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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 14th day of March, 2011, at 7:00
p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek
Parkway, to consider amendments to Chapter 23 of the City Code relating to tattoo and body
piercing establishments.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
CHAPTER 23 RELATING TO TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING
ESTABLISHMENTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 23- 006.05 of the Brooklyn Center City Code is amended as follows:
Section 23- 006.05. PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES REQUIRED. No license shall
be granted or renewed for tobacco related products; bowling alleys; public dancing; filling
stations; pawnbrokers; secondhand goods dealers; motor vehicle dealerships; saunas and sauna
baths; massage parlors; rap parlors, conversation parlors, adult encounter groups, adult
sensitivity groups, escort services, model services, dancing services, or hostess services; or
amusement devices tat400 an d b p - ing establishments for operation on any property on
which taxes, assessments, or other financial claims of the state, county, school district, or city are
due, delinquent, or unpaid. In the event a suit has been commenced under Minnesota Statutes,
Section 278.01- 278.03, questioning the amount of validity of taxes, the City Council may on
application waive strict compliance with this provision; no waiver may be granted, however, for
taxes or any portion thereof which remain unpaid for a period exceeding one (1) year after
becoming due.
Section 2. Section 23 -2301 of the Brooklyn Center City Code is amended as follows:
Section 23 -2301. FPIDPrGS AND PURPOSE LOCATION OF TATTOO AND
BODY ART AND PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS. The purpose of this section is to regulate
the location business of tattooing ands body art an d piercing establishments licensed pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 146B in order to protect the general health, safety, and welfare of
the community.
a. The City Couneil finds that the expefienee of other- eities indieates that thel- Ii. V1
eopmeetion between autteeing' body pier- and h epe`ifis a-ad other- rhealta
pr y.
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b. The City Getineil finds that str-iagen4 r-egula4iens goveming tattooing and b
. . . - ean minifnize the hepatitis and disease risk, a-ad therefore pr-eteet th-e
C. it is not the ipAen4 to prohibit tat4ee and/or- body pier-eing establisImnents ftofn
h av i ng reason epp eAtmity t 1,,eate i th Cuter
a. No tattoo or body art or piercing establishment shall be located on property that
is not properly zoned or does not qualify as a legal nonconforming use for such
establishment.
b. No tattoo or body art or piercing establishment shall be located on premises
licensed to furnish alcoholic beverages.
C. No tattoo or body art or piercing establishment shall be located on the premises
of an adult establishment pursuant to Section 35- 2182.
d. No tattoo or body art or piercing establishment shall be located on premises
within 300 feet of, or in the same building as, or on the same legally subdivided
lot, piece, or parcel of land as any of the following uses: a church, school, day
care center, hospital; on -sale liquor establishment, halfway house, currency
exchange operation, theater, residence (except as allowed under state law),
pawnshop, secondhand goods dealer, massage parlor, sauna, or another tattoo or
body art or piercing establishment.
Section 3. The following sections of the Brooklyn Center City Code relating to Tattoo
and Body Piercing Establishments are repealed in their entirety: 23 -2302 (Definitions); 23-
2303 (Business License Required); 23 -2304 (Personal Service License); 23 -2305 (License Fee);
23 -2306 (Investigation Fee); 23 -2307 (Granting of License); 23 -2308 (Persons Ineligible for
License); 23 -2309 (Places Ineligible for License); 23 -2310 (Conditions of License); 23 -2311
(Health and Sanitation Requirements); 23 -2312 (Penalty); 23 -2313 (Hindrance); and 23 -2314
(Conflict of Provisions).
Section 4. The Brooklyn Center City Code is amended by adding the following new
Section 23 -2302:
Section 23 -2302. PENALTY. Any person violating Section 23 -2301 is guilt
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished not more than the maximum ep nal for a
misdemeanor as prescribed by law.
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Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (30)
days following its legal publication.
Adopted this 14 day of March 2011.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Date of Publication: March 24, 2011
Effective Date: April 23, 2011
(Stfikee indicates matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.)
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