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Garden Grove council directs city attorney to draft smoke‑free parks ordinance after public push
Summary
After extensive public comments and council discussion, the Garden Grove City Council voted to ask the city attorney to draft a local ordinance banning smoking, vaping and use of other drugs in city parks, with enforcement and education to be studied.
Garden Grove, Calif. — The Garden Grove City Council on Sept. 9 voted to direct the city attorney to prepare an ordinance that would ban smoking, vaping and the use of other drugs across the city’s public parks, including parking lots, after a series of public comments urging a broader prohibition.
Council Member Yesenia Munetton introduced the measure and framed it as expanding protections beyond the state minimum, which only bars smoking within 15 feet of playgrounds. Munetton asked the city attorney to draft language adding parks to Garden Grove Municipal Code section 6.32.0.03 and recommended signage, public education and fines as possible enforcement mechanisms.
Supporters urged the council to act after a string of…
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