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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #209518

Smoking Violation:

Other: I am writing this in regards to living in an apartment that has a smoking area( our building is a smoke free environment ) but the area if the smokers is very close to my window and right on the edge of the building. I guess the property manager considers that off property but it's right outside the building so I'm not too sure of the property lines but I feel like it's way too close to the building not to mention that on multiple occasions we've had to put fires out that are started from cigarette butts not being extinguished completely when putting in the bucket and people putting trash in there and it catching on fire, so that a major concern as well. The manager addressed it with a letter but I have still found the issue of the can smoldering. I asked my property manager at least if they could get the professional kind of cigarette butt extinguishers so that it was definitely out and could I just smell but never really got an answer and smoke is coming in through the window in the gaps. I know that any smoking area needs to be 8 ft away from an exit but I also was under the impression that it should be 25 ft away from any building window or vent system which mine is definitely closer than 25 ft and I'm really really getting tired of the smoke coming in to my building through the window into the apartment. I have written a complaint to landlord multiple times.

Assigned to
Audrey Brittingham

History

3/26/2026 10:25:33 Closed by Audrey Brittingham

Emailed the following to the reporter: Thank you very much for communicating these issues to the City. Depending on the circumstances, it sounds like there could be violations of city code occurring, both with the smoking locations or the burns. We cannot easily investigate instances unless the violation is then-occurring. Therefore, the next time you believe there is a violation of local code or state law regarding smoking violations, call the non-emergency police line at (812) 339-4477. Of course, if there is an active fire, please call 911. Best, Audrey Brittingham

Sent notification to Audrey Brittingham, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=209518 Closed by Audrey Brittingham Emailed the following to the reporter: Thank you very much for communicating these issues to the City. Depending on the circumstances, it sounds like there could be violations of city code occurring, both with the smoking locations or the burns. We cannot easily investigate instances unless the violation is then-occurring. Therefore, the next time you believe there is a violation of local code or state law regarding smoking violations, call the non-emergency police line at (812) 339-4477. Of course, if there is an active fire, please call 911. Best, Audrey Brittingham

3/26/2026 10:25:19 Audrey Brittingham contacted Anonymous

Hello M. Hanna, Thank you very much for communicating these issues to the City. Depending on the circumstances, it sounds like there could be violations of city code occurring, both with the smoking locations or the burns. We cannot easily investigate instances unless the violation is then-occurring. Therefore, the next time you believe there is a violation of local code or state law regarding smoking violations, call the non-emergency police line at (812) 339-4477. Of course, if there is an active fire, please call 911. Best, Audrey Brittingham

Sent notification to Audrey Brittingham, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=209518 Audrey Brittingham contacted Jessica Hanna Hello M. Hanna, Thank you very much for communicating these issues to the City. Depending on the circumstances, it sounds like there could be violations of city code occurring, both with the smoking locations or the burns. We cannot easily investigate instances unless the violation is then-occurring. Therefore, the next time you believe there is a violation of local code or state law regarding smoking violations, call the non-emergency police line at (812) 339-4477. Of course, if there is an active fire, please call 911. Best, Audrey Brittingham

3/24/2026 18:21:52 Anonymous assigned this case to Audrey Brittingham

Sent notification to Audrey Brittingham, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=209518 Anonymous assigned this case to Audrey Brittingham You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

3/24/2026 18:21:52 Opened by Anonymous

4750 N Lenzy Wy Unit 300

CityBloomington
StateIN
Latitude39.221786499023
Longitude-86.609893798828

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