(A) Upon receipt of a complete application, all supplemental required information, and payment of all required fees, the city's community development director shall refer the application to all appropriate city agencies including building, planning, police and fire departments. The departments shall review the application, and where necessary, the proposed location of the tattoo establishment or body art establishment may be inspected. The community development director may request any further information which is reasonably related to the licensing requirement of this chapter. Based on this review, the community development director shall grant or deny the tattoo establishment or body art establishment license.
(B) The community development director shall grant a tattoo establishment or body art establishment license where it finds that the establishment, maintenance or operation of the tattoo establishment or body art establishment, under the circumstances of the particular case, will not be detrimental to the health, safety, and general welfare of persons residing or working in the neighborhood or area of the tattoo establishment or body art establishment or will not be detrimental or injurious to property and improvements in the neighborhood or area or to the general welfare of the city.
(C) If the community development director, following investigation of the applicant, determines that the applicant does not fulfill the requirements set forth in this chapter, the community development director shall deny the application by written notice sent via U.S. mail. Following the denial or revocation of a tattoo establishment or body art establishment license, no application for a tattoo establishment or body art establishment may be filed by such applicant, at the same or substantially the same location for at least one year following the date of such denial or revocation.
(Ord. 2015-001, passed 2-24-15)