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Plain City to draft smoke-free parks ordinance after council debate over distance and enforcement
2111187 · January 14, 2025
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Summary
Council discussed strengthening the village’s smoking policy in parks to extend no‑smoking zones near playgrounds, ballfields and spectator areas. Staff will draft ordinance language and place it on a future agenda for consideration.
Council reviewed options to make village parks smoke‑free beyond the indoor and workplace restrictions in state law, including setting no‑smoking buffers around playgrounds, ballfields and other areas where people congregate.
Staff noted Ohio’s smoke‑free workplace law already bans smoking indoors and that municipalities may adopt more restrictive…
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