Glendale tells smokers to butt out -- or else
By Joe Piasecki 06/19/2008
Glendale City Council members were expected this week to consider adopting new rules that would make smoking illegal just about everywhere in Glendale — including, in some cases, inside homes.
The proposed ordinance would prohibit smoking on all public property, including streets and sidewalks, unless there are no non-smokers within 20 feet. Smoking would also be forbidden on private property that is accessible to the public, such as restaurant patios and shopping centers. Violators would receive citations of $100 to $500 for failing to put out their butts after receiving a warning.
The new law would also require by January 2010 that 85 percent of all units in an apartment building be designated as non-smoking units, with the remaining apartments for smokers “clustered” to one side of the building.
Glendale City Council members did not return calls for this story.
In May, Pasadena City Council members supported an ordinance to keep smokers from lighting up within 20 feet of a building’s main entrance, at bus stops and in outdoor malls and dining areas.
The Glendale Chamber of Commerce has not taken an official position on the proposed smoking ban, said Executive Vice President and former Pasadena Weekly Publisher Judee Kendall.
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