It should not be for just County buildings. The 20 feet rule needs to be extended statewide to 50 or more.
I would prefer smoking or vaping outside all building be at least 100 feet from entrances and exits.
20 or 30 feet is not enough. It needs to be on the grounds of the property or further. There is no need for people to have to smoke/vape that close to the buildings
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.
Minimum distance should be 100 feet from any entrance to vape or smoke for courtesy
at least 500 feet from any entrance would be nice.
It is already the state law that no one can smoke within 20 feet of a door or window of a public building. Some of the Placer buildings enforce this - if others do not they just need to enforce the law.
It is unhealthy and highly annoying and should not be permitted within maybe 50+ feet of county buildings.
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.
Specific number of feet from entrances, maybe. Not blanket, parking lot...
So make where they cant smoke within so many feet of the building. But really who cares if they smoke in the parking lot. Really enough with all the rules and someone to enforce them. I am not a smoker and I really don't care
On rainy days, per the 25-feet-outside the building type of rule, I think smokers should get a little bus-shelter type of shelter built for them outside and far enough away. I have never smoked and am 62, but I feel sorry for smokers who smoke outside in the cold and rain.
Ban all smoking, and make it over 100 feet from building.
Though I respect a persons right to choose to smoke I don't believe smokers respect my right to breath clean air. Any government building should be smoke free within 20 feet of the building
Prohibit smoking / vaping at least 25 feet from all outdoor entrances and exits.
20 feet away is not far enough. Should be at least 50 feet
I think smoking should be banned from parks, Little League fields and any other open spaces where children may gather. Also not smoking within 500 feet of any building. I am a former smoker that now has COPD, and has to use oxygen, and it is very disturbing to have to smell second hand smoke.
Federal guidelines prohibit smoking or vaping within 50 feet of a building managed by the federal government. County should have a similar restriction.
Parking lots and sidewalks are beyond what is needed. Prohibition within 3o feet of doorway is good enough
Smoking should be allowed in their cars or across the street from public buildings say 500 feet
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.
Is it right to restrict the rights of some people in order to ensure the rights of others? At what point does it stop being a represented democracy and start becoming socialist or communist or marxist or dictatorship? At first, the rule was no smoking within 50 feet of any open door or window. Now smoking is being confined to a section of a property. Some city's have outlawed it in public, even on sidewalks. What happened to home of the free and land of the brave, now it's home of the free unless I don't like it, in that case i'll make it illegal for you? Enough is enough.
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
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.
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.
I agree with not allowing people to smoke within 20 feet of a doorway but to say they can’t smoke in a parking lot or on the sidewalk is just ridiculous! That’s overstepping boundaries! Smokers have rights too, they pay an exorbitant amount of taxes to this state! More and more rights being taken away from people! People treat smokers like lepers! Corral them to a corner, people will still find a way to smoke and now that you won’t have designated smoking areas with ash trays, cigarettes will be littered
A 20 foot distance is not sufficient. 100 feet or more should be the rule.
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 thought there was a law that states people must be 20 feet from a doorway.
Smoking /vaping should not be allowed within 30 feet of County/ public buildings
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.
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.
Smoking and vaping produce harmful, disgusting smells. People with these habits should be require to indulge them more than 50 feet from entrances
It should be prohibited on the campus or at least 150 feet or more from doorways. I do not want to walk past smoke. And there are many children around the buildings too.
You lost me at sidewalks and parking lots. How about we just increase the distance from doors and windows? Currently it's at least 20 feet and on a breezy day that's just not far enough away. If we take away people's right to smoke in parking lots or sidewalks or just taking away too much. I don't question someone's right to smoke I do question their will to live. Let's just provide them smoking areas that are far enough away from people's cars and building windows and doors so that places of business don't smell too smokey. Perhaps we could install small decontamination booths to blow the cigarette smoke off of them before they entered the building?
It was my understanding that it is illegal to smoke/vape within 10 feet from any governmental building within the State of California.
Should be a designated area to smoke at least fifty feet away. (A standard used by the VA.) Even that is not enough distance due to drifting smoke. [My wife is highly allergic to cigarette smoke and has difficulty getting through those hanging around the doors smoking.]
20 feet from an entrance or doorway of a public building should be sufficient. The exception would be casinos or bars.
I approve of not smoking on the sidewalks or near the doors, but the parking lots are quite big so if someone has to smoke, let them do it out there, but away from the building. Perhaps not within 50 feet of a doorway?
Smoking and vaping should be prohibited from in front or within several hundred feet of all public building and apartment complexes. Keep up with the Bay Area smoking regulations.
So many feet away from building 200?
There should be designated areas for smokers at least 50 feet from any doorway or window.
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.
They don't even stay 20 feet away!!!
I already thought there was a law prohibiting smoking 25 feet from the door
Always thought that you cannot smoke within 25 feet of a building entrance.
No smoking within 50 feet from any entrance to a County building front or back or any entrance.
Enforce current laws of a minimum of twenty five feet from any entry or exit door.