North Royalton Considering Outdoor Smoking Ban

The City of North Royalton, Ohio is considering passing a new ordinance to prohibit smoking in parks, fields, and outdoor seating areas. Newsnet5 reports that the ban was proposed in response to complaints about smoking around children at their sports games. The City' Council's Safety Committee will hold a public hearing on the issue on April 15th. North Royalton already has an ordinance (#620.04) that prohibits smoking in indoor, public places. The entirety of Chapter 620 is devoted to clean indoor air, but section 620.06 contains various exceptions, some of which may conflict with Ohio's anti-smoking laws.