04-29-2021 Planning Commission Special Mtg Packet

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MEMORANDUM Date: Thursday, April 29, 2021 To: Chair Schwalbach and Planning Commission From: Corrin Wendell, AICP, Community Development Director CC: Chris Heineman, City Administrator Re: Text Amendment – Sections 912.020, 912.040, 912-A.020, 912-A.040 BACKGROUND Chair Schwalbach and Planning Commission members: The Planning Commission is asked to make a recommendation on Text Amendments for Massage Therapy and Tattoo/Body Art within the Zoning Code in certain districts. Proposal: The City is bringing forward text amendments to update the Zoning Code to include allowance as a permitted use, Massage Therapy and Tattoo/Body Art. The City has received requests for these types of uses, but one of the uses was not listed in these two zoning districts and the other is currently a Conditional Use Permit. In order align with future Zoning Code update language, be business friendly, and provide less hurdles for these types of businesses, the amendment is necessary to move ahead of the Update schedule, which would be later this year. Back in 2007, Ordinance 633 allowed Tattoo/Body Art in Section 915 listed as a special use and not a conditional use, but only in the PUD zoning district and was never incorporated into the zoning code, this is now an opportunity to integrate that language into the code where appropriate. FINDINGS What is a Text Amendment? A text amendment is a change or update to the Zoning Code that requires a public process. Approved changes will be reflected within the Zoning Code document. Text Amendment Proposal: The proposal language includes new language (underlined) and removed language (strikethrough) in the various Sections below: B-3, General Business District, Section 912.020 Permitted Uses RRR. Massage therapy as a principal or accessory use, provided that the business receives the appropriate licenses from the City, and complies with all requirements of Section 2201-2203. SSS. Tattoo/Body Art as a principal or accessory use, provided that the business receives the appropriate licenses from the City, and complies with all requirements of Section 822.