Chapter 8.56
SMOKING PROHIBITED
Sections:
8.56.010 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
“Smoke” means and includes the carrying of a lighted pipe, lighted cigar, or lighted cigarette of any kind, or the lighting, burning, inhaling, or exhaling of the smoke of a pipe, cigar, cigarette, electronic cigarette, vaporizer, pod, or liquid.
“Public place” means property owned in fee by the city or available for public use, including, for purposes of this chapter, plazas, parks, parklands, concessions, beaches, bluffs, medians, paths, trails, sidewalks, streets, parking lots, school property, and athletic fields including appurtenant structures. For purposes of this chapter, “public place” does not include the right-of-way adjacent to a residential property between the property line and the street curb or back edge of a sidewalk.
“Unenclosed commercial area” means property within the commercial zone onto which the general public may enter in the normal course of operations, regardless of the hours of operation, including, for purposes of this chapter, outdoor dining areas, entryways, breezeways, walkways, alleys, parking lots, courtyards, and plazas. (Ord. 743 § 1, 2020; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 671 § 1, 2006)
8.56.020 Prohibition.
The following shall be unlawful in any public place or unenclosed commercial area for any person:
A. To smoke tobacco or any weed or plant;
B. To utilize an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, pipe, hookah, vaporizer, pod, liquid or other electronic device to inhale any weed or plant; and
C. To utilize an electronic cigarette, vaporizer, pod, or liquid to inhale any substance. (Ord. 743 § 1, 2020; Ord. 725 § 8, 2017; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012; Ord. 671 § 1, 2006)