Providing limits of where people can smoke neat public entrances is good but completely saying no smoking around buildings end in isolated special places is too extreme. I do not smoke and appreciate no smoke areas though.

it is fine to provide a location for this, but not near any entrances. And please provide butt buckets

I would prefer smoking or vaping outside all building be at least 100 feet from entrances and exits.

Davis enacted this ban in the 90s. Placer should do the same. As a smoker, other smokers need to respect that people don’t like being forced to walk through clouds of smoke or vapor to get into a building. It’s rather rude and selfish. I fully support enforcing that smoking must be away from building entrances.

I WOULD VOTE FOR 50 FEET FROM AN ENTRANCE - NOT THE PARKING LOT.

Just ban smoking/vaping within 100 feet of the entrance. Or ban in everywhere except a designated smoking/vaping area. That area would be down wind of the entrance.

I am not a smoker, and I don't like the smell of some smoking, but if your going to stop me from walking through mere evaporating smoke, then also stop all the cars from the area too. The monoxide from vehicles is 100x worse than 2nd hand outside smoke. Or stop perfumes anything that puts off odors before you pick on one thing like smoking. Bad breath, bad hygene stop all those habits also. This offended generation. We live in a railroad town, the odors omitted by the trains... wow! I have lived here 60 years, I have no health issues from second had odors!! Government should not get involved further that 20 feet of their building entrance.

While I'd appreciate not having to walk through someone else's smoke, they should have every right to pollute their own bodies if they so choose, so if you are going to ban such smoking around building entrances, etc. I think you should provide a convenient designated smoking area that they can use.

Allowing a 20-25' open distance from building entrances/exits as a buffer zone from a designated smoking area would be nice.

Definitely prohibit until they are far enough away from entrances so that there is no residue for those of us entering.

the further away you move smoking from public entrances the better!

Minimum distance should be 100 feet from any entrance to vape or smoke for courtesy

I would be ok with not smoke near Gov't such as walkways and entrances but parking lots are ok with me.

at least 500 feet from any entrance would be nice.

Law enforcement doesn't need to have another law or regulation to enforce. As long as the smoker/vapor keeps these areas clean of debris/butts and away from the entrance to buildings, BoS should leave it alone.

I approve of non smoking areas at entrances to buildings, but feel it should be allowed in open spaces i.e. parking lots, parks, etc.

I would be greatly appreciative if smoking was not allowed on county property at all. There are many individuals (clients and staff) whose 2nd hand smoke is overwhelming to the front entrance to the building, as well as the entrance to the Clubhouse. The 2nd hand smoke from Cornerstone is also a hindrance, with the smell carrying into the building.

I would agree with not smoking or vaping near the entrances into County Buildings. But as for the parking lots I do not agree.

Just put the smokers far enough away from entrances, at least 100 feet and down wind so the smoke won’t blow toward anyone who doesn’t want to breathe it in. We keep campaign partisans away from polls and they are not a threat to public health, we can put smokers far enough away to keep the public safe.

Along with restricting it near common public entrances, appropriate smoking areas should be identified.

Specific number of feet from entrances, maybe. Not blanket, parking lot...

Keep smokers and vapers away from the entrance and approaches to all government buildings. Since they know they're pushed outside because their behavior is unhealthy and repulsive to others, why must they always congregate around the entrances to buildings where it continues? Keep them a sufficient distance away that other people don't have to walk through their haze.

Smokers should be allowed to smoke in designated areas but not near the public entrance to county buildings. On the side or parking lot is preferred.

In front of an entrance anywhere should be banned.

Please provide a place for smokers to smoke so they are not caught violating laws (e.g., covered smoking away from entrances)

Provide an area for smoking or vaping that is not near an entrance to a building.

Have a designated smoking area with cigarette dispensing and it should be covered, not near entrance so that non smokers don't have to walk through the smoke or vapor but make the smoking accommodations so that the smokers will actually want to use it and they can tolerate the weather conditions.

