Presentation - Rehoboth Beach

Additional
Smoke-Free
Initiatives
for
Rehoboth
Beach?
Presentation to Board of Commissioners
February 10, 2014
by Commissioner Stan Mills
Additional
Smoke-Free
Initiatives
for
Rehoboth
Beach?
1. Review municipal smoke-free initiatives;
2. Address questions from last meeting;
3. Identify additional smoke-free initiatives beyond the
bans in six park areas.
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http://www.no-smoke.org/
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http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/SmokefreeBeaches.pdf
http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/SmokefreeParks.pdf
Hawaii
As at January 6, 2014
States with one or more jurisdictions that have total bans on smoking at public beaches.
Montage of Delaware ocean public beaches
Delaware jurisdictions with smoke-free initiatives in beach, boardwalk areas.
As at January 6, 2014
Blue highlighting to emphasize beaches and boardwalks
xxxxxxxx During Guarded Beach
season
Common threads in smoke-free initiatives
• Rationale
• Bans-restrictions
• Education
• Enforcement
• Not hurt tourism
Common threads in smoke-free initiatives
• Rationale
Concerns in the smoking/no smoking debate:
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Litter
Economic Costs
Environmental Costs
Health
Common threads in smoke-free initiatives
• Bans-restrictions
Outright bans –define areas.
Restrictions.
Smoking banned in some locations.
Smoking allowed in designated smoking areas.
Applicable dates.
Year round.
Seasonal.
Common threads in smoke-free initiatives
• Education
Education is the key to voluntary compliance
• Literature
• Map of Smoke-Free Areas
• Media Outlets
• City Web site
• RBDB Chamber of Commerce
• RB Main Street
• Realtors
• Signage
• Training
Enjoy Our
Smoke-Free
Outdoor Areas
Designated in Red
SMOKING
INFORMATION
SMOKING
INFORMATION
Common threads in smoke-free initiatives
• Education
Education is the key to voluntary compliance
• Literature
• Map of Smoke-Free Areas
• Media Outlets
• City Web site
• RBDB Chamber of Commerce
• RB Main Street
• Realtors
• Signage
• Training
Common threads in smoke-free initiatives
• Enforcement
• Ability to issue citations
• No heavy handedness
• Voluntary compliance sought
• Laws empower the public
• Training
Common threads in smoke-free initiatives
• Enforcement
• Ability to issue citations
• No heavy handedness
• Voluntary compliance sought
• Laws empower the public
• Training
Common threads in smoke-free initiatives
• Not hurt tourism
• Evidence supports enhancement of tourism
• Tourism groups market beaches as smoke-free
Portion of minutes of Commissioners’ workshop meeting of January 6, 2014
relative to smoking initiatives.
Questions which were raised by the Commissioners are:
1. In the State Parks, the sign said that smoking is only prohibited when guards are on duty so
is smoking allowed at other times?
2. How would a smoking ban on the beach be enforced?
3. Who would enforce the smoking ban on the beach?
4. Have people been cited and how would that impact the City?
5. Where would designated smoking areas be located?
6. How prevalent are people who smoke on the beach?
7. Are people who smoke concentrated on the beach, and doesn’t the smoke dissipate?
8. If a ban is installed on the beach and the Boardwalk, where will the people who smoke go?
9. What happens to the people who smoke if they are banned from the beach?
10. With regard to the Boardwalk, would the smoking ban include the restooms, pavilions and
Bandstand area?
11. Would enforcement be the responsibility of the lifeguards or police officers?
12. Would there be civil citations?
13. Would E-cigarettes be banned?
14. Would bus stops be included in the smoking ban?
15. Would beach concessions be impacted by a smoking ban?
16. All the arguments made for the beach and Boardwalk seems to apply to streets too, so
why would the streets be excluded?
Questions raised by the Commissioners…. categorized.
• Effective dates of ban or restrictions
• What is banned (tobacco vs e-cigs)?
• What areas would be included in bans or restricted
areas?
• Where can people go to smoke?
• Where would designated smoking areas be?
• How is enforcement handled?
• Is there an impact on business/tourism?
Questions raised by the Commissioners…. categorized.
Effective dates of ban or restrictions?
1. In the State Parks, the sign said that smoking is only
prohibited when guards are on duty so is smoking
allowed at other times?
DELAWARE STATE PARKS
Questions raised by the Commissioners…. categorized.
What is banned (tobacco vs e-cigs)?
13. Would E-cigarettes be banned?
§ 224-1. Definitions.
