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Tonight, December 15, 2014, your City Council is proposing an ordinance banning e-cigarette use OUTDOORS and also asking that it be immediately adopted.
Proposed Ordinance addresses:
1.Changes to the outdoor smoking restriction:
- Increase the area covered to include Regional/Commercial areas (e.g.: Stanford Shopping Center);
- increase the area covered to include Neighborhood Commercial areas (e.g.: Alma Plaza);
- increase coverage to include all outdoor eating areas, public events, work sites and service areas(i.e. locations);
- include penalty escalation for repeat offenders;
- include e-cigarettes;and
- require cigarette .... receptacles and signage immediately adjacent and within areas covered by the ban.
2.That the indoor smoking restrictions and restrictions on sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes:
- include e-cigarettes in current indoor restrictions;
- ban the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes at pharmacies.
Agenda: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/45174
Supporting documents (see p. 5):
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/45147
City Council email: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org
City Clerk phone: 650-329-2571
Meeting begins at 5:30, and the discussion of the ordinance is expected to occur at 9:30 p.m. However, this is an estimate, so you should plan on showing up before that time. Also, we strongly recommend that you contact the city clerk (650-329-2571) to verify whether you need to be present before the meeting starts at 5:30 in order to sign up to speak or whether you can show up after the meeting is in progress.
Meeting is in Council Chambers at City Hall,
Tonight, December 15, 2014, your City Council is proposing an ordinance banning e-cigarette use OUTDOORS and also asking that it be immediately adopted.
Proposed Ordinance addresses:
1.Changes to the outdoor smoking restriction:
- Increase the area covered to include Regional/Commercial areas (e.g.: Stanford Shopping Center);
- increase the area covered to include Neighborhood Commercial areas (e.g.: Alma Plaza);
- increase coverage to include all outdoor eating areas, public events, work sites and service areas(i.e. locations);
- include penalty escalation for repeat offenders;
- include e-cigarettes;and
- require cigarette .... receptacles and signage immediately adjacent and within areas covered by the ban.
2.That the indoor smoking restrictions and restrictions on sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes:
- include e-cigarettes in current indoor restrictions;
- ban the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes at pharmacies.
Agenda: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/45174
Supporting documents (see p. 5):
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/45147
City Council email: city.council@cityofpaloalto.org
City Clerk phone: 650-329-2571
Meeting begins at 5:30, and the discussion of the ordinance is expected to occur at 9:30 p.m. However, this is an estimate, so you should plan on showing up before that time. Also, we strongly recommend that you contact the city clerk (650-329-2571) to verify whether you need to be present before the meeting starts at 5:30 in order to sign up to speak or whether you can show up after the meeting is in progress.
Meeting is in Council Chambers at City Hall,
