Title
Ordinance To Amend And Re-Enact The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Hampton, Virginia By Amending Section 3-2 Entitled “Uses Permitted” To Add Tattoo Parlors to the Table of Uses Permitted
Purpose
Background Statement:
The Use Table is located in Chapter 3 of the Zoning ordinance; tattoo parlors are currently a listed use; however, the Zoning Ordinance does not permit tattoo parlors in the Phoebus Business District (PH-1). PH-1 was established as a special mixed-use district in the core of Phoebus intended to help implement the recommendations of the Phoebus Master Plan (2007, as amended). PH-1 was specifically adopted along Mellen and Mallory Streets, bounded by Mercury Boulevard to the east and Interstate 64 to the west.
Tattoo parlors are a permitted use in several other districts with an approved use permit. Those districts include: Limited Commercial (C-2) District, General Commercial (C-3) District, and Light Manufacturing (M-2) District. If approved, this amendment would add tattoo parlors to the Phoebus Business District (PH-1) in the use table as an allowable use with an approved use permit. The use permit process allows staff, Planning Commission, and City Council an opportunity to review individual applications and identify appropriate conditions to be attached to the application to mitigate potential adverse impacts to adjacent properties.
The initial conversations regarding tattoo parlors in the PH-1 District dates back to 2014-2015 when staff was creating a special zoning district for Phoebus, the PH-1 District. PH-1 was adopted by City Council on October 14, 2015 to implement the Phoebus Master Plan (2013, as amended). The Master Plan recommends Mellen and Mallory Streets develop into a mixed use regional attraction with a concentration of “specialty shops that focus on antiques, arts, and design”. In conjunction with the PH-1 district, a new arts and cultural district for Phoebus was established in the city code for “businesses and...
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