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Page 4 of 10 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />conducted at parks, sidewalk cafes, and restaurant and pub patios, showed similar findings.16 Finally, a <br />meta-analysis looked at 13 studies on air quality impacts from tobacco smoking in outdoor hospitality <br />venues, and found that air quality in those settings is unlikely to meet current World Health Organization <br />ambient air quality standards.17 <br />To completely avoid from exposure to secondhand smoke in outdoor places, a person may have to move <br />20 to 29 feet away from the source of the smoke, about the width of a two-lane road.18 <br />State and Local Laws about Smoking in Public Places <br />California cities and counties have the legal authority to adopt local laws that prohibit all tobacco use <br />indoors and outdoors in areas not already covered by state law. California Labor Code 6404.5 prohibits <br />smoking in all enclosed workplaces, even if there are no employees and the owner-operator is working <br />alone. This includes all restaurants and bars. <br /> <br />California laws further prohibit outdoor smoking in the following places: <br />Within 25 feet of the common commerce area of certified farmers’ markets, like Redwood City’s <br />Kiwanis Farmers’ Market (Health and Safety Code Section 114371); <br />Within 20 feet from the main exits, entrances and operable windows of all state, county, and city <br />government buildings, which would include Redwood City City Hall, Redwood City Public Libraries, <br />and all Park buildings, including Community Centers (Government Code Section 7596-7597); <br />Within 25 feet of any playground or tot lot sandbox area (Health and Safety Code 104495); <br />Within 250 feet of a youth sports event (Health and Safety Code 104495); <br />Within state parks and state coastal beaches (Public Resources Code Section 5008.10); and <br />Within a foster or group home, as well as outside the home when children are present (Health and <br />Safety Code 1530.7). <br /> <br />Finally, Redwood City Municipal Code further prohibits smoking in the following public places: <br />All indoor, enclosed public spaces, including places of employment (Municipal Code Sec 15.3 & 15.4); <br />In and around multi-unit residences (Municipal Code Sec. 15.31-39); <br />All City parks (Municipal Code Sec. 25.2.02); and <br />Courthouse Square (Municipal Code Sec. 33A.39). <br />16 Klepeis NE, Ott WR, Switzer P. Real-time measurement of outdoor tobacco smoke particles. J Air Waste Manag <br />Assoc. 2007 May;57(5):522-34. doi: 10.3155/1047-3289.57.5.522. PMID: 17518219. <br />17 Kennedy RD, Sendzik T., Elton-Marshall T., Hammond D., Fong G. (2006). “Tobacco Smoke Pollution in Outdoor <br />Hospitality Settings.” University of Waterloo, Canada. Presented at the 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR <br />Health 2006. <br />18 Hwang J, Lee K. Determination of outdoor tobacco smoke exposure by distance from a smoking source. Nicotine <br />Tob Res. 2014 Apr;16(4):478-84. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntt178. Epub 2013 Nov 11. PMID: 24218368. <br />8.A. - Page 4 of 37 <br />230