Creve Coeur bans outdoor smoking Special to the Post-Dispatch 1 hr ago (…) CREVE COEUR • The Creve Coeur City Council unanimously passed a measure on Monday that places limitations on where smokers can light up outdoors. The ordinance, an amendment to existing city code, bans smoking in outdoor dining areas — a decision that was previously left to the proprietor of a business. It also prohibits smoking — including use of electronic cigarettes — in all other outdoor seating and service areas that are open to the public. Previously, the city only regulated outdoor smoking within 15 feet of public or workplace entryways. The new measure is stricter than the countywide smoking ban that took effe... [Read more]