Prohibit smoking / vaping at least 25 feet from all outdoor entrances and exits.

I feel there needs to be a perimeter near entrances that are smoke free

My son and I just went to the Roseville Galleria mall and got choked by smokers in front of the entrance. I hate taking my child through any smoke-filled area just to enter or exit a building. I make him hold his breath, but we always inhale some smoke and I feel like that is infringing on my rights and my child's health.

Although I haven't been to any of your buildings, I've visited many others and hate it when I have to walk past people smoking. I almost gag, and my hair and clothes end up smelling like cigarettes. I guess they need a place to smoke outside, but please not near the entrances.

Any smoking area should be downwind from a building entrance, at least 30' away from the entrance.

It is nice to provide an area for people that do smoke so that they are not near the entrance or open doors or windows. It is also good to provide them with a receptacle for their cigarette butts or other items.

Have a comfortable, covered area for them so they don't feel like there is nowhere comfortable to go, but near entrances is not good

Give them smoking areas at the side of the buildings away from main customer entrances.

Although I do not smoke, I understand those who do will need a place to go. Perhaps a location away from the building that is designated as such and those who do not want to be near the smoke can choose to avoid the location. Obviously this is not the case for entrances and exits as we all have to use those:) Thank you.

I thought there was already a code in place preventing people from smoking near entrances but it doesn't seem to be enforced.

It's reasonable to accommodate smokers and vapers outdoors -- 30 or 40 feet from outside entrances, and anywhere in a parking lot should be fine.

I work at DeWitt. We share a narrow parking area between our two buildings. Staff from the other building (ASOC) come across the parking lot to smoke away from their entrance, but probably 20 or so feet from my open window in Public Health. I'd like to not have to close my office window so they can smoke on their break. They may be complying with not smoking near doorways -- but their smoke doesn't know that! The staff are not alone in this, also folks that are receiving services at ASOC and the Welcome Center smoke there as well, but that may be more difficult to control. I appreciate your efforts.

50 feet from any building entrance

Recommend you build gazebos more than 50ft away from all entrances to all government facilities/buildings. Implementing a self-help initiative funded by the federal government and built by the smokers enabled the federal government to build these gazebos with seating and cigarette butt containers. Thus smokers would not be standing outside during bad weather or in front of the facility entrance doors, air conditioners, or windows. Another benefit was it eliminated the unsightly butt containers at the doors, butts in the gardens and smashed on the pavement in the immediate area. Smokers were responsible for the dumping of the butt containers and overall cleanliness of the gazebo.

I think it should be fine for people to smoke away from building entrances.

20 feet away from entrance should be enforced. The ashtrays are locate too close to the doors. Designated areas should be available far enough away from entrances.

If smokers/vapors are a good distance away from entrances of the buildings I don't have a problem with it. That's why I had to answer "not sure" to one of the questions. Ok in the parking lot; not ok by entrance

I smoke an occasional cigar. I would typically smoke away from entrances, etc.

Stay away from entrances.

I actually have no problem with vaping. As long as the smoke doesn't smell, and has no major pollutants to harm people, I have no problem with people vaping in parking lots or in areas a few feet away from the entrances to buildings. I wish you had given an option that separates smoking from vaping. I am against foul SMOKE only.

As far as I'm concerned, the "no smoking within 25 ft" is not adequate! Folks who smoke (of any type) should be 100 feet away from any entrance to a building.

I would consider an ordinance that prohibits smoking from within so many feet from the entrance to a county building but an ordinance that prohibits smoking outside of a county building is prettt vague.

No smoking in front of doors or directly on route to doors seems reasonable. A designated outside smoking area away from entrances seems like a logical compromise.

As long as they are a reasonable distance from entrances, folks should be free to smoke outdoors

I don't see anyone smoking or vaping outside of these building. When I have they are quite a bit away from the entrance....not bother anyone.

Honestly, that activity should be 50 to 100 feet away from any entrance to a county building so as to not bother other non smokers who enter the building.

