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Pinellas Park adopts smoke- and vape-free parks ordinance, council votes 4-1
Summary
The Pinellas Park City Council on June 12 adopted Ordinance 2025-16, prohibiting smoking and vaping in city-owned parks. The measure passed on its second and final reading by a 4-1 vote; Mayor Bradbury voted no.
The Pinellas Park City Council on June 12 adopted Ordinance 2025-16, prohibiting smoking and vaping at city-owned public parks. The ordinance passed on its second and final reading by a 4-1 vote, with Mayor Bradbury recorded as voting no.
City planning coordinator Todd Byron told the council the change would amend Chapter 2, Article 10, Parks and Recreation, of the Pinellas Park Code of Ordinances to ban smoking and vaping in city parks. Byron said the proposal adds definitions for “smoking” and “vaping” and notes that the ban does not include unfiltered cigars “in accordance with state law.” He also identified local resources to support the policy, including the Tobacco Free Florida program and the Pinellas County Health Department, and said the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) offered to…
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