INK NOT DRY ON DEAL YET TATTOO PARLOR PLANS FACING NEW OPPOSITION FROM CITY.Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Plans for an ``upscale'' tattoo tattoo, the marking of the skin with punctures into which pigment is rubbed. The word originates from the Tahitian tattau [to mark]. The term is sometimes extended to scarification, which consists of skin incisions into which irritants may be rubbed to produce parlor and art gallery don't quite meet the vision Santa Clarita has for its Old Town Newhall redevelopment project. The city staff has recommended the City Council tonight reject the proposal by tattoo artists A tattoo artist (also tattooer or tattooist) is a person who applies permanent decorative tattoos, often in a dedicated business called a tattoo shop, tattoo studio or tattoo parlour. Robert Atkinson and Danielle Oberosler for a storefront in the 23600 block of San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the . The business won the approval in August of a conflicted Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle , but the debate endured as opponents, including council members Laurene Weste and Bob Kellar, appealed. Atkinson, co-owner of The Tattoo Room in Granada Hills, could not be reached Monday for comment. But he said in an interview last month he intended to counter the appeal. ``We already fought that fight,'' he said. ``We're being discriminated against because a few people don't like tattoos.'' Weste and Kellar did not return calls for comment Monday. City planners recommended denying Atkinson a minor use permit because the studio ``would not be compatible with the desired neighborhood character and the type of businesses envisioned for Downtown Newhall and the surrounding area,'' according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a planning department statement. The proposed parlor is about 1 1/2 miles southeast of a three-block area on San Fernando Road targeted for redevelopment. City officials and consultants are drafting a Downtown Newhall Specific Plan intended to revive the neglected neighborhood into a retail, dining and employment destination. ``We have to not only look at the use that's being proposed, but the area that this use is being proposed in,'' city Planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. Manager Lisa Hardy said. ``It's really in a region undergoing incredible transition. ``That's not to say a use of this nature may not work in another area of the city, but given that location at this address at this current time, we do not see that it will be an appropriate fit.'' The project has been controversial. When it was presented in June before the Newhall Redevelopment Committee, the local advisory group voted 9-5 recommending planning commissioners deny the permit request. The commission in August found the tattoo studio met city guidelines and approved the project 4-1. But the panel imposed three conditions regulating minor patrons, health inspection requirements and client disclosure about the tattooing tattooing /tat·too·ing/ (tah-too´ing) the introduction, by punctures, of permanent colors in the skin. tattooing of cornea permanent coloring of the cornea, chiefly to conceal leukomatous spots. process. Weste and Kellar appealed the ruling about a week later. Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO The Santa Clarita City Council will meet at 6 tonight in City Hall council chambers, 23920 Valencia Blvd. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) Robert Atkinson of The Tattoo Room wants to open a business in Old Town Newhall. Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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