Kirkland, WA Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- KMC § 11.80.216
- Covers
- Cigarettes, cigars, vaping, marijuana, smokeless tobacco
- Location
- Every city park, no exceptions
- Enforcement
- Civil infraction under Ch. 11.80 Article III
- Added
- Ordinance 4945, 2026
Summary
Kirkland bans smoking and tobacco use of any kind in every city park. KMC 11.80.216 covers cigarettes, herbal cigarettes, marijuana, cigars, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and electronic or vaporized smoking devices, with no designated smoking area carved out anywhere in the park system.
Smoking and tobacco use of any kind, including but not limited to the use of cigarettes, herbal cigarettes, marijuana, cigars, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and electronic or vaporized smoking devices, is prohibited in any park.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4945, passed July 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
216, Smoking in Parks Prohibited, bars smoking and tobacco use of any kind in any park, and the list of covered products is explicit: cigarettes, herbal cigarettes, marijuana, cigars, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and electronic or vaporized smoking devices, so vaping and e-cigarettes are treated the same as traditional tobacco and marijuana smoking. 80, Park Rules, by Ordinance 4945 in 2026, part of a broader renumbering and update of the park rules chapter. 040. 032, which authorizes the parks director to adopt and post rules and regulations for park operation and use, and makes it unlawful to violate or fail to comply with any duly posted park rule.
Park rangers, code enforcement officers, and Kirkland police can issue citations to anyone smoking or using tobacco products, including vape devices, anywhere within a park's boundaries, including trails, athletic fields, picnic areas, and parking lots that fall inside the park boundary as the department defines it.
Violations & Fines
Smoking or using tobacco, including vaping and marijuana, anywhere in a Kirkland park is a civil infraction under Article III of Chapter 11.80. Park rangers, code enforcement officers, and police can cite violators on the spot, and the same enforcement authority under KMC 11.80.032 lets the department remove anyone who refuses to comply with a posted park rule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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