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Resident urges Encinitas to expand smoke‑free rules to multiunit housing
Summary
A long‑time Encinitas resident and nonprofit representative urged the commission to pursue smoke‑free policies for apartments and condominiums, noting health and environmental concerns and asking staff to include the item on the 2026 work plan.
Katie Papaniak, identifying herself as representing the San Diego Alliance for Drug‑Free Youth and as an Encinitas resident of more than 40 years, asked the commission to advance smoke‑free policies for multiunit housing.
Papaniak said she had found cigarette butts near a local gym and along the El Camino Real corridor and argued that smoke exposure and related litter threaten both residents’ health and the environment. She told commissioners she appreciated that the item was on the 2026 work plan and offered to assist outreach to apartment managers and owners.
Her remarks were submitted during the oral‑communications portion of the meeting; no formal action was taken during the session. Staff noted the topic is on the commission’s work plan for 2026 and will require outreach and education with property owners and tenants before any regulation or ordinance would be proposed.
