A bar in Louisville, Ky., is spending about $1 million to install a retractable roof over its open-air deck, along with heat and air conditioning, to comply with the city's new law regulating indoor smoking, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported Jan. 26.

The Phoenix Hill Tavern, a popular venue for live music, is installing the roof, with a 50-foot retractable center span, because the deck has become the place for smokers to light up since the law went into effect in July. The aim is to provide more comfort to smoking patrons.

"People go out there and dance when it's snowing, it's never seemed to bother them -- as long as they could smoke," said bar manager Karen Callahan. "This is going to be a real luxury."

City officials have approved the retractable roof and say it complies with the indoor-smoking law. Other local bars have installed heaters on decks to accommodate smokers who must take their habit outdoors.