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File #: ORD 26-001b    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 2/4/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/3/2026 Final action:
Title: Smoking on Beaches Ban ORDINANCE 26-001 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA, EXPANDING THE PROHIBITION OF SMOKING, TO INCLUDE VAPING, WITHIN ALL PUBLIC PARKS AND PUBLIC BEACHES OWNED BY THE CITY OR LEE COUNTY WITHIN THE CITY’S JURISDICTION, BY AMENDING SANIBEL CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 36, HEALTH AND SANITATION, ARTICLE III, SMOKING PROHIBITIONS, DIVISION 1, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 36-67, DEFINITIONS AND AMENDING DIVISION 2, TOBACCO FREE PUBLIC SPACE, SECTION 36-78, THE CITY OF SANIBEL COMMUNITY PARK; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
Attachments: 1. Agenda Memorandum, 2. Ordinance 26-001, 3. Public Facilities Map, 4. Lee County Ordinance 18-12, 5. 386.209 Florida Statutes, 6. Legal Ad, 7. Business Impact Estimate

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Smoking on Beaches Ban

ORDINANCE 26-001 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA, EXPANDING THE PROHIBITION OF SMOKING, TO INCLUDE VAPING, WITHIN ALL PUBLIC PARKS AND PUBLIC BEACHES OWNED BY THE CITY OR LEE COUNTY WITHIN THE CITY’S JURISDICTION, BY AMENDING SANIBEL CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 36, HEALTH AND SANITATION, ARTICLE III, SMOKING PROHIBITIONS, DIVISION 1, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 36-67, DEFINITIONS AND AMENDING DIVISION 2, TOBACCO FREE PUBLIC SPACE, SECTION 36-78, THE CITY OF SANIBEL COMMUNITY PARK; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE