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*Concur with the Plan Commission's Recommendation and Adopt the Ordinance by Adding a "Body Modification Establishment" as a Special Use in the NA - North Avenue Zoning District.
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Introduction
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The Plan Commission recommends that the Village Board adopt an Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance by adding "Body Modification Establishment" as a special use in the NA - North Avenue Zoning District. As a companion application (ORD 26-105), the Petitioner seeks Village approval of a special use permit to operate a body modification establishment at 6549 North Avenue.
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Recommended Action
Adopt the Ordinance. This is a companion item with ORD 26 -105.
Prior Board Action
There is no prior Board action associated with this item.
Background
The Petitioner, TAT3 Chicago Inc., seeks a Zoning Ordinance text amendment to Article 8 "Uses" to allow a body modification establishment in the NA - North Avenue Zoning District as a special use. A body modification establishment is defined in the Zoning Ordinance as follows: "A business that offers tattooing services, body piercing, and/or non-medical body modification. Body modification establishment does not include an establishment that offers only ear piercing as an ancillary service."
The Zoning Ordinance was adopted in its current form in September 2017, and it has been amended several times since then. The Zoning Ordinance currently does not allow a Body Modification Establishment in the NA District. In contrast, the Zoning Ordinance currently allows Body Modification Establishments as a permitted use in all other commercial zoning districts.
The proposed amendment would provide more consistency with the Zoning Ordinance's treatment of body modification establishments by offering an approval path (e.g., special use process) for a business to provide body art and similar services on North Avenue on a case-by-case basis, where these uses have been prohibited since 2017 ...
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