Tobacco bans pass — with a few carveouts
Artesia Boulevard’s Hookah Hut will be one of a handful of retailers that will be allowed to sell flavored tobacco products, following the passage of a set of bans by the Redondo Beach City Council. Photo Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em — especially if they’re flavored. The Redondo Beach City Council has approved a set of ordinances with the aim of effectively banning all but the most basic of tobacco products from being sold, or even seen, in Redondo Beach. On Tuesday night, the Council approved two ordinances after weeks of whittling carveouts and exemptions into an otherwise wide-ranging offensive against tobacco use. The first ordinance bans smoking city-wide, save for “designated smoking areas.” Those are areas in which businesses, after getting a city-issued permit, can allow smoking for customers and employees. It also includes a provision — urged for inclusion by the city attorney and Redondo police — to ban possession of tobacco products on school property for anyone under 21. Violators would be required to perform community service and attend an anti-nicotine program. The second ordinance institutes a tobacco retailer license, requiring any tobacco-selling business in Redondo…
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