About making park of Yokohama-shi non-smoking (※ opinion offer was finished)

　Yokohama City is promoting "Yokohama City Medium-Term Plan 2022-2025" promotes "Yokohama, a town that nurtures the next generation together" as a basic strategy, and in parks used by many children, an environment that can be used safely. In order to secure the environment, we would like to take the initiative in taking measures against passive smoking. Parks in Yokohama City have been banned from smoking in zoos and pools, and posters have been posted for smokers so that they do not smoke in places where children are located, such as near playground equipment.
　This time, in the park, from the call for consideration currently being taken, we added "smoking" as a prohibited act in the park in the Yokohama City Park Ordinance as an approach to passive smoking measures, and consider "smoking in the park" We are.

The following measures were taken in the examination.

• Questionnaire about passive smoking measures in park (July to August, 2023)
• "No smoking" by trial of 5 parks in the city as a trial of passive smoking measures in the park (conducted from October 14 to November 19, 2023)

In the "Yokohama Medium-Term Plan 2022-2025", in the Yokohama City Park Ordinance, in order to secure an environment where children can play safely and with peace of mind, the Yokohama City Park Ordinance, In order to secure an environment where children can play safely and with peace of mind, We have compiled the addition of "smoking" as a direction of passive smoking measures in the park. Therefore, we will make a public comment. Please let us know what you think.

• Measures for Passive Smoking (Health Promotion Section, Health and Welfare Department, Health and Social Welfare Bureau)
• Smoking prohibited area (Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Home Waste Management Department, Town Beautification Promotion Section)