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

06-1 in the Upland Municipal Code, which governs permitted land uses in the four Commercial zones (Neighborhood Commercial, Highway Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Office/Professional), lists "Tattoo Parlors" with a "-" (not allowed) in Neighborhood Commercial and Office/Professional, and "AUP" (Administrative Use Permit required) in Highway Commercial and Regional Commercial. 040(F)(2), "AUP" means the use requires approval through an Administrative Use Permit, a discretionary permit reviewed by the Development Review Committee under Part 5 of the Zoning Ordinance. 07-1), and the special-purpose-zone table all mark tattoo parlors as not allowed ("-"), with the sole exception of the mixed-use zones, where tattoo parlors show a CUP (Conditional Use Permit) requirement in three of the four mixed-use districts and are barred in the fourth.

030 groups "Personal Services, Massage Therapy, Psychics, Pawn Shops, Tattoo Parlors" together and requires 1 parking space for each 250 square feet of floor area. Because Upland's HC and RC zones sit along major corridors like Foothill Boulevard, Euclid Avenue, and Mountain Avenue rather than in residential neighborhoods, this effectively confines tattoo studios to the city's commercial corridors and shopping-center frontage. ), a separate track from the city's Administrative Use Permit for the location itself.