishment requirements.
1180.06 Keeping of records.
1180.07 Disposal.
1180.08 Certificate of inspection, renewal, annual inspection.
1180.09 Limitations on persons.
1180.99 Penalty.
As used in this Chapter 1180:
(a) “Board of Health" means the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.
(b) "Body pierce", "body pierced", or "body piercing" refer to any method of invasive penetration of the skin for decorative purposes, including ear piercing except when the ear-piercing procedure is performed with an ear-piercing gun.
(c) "Building Commissioner" shall mean the administrative official charged with the duty of administering the regulations of this Chapter, which promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Lyndhurst.
(d) "Business" means any entity that provides tattoo and/or body piercing services.
(e) "Certificate of Inspection" shall mean written approval from the Building Commissioner, or his authorized representative, that said tattooing and/or body piercing establishment has been inspected and meets all of the terms of this Chapter.
(f) "Conditional Use Permit" shall mean a Permit approved by Council pursuant to Chapter 1156 of these Codified Ordinances.
(g) "Ear piercing gun" means a mechanical device that pierces the ear by forcing a disposable single-use stud or solid needle through the ear.
(h) "Health Officer" shall mean a duly authorized employee of the Division of Environmental Health for the Cuyahoga County Health Department.
(i) "Operator" shall mean any individual, firm, company, corporation or association that owns or operates an establishment where tattooing and/or body piercing is performed, and/or any individual who performs or practices the art of tattooing and/or body piercing on the person of another.
(j) "Tattoo", "tattooed", or "tattooing" refer to any method of placing designs, letters, scrolls, figures, symbols, or any other marks upon or under the skin with ink or any other substance resulting in the coloration of the skin by the aid of needles and/or any other instruments designed to touch or puncture the skin.
(k) “Tattoo parlor and/or body piercing establishment" means the location wherein tattooing and/or body piercing is performed.
(Ord. 2023-17. Passed 4-3-23.)
The location for a tattoo parlor or body piercing establishment shall be governed by the following provisions:
(a) Separation. No such use shall be established within one thousand feet (1,000) feet of a day care center, kindergarten, elementary or secondary school, public library, church, outdoor or indoor playground, public or nonprofit recreation center or community center, and shall have a minimum set back of one hundred fifty feet (150.)
(b) Spacing. No such use shall be established within five hundred (500) feet of another such use.
(c) Appeals. The Board of Zoning Appeals may recommend approval of an application which does not meet the regulations of this Section if, after public notice and hearing, the Board determines that the proposed use, by virtue of its nature and location, will not adversely affect nearby residential areas or other protected uses listed in subsection (a) of this section. The Board may impose any conditions deemed necessary to prevent potential adverse impacts. Council shall make the final determination of such appeal.
(d) Loitering Prohibited. No person shall be permitted to loiter in or around the establishment subject to Lyndhurst Codified Ordinance Section 648.18
(Ord. 2023-17. Passed 4-3-23.)
A tattoo and/or body piercing business is hereby classified as a conditional use which may be permitted in all Community Business Districts in accordance with the corresponding standards and requirements of the Planning and Zoning Code. A Conditional Use Permit issued pursuant to Chapter 1156 of these Codified Ordinances shall be required in order to operate a tattoo parlor and/or body piercing business; said permit shall be effective for one (1) year, and said permit shall be automatically voided by operation of law without further notice or hearing upon the sale or transfer of the real property upon which the tattoo parlor and/or body piercing business is located. In submitting an application for a Conditional Use Permit, and with every re-application, the applicant shall provide to the Planning Commission a floor plan illustrating the proposed operation, a site plan indicating all on-site improvements, if any, and any additional information as required by the Planning Commission. Notification of the request for the Conditional Use Permit shall be given by the Secretary of the Planning Commission to all record title holders of real property lying within 500 feet of the property line of the parcel upon which the conditional use is requested. Said notice shall be by first class mail, postage prepaid.
(Ord. 2023-17. Passed 4-3-23.)
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