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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Iss:3/11 /11 <br /> <br /> ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br /> CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 18 <br /> AND CHAPTER 31 OF THE SANTA ANA <br /> MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PROHIBITING <br /> SMOKING IN CITY PARKS <br /> <br /> <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br /> FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br /> determines and declares as follows: <br /> <br /> A. This Ordinance is necessary to protect the public health and <br /> welfare from the harmful health effects associated with secondhand <br /> smoke by regulating smoking in public parks. <br /> <br /> B. Studies have shown that breathing secondhand tobacco smoke is a <br /> significant health hazard for several populations, including children, <br /> elderly people, individuals with cardiovascular disease, individuals <br /> with impaired respiratory function, asthmatics, and those with <br /> <br /> obstructive airway disease. <br /> <br /> C. The Surgeon General of the United States found in a 1986 report <br /> that secondhand tobacco smoke is a cause of lung disease, <br /> including lung cancer, in healthy nonsmokers. The Surgeon <br /> General further found that the simple separation of smokers and <br /> nonsmokers within the same air space may reduce, but does not <br /> eliminate, the exposure of nonsmokers to secondhand tobacco <br /> smoke. <br /> <br /> D. Nonsmokers with allergies, respiratory disease, and those who <br /> suffer other ill effects of breathing secondhand smoke may <br /> experience a loss of job productivity or may be forced to take <br /> periodic sick leave because of reactions to secondhand tobacco <br /> <br /> smoke. <br /> E. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated <br /> <br /> secondhand smoke as a Class A carcinogen and a significant <br /> cause of respiratory problems in children. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 50A-3 <br />