Dearborn, MI Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Buffer zone
- 15 feet from play structures
- Mini-parks
- Smoking banned park-wide
- Other banned site
- West Village Commons Plaza
- Covers
- Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah, pipes
- Penalty
- Up to $50 fine, civil infraction
Summary
Dearborn bans smoking within 15 feet of play structures in its community parks and entirely inside mini-parks that have play equipment.
(b) Community and neighborhood parks. Smoke or smoking is prohibited within 15 feet of the outermost edge of any play structure that has been erected in a community or neighborhood park. ... (c) Mini-Parks with play equipment. Smoke or smoking is prohibited within any mini-park that has play equipment. ... (e) A violation of this section shall constitute a civil infraction, which shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $50.00 and costs.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-07: Code: Updated through: July 22, 2026 | Zoning: Updated through: July 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Dearborn Code of Ordinances § 15-36 defines smoking broadly: possessing, lighting, or exhaling smoke from a cigarette, e-cigarette, cigar, hookah, or pipe containing tobacco or any other product. In listed community and neighborhood parks, including Ford Field, Crowley, Hemlock, Oxford, and 14 others, smoking is prohibited within 15 feet of any play structure. In mini-parks with play equipment, such as Cherry Hill and Dearborn High, smoking is banned throughout the park, not just near equipment. Smoking is also banned throughout the city-owned West Village Commons Plaza, named specifically in the ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Smoking in a restricted park zone is a civil infraction with a fine up to $50.00 plus costs; courts can substitute community service for the fine under § 15-36(e).
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