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Council adopts ordinance creating smoking lounge rules after second reading

5810574 · April 16, 2025

Summary

On second reading the council approved amendment C-374-25 to Chapter 18 to add an article governing smoking lounges. The ordinance passed on a roll call vote with all present councilmembers voting yes; Mayor Ackley was absent.

The Walled Lake City Council adopted an amendment to Chapter 18 of the city code adding an article that regulates smoking lounges after a second‑reading vote.

The ordinance, identified in the meeting as C‑374‑25, was moved for second reading and approval by Councilmember Osenic and supported by Councilmember Ambrose. On the roll call, Osenic, Woods, Ambrose, Fernandez, Locke and Lublin all voted yes; Mayor Ackley was recorded as absent.

The council did not expand on the ordinance text during the public meeting; the item moved through the council’s unfinished business portion as the formal second reading and was adopted by the unanimous vote of members present. The motion and roll call were recorded in the meeting minutes.

City staff will publish the adopted ordinance and update the codified city code accordingly. Any operational details, licensing steps, or enforcement provisions not addressed in the meeting will be handled by the appropriate city departments under the new code section.

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