After six months of discussion, P&Z nails down definitions

After several months of discussions regarding cosmetic tattoos and accessory dwelling units, the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) now has official definitions of each and will move to make them into ordinances. 

After convening on Monday evening at 6 p.m., the group unanimously approved their previous month’s meeting minutes. 

Member Tommy Harrison reviewed with P&Z that their charge as members of governance was to advise city council on zoning ordinance amendments. Harrison instructed members that if they approved final definitions, those definitions would be handed over to the city council for approval before they became ratified into city code. 

Harrison then opened the floor for a public forum. The group did not have any citizens present during the public forum.

Community development director Tory Niewiadomski then presented the group’s previously reached definition of permanent makeup/ cosmetic tattoo. Currently, those who wish to perform permanent makeup/ cosmetic tattooing within the city must apply for a special use permit with P&Z. 

P&Z proposed that permanent makeup/ cosmetic tattooing be automatically issued to those with proper licensure in commercial districts in a beauty shop or salon, provided they fell within the definition. The definition read as follows: 

Permanent makeup/ cosmetic tattooing is a cosmetic technique which employs permanent pigmentation of the dermis as a means of producing designs that resemble makeup, such as eyeliner, and permanent enhancing colors of the skin on the face, lips and eyelids. It is also used to produce artificial eyebrows and to disguise scars and blemishes to the skin and to provide a more natural appearance. 

P&Z members did not have any additional comments, and member Pat Chase said he “had a good understanding” of the definition. The board unanimously approved the definition. The city council will now consider the definition in August. 

Community development director Tory Niewiadomski then presented the group’s previously reached definition of accessory dwelling unit (ADU). The group has been deliberating about ADUs since January 2020. The definition read as follows: 

An ADU is a smaller, secondary home on the same lot as the primary dwelling. ADUs are independently habitable and provide basic requirements of shelter, heat, cooking and sanitation. They can be attached or detached from the primary unit. 

ADUs have further covenants and restrictions developed by P&Z [‘Board moves to define ADU, permanent cosmetics.’] 

The board unanimously approved the definition. The city council will now consider the definition in August. 

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.