Mr. Steven Canady

Steven Canady, owner of Dreamcatchers tattoo studio, recently won his appeal of a decision by Currituck's Board of Adjustment.
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A Superior Court judge ruled recently that the adjustment board had no grounds to deny Dreamcatchers owner Steven Canady a conditional use permit for his tattoo shop in Moyock.

Based on the ruling, Canady applied for and obtained the necessary permit, County Attorney Donald "Ike" McRee said.
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Because Canady opened his business without a conditional use permit more than a year ago, the county is seeking $100 a day in fines from the tattoo shop owner, McRee said.
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Canady could not be reached for comment for this story.

Meanwhile, another tattoo shop owner is scheduled to appear before the Board of Adjustments Thursday to request changes to his conditional use permit.
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After the board's decision, Beshears and Canady, both without permits, took two different courses of action.
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Canady decided to illegally open his store without a permit.

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Steven Canady, owner of Dreamcatcher's Soundside Tattooing, was denied a permit at the July 12 BOA meetng.Canady has stated that he will not reapply for a permit, and anticipates appealing the BOA denial to Superior Court.

Steven Canady, owner of Dreamcatcher's Soundside Tattooing, was denied a permit at the July 12 BOA meetng.Canady has stated that he will not reapply for a permit, and anticipates appealing the BOA denial to Superior Court.
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Steven Canady, owner of Dreamcatchers tattoo studio, recently won his appeal of a decision by Currituck's Board of Adjustment.By Jennifer Preyss A tattoo…

Even so, owner Steve Canady has no plans to close.

Instead, Canady is fighting the county Board of Adjustment's decision to deny his tattoo shop a conditional-use permit.He's hired an attorney to appeal the adjustment board's decision to Currituck Superior Court.
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"Mr. Canady presented competent, substantial, and material evidence at hearing before Board of Adjustment that he satisfied all of the requirements (to receive the permit)," Kuhn said.
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For his part, Canady calls the adjustment board's decision "ridiculous."

"The county knows they were wrong," he said."They know they illegally blocked my permit.I did everything to meet the conditions for the use permit."

Canady said being fined $100 a day and paying attorney fees isn't his idea of fun.But he's been encouraged by the strong support from Currituck residents, who he says believe he has a right to continuing operating.

"We're waiting to get (county officials) in court," Canady said."We'll win in court."

Currituck officials are no less confident of their own case against the tattoo shop owner.The county has a pending motion in district court to force Canady to pay the fines, and to require him to secure the conditional-use permit.
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Canady said Wednesday that he does not believe he should have to, as another county ordinance prohibits his business from body piercing customers' private areas.

"(County officials) don't understand," he said."Suppose I did that, I'd be in violation of" the county ordinance.

Canady said the ordinance clearly states that if buttocks or genitals are exposed in a business, it is considered a sexually oriented, or adult, establishment.
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Canady, meanwhile, says his fight with the county has become a matter of principle.

"I've sunk everything we had into our (tattoo) place," he said.