San Antonio City Council approved a rezoning to permit a tattoo parlor at 6563 Babcock Road on Thursday, following neighborhood negotiations and conditions intended to limit impacts.

The item was a rezoning from C-2 CD (commercial with conditional use for auto and light-truck repair) to C-2 CD with a different conditional use for a tattoo parlor on a 0.024-acre tract. Staff and the zoning commission recommended approval with conditions that included days of operation (Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday), hours of operation (noon to 10 p.m.), and a requirement that rear doors remain closed during business hours. The Tanglewood Neighborhood Association expressed support with conditions; 23 notices were mailed.

Public commenter Jack M. Finger spoke in opposition to another tattoo-parlor proposal in the city generally, urging the council to deny the change; council members responded that the applicant had negotiated concessions with the neighborhood and that meeting the neighborhood’s conditions influenced support.

The council moved to approve the rezoning with the conditions as read and carried the motion. The transcript does not include a detailed roll-call tally.