Edmonds, WA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned in
- All city parks and beaches
- Covers
- Cigarettes, cigars, marijuana, vaping devices
- Signage
- Director must post prohibition signs
- Max penalty
- $1,000 misdemeanor fine
- Adopted
- Ord. 4152, 2019
Summary
Edmonds bans smoking and vaping, including cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, marijuana and e-cigarettes, in every city park under ECC 5.32.045. The rule is park-specific rather than a citywide outdoor smoking ban, and the parks and recreation director must post signs identifying the prohibition.
It is unlawful for any person to smoke or light cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, marijuana, or other smoking material, or to use electronic cigarettes or vaping devices, within city parks. The director of parks and recreation shall post signs in appropriate locations prohibiting smoking and vaping in the city’s parks.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4444, passed August 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
005(C), which covers public parks, underwater parks, beaches and playgrounds owned, leased or controlled by the city, meaning the smoking and vaping ban extends to Edmonds' waterfront beaches and the fishing pier as well as inland parks. The section was added by Ordinance 4152 in 2019 and names several categories together: smoking or lighting cigarettes, cigars, tobacco or "other smoking material"; smoking marijuana; and using electronic cigarettes or vaping devices, so vaping is banned on identical terms to combustible tobacco and marijuana use. 020. 32's park definition, it does not reach sidewalks, streets, private patios, or other outdoor public spaces outside park boundaries; the downloaded development code does not extend the smoking ban citywide, and any broader restriction would come from separate Edmonds City Code chapters not covered by this instrument's park regulations chapter.
Violations & Fines
Smoking or vaping in an Edmonds city park is a misdemeanor under the Chapter 5.32 penalty at ECC 5.32.140, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000. The ban covers combustible tobacco, cigars, marijuana, and vaping devices alike, with no separate lesser penalty carved out for vaping.
Frequently Asked Questions
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