Roswell, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Tattoo & Body Modification (2026)
Key Facts
- Use category
- Personal service, UDC Sec. 9.5.8(A)(13)
- Building type
- Multi-tenant only, no standalone building
- Floor area cap
- 5,000 sq ft or 15% of building
- Operating hours
- 6 AM to 11 PM, including deliveries
- Dedicated license
- None found in Roswell code
Summary
Roswell's UDC names tattoo parlors and body piercing studios as a personal service use, requiring a multi-tenant building, capping floor area, and limiting hours to 6 AM-11 PM.
Personal service includes...13.Tattoo parlor or body piercing...E.Use Standards for All Other Personal Service. Where personal service is allowed as a limited use, it is subject to the following:1.The use must be within or attached to a multi-tenant building, cannot be located in a standalone building;2.The floor area of the use cannot exceed 15% of the gross floor area of the entire building or 5,000 square feet, whichever is greater; and3.Hours of operation can begin no earlier than 6 AM and end no later than 11 PM, including all deliveries.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Roswell's UDC lists 'tattoo parlor or body piercing' by name as one of sixteen personal-service uses regulated under Sec. 9.5.8, alongside salons, locksmiths and funeral homes. No dedicated tattoo ordinance or specialty license exists in the code; instead, tattoo studios fall under the catch-all use standards for personal service: the business must sit within or attached to a multi-tenant building rather than standing alone, its floor area is capped at 15% of the building's gross floor area or 5,000 square feet (whichever is greater), and operating hours, including deliveries, run no earlier than 6 AM and no later than 11 PM.
Violations & Fines
Running a tattoo or body-piercing studio out of a standalone building, exceeding the 5,000-sq-ft/15% floor-area cap, or operating outside 6 AM-11 PM violates the personal-service use standards of UDC Sec. 9.5.8(E).
Frequently Asked Questions
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