Boulder County Public Health’s Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (TEPP) program requests the input of business owners and community members of Gold Hill on a proposed smoke-free policy update. The goal is to bring this policy in-line with the state law (Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act) and neighboring communities in Boulder County. Unincorporated Boulder County communities, including Gold Hill, do not have the same protections from secondhand smoke as incorporated communities, this update would ensure smoke-free protections and equity across Boulder County.
Existing code can be viewed here: https://assets.bouldercounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ordinance-smoking.pdf

Proposed updates include:
– Updating language and definitions (in-line with the state law)
– Not allowing smoking or vaping within 25 feet of businesses (in line with state law)
– Update language to include electronic vaping devices and protection from secondhand vaping aerosol (in line with the state law)
– Not allowing smoking or vaping on bar and restaurant patios (in-line with many Boulder County communities)
– Adding protections from secondhand smoke and vapor in some parks and recreation spaces
– Adding protections from secondhand smoke and vapor in service areas (bus stops, public transportation)

We will review these changes in more detail in the meeting and hope to gain insights from business owners and community members on these proposed changes. There will also be a public hearing on this ordinance with the Board of County Commissioners.

If you have any questions before the time of the meeting or are unable to attend, you can email Gretchen Smith at gsmith@nullbouldercounty.org.

Join us on Monday, March 1st from 6-7pm. We look forward to seeing you and hearing your feedback!

Zoom information:
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We’d love to get feedback from community members of Gold Hill either at that meeting on Monday, March 1st at 6pm, or they are free to email me any input and feedback as well. All the information, as well as my contact information is in the word documents attached.
Gretchen Smith, MSW

she/her/hers

Community Health Specialist

Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (TEPP)

Boulder County Public Health

3482 Broadway | Boulder, CO 80304
Office:303.413.7524 | Cell phone for use during COVID:303-834-2158
www.BoulderCountyTobaccoFree.org