Council approves SUP for one‑chair tattoo shop; applicant is a local teacher starting a small business

The council heard a request from Tiffany Novotny for a specific use permit to operate a tattoo or body‑piercing shop at 201 Ferris Avenue. Planning staff said the commercial zoning requires an SUP for tattoo uses and that the proposed permit would limit the business to one chair and appointment‑only hours, which staff said should not increase parking demand.

Tiffany Novotny introduced herself and said she is a high‑school art teacher who has been doing tattoos on the side and wants a permanent space. "I've been, I'm actually a teacher at the high school. I'm an art teacher," Novotny said. She described the business as an addition to the existing gloss salon with a small vinyl sticker on the suite door and appointment‑only service for fine‑line tattoos that are "tiny" and not time‑consuming.

Trenton said planning staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission reviewed the application and recommended approval; he noted that any expansion beyond one chair or a change of ownership would require the business to reapply for an SUP. The council moved to approve ZDC‑132026 subject to the staff report and the motion carried.