Post by Logan on May 7, 2016 8:12:50 GMT -6
Beachgoers hoping to enjoy a smoke on the beach this summer will have to look elsewhere.
The City Council voted unanimously to ban smoking on city beaches, the boardwalk and at parks and other recreational areas at Tuesday’s meeting, but not before residents and council members alike questioned the language in a change to city code prohibiting smoking and how the measure would be enforced.
The initiative is part of a nation-wide trend, and, according to the city, there are 261 cities and counties with smoke-free beach laws and 1,263 with smoke-free park laws, including Nassau County, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle. In 2013, Governor Cuomo announced smoke-free expanded zones in state parks.
In 2014, Nassau County banned smoking in its parks. Playgrounds and other recreational areas in county parks were included in the smoke-free areas, as well as on athletic fields and throughout county preserves. Suffolk County passed a local law in 2012 with similar safety goals in mind, and Long Beach pursued legislation of its own.
Read more: liherald.com/stories/City-Council-approves-smoking-ban,79432
The City Council voted unanimously to ban smoking on city beaches, the boardwalk and at parks and other recreational areas at Tuesday’s meeting, but not before residents and council members alike questioned the language in a change to city code prohibiting smoking and how the measure would be enforced.
The initiative is part of a nation-wide trend, and, according to the city, there are 261 cities and counties with smoke-free beach laws and 1,263 with smoke-free park laws, including Nassau County, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle. In 2013, Governor Cuomo announced smoke-free expanded zones in state parks.
In 2014, Nassau County banned smoking in its parks. Playgrounds and other recreational areas in county parks were included in the smoke-free areas, as well as on athletic fields and throughout county preserves. Suffolk County passed a local law in 2012 with similar safety goals in mind, and Long Beach pursued legislation of its own.
Read more: liherald.com/stories/City-Council-approves-smoking-ban,79432