City of Long Beach - File #: 09-1296

• File #: 09-1296
• Version: 2
• Name: CA - ORD smoking lounge
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 11/30/2009
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 12/15/2009
• Final action: 12/15/2009
• Title: Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Subsections 8.68.020.R and 8.68.060.B; and by adding Chapter 5.88 all relating to smoking lounge regulations, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)
• Sponsors: City Attorney
• Related files: 09-1234, 09-1184, 09-1275

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2009	2	City Council	approve recommendation and adopt	Pass
12/8/2009	1	City Council	declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading	Pass

TITLE
Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Subsections 8.68.020.R and 8.68.060.B; and by adding Chapter 5.88 all relating to smoking lounge regulations, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)

DISCUSSION

At its meeting held on November 17, 2009, the City Council considered the Economic Development and Finance Committee's recommended changes to the smoking lounge regulations presented by the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services. The Council concurred with the Committee, and adopted a minute order requesting the City Attorney revise the smoking lounge regulations to incorporate the following changes:

1) Financial Management, Business License Division as the lead department with involvement from the Health Department;

2) Food and beverage regulations - only limited to sales;

3) Special consideration be given to current operating smoking lounges who currently have separate ventilation systems installed, and those that operate in stand-alone buildings be exempt from the ventilation system requirement;

4) Smoking lounge permit revocations may be appealed to the City Council;

5) Reinstate the section allowing the granting of exemptions based on undue financial hardship; and

6) Extend the moratorium for an additional year.

Please note that requested item # 6 above will be responded to by a separate ordinance relating to an extension of a temporary moratorium on smoking lounges.

Pursuant to the remainder of your request on November 17, 2009, this ordinance relating to smoking lounge regulations has been prepared and is submitted for your consideration (Attachment "A"). A red-line comparison document is also attached as Attachment "C" to show the changes that you requested be made to the smoking lounge regulations that was first brought before you on November 17, 2009. In particular, in the interest of having an ordinance that does not conflict with local, state or federal laws, please be advised that...