Farmersville, TX Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Location
- Robbin Lamkin Memorial Splash Pad
- Season
- Memorial Day to Labor Day
- Hours
- 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily
- Covers
- Smoking and smokeless tobacco alike
- Max fine
- $500.00 per violation
Summary
Farmersville bans smoking and tobacco use, including smokeless tobacco, at the Robbin Lamkin Memorial Playground and Splash Pad whenever it is open to the public, under City Code Sec. 50-135(2), one of only a few outdoor public spots the city singles out by name.
The water splash pad area shall be open to the general public beginning Memorial Day and ending Labor Day with the following restrictions and regulations, except when water restrictions are in effect: (1)Open Sunday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.(2)Use of drugs, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products (smoking or smokeless) is prohibited.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 50-135 governs the Robbin Lamkin Memorial Water Splash Pad, described in Sec. 50-133 as a splash pad and playground on the north side of Farmersville Parkway between South Hamilton and Johnson Streets. , except when city water restrictions are in effect. Within that seasonal operating window, Sec. 50-135(2) prohibits use of drugs, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products, whether smoked or smokeless, on the splash pad grounds. The same subsection also bars glass containers, abusive or inappropriate language, pets other than working animals, food or drink on the splash pad surface, skateboards, roller blades, bicycles, and running or rough play, and it requires infants to wear swim diapers and children under 12 to be supervised by an adult.
This sits alongside the city's separate general no-smoking rule for enclosed city buildings and facilities in Sec. 32-255, but Sec. 50-135 is the section that reaches an open-air public recreation space by name rather than an enclosed structure. The city disclaims liability for injury or property loss at the splash pad under Sec. 50-136, and the broader playground area carries its own restrictions on alcohol, drugs, fires and fireworks under Sec. 50-134.
Violations & Fines
Smoking or using tobacco at the splash pad in violation of Sec. 50-135 is a park regulations violation under Article II of chapter 50. Sec. 50-26 makes any violation of that article a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500.00, with each transaction in violation treated as a separate offense.
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