Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Smoking policy examples

[Yochai Gal (yochaigal]

If folks do not smoke behind their homes (as they would here), then the
situation is different! We do have a small fire pit that is used perhaps
once per year; I hardly think it is comparable.

Out cars (90% of which are EV or hybrid) are parked in a lot away from the
homes. Again, not comparable to smoking (especially from residents). We
have a few folks here who do smoke and I am very happy they do so away from
the places people live. There were renters here once that smoked
continually until they were strongly warned; the smell wafted into our home
and it was awful. Again, we don't have a dedicated area for smoking of
course.

On Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 3:42 PM Elizabeth Magill <pastorlizm [at] gmail.com> 
wrote:

> I have severe asthma.
> We have a very small area where smoking is permitted,
> and our policy includes requiring people to move so as not to bother as
> person.
>
> Do you allow fire rings or pellet stoves?
> (We allow those dangerous-to-our breath items as well.)
>
> Of course the biggest danger to my asthma is exhaust from gasoline engines
> which we allow as well.
>
> -Liz
> (The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
> Pastor, Ashburnham Community Church
> Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
> www.elizabethmaemagill.com
> 508-450-0431
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 3:33 PM Yochai Gal <yochaigal [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm curious: are there folks in your community with severe asthma or
> > allergy symptoms? Or who require breathing assistance? Or are recovering
> > from lung cancer? How do you balance the medical needs of community
> members
> > with those of outsiders who smoke? What about children who play outside?
> >
> > I for one am very happy my community bans smoking, and I have friends and
> > family who smoke that come visit. They just smoke off-premises.
> >
> > Not everyone in my community agrees with this arrangement to be clear,
> but
> > I'm very glad we have a no smoking policy here.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 3:24 PM Elizabeth Magill <pastorlizm [at] gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > So no one can have any family or friends who smoke come visit?
> > >
> > > I come from a family with a large number of alcoholic and drug addicts
> > who
> > > use cigarette smoking as part of their recovery efforts. So it was very
> > > important to me that we be a welcoming community to my family.
> > > There were certainly people who disagreed with me.
> > >
> > > -Liz
> > > (The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
> > > Pastor, Ashburnham Community Church
> > > Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
> > > www.elizabethmaemagill.com
> > > 508-450-0431
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 2:51 PM R Philip Dowds via Cohousing-L <
> > > cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > When we opened in 2000, smoking was allowed in the units, and in the
> > > > outdoors commons so long as there were no complaints.  Lately, we’ve
> > gone
> > > > to no smoking anywhere within the property line; apparently, this is
> > > legal
> > > > in Massachusetts, and can apply to construction workers and other
> > > > visitors.  Medical marijuana does have an exception (as do service
> dogs
> > > > “pets”) —  but if this exception has ever been used, we do not know.
> > > >
> > > > RPD • Cornerstone in Cambridge
> > > >
> > > > > On Oct 15, 2024, at 1:12 PM, Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L <
> > > > cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> On Oct 14, 2024, at 11:01 PM, Laura Blosser <
> laurablosser [at] gmail.com
> > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I would love to see examples of smoking policies that allow some
> > form
> > > of
> > > > >> smoking beyond member residences / backyards only.
> > > > >
> > > > > Takoma Village has always allowed smoking in areas open to the sky
> > and
> > > > away from non-smokers. But we have also had no regular smokers for
> > years.
> > > > Guests smoke sometimes.
> > > > >
> > > > > Our proposed revisions may add the possibility of designating an
> area
> > > > for smoking when we have construction workers on site who like to sit
> > and
> > > > smoke during lunch breaks. The best place to do this is near a play
> > area
> > > so
> > > > they would not normally be allowed to smoke there.
> > > > >
> > > > > We also state that the smoke or other fumes should not waft into
> > units,
> > > > for example, from balconies.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sharon
> > > > > ----
> > > > > Sharon Villines
> > > > > Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> > > > > http://www.takomavillage.org
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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