[southernnorthcarolina]

If a developer, or a group, purchased a thousand or two acres of farmland, and laid out a new subdivision or even a town, and had "no smoking" as a policy from the start, that would be fine as far as I'm concerned. As long as prospective buyers or renters know the rules in advance, no problem.

But to pass such an ordinance in an existing town is absurd. The tyranny of the majority writ large.

[tpaine]

If a developer, or a group, purchased a thousand or two acres of farmland, and laid out a new subdivision or even a town, and had "no smoking" as a policy from the start, that would be fine as far as I'm concerned. As long as prospective buyers or renters know the rules in advance, no problem.

As long as the community stays totally private, - condo type rules could apply.. --- But if the development becomes a town using taxation for revenue, then our Constitution's law of the land applies.

But to pass such an ordinance in an existing town is absurd. The tyranny of the majority writ large.

Yep. -- Obviously, our US Constitution does not allow local, state or fed officials to deprive people of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. -- Prohibitions like Belmonts cannot be enacted or enforced without infringing on such individual rights.