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Carlsbad council moves to ban smoking and vaping in multiunit housing, 4–1 vote to introduce ordinance
Summary
After a public hearing with health advocates, the Carlsbad City Council voted 4–1 to introduce an ordinance that would require multiunit housing to prohibit smoking and vaping in units and common areas, relying primarily on landlord lease provisions and civil remedies for enforcement; Councilmember Burkholder voted no.
Carlsbad City Council voted 4–1 to introduce a draft ordinance that would bar smoking, vaping and marijuana use in private units and exterior common areas of multiunit residential buildings, with enforcement to rest mainly with landlords and civil remedies for affected residents.
City staff said the measure would add chapter 6.15 to the Carlsbad Municipal Code and follow a hybrid enforcement model recommended by staff after outreach to housing providers. “By including these provisions in lease agreements, smoking becomes a violation of both…
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