Schaumburg, IL Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Village Code § 95.21
- Buffer distance
- 15 feet from entrances, exits, windows, vents
- Related indoor rule
- §95.16 bans smoking in public places
- Owner opt-in
- §95.19 lets owners smoke-free outdoor patios
- Key exemptions
- Private homes, tobacco stores, 25% of hotel rooms
- Penalty
- $100-$50,000 per day (§10.99); §95.22 repealed 2015
Summary
Schaumburg bars smoking or vaping within fifteen feet of any entrance, exit, operable window or air intake serving a smoke-free public place or workplace, under Section 95.21. The rule extends the Village's indoor smoking ban into parks, patios and sidewalks outside covered buildings so smoke cannot drift back inside.
Smoking or use of electronic smoking devices is prohibited within a minimum distance of fifteen feet (15') from entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed or partially enclosed area where smoking or using electronic smoking devices is prohibited in this subchapter so as to ensure that tobacco smoke or vapors do not enter the area through entrances, exits, open windows, or other means.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
21 extends that ban outward. No one may smoke within fifteen feet of any entrance, exit, operable window, or ventilation intake that serves a space where smoking is already prohibited, a buffer meant to keep drifting smoke and vapor from re-entering the building. 16 sets the same fifteen-foot distance for entrances to public places and places of employment generally, and separately bars smoking in any vehicle owned, leased or operated by the Village, the state, or another political subdivision. 19 lets an employer, owner or operator voluntarily designate outdoor patios, courtyards or other nonenclosed areas as smoke-free too, as long as they post conspicuous no-smoking signage.
20 carves out a short list of exemptions, including private residences (unless used as a licensed daycare or healthcare business), long-operating retail tobacco stores, up to twenty-five percent of a hotel or motel's rentable rooms, private rooms in nursing homes where every occupant is a smoker, and theatre performances. 99.
Violations & Fines
Because Section 95.22's dedicated smoking penalty was repealed in 2015, a violation of the fifteen-foot buffer in Section 95.21 is fined under the Village's general penalty, Section 10.99: not less than $100 and not more than $50,000, with a separate offense for each day smoking continues within the restricted zone.
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