Irving, TX Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)

" The rule reaches every city park, library lawn, and municipal parking lot, not just indoor city buildings. Four carve-outs keep the ban from swallowing private and commercial spaces: private residences (unless used for a business that draws non-resident visitors or workers), tobacco-related businesses, patios, and the outdoor areas of golf courses. A "patio" under Section 48-2 is an unenclosed seating area outside the smoke-free entrance zone that is contiguous to a public or workplace facility and separated from the building's interior by solid walls, fixed glazing, or self-closing doors.

The code also creates a 25-foot "smoke-free entrance zone" around every primary building entrance, and a 15-foot zone from an indoor entrance on a patio, where smoking is barred even where the surrounding area otherwise allows it. Building owners, operators, and managers carry affirmative duties under Section 48-5: they must prohibit smoking in nonsmoking areas, post "NO SMOKING" signs at every public entrance, and place disposal receptacles at least 25 feet from doors and exits. An owner can raise a good-faith defense by showing they told a smoker to stop or move and posted a sign citing the ordinance. Section 48-6 makes clear the local rule never overrides a stricter state or federal smoking prohibition.