At their most recent meeting, councilmembers denied, three to one, a request to approve a rezoning request from Lance Herman to rezone an approximately 900 square foot spot at 1818 North Aspen Street within the Colonial Village Shopping Center from Planned Business to Highway Commercial Conditional District in order to allow a tattoo studio. This space was formerly occupied by a cell phone store.
The applicant spoke at the meeting and provided councilmembers with detailed plans of the studio which would be called, âInk Matters,â which he called a âworking classâ tattoo parlor.
âSome of the benefits of tattoos are that they can be very therapeutic for a lot of people,â he said. âThey can also improvement immune system, reduce stress levels and help build self-esteem. Thereâs a lot of at-home tattoo parlors in Lincolnton and a lot of people getting very cheap tattoos in non-sterile environments.âÂ