Cigarette smoke is a carcinogen. Allowing this to occur anywhere near an entrance or pathway to a building is advocating liability and promoting an unhealthy environment.

I appreciate not having to smell or inhale smoke, and I suppose, vapor from e-tobacco. If smoking and vaping are prohibited near entrances, so much the better. Thank you.

I thought smoking and valuing are already prohibited within 25 ft of all building entrances.

I would vote to eliminate smoking outside all entrances and exits. I would not be able to take the rights of others, to practice a legal activity all the way out to the parking lot. And I don't think this kind of law should be instututed strictly because its a county facility. All private and public entrances and exits should be smoke free, in my opinion.

I'm okay if people smoke in the parking lot as long as they don't throw the butts on the ground. Just no smoking near the doors. Make a designated smoking area away from the entrances for employees or visitors to use.

Smoking and vaping produce harmful, disgusting smells. People with these habits should be require to indulge them more than 50 feet from entrances

We should not have to walk through a haze of smoke to enter a building. There should be a designated area for smoking far away from the entrance and out of sight.

Our family would love to see smoking and vaping prohibited in front of buildings and entrances. We have had to walk through the smoke/vape on numerous occasions and it is horrible. We have chosen to no longer expose ourselves and either wait out the person smoking/vaping or just leave rather than go through the smoke/vape. This has caused us to miss activities. This change and it's enforcement would certainly improve our experience!

I believe the last thing society needs, are more laws. Perhaps a simple 15 foot buffer zone for entrances and or exits. I believe prohibiting smoking and or vaping in parking lots is unfair and biased against those who do smoke and vape. In conclusion, perhaps a 15 foot or 25 foot buffer zone inside and outside of buildings can be smoke/vape free zones. But please, stop over utilizing law enforcement for non violent and true criminal acts.

Make sure that any non-smoking distancese from entrance doors is far enough to actually accomplish the separation of smoke from the general public. Take into consideration the prevailing winds and travel routes from the parking lot to the building.

Please protect my right to clean air by keeping smokers away from your building entrance

If it is done outside of the building, far from the entrance so that actual SMOKE does not go back inside the building I don't think there is any harm done.

Clarification - Citizens have a right to smoke. BUT they should not smoke where other citizens have to walk to enter a County building. I don't care if the smoke in the parking lot but should not do so at the entrance, walkway to the entrance etc. They could go off the beaten track. It is a free country as long as you do not infringe on other's rights. But they have the right to do so away from others.

I agree with banning smoking/vaping in front of building entrances or wherever there is heavy foot traffic from the customers coming to the building. As an ex-smoker, I don't think it's fair to ban smoking in parking lots, especially if the grounds are so large that getting to a legal smoking area takes more than a minute's walk. I recommend setting up a smoking area in a location within the parking lot off to a corner, away from foot traffic.

20 feet from an entrance or doorway of a public building should be sufficient. The exception would be casinos or bars.

While I respect other's need to smoke or vape, walking through someone else's smoke is more than unpleasant, it's unhealthy. I've had to walk in the street in order to avoid other's smoke. When smoking occurs by an entrance, that smoke travels into the building.

Provide a designated area outside the building. For county employees that should be in a covered location not near entrances.

Ban for outside the entry door, but allow in parking lots and sidewalks away from entrances.

I don't have an issue with people smoking or vaping on the sidewalk. I don't think that doorways or close to a building entrance is acceptable.

Enforce regulations regarding smoking near restaurants. The patio at The Timbers in Del Webb Roseville allows smoking within a few feet of the entrance to the restaurant.

I thought it was already banned with 25 or 35 feet of entrances to all buildings in California? Although smokers don't comply with existing regulations anyway.

Keep the entrances clear and safe.

If you offer designated sheltered areas away from entrances and buildings they will likely be utilized, particularly during poor weather conditions. I have typically encountered it as more of an issue when it is raining and people are smoking as they tend to move closer into the buildings to smoke.