Studio City Neighborhood Council to consider supporting smoking ban at farmers' markets

At the next meeting of the Studio City Neighborhood Council at 7 p.m. Wednesday, the environmental and cultural affairs committee is recommending the council approve the following, according to the council's agenda:

* - The council support the ban on smoking at open-air farmers' markets. However, those amendments which do not carry a penalty or fine are not enforced by LAPD. Therefore, the committee recommends the City Council match the fines incurred for restaurant smoking violations in the amount of at least $50 for all farmers' market smoking violations.

* - The council support full enforcement of the city ordinance which prohibits the use of any gas-powered leaf blower within 500 feet of a residence at any time.

The Studio City Neighborhood Council's meeting will be held at the CBS Studio Center, Building 8, 4024 Radford Ave., Studio City.