St. Clair Shores to review ‘outdated’ ordinance
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ST. CLAIR SHORES After declaring it was “old fashioned” and “unenforceable,” members of City Council directed City Attorney Robert Ihrie to look into amending or removing an ordinance which put prohibitions on where tattoo parlors could be located in the city.
The issue came to the attention of City Council in November because two business owners had been denied certificates of occupancy for their spas, which offered permanent makeup services, because they fell under the tattoo ordinance.
According to the 1993 city ordinance, tattoo is prohibited if an establishment is within a 1,000-foot radius of an establishment where beer or liquor is sold for consumption. Body Sculpting Spa, 22811 Greater Mack Ave., owned by Shanel Hill, and Precise Micro Beauty, 23000 Greater Mack Ave., owned by Shanneal Tate, both came afoul of the ordinance because of the bars and restaurants serving alcohol located in the vicinit