Ord. 2574 - No Smoking in City Parks COUNCIL BILL NO. 3103
ORDINANCE NO. 2574
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING TOBACCO USE, SMOKING, AND THE USE OF INHALANT
DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN WOODBURN CITY PARKS
WHEREAS, at its June 24, 2019 meeting, the City Council received a request
from a member of the public that smoking be banned in City Parks; and
WHEREAS, the City Council then directed staff to research what other cities
have done to address smoking in parks and determine if the City has the ability to
adopt regulations; and
WHEREAS, at its July 22, 2019 meeting, the City Council further deliberated on
this matter and directed staff to draft an ordinance for City Council consideration;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Definitions,
A. City Park means land controlled by the City that is available to the public
and used for municipal park purposes.
B. Inhalant Delivery System means any noncombustible product that employs
a mechanical heating element, electronic element, battery, circuit,
cartridge, or other system and that is capable of being used to ingest
tobacco, nicotine, or other drug or plant solution, and includes electronic
cigarettes, devices or products.
C. Smoking means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or
heated cigar, cigarette, pipe, grass, plant, liquid, vapor or any other tobacco
product. This includes the use of any inhalant delivery system, electronic
smoking device, or other delivery devices, which creates smoke, vapor,
aerosol or any other byproduct.
D. Tobacco Product means any product that contains tobacco or nicotine,
or is derived from tobacco or nicotine.
E. Tobacco Use means smoking, inhaling, exhaling, vaping, use of an
inhalant delivery system, use of an electronic cigarette or other smoking
device.
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Section 2. Er.Qbibifim.
A. Tobacco use, smoking, and the use of any inhalant delivery system is
prohibited in all City Parks.
B. The City Administrator is directed to post signs in appropriate locations to
provide public notice of this prohibition.
Section 3. PDity A person who violates this Ordinance commits a Class
4 Civil Infraction and is subject to the procedures contained in the Civil Infraction
Ordinance. Each violation of this Ordinance constitutes a separate civil
infraction.
Approved as to form:
City Attorney Date
Approved:
Eric Swenson, Mayor
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor an Z-6i
Filed in the Office of the Recorder qus4 1!2, 2,1j) 'z
ATTEST: �& )
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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