SMOKING
The burning of a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or any other
matter or substance that contains tobacco.
Questions raised by the Commissioners…. categorized.
What areas would be included in bans or restricted areas?
10. With regard to the Boardwalk, would the smoking ban
include the restrooms, pavilions and Bandstand area?
14. Would bus stops be included in the smoking ban?
16. All the arguments made for the beach and Boardwalk
seems to apply to streets too, so why would the
streets be excluded?
L.I. VILLAGE BANS SMOKING ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS
By [New York] Post Staff Report
January 5, 2011 | 5:56pm
GREAT NECK, N.Y. — A tiny village on Long Island’s
“gold coast” is banning smoking on public sidewalks.
Questions raised by the Commissioners…. categorized.
Where can people go to smoke?
8. If a ban is installed on the beach and the Boardwalk,
where will the people who smoke go?
9. What happens to the people who smoke if they are
banned from the beach?
Questions raised by the Commissioners…. categorized.
If used, where would designated smoking areas be?
5. Where would designated smoking areas be located?
BETHANY BEACH (Summer 2013)
Designated
smoking area
on the beach
Questions raised by the Commissioners…. categorized.
How is enforcement handled?
2. How would a smoking ban on the beach be enforced?
3. Who would enforce the smoking ban on the beach?
4. Have people been cited and how would that impact
the City?
11. Would enforcement be the responsibility of the
lifeguards or
police officers?
12. Would there be
civil citations?
Questions raised by the Commissioners…. categorized.
How is enforcement handled?
2. How would a smoking ban on the beach be enforced?
3. Who would enforce the smoking ban on the beach?
4. Have people been cited and how would that impact
the City?
11. Would enforcement be the responsibility of the
lifeguards or
police officers?
12. Would there be
civil citations?
DB
Questions raised by the Commissioners…. categorized.
Is there an impact on business/tourism?
15. Would beach concessions be impacted by a smoking
ban?
Other.
6. How prevalent are people who smoke on the beach?
7. Are people who smoke concentrated on the beach, and
doesn’t the smoke dissipate?
Six parks/tot lots currently have smoking bans by city ordinance.
TOT LOT IN GERAR PARK
CRANBERRY PARK
CENTRAL PARK
SILVER LAKE PARK
DEER PARK
Red dotted line =
approximate city boundary
GROVE PARK
Six parks/tot lots currently have smoking bans by city ordinance.
School grounds ban on smoking by others.
TOT LOT IN GERAR PARK
CRANBERRY PARK
CENTRAL PARK
SILVER LAKE PARK
DEER PARK
Red dotted line =
approximate city boundary
GROVE PARK
SCHOOL
GROUNDS
Using guidelines from the DE State Parks, the following areas in red might go smoke-free
TOT LOT IN GERAR PARK
CRANBERRY PARK
CENTRAL PARK
SILVER LAKE PARK
DEER PARK
Red dotted line =
approximate city boundary
GROVE PARK
SCHOOL
GROUNDS
Summary potential additional areas
Boardwalk, beach, bandstand, parks
Points of discussion:
1. Define areas under consideration.
2. Consider where people can go to smoke.
3. Consider if having designated smoking permitted
areas is appropriate and if so, what conditions might
apply to locating these areas.
4. Effective dates for the bans and/or restrictions.
5. City personnel feedback.
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BOARDWALK
§ 224-1. Definitions.
BOARDWALK.
The entire width and length of the boardwalk running
along and parallel with the public beach fronting on the
Atlantic Ocean, including all boardwalk access ways
(walkway approaches) leading from the streets to the
boardwalk, and including all restroom and information
facilities and sitting pavilions adjacent to the
boardwalk.
BOARDWALK.
The entire width and length of the boardwalk running along and parallel with the public
beach fronting on the Atlantic Ocean, including all boardwalk access ways (walkway
approaches) leading from the streets to the boardwalk, and including all restroom and
information facilities and sitting pavilions adjacent to the boardwalk.
BOARDWALK.
The entire width and length of the boardwalk running along and parallel with the public
beach fronting on the Atlantic Ocean, including all boardwalk access ways (walkway
approaches) leading from the streets to the boardwalk, and including all restroom and
information facilities and sitting pavilions adjacent to the boardwalk.
BOARDWALK.
The entire width and length of the boardwalk running along and parallel with the public
beach fronting on the Atlantic Ocean, including all boardwalk access ways (walkway
approaches) leading from the streets to the boardwalk, and including all restroom and
information facilities and sitting pavilions adjacent to the boardwalk.
