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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Nicholas Richard-Thompson, Deputy Chief of Staff
DATE: December 2nd, 2025
SUBJECT:
Requesting approval of an ordinance amendment to Sec. 25-267 concerning the licensing requirements for Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments to remove an obsolete County Health Department inspection requirement.
PURPOSE:
The proposed amendment to Section 25-267(g) is necessary to align the City Code with the actual regulatory framework governing tattoo and body piercing establishments in Kane County. This change will remove an obsolete and impossible-to-meet requirement for applicants to provide "a certificate of compliance with or inspection by the county health department." Since local health departments do not regulate these parlors, this amendment streamlines the licensing process, reduces staff time spent seeking non-existent documentation, and ensures the City's requirements are accurate and enforceable.
BACKGROUND:
The need for this amendment originates from the discovery that the Kane County Health Department does not regulate, inspect, or issue compliance certificates for tattoo and body piercing parlors. As a result, the requirement in Sec. 25-267 has been unenforceable. To maintain necessary public health oversight, City staff have already been requesting and accepting proof of a certificate from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), which is the actual regulatory authority. This ordinance amendment formalizes and corrects the City Code to reflect this necessary procedural change.
DISCUSSION:
This amendment ensures that the city's licensing requirements are clear and efficient for business owners, while maintaining the required standard of public health and safety through documentation of IDPH certification. This amendment has no direct financial cost to the City. The removal of the defunct requirement will slightly reduce administrative effort by eliminating the need for staff to address confusion and follow up on the ...
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