Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 11 — PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY
Menifee Municipal Code Ch. 11.45 Marijuana Consumption and Smoking Prohibited on City Property
Menifee Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Menifee
Cite as: Menifee Municipal Code Chapter 11.45 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 11.45.010 PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.¶
The City Council finds that, in light of the deleterious health effects, the proliferation of secondhand marijuana smoke on city property is a public nuisance. The purpose of this chapter is to promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare by prohibiting marijuana smoking (and consumption) in city facilities, and on city owned or leased property. This chapter is further intended to ensure a cleaner and more hygienic environment for the city, its residents and visitors, and its natural resources.
(Ord. 2017-230, passed 12-20-2017)
§ 11.45.020 DEFINITIONS.¶
As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings set out here.
CITY PROPERTY. All city facilities, and all property owned, leased, or operated by the city, including but not limited to parking lots, streets, rights of ways, parkways, parks, buildings, sidewalks.
MARIJUANA SMOKING. The release of gases, particles, or vapors into the air as a result of combustion, electrical ignition, or vaporization and/or inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted, heated, or ignited cigar, cigarette, cigarillo, pipe, hookah, electronic smoking device, containing any marijuana product, intended for human inhalation.
(Ord. 2017-230, passed 12-20-2017)
§ 11.45.030 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.¶
In addition to all places where marijuana smoking is prohibited under state or federal law, in which cases those laws apply, no person shall smoke or consume marijuana on, and no smoking areas shall be established on, any city property.
(Ord. 2017-230, passed 12-20-2017)
§ 11.45.040 PUBLIC NUISANCE DECLARED.¶
Any violation of this chapter is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be abated pursuant to all available remedies.
(Ord. 2017-230, passed 12-20-2017)
§ 11.45.050 VIOLATIONS.¶
Violations of this chapter may be enforced by any means available to the city.
(Ord. 2017-230, passed 12-20-2017)
§ 11.45.060 SEVERABILITY.¶
If any section, subsection, sentence or clause of this chapter is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2017-230, passed 12-20-2017)
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