PC 2014/02/24-Smoking Lounge Workshop PresentationSmoking Lounges
LOCAL HISTORY OF
SMOKING LOUNGES
Began Appearing in Early 2000’s
First Regulations Adopted in 2006
Regulations Amended in 2012
Hookah Lounges
Cigar Lounges
Vapor Lounges
Permitted in Most Commercial Zones
Staff Level Approval (Regulatory
Permit)
CUP Required if…
Within 200’ of Residential Use or Zone
Within 1,000’ of School
Outdoor Smoking Proposed
Operational Requirements
Must Comply with State Labor Laws
No Alcohol, Minors or Cover Charge
Coal Heating Must Occur Indoors
Subject to Regulatory Permit
(with or without CUP)
Labor Regulations
Criteria
Exceptions
Regulatory Authority
Present Conditions
Eleven Lounges in Operation
Three Approved but Not Open
One Pending (on today’s agenda)
12 Within 200’ of Residential Uses
5 Subject to CUPs
10 no CUP (Regulatory Permit Only)
8 Outdoor Patios (Existing or In
Process)
Nearly All Serve Prepared or
Pre-Packaged Food
Police
Disturbing the Peace
Fights
Drinking in Parking Lots
Code Enforcement
Outdoor Activities (e.g., hookah smoke,
coal heating, noise)
Ash and Refuse Disposal
Police
Criminal Prosecution
Code Enforcement
Civil Citation
Revocation of Regulatory Permit
Revocation of CUP
Enhanced Collaboration between
Police, Code Enforcement and
Planning to Address Violations
Further Analysis of State Labor Law
with Potential Future Code
Amendment to Address Discrepancies
Amy Buch
Health Promotion Division Manager
Orange County Health Care Agency
More than 7000
chemicals
70 can cause
cancer
Ear infections
More frequent and
severe asthma attacks
Respiratory infections
Increased risk of
Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome
7,500-15,000
hospitalizations
annually
SHS causes an
estimated 46,000 deaths
annually among adult
non smokers in the U.S.
Non smokers who are
exposed to SHS at
work or home increase
their risk of heart
disease by 25-30%.
Non smokers who are
exposed to SHS at home
or work increase their risk
for lung cancer by 20-30%.
SHS exposure causes an
estimated 3,400 lung
cancer deaths annually in
the U.S. among adult non
smokers.
An 80 minute hookah
session can be equivalent to
smoking 100 or more
cigarettes
Second hand hookah smoke
contains the same cancer
causing chemicals found in
second hand smoke from
cigarettes
The charcoal used in the tobacco
heating process produces the toxin
carbon monoxide.
In 2005, the World Health
Organization issued an advisory
saying that people who smoke
hookah pipes or are exposed to
hookah pipe are at risk for the same
diseases caused by smoking
cigarettes including:
Cancer
Heart disease
Respiratory disease
Adverse effects during pregnancy