The Ocoee City Commission on Nov. 18 unanimously approved amending its current no-smoking ordinance, which restricts lighting up on city recreational property, to include vaping.
Doug Gaines, deputy director of Parks and Leisure Services, said the ordinance revision came after the Tobacco-Free Partnership of Orange County requested the city amend its code.
“Staff has updated the definition of vape and vaping, added an exception for the smoking of unfiltered cigars, which are exempt per Florida Statute, [and] the Tobacco Free Partnership stated that any updated signage can be paid for by them,” Gaines said during the meeting…