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Jump to full article: WVEC-TV 13 (Norfolk, VA), 2009-10-31
Intro: VIRGINIA BEACH--The state-wide smoking ban is just around the corner. On Dec. 1 most bars and restaurants will be required to have a non-smoking section, but some restaurant owners are finding creative ways around the restrictions.
At Poppa's Pub in Virginia Beach, owner Randy Estenson has spent months trying to construct a non-smoking section. He's worked with the Virginia Beach Department of Health to design the new room. This week a contractor started closing it off.
"It's been a very big hassle," said Estenson. "I spent a lot of time and effort trying to get everything approved before I actually did construction."
As required by the law, the non-smoking section will be walled off, have a separate ventilation system and a door to the outside. But the room is only 13 x 15, which is about 6% of the entire bar and restaurant. It has about 4 tables in it and a television.
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