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Hearing on Tattoos, Body Peircing Set for Tuesday
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| By: Michael Smith |
September 04, 2004 |
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Loris residents will have a chance to voice their opinions on tattoo parlors, body piercing studios and adult entertainment next week.
City Council will hold a public hearing on those subjects Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m.
After the hearing, council members will consider a series of zoning ordinances designed to limit the businesses' proliferation.
A first reading is likely. Two readings are required for passage.
"There are several ordinances the city is looking at," City Administrator David Mobley has said. "They're model ordinances, though we'll probably restrict [the businesses] to medical and industrial areas."
Ordinances relating to tattoo and body piercing establishments became necessary after recent state laws permitting their existence.
Most recently, tattoo parlors were legalized following the state's perennial ban.
The legalization of tattooing has prompted county and city governments to provide for their zoning.
Governments have generally limited both businesses to medical facilities, while adult entertainment for the most part has been confined to industrial districts.
The same will be true for Loris, where a myriad of zoning guidelines have been proposed.
According to the draft ordinances, tattoo and body piercing businesses could only exist in the Health Care (HC) zoning district.
Under the zoning, the businesses couldn't exist as freestanding structures. They'd have to be built into a pre-existing medical facility.
Also, tattoo and body piercing would have to operate at least 1,000 feet from homes, churches, schools, park or public library.
Adult entertainment restrictions are tougher. In addition to similar zoning regulations, clubs couldn't operate within 2,000 feet of another club.
The most prohibitive measure involves alcohol consumption.
Clubs would be prohibited from allowing the "sale and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with any adult entertainment establishment." In effect, the provision would keep strip clubs alcohol free.
Other cities outlawing the sale of beer and liquor at strip clubs do permit patrons to bring their own alcohol. Clubs typically furnish coolers for guests.
Clubs would only be able to operate in the city's Industrial District (IND). Most of the city's IND zoning is at the Loris Commerce Center and isolated plots off Railroad Avenue and to the south behind U.S. 701.
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michael dowis |
Sep, 22 2004 |
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as a professional tattoo artist w/ 15 years experience, i think the ordinances are a joke! the tattoo industry is very professional and does not deserve to be to treated the way that everyone seems to want to treat it. i would like to invite each and every member of the zoning committee to the shop i work at located at # 70 whites crossing plaza (hwy 701, behind Pizza Hut) whiteville, nc. ph. 910-640-1720 this way they could see first hand what tattooing is really all about. i was born and raised in s.c. and currently live in s.c. i would be more than happy to assist the committee in any way i can. my hm# is 390-1470, wrk# 910-640-1720, e-mail is madtatt2z@aol.com thank you, mike dowis
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Amy LaLonde |
Sep, 13 2004 |
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tattoo shops only in areas zoned for medical? lets put pawn shops and money advance only with malls and banks. gas stations should be with car lots and auto mechanics clothing stores with laundrymats and fabric factories
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