As used in this Chapter 17. 72, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"Act" means the Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishment Registration Act (410 ILCS 54/1 et seq.).

"Department" means the Illinois department of public health.

"Tattoo parlor" means any place in which is offered or practiced the placing of designs, letters, scrolls, figures, symbols or any other marks upon or under the skin of any person with ink or any other substance, resulting in the permanent coloration of the skin, including permanent make-up or permanent jewelry, by the aid of needles or any other instrument designed to touch or puncture the skin. It does not include tattooing when applied by a licensed dermatologist on premises licensed as a dermatological office.

(Ord. No. 2314, § 5, 3-9-2020)

Subject to the requirements of this chapter, a tattoo parlor shall be a special use only in "G" industrial districts west of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad tracks and north of North A venue. Tattoo parlors shall not be a special use in any other districts.

(Ord. No. 2314, § 5, 3-9-2020)

An applicant seeking approval of a special use for a tattoo parlor shall submit an application to the planning and zoning board of appeals. An applicant must meet the following requirements:

A.

Payment of a nonrefundable application fee of six hundred dollars ($600.00) for each special use for which the applicant is applying.

B.

Certification that the applicant will comply with the requirements contained in the Act and any additional requirements set forth by the department.

C.

Provide copies of all information submitted to the department and the state of Illinois in an application for a certificate of registration to operate under the Act.

D.

Provide a resume evidencing the tattoo parlor's experience and work.

E.

Such other requirements as the village may deem necessary.

(Ord. No. 2314, § 5, 3-9-2020)

The site design shall incorporate adequate security measures, such as interior and exterior lighting, surveillance cameras, and/or fencing. Said security measures shall be determined based on the specific characteristics of the facility and of the floor plan for the tattoo parlor and the site on which it is located.

(Ord. No. 2314, § 5, 3-9-2020)

Each tattoo parlor shall have the greater of (i) four total parking spots or (ii) two parking spots per tattoo booth/chair.

(Ord. No. 2314, § 5, 3-9-2020)

No tattoo parlor shall be located:

A.

Within two hundred (200) feet of the property boundary of any school, playground, recreation center or facility, childcare center, public park, or public library.

B.

Within two hundred (200) feet of the property boundary of any church.

(Ord. No. 2314, § 5, 3-9-2020; Ord. No. 2378, § 5, 4-26-2021)

Tattoo parlors shall only be allowed to operate between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m.

(Ord. No. 2314, § 5, 3-9-2020)