Fresno, CA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)

The Smoking Pollution Control Ordinance's core coverage is limited by its own terms: Section 10-1103(g) defines "public place" as "an enclosed area to which the public is invited or has general access," and Section 10-1105's prohibited list -- stores, restaurants, theaters, hotels and the rest -- is built entirely around that enclosed-area definition. That leaves open-air spaces such as city parks or restaurant patios outside the ordinance's reach. The one deliberate exception is Section 10-1105(m), which overrides the enclosed-area limit for Fresno's two airports: "Regardless of whether enclosed or not," it designates specific outdoor zones at Fresno Yosemite International Airport and Fresno Chandler Executive Airport as "public places" for smoking-ban purposes -- terminal roadway pedestrian crosswalks, terminal frontage sidewalks, the loading and unloading curb area, areas surrounding building entrances and exits, and the entire restricted-access airside area.

Beyond those named zones, the Director of Aviation retains discretion under the same subsection to designate other FAT and FCH areas as non-smoking to protect health and property. Outside the two airports, the article does not reach open-air public spaces, so an outdoor smoking prohibition in Fresno parks or on restaurant patios would have to come from a different authority, not Article 11.