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Commissioners seek options as residents report marijuana smoke seeping into units; city attorney says enforcement is limited
Summary
Vice Mayor raised repeated resident complaints about tobacco and marijuana smoke entering apartments; the city attorney said the issue is mainly private and enforcement options are limited, though code enforcement could be pursued in some cases; commissioners asked staff to take the matter offline and explore remedies.
Vice Mayor raised multiple resident complaints at the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach about tobacco and marijuana smoke entering apartments through vents and balconies and asked what the city could do to help residents who describe chronic exposure.
The city attorney and staff told commissioners the city’s regulatory authority is limited. The attorney said regulation of smoking by the city is generally limited to beaches and public parks and that…
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