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Council approves first reading of ordinance banning smoking in city parks
Summary
Palm Coast City Council approved on first reading a code amendment to prohibit smoking and the use of vapor-generating devices in city parks; the ordinance language includes tobacco and plant-based inhalation products and will return for a second reading.
City staff presented a first reading of an ordinance that would amend Palm Coast Code, Chapter 42 (streets, roads, bridges and other public places) to ban smoking and the use of vapor-generating devices in city parks.
James Hurst, director of parks and recreation, said the ordinance implements authority in the Florida Clean Air Act and mirrors language adopted by neighboring jurisdictions. He summarized the proposed code changes: smoking would be defined to include inhaling, exhaling, burning, or…
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