Fullerton / North Orange County
South Harbor Boulevard is where the confirmed beauty operators sit: Sola Salon Studios at 1361 S. Harbor and Great Clips at 1537 S. Harbor both tie their locations to the Fullerton Metro Center name, and Sprouts (1447 S. Harbor) falls between the two addresses. In west Fullerton, Amerige Heights Town Center has a 1,550 sq ft salon among its Albertsons shops, and Regency listed a 1,900 sq ft space (Q03) as available soon on 2026-09-24. Massage Envy's California list has no Fullerton location (it lists Anaheim, Brea and La Habra), so a massage or spa franchise would not be competing with one inside the city.
Population
140,968
Median HHI
$104,286
Median age
36.9
Homeownership
51.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Primary retail corridors
Harbor Boulevard · Commonwealth Avenue · Chapman Avenue · Malvern Avenue · Imperial Highway
Specific shopping centers in Fullerton that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
1889–2291 W. Malvern Avenue
Anchors / key tenants: Target, Albertsons, Ross, Barnes & Noble
Regency Centers-owned retail core of the 293-acre Amerige Heights master-planned community (1,365 homes). Mix includes Bath & Body Works, Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks, Menchie's, Starbucks, McDonald's. The strongest national co-tenancy in Fullerton.
100 & 150 South Harbor Boulevard
Anchors / key tenants: downtown Fullerton dining and nightlife mix
SWC of Harbor and Commonwealth — the heart of downtown Fullerton's premier shopping and dining district. Walkable, evening-and-weekend daypart, Cal State Fullerton walk-up traffic.
Harbor Boulevard between Wilshire and Chapman
Anchors / key tenants: chef-driven and nightlife district
Walkable downtown Fullerton entertainment, dining, and nightlife core — strong weekend evening and student daypart. CSUF walk-up + transit-station + Cal State Fullerton/Hope International student crossover.
1100 S. Harbor Boulevard (Harbor Boulevard at Orangethorpe Avenue)
Anchors / key tenants: Costco, Ross, AMC
Community center in south Fullerton at Harbor and Orangethorpe, managed by NewMark Merrill. Daily-needs and service retail oriented around resident frequency. The center had an Amazon Fresh, and Amazon announced in January 2026 that it would close all of its Amazon Fresh stores, so confirm the status of that box.
Existing operators are the most honest comp for whether a use can support Fullerton rents. These are publicly visible beauty and wellness space businesses currently trading in the market.
Sola Salon Studios Fullerton
1361 S. Harbor Boulevard, Suite 19, Fullerton, CA 92832
Salon suite building, per Sola's own location page (published at the web address 'locations/fullerton-metro-center').
Great Clips Fullerton MetroCenter
1537 S. Harbor Boulevard, Fullerton, CA 92832
The only Fullerton salon on Great Clips' own city page, which names it Fullerton MetroCenter. It is on the same stretch of south Harbor Boulevard as Sola.
Hair Salon Bona
Amerige Heights Town Center, 1889-2291 W. Malvern Avenue (space N02), Fullerton, CA
Salon in 1,550 sq ft on Regency Centers' tenant table for the Albertsons anchored center, in a shop row with a dentist, an optometrist and Jersey Mike's.
01
Salons are by right in every commercial zone: FMC 15.30.030.1 through 15.30.030.4 list Personal service facilities as permitted in O-P, G-C, C-3 and C-M. The definition in Chapter 15.04 covers barber and beauty salons, permanent cosmetics, tanning salons, acupuncture and weight control centers, and it expressly excludes massage establishments.
02
Massage depends on the zone: a Massage establishment is a conditional use permit under Chapter 15.70 in G-C (15.30.030.2(B)(20)), permitted in C-3 (15.30.030.3(A)(14)) and C-M (15.30.030.4(A)(15)), and not listed in O-P. Every zone ties the use to FMC Chapter 3.24, so check both the zoning line and the Chapter 3.24 business rules for the exact parcel before signing.
03
Tattoo and body art: a Tattoo parlor is permitted in G-C, C-3 and C-M subject to FMC 15.55.020(E), which requires 500 feet from any other tattoo parlor or K-12 school and 250 feet from a residential zone (measured from the tenant wall), caps the space at 3,000 gross sq ft, and requires that procedures not be visible from outside. Permanent cosmetics are excluded from the tattoo definition and are treated as a personal service.
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Parking and change of use: Table 15.30.060(A) parks personal services at the general commercial rate of 1 space per 250 sq ft. Under 15.30.060(E), moving a by-right use into an existing building needs no added parking if the building is not expanded and the property has no open code enforcement case. A med spa run as a medical practice may instead be classed as Office, medical, which parks at 1 per 182 unless the director reduces it to 1 per 250 for a space under 5,000 sq ft, so ask Planning which class applies.
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State licensing: the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology charges a $50 establishment application fee ($40 renewal), and its establishment owner fact sheet says the license is valid only for the address on it, including the suite number, which matters for a salon suite building like Sola's at Suite 19. Before opening, the shop must meet the Board's requirements for toilets, hot and cold running water, handwashing and drinking water. CAMTC certification for massage therapists is voluntary, original certificates must be displayed at each workplace, and CAMTC does not regulate establishments, which is left to the city under Chapter 3.24.
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Amerige Heights Town Center: Regency's table shows Hair Salon Bona (1,550 sq ft) and two spaces marked 'great retail coming soon' (1,105 and 1,970 sq ft) besides the available-soon Q03. Ask Regency whether the salon holds a use exclusive and what is signed for the coming-soon spaces before proposing a salon, lash or brow concept.
Zoning, licensing, and demographic figures on this page come from the public records below. Codes and licenses change, so confirm with the city and the licensing agency before you sign.