BOARDWALK.
The entire width and length of the boardwalk running along and parallel with the public
beach fronting on the Atlantic Ocean, including all boardwalk access ways (walkway
approaches) leading from the streets to the boardwalk, and including all restroom and
information facilities and sitting pavilions adjacent to the boardwalk.
• Define areas under consideration.
• Consider where people can go to smoke.
• Consider if having designated smoking permitted areas is appropriate and if so, what
conditions might apply to locating these areas.
• Effective dates for the bans and/or restrictions.
• City personnel feedback.
BOARDWALK
§ 224-1. Definitions.
BOARDWALK.
The entire width and length of the boardwalk running
along and parallel with the public beach fronting on the
Atlantic Ocean, including all boardwalk access ways
(walkway approaches) leading from the streets to the
boardwalk, and including all restroom and information
facilities and sitting pavilions adjacent to the
boardwalk.
BEACH AREA
§ 224-1. Definitions.
BEACH AREA.
The entire width and length of the public beach and
swimming area lying between the eastern edge of the
boardwalk and a line parallel with and 100 yards east of
the high water mark of the Atlantic Ocean and including
all access ways and dune crossings.
(Edit to include areas north of the boardwalk.)
BEACH AREA.
The entire width and length of the public beach and swimming area lying between the
eastern edge of the boardwalk and a line parallel with and 100 yards east of the high water
mark of the Atlantic Ocean and including all access ways and dune crossings.
BEACH AREA.
The entire width and length of the public beach and swimming area lying between the
eastern edge of the boardwalk and a line parallel with and 100 yards east of the high water
mark of the Atlantic Ocean and including all access ways and dune crossings.
(Edit definition to include balance of public
beach north of the Boardwalk.)
• Define areas under consideration.
• Consider where people can go to smoke.
• Consider if having designated smoking permitted areas is appropriate and if so, what
conditions might apply to locating these areas.
• Effective dates for the bans and/or restrictions.
• City personnel feedback.
BEACH AREA
§ 224-1. Definitions.
BEACH AREA.
The entire width and length of the public beach and
swimming area lying between the eastern edge of the
boardwalk and a line parallel with and 100 yards east of
the high water mark of the Atlantic Ocean and including
all access ways and dune crossings.
(Edit to include areas north of the boardwalk.)
Areas on beach to distance from designated smoking permitted areas
Volleyball
court
Volleyball
courts
Handicap
Assessway
Handicap
Assessway
Volleyball
courts
Areas on beach to distance from designated smoking areas in red
Potential designated smoking permitted areas in black
Volleyball
court
Volleyball
courts
Handicap
Assessway
Handicap
Assessway
Volleyball
courts
• Define areas under consideration.
• Consider where people can go to smoke.
• Consider if having designated smoking permitted areas is appropriate and if so, what
conditions might apply to locating these areas.
• Effective dates for the bans and/or restrictions.
• City personnel feedback.
BEACH AREA
§ 224-1. Definitions.
BEACH AREA.
The entire width and length of the public beach and
swimming area lying between the eastern edge of the
boardwalk and a line parallel with and 100 yards east of
the high water mark of the Atlantic Ocean and including
all access ways and dune crossings.
(Edit to include areas north of the boardwalk.)
BANDSTAND AREA
§ 224-1. Definitions.
BANDSTAND AREA.
The entirety of the easternmost median island on
Rehoboth Avenue inclusive of the bandstand, benches,
restrooms, bus stop and associated areas.
BANDSTAND AREA.
The entirety of the easternmost median island on Rehoboth Avenue inclusive of the
bandstand, benches, restrooms, bus stop and associated areas.
BANDSTAND AREA.
The entirety of the easternmost median island on Rehoboth Avenue inclusive of the
bandstand, benches, restrooms, bus stop and associated areas.
• Define areas under consideration.
• Consider where people can go to smoke.
• Consider if having designated smoking permitted areas is appropriate and if
so, what conditions might apply to locating these areas.
• Effective dates for the bans and/or restrictions.
• City personnel feedback.
Potential additional areas mentioned at last meeting.
Public streets
Parks
Bus stops
Other?
• Define areas under consideration.
• Consider where people can go to smoke.
• Consider if having designated smoking permitted areas is appropriate and if
so, what conditions might apply to locating these areas.
• Effective dates for the bans and/or restrictions.
• City personnel feedback.
Where
to go
from
here?
Draft ordinance for additional
discussion at the February 21, 2014
Commissioners’ Regular Meeting .