Body art business regulations (Development Code Amendment 2026-1)
Cerritos
Summary
The city is loosening rules for tattoo and body art shops after case law suggested the 500-foot buffer and conditional use permit requirement could violate the First Amendment. The ordinance was introduced unanimously; a final adoption vote comes later.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Feb 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
Business owners looking to open tattoo or body art shops in Cerritos with fewer permitting hurdles.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council Meeting - Feb 23, 2026
The city is loosening rules for tattoo and body art shops after case law suggested the 500-foot buffer and conditional use permit requirement could violate the First Amendment. The ordinance was introduced unanimously; a final adoption vote comes later.
Planning Commission Meeting - Feb 4, 2026
The city wants to drop the 500-foot buffer and conditional-use-permit requirement for tattoo shops because legal analysis found those rules may violate the First Amendment. Tattoo shops would still be limited to the single MC-2 zone and subject to licensing and development standards.
Planning Commission (Special) - Jan 14, 2026
New rules for where and how tattoo and body art businesses can operate were supposed to get a recommendation vote, but staff found more code changes needed — so the item was tabled and will come back re-noticed.
Related development
Development Code Amendment 2026-1 — Body Art Businesses
Tattoo and body art shops would face fewer permitting hurdles in the industrial-commercial zone, though business licensing and development standards still apply.
Development Map Amendment 2026-1 (Ordinance No. 1060)
No new development — this is paperwork that lets the city fix the park's play island with county grant money; the one housing unit lost is offset by units approved under ADP 20.
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