St. Louis Redevelopment says “No” to Tattoos & Pizza by the Slice
Today I was shocked to find 285 St. Louis City Ordinances containing the word “Tattoo.” One ordinance regulates Tattoo & Body piercing establishments. The remaining 284 are redevelopment ordinances where an area is blighted for redeveloped. Tattoo parlors are one of the uses prohibited from the redevelopment areas:
Pawn shops, adult bookstores, x-rated movie houses, massage parlors or free-standing health spas, auto and truck dealers (new or used) pinball arcades, pool halls, secondhand or junk shops, tattoo parlors, truck or other equipment rentals requiring outside storage, blood donor facilities, free standing package liquor stores, check cashing centers, any use (except financial institutions or pharmacies) that utilize a sales or service window or facility for customers who are in cars or restaurants that sell products to customers who are in cars or who consume the sold products in cars parked on the restaurant premises, or sell products through a sales window to customers who are in cars or to pedestrians outside the building for immediate consumption by the customer either on or off the premises, automobile or service stations.
The above language seems to be a standard paragraph that is placed in all legislation pertaining to redevelopment areas. I don’t know yet if this is a requirement from some other ordinance or if city staff simply cuts & pastes this language without any thought. Either way, I have issues with the language and its implications to the vibrancy of the city.
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