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12/21/2009
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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />ORDINANCE N0.2009-011 (2605) <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO REPEALING CHAPTER 4-12 OF <br />THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE, AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 4-12 <br />PROHIBITING THE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN OR AROUND <br />WORKPLACES, PUBLIC PLACES, RECREATIONAL AREAS AND FACILITIES <br />WHEREAS, scientific studies have concluded that cigarette smoking causes chronic <br />lung disease, coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer of the lungs, larynx, esophagus, mouth, and <br />bladder, and contributes to cancer of the cervix, pancreas, and kidneys; and <br />WHEREAS, more than 440,000 people die in the United States from tobacco-related <br />diseases every year, making it the nation's leading cause of preventable death; and <br />WHEREAS, the U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that there is no risk-free level of <br />exposure to secondhand smoke and neither separating smokers from nonsmokers nor installing <br />ventilation systems effectively eliminates secondhand smoke; and <br />WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found <br />secondhand smoke to be a risk to public health, and has classified secondhand smoke as agroup- <br />A carcinogen, the most dangerous class of carcinogen; and <br />WHEREAS, exposure to secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable <br />death in this country, killing over 52,000 non-smokers each year, including 3,000 deaths from <br />lung cancer; and <br />WHEREAS, secondhand smoke exposure adversely affects fetal growth with elevated <br />risk of low birth weight, and increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in infants <br />of mothers who smoke; and <br />WHEREAS, secondhand smoke exposure causes as many as 300,000 children in the <br />United States to suffer from lower respiratory tract infections, such as pneumonia and bronchitis, <br />exacerbates childhood asthma, and increases the risk of acute chronic middle ear infection in <br />children; and <br />WHEREAS, with certain exceptions, state law prohibits smoking inside an enclosed <br />place of employment; and <br />WHEREAS, state law prohibits smoking in playgrounds and tot lots and within twenty <br />feet of the main entrances and exits of public buildings while expressly authorizing local <br />communities to enact additional restrictions <br />NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as <br />follows: <br />
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