Newport Beach, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Tattoo & Body Modification (2026)

20 (OA, OG, OM, OR, CC, CG, CM, CN, CV, CV-LV), and requires site and floor plans to keep all seating, waiting, and service activity entirely inside the building. 40. Subsection (A)(5) sets three location buffers measured lot line to lot line: 1,000 feet from another tattoo establishment, 500 feet from any primary or secondary school, park or playground, and 500 feet from the boundary of any residential structure or use, including residential in mixed-use zones, with an exception carved out for legal nonconforming residential properties in the Santa Ana Heights specific plan.

, by appointment only with no walk-ins, require a posted sign at every entrance stating no tattoo service will be provided to anyone under 18, and require daily removal of trash, litter, debris and graffiti from the premises and sidewalks within 20 feet. Section (B)(4) requires security cameras covering all entrances, exits, the public right-of-way fronting the establishment, and the parking facility, with recordings retained at least 30 days and made available to the Police Department on request. Alcohol and marijuana use is banned on-site, and smoking is barred within 20 feet of the premises.

Section (C) requires compliance with the State Safe Body Art Act and Orange County Health Department licensing, with each artist individually registered and licensed and that license available to Code Enforcement on request.