A. Protect the public health, safety and general welfare by prohibiting smoking in public places under circumstances where other persons will be exposed to secondhand smoke.

B. Assure a cleaner and more hygienic environment for the city, its residents, and its natural resources, including its beaches, creeks and streams.

C. Strike a reasonable balance between the needs of persons who smoke and the needs of nonsmokers, including children, to breathe in smoke-free air, recognizing the threat to the public health and the environment which smoking of tobacco causes.

D. Recognize the right of residents and visitors to the city to be free from unwelcome secondhand smoke in places of public recreation. (Ord. 655 §1, 2015).