HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 11-13-2012 ORDINANCE NO. 1977
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF EULESS, CHAPTER 84, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE",
ARTICLE I, "GENERAL PROVISIONS", SECTION 84-7, "DEFINITIONS
AND WORD USAGE", BY PROVIDING DEFINITIONS FOR
PERMANENT COSMETIC MAKEUP STUDIO AND TATTOO AND/OR
BODY MODIFICATION STUDIO; AMENDING ARTICLE IV, "ZONING
DISTRICT REGULATIONS", SECTION 84-84, "PERMITTED USES
TABLE" AND SECTION 84-85, "SPECIAL CONDITIONS BY USE
TYPE"; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION;
AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Euless ("City"), is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and
Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered under the Texas Local Government
Code to adopt ordinances and rules for the orderly and beneficial operation of City
Government and the welfare of the citizens of Euless; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Chapter 84 of the Euless Code of
Ordinance, the Unified Development Code, which regulates and restricts the location
and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence, and other
purposes, and provide for the establishment of zoning districts of such number, shape
and area as may be best suited to carry out these regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Chapter 84 to provide more
specific regulations concerning permanent makeup studios and tattoo and/or body
modification studios to better address the general health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of Euless; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed source materials related to the effects
of tattoo and/or body modification studios and has determined that a proliferation and
clustering of tattoo and/or body modification studios in the City of Euless can have a
detrimental effect on local property values and economic development within the City
{Source: Blackburn, Justin, MPH et.al, "Tattoo Frequency and Types Among Homicides
and Other Deaths, 2007-2008, "American Journal for Forensic Medicine Pathology, Vol
33, Num 3, September 2012.); and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has conducted a public
hearing on November 6, 2012, in conjunction with Case No. 12-12-CC, and has
rendered a recommendation to the City Council with respect to this case; and
WHEREAS, City Council has conducted a public hearing on November 13, 2012,
has considered the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and has
determined that the proposed change is in the best interest of the general welfare of the
City of Euless; and
WHEREAS, City has complied with all requirements of Chapter 211 of the Local
Government Code and all other laws dealing with notice, publication and procedural
requirements for the amendments described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Section 84-7 Definitions and word usage paragraph (b) is amended through the
addition of the following:
Permanent Cosmetic Makeup Studio. An establishment where trained personnel
apply micro-injections of pigment to the dermal layer of skin such that cosmetics are
applied within the facial lines on a permanent basis. This includes, but is not limited to:
permanent eyeliner, eye shadow, or lip color. This term does not include a Tattoo and/
or Body Modification Studio.
Tattoo and/or Body Modification Studio. An establishment where licensed
personnel apply an indelible mark or figure to the human body by scarring, branding,
body piercing any part of the human body with the exception of piercing the ear or the
practice of acupuncture, or inserting a pigment under the skin using needles, scalpels or
other related equipment in accordance with Chapter 146 of the Texas Health and Safety
Code. A Tattoo and/or Body Modification Studio may include a Permanent Cosmetic
Makeup Studio provided it is an accessory use to the Tattoo and/or Body Modification
Studio and meets State licensing requirements for both a Tattoo and/or Body
Modification Studio and a Permanent Cosmetic Makeup Studio.
SECTION 2.
Section 84-84 Permitted uses table (Table 4A) is amended through the addition
of the following:
Residential Commercial Industrial
Parking Special
SIC C R Condition
ode Primary Use Group Ta
R- R- R- R- R- R- R- C C- TX I- 1- Section
1 1 1L 1A 2 3 4 5 MH 1 2 10 LI 1 2 ble 5-A 84-85
C
Permanent
7231 Makeup P P P P P P 8
Cosmetic
Studio
7299 Tattoo and/or S S S 8 al
Body
Ordinance No. 1977, Page 2 of 5
Modification
Studio
Section 84-84 Permitted uses table (Exhibit A "TX-121" - 121 Gateway District
Use Table) is amended through the addition of the following:
Parking Special
SIC Code Primary Use Group Condition Sec.
Table 5-A 84-85
7231 Permanent Makeup Cosmetic Studio P 8
7299 Tattoo and/or Body Modification Studio 8 at
SECTION 3.
Section 84-85 Special conditions by use type is amended through the addition of
the following:
(al) Tattoo and/or Body Modification Studio. No Tattoo and/or Body Modification Studio
as defined in Section 84-7 may be located within 1,000 feet of another Tattoo and/or
Body Modification Shop; or within 500 feet of the right-of-way of Airport Freeway/SH
183 or SH 121, or Euless Boulevard/SH 10 or FM 157/Industrial Boulevard; or within
500 feet of any zoning which allows residential uses by right.
(a) Measurement. For purposes of this section, measurement shall be made
in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects:
1. From the nearest portion of the property line of the premises where
the existing business is located to the nearest portion of the
property line of the premises where the new business is proposed;
2. From the nearest portion of the right-of-way line of Airport
Freeway/SH 183 or SH 121, or Euless Boulevard/SH 10 or FM
157/Industrial Boulevard to the property line of the premises where
the new business is proposed; or
3. From the nearest portion of any zoning classification which permits
residential uses by right to the property line of the premises where
the new business is proposed.
(b) Non-conformity. A tattoo and/or body modification studio that existed
lawfully on the date the use commenced; and that does not conform to
zoning district and separation distance standards shall be deemed a non-
conforming use.
Ordinance No. 1977, Page 3 of 5
1. If a tattoo and/or body modification studio ceases operations at a
particular location, a new certificate of occupancy shall not be
issued for a new tattoo and/or body modification studio at that
location without first complying with all the requirements of this
Section 84-85(ai).
2. The ability to continue a non-conforming tattoo and/or body
modification studio shall cease and such use shall terminate
whenever either of the following occur:
i. A certificate of occupancy for a change of owner, occupant,
tenant, or business is required.
ii. The certificate of occupancy for the use is relinquished,
canceled, or terminated in accordance with other applicable
ordinances.
SECTION 4.
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE. This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
the City Code and other ordinances of the City of Euless, Texas, except where the
provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of other ordinances,
in which event the conflicting provisions of the other ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council of the City of Euless that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and
phrases of this ordinance are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph,
or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or
decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect
any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase.
SECTION 6.
SAVINGS CLAUSE. That the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as
amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this
ordinance. All rights and remedies of the City of Euless are expressly saved as to any
and all violations of the provisions of any ordinances affecting the regulation of tattoo
and/or body modification studios and permanent cosmetic makeup studios within the
City which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to
such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether
pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this
ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts.
Ordinance No. 1977, Page 4 of 5
SECTION 7.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the
terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with Chapter 1, "General Provisions,"
Section 1-12, "General Penalty," Euless Code of Ordinances. Each such violation shall
be deemed a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
SECTION 8.
PUBLICATION. The caption and penalty clause of this ordinance shall be
published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Euless, in compliance with
the provisions of Article II, Section 12, of the City Charter.
SECTION 9.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication, as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the
State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND PASSED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING at a regular
meeting of the Euless City Council on November 13, 2012, by a vote of 7 ayes,
o nays, and o abstentions.
APPROVED:
)1 Mary Lib Saleh, Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Wayne Olson, City Attorney
Ordinance No. 1977, Page 5 of 5