Eagle Mountain, UT Business Licensing & Operations: Tattoo & Body Modification (2026)
Key Facts
- Zone permitted
- Light Manufacturing/Distribution (LMD) only
- Zones prohibited
- Medical/Educational Campus, Office Professional
- Governing table
- EMMC 17.37.030 Land Use Table
- Business license required
- EMMC 5.05.100, before operating
- Default license penalty
- $100.00 fee, EMMC 5.05.050(D)
Summary
Eagle Mountain limits body art and tattoo businesses to a single business-park zone. EMMC 17.37.030's land use table marks 'Body Art Facility/Tattoo Parlor' permitted (P) only in the Light Manufacturing/Distribution (LMD) zone; the Medical/Educational Campus (MEC) and Office Professional (OP) columns are blank, which the legend defines as prohibited.
P = Permitted (Permitted uses may still require approval through an application process as detailed in this chapter and other chapters) ... BLANK = Prohibited ... LAND USE ... ZONING DISTRICT ... Light Manufacturing/Distribution (LMD) ... Medical/Educational Campus (MEC) ... Office Professional (OP) ... Body Art Facility/Tattoo Parlor P
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
020(A), which also allows medium distribution centers, light manufacturing, research labs not producing hazardous waste, and warehouses with small office areas and outside machinery or product storage attached to a business. ' The 'P' marked under LMD is a permitted use that, per the legend, may still require approval through an application process as detailed in this chapter and other chapters, meaning a shop still goes through the standard commercial site plan review even though no special-use standard applies. 00 fee unless the code sets a different amount. 020(E), which authorizes investigation of possible violations of the title and proceedings to correct violations.
Violations & Fines
Operating a tattoo or body art facility in the Medical/Educational Campus or Office Professional zone is a zoning violation the planning director investigates under EMMC 17.15.020(E), which can require relocation to the Light Manufacturing/Distribution zone or closure until the use complies. Operating without a city business license separately violates EMMC 5.05.100 and draws the chapter's default $100.00 penalty under EMMC 5.05.050(D) unless another fee applies to that license category.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does the LMD zone's permitted status mean no review is needed?
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