Description
A code amendment to remove the 500-foot buffer and conditional-use-permit requirement for tattoo and body art shops, which legal review found may violate the First Amendment. Shops stay limited to the MC-2 zone.
Impact summary
Tattoo and body art shops would face fewer permitting hurdles in the industrial-commercial zone, though business licensing and development standards still apply.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Cerritos
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Feb 23, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
City Council Meeting - Feb 23, 2026
The council introduced an ordinance removing the 500-foot buffer and conditional use permit requirement for body art businesses after case law raised First Amendment concerns; final adoption comes at a future meeting.
Planning Commission Meeting - Feb 4, 2026
A code amendment to remove the 500-foot buffer and conditional-use-permit requirement for tattoo and body art shops, which legal review found may violate the First Amendment. Shops stay limited to the MC-2 zone.
Planning Commission (Special) - Jan 14, 2026
Proposed changes to where and how body art businesses (like tattoo shops) can locate and get permits were tabled so staff can add more code amendments and re-notice the hearing.
Related issues (1)
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