Fairfield prohibits smoking in all enclosed facilities owned by the City of Fairfield under Chapter 12 of the Municipal Code, with 'smoking' defined broadly to include cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic smoking devices, and vapes. California statewide law (Labor Code §6404.5, Government Code §7596-7598) bans smoking in enclosed workplaces, within 25 feet of playgrounds and youth sports fields, in state parks, on state beaches, and in California government building public areas. Fairfield has not adopted a comprehensive outdoor smoking ban for parks, restaurants/bars, multifamily housing, or commercial sidewalks comparable to Berkeley, Oakland, or Davis ordinances.
California's statewide smoke-free framework, layered with federal Indian Self-Determination Act and ADA considerations, creates the floor on which local rules build. Labor Code §6404.5 prohibits smoking in enclosed workplaces with very narrow exceptions. Government Code §7596-7598 extends to enclosed government buildings. Health & Safety Code §104495 (operative from various dates) prohibits smoking and disposal of cigarette/cigar waste within 25 feet of playgrounds, tot-lots, and youth sports areas, plus other distance-based restrictions. AB 1639 (effective 2020) banned smoking in state parks and state beaches. Public Resources Code prohibits smoking in many natural areas during fire season. Fairfield Municipal Code Chapter 12 prohibits smoking in all enclosed city-owned facilities and adopts the same expansive smoking definition (lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, electronic smoking device, vape/vaporizer, or any other lighted smoking equipment, plus emission of smoke or vapor from the same). The city has not extended the prohibition to outdoor city parks generally, outdoor dining patios, multifamily housing common areas, public sidewalks, or the Solano Town Center area in the manner that several Bay Area jurisdictions have done. Some specific facilities (Allan Witt Park, Linear Park, Rockville Hills Regional Park, Suisun Valley Park) have facility-specific rules posted under park use regulations. Travis Air Force Base operates under federal Department of Defense smoking policies (DoDI 1010.15) that restrict tobacco use to designated areas, and base policies do not extend off-base into Fairfield city limits. Marijuana smoking is additionally regulated under California Health & Safety Code §11362.3, which prohibits smoking cannabis in public places where tobacco smoking is prohibited and within 1,000 feet of a school, day care, or youth center while children are present.
Smoking in a prohibited enclosed Fairfield city facility: Chapter 12 violation, infraction with administrative citation, typically $100-$500 under Chapter 1A. Smoking in an enclosed workplace: Cal/OSHA enforcement under Labor Code §6404.5(f), employer liable for civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation. Smoking within 25 feet of a playground: infraction under Health & Safety Code §104495 with fines up to $250. Smoking in a state park or state beach: California Department of Parks and Recreation citation, fine up to $250. Cannabis smoking in public: Health & Safety Code §11362.3 infraction with $100-$250 fine; smoking within 1,000 feet of a school while children are present is a $250 fine.
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