A public hearing is slated for next month on an ordinance that will render smoking illegal on Surf City beaches, in parks and other recreation areas in the borough.

“The carrying or smoking of lighted tobacco products is prohibited along the ocean beaches in accordance with state statute,” according to Ordinance 2019-03, which also sets aside an area, not to exceed 15 percent of the total beach area, for smoking. The exception is done by council resolution.