Spring Hill, TN Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)

Section 11-805 is a single sentence in Chapter 8 of Title 11, Municipal Offenses, headed Smoking and Vaping in Public Parks. It reads that it shall be unlawful to smoke or vape in city parks. The history note shows the section came from Ordinance 12-10, passed 6-18-2012, and was amended by Ordinance 19-05, passed 3-18-2019.

The prohibition is absolute within its scope. The section prints no designated smoking areas, no time-of-day limit, no distance from playgrounds or ballfields, and no exception for events. It also prints no definition of smoke or vape, so the plain words of the section control: anyone who smokes or vapes in a city park is within it.

The scope is the park. The section speaks only of city parks, and it says nothing about restaurant patios, sidewalks, parking lots or private property. A patio ban would need a separate provision, and none appears in Title 11 of the Spring Hill Municipal Code. Smoking is addressed elsewhere only in narrow settings, such as the fireworks sales rules in Title 7.

Section 11-805 prints no penalty of its own. Municipal violations are heard in the city court, and § 3-207 sets the maximum penalty the City Court can impose for municipal violations at $500, with a lower cap of $50 for the categories that section lists, such as traffic offenses and certain property and health code offenses. A community service sentence, defined in hours, can be imposed in lieu of the $50 fine. Section 3-205 gives every person charged with violating a municipal ordinance the right to an immediate trial and disposition if the court is in session or the judge is reasonably available.