What Will the Expanded Smoking Ordinance Look Like? Thursday, December 4th, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Next week the council agenda includes the proposed smoking ordinance expansion. I can’t speak for the rest of the Council, but I predict the smoking ban will likely include the following expansions:
Smoking will likely be prohibited:
Indoor workplaces (smoker/owner can be fined)
Bars (smoker/owner can be fined)
Within 15 feet of main entrance (patios exempted) (only smoker can be fined)
Not likely:
Tobacco shops (which get more than 90% of their revenue from tobacco)
Currently operating cigar bars (they will be grandfathered so that they can operate, but no new cigar bars can open)
Outdoor patios at restaurants or bars
Parks
Likely fine/penalty:
$200 ticket to smoker and/or owner
Possibility of license revocation for repeat offenses
