OMC Chapter 8.30 prohibits smoking in city parks, public outdoor dining areas, transit waiting areas, service lines, and within 25 feet of building entrances. The ban includes electronic cigarettes, vape devices, and cannabis smoking in public.
OMC Chapter 8.30 establishes Oakland's smoke-free public spaces ordinance. Smoking is prohibited in all city parks, public plazas, recreation areas, outdoor dining and service areas, transit waiting areas, ATM lines, ticket lines, and within 25 feet of any building entrance, operable window, or air intake. The prohibition covers tobacco, electronic smoking devices, vape liquid, and cannabis products. Multifamily buildings must designate at least 80 percent of units as non-smoking under separate provisions. Property owners and operators must post signage. Enforcement is by Oakland Police, code enforcement officers, and Alameda County Public Health, with progressive citations.
Administrative citations starting at approximately $100, escalating with repeated offenses; property owners face penalties for failing to post signage or enforce.
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