California City Passes Ban on Smoking Inside Your Own Home

11.24.13

Smoking on Downtown sidewalks and at the bus stop also banned

Toughest smoking ban in the country


NBC Bay Area 

If you're looking to light up in San Rafael, it's time to stomp out your cigarette.

Council members in the health-conscious North Bay city about 15 miles from San Francisco have just issued the toughest ban on smoking in the country, much to the delight of the American Lung Association and to the dismay of heavy duty smokers and the pro-tobacco lobby.

According to the city clerk, the San Rafael City Council on Monday night approved a ban on smoking in duplexes, condos and other types of multi-family homes.

The ordinance also makes it illegal to smoke outside in downtown San Rafael, a quaint and affluent city in Marin County, except when the smoker is "actively passing on the way to another destination."


SMOKING BAN-

Outdoor dining areas

Within 20 feet of entryways to buildings or other places where smoking is prohibited, except while actively passing

Public events, but designated smoking areas permitted

Open space and recreation areas, such as parks, playgrounds, sports fields and courts, picnic areas, and dog parks

Service areas (bus stops, ATM and ticket lines)

Sidewalks in Downtown, except while actively passing

Within 20 feet of working construction crews

Duplexes and multi-family residential units -apartments and condominiums.

Any residential unit that shares a wall

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 Source: The Right Pundit