The city of Birmingham is considering creating a huge, approximately 100 square block no-smoking area on the south side of downtown Birmingham.

The no-smoking area, dubbed a “health district” will cover most of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children’s Hospital, Cooper Green Medical Center, Jefferson County Department of Health, Bartow Arena and Veteran’s Administration Medical Center.

If approved by the council, the measure will amend the “miscellaneous offenses” under Section 11 of the city’s ordinances to include the smoke-free zone. Smoking will be prohibited in “all outdoor public rights-of-way, sidewalks, streets, curbs and gutters, alleys, bus stop areas and parks within the Health District.”

If approved, property owners within the health district will be allowed to create a designated smoking zone, but it must be no larger than 200 square feet. This amendment does not include smoking in moving motor vehicles or smoking in private residences.

A public hearing about the health district will be held at the Birmingham City Council meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

A draft of the ordinance is below.