Waukegan, IL Business Licensing & Operations: Tattoo & Body Modification (2026)

02-1 lists it as a distinct principal use category reviewed district-by-district on its own use-standards line. A separate definition for 'Personal Services Establishment,' which covers barbershops and beauty salons, expressly states that category 'does not include... Tattoo Parlor,' confirming body art businesses are not lumped in with salon-type services. 03-1 sets no minimum parking for body art establishments but caps parking at 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 short-term bicycle parking space per 1,000 square feet of floor area.

The City's Code of Ordinances editor's note records that Ordinance No. 11-O-33, adopted February 22, 2011, repealed Article XII, Divisions 1, 2, and 4 (former Sections 14-791 through 14-826), which had specifically regulated 'tattooers' as a licensed business; no replacement licensing chapter exists. 1's general use standard still requires every use, including body art establishments, to comply with 'relevant federal, state, and local standards including licensing, registration, health, and safety requirements,' meaning Illinois's own state-level tattoo and body-piercing regulations continue to apply even without a city license chapter.