NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Newport Beach is taking steps to ban tattoo parlors from waterfront and storefront areas to “maintain the quality and character of the community,” according to a recent staff report.
The city council approved on April 26 the first reading of an ordinance that would ban new tattoo parlors from operating in coastal waterfront and commercial storefront areas and would bar shops from opening within 500 feet of schools, parks, and residential homes.
According to the report, the regulations are necessary to ensure that shops “are compatible with the surrounding area, do not result in an overconcentration, and maintain the quality and character of the community.”
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