Apex, NC Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine
- $50 infraction per violation
- Covered products
- Smoking, vapor products, tobacco products
- Covered areas
- All town parks, greenways, park property
- Exception
- Posted designated smoking areas only
- Citation
- Apex Town Code § 10-34
Summary
Apex bans smoking, vapor products, and tobacco use in all town parks, greenways, and park property outside posted designated smoking areas, enforced as a $50 infraction.
It shall be unlawful to smoke, use vapor products, or use tobacco products in any town park, on any town greenway, or upon any town park property except in designated areas. Violation of this section shall constitute an infraction punishable by a fine of $50.00.
(Ord. No. 2018-1002-42, § 1, 10-2-2018; Ord. No. 2021-1123-40, § 35, 11-23-2021)
Sec. 10-34.1. - Designated smoking areas and signage. The town manager shall designate an area of each town park and town greenway where smoking and the use of tobacco products or vapor products is permitted. Signs prohibiting or permitting smoking and the use of tobacco products or vapor products, as the case may be, shall be clearly posted.
(Ord. No. 2018-1002-42, § 1, 10-2-2018)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 3).
Full Breakdown
Apex, North Carolina, in Wake County, prohibits smoking, vapor products, and tobacco products in any town park, on any town greenway, or on town park property under Town Code § 10-34, part of Chapter 10 Health and Sanitation. The ban covers named parks such as Apex Community Park, Apex Nature Park, and Kelly Road Park. Under § 10-34.1 the town manager designates a specific area within each park and greenway where smoking is allowed, marked with clear signage; smoking outside those posted zones violates § 10-34. Violation is an infraction carrying a $50 fine, the same penalty set for smoking in municipal buildings and vehicles under §§ 10-32 and 10-33.
Violations & Fines
Smoking, vaping, or using tobacco anywhere in an Apex town park, greenway, or park property outside a posted designated area is an infraction; the town issues a $50 fine per violation under Town Code § 10-34.
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