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Alhambra, California Code of Ordinances
Alhambra, California Code of Ordinances
CHARTER
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE II: ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
TITLE III: FINANCE
TITLE IV: FRANCHISES
TITLE V: BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
TITLE VI: HEALTH AND SANITATION
TITLE VII: ANIMALS
TITLE VIII: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND LAW
TITLE IX: PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 9.04: ADVERTISING
CHAPTER 9.08: AIRCRAFT
CHAPTER 9.10: BINGO GAMES
CHAPTER 9.12: MINORS; LOITERING AND CURFEW
CHAPTER 9.14: JUVENILE CITATION PROGRAM
CHAPTER 9.16: POSSESSION OF OPEN CONTAINER OF ALCOHOL
CHAPTER 9.18: SMOKING REGULATED OR PROHIBITED
CHAPTER 9.20: FALSE REPORTS TO POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENTS
CHAPTER 9.22: FLOWER STANDS
CHAPTER 9.28: GAMBLING
CHAPTER 9.30: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE RESPONSE PLAN AND INVENTORY PROGRAM
CHAPTER 9.31: HEALTH WARNINGS
CHAPTER 9.32: LOITERING
CHAPTER 9.36: MARATHON CONTESTS
CHAPTER 9.40: PARADES
CHAPTER 9.44: MASSAGE THERAPY, MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS
CHAPTER 9.48: PROSTITUTION
CHAPTER 9.49: VEHICLE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE: PROSTITUTION AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
CHAPTER 9.50: METALLIC BALLOONS
CHAPTER 9.52: SWIMMING POOL FENCES
CHAPTER 9.56: PROPERTY DAMAGE
CHAPTER 9.57: GRAFFITI PREVENTION AND REMOVAL
CHAPTER 9.60: RADIO RECEPTION INTERFERENCE
CHAPTER 9.64: EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS
CHAPTER 9.68: CONVICT REGISTRATION
CHAPTER 9.70: [RESERVED]
CHAPTER 9.74: ALARM SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 9.75: MOTOR VEHICLE ALARMS
CHAPTER 9.77: SHOPPING CARTS
CHAPTER 9.80: TRAIN SPEED
CHAPTER 9.84: TRESPASS
CHAPTER 9.88: WATERWAYS
CHAPTER 9.92: WEAPONS
CHAPTER 9.93: VEHICLE DEALERS
CHAPTER 9.94: BUSINESS CONSTITUTING PUBLIC NUISANCES
CHAPTER 9.95: VEHICULAR PARKING
CHAPTER 9.96: DISPLAY OF BOOKS, MAGAZINES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
CHAPTER 9.97: POLICE DEPARTMENT DOGS
CHAPTER 9.98: PUBLIC LODGING FACILITIES
CHAPTER 9.99: POLICE DEPARTMENT; SECOND RESPONSE
CHAPTER 9.100: PROHIBITED SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS
CHAPTER 9.101: SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS
TITLE X: BICYCLES
TITLE XI: VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE XII: PARKING LOTS
TITLE XIII: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
TITLE XIV: PARKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS
TITLE XV: WATER
TITLE XVI: SEWERS
TITLE XVII: INDUSTRIAL WASTE
TITLE XVIII: COMMUNITY NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL
TITLE XIX: FIRE
TITLE XX: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE XXI: OIL AND GAS WELLS
TITLE XXII: SUBDIVISIONS
TITLE XXIII: ZONING
TITLE XXIV: SOLAR ENERGY
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
CHAPTER 9.18: SMOKING REGULATED
OR PROHIBITED
Section
   9.18.010   Purpose and findings
   9.18.020   Definitions
   9.18.030   Smoking prohibited
   9.18.040   Reserved
   9.18.050   Reserved
   9.18.060   Reserved
   9.18.065   Posting of signs
   9.18.070   Penalty
§ 9.18.010 PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
   The City Council hereby finds that the smoking of tobacco, or any other weed or plant, or vapor is a danger to health and a material annoyance, inconvenience, discomfort and a health hazard to those who are present in confined spaces, and in order to serve public health, safety and welfare, the declared purpose of this Chapter 9.18 is to prohibit the smoking of tobacco, or any weed or plant, or vapor in public places and places of employment as stated and required in this Chapter 9.18.
(‘86 Code, § 9.18.010) (Ord. 4089, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4625, passed 10-28-13)
§ 9.18.020 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   BAR. An area which is devoted to serving of alcoholic beverages and in which the service of food is only incidental to the consumption of such beverages.
   EMPLOYEE. Any person who is employed by any employer in consideration for monetary compensation or profit.
   EMPLOYER. Any person, partnership, corpora-tion, including municipal corporation, who employs the services of more than five persons.
   ENCLOSED. Closed in by a roof and walls with appropriate openings for ingress and egress and is not intended to mean areas commonly described as public lobbies.
   OUTDOOR DINING AREA. Any publicly or privately owned outdoor area, including streets and sidewalks, that is available to or customarily used by the general public or an employee, and that is designed, established, or regularly used for consuming food or drink.
   PARK or PUBLIC GROUNDS. As defined in § 14.04.010 of this code, as well as public and privately owned recreational facilities, parks, playgrounds, athletic fields restrooms, picnic areas, spectator and concession areas, walking paths, gardens, hiking trails, roller and ice-skating rinks, skateboard parks, amusement parks, zoos, and aquatic areas.
   PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT or WORKPLACE. Any enclosed area of a structure or portion thereof under the control of a public or private employer which employees normally frequent during the course of employment, including, but not limited to, work areas, employee lounges, conference rooms, and employee cafeterias. A private residence is not a place of employment.
   PUBLIC EVENT AREA. Any publicly or privately owned place used for an event open to the general public, regardless of any fee or age requirement, including a farmer's market, parade, fair, or festival.
   PUBLIC PLACE. Any enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including but not limited to, banks, educational facilities, health facilities, public transportation facilities, reception areas, lobbies, restaurants, retail food production and marketing establishments, retail stores, theaters, waiting rooms, offices, auditoriums, classrooms, conference and meeting rooms. A private residence is not a public place.
   SERVICE AREA. Any publicly or privately owned area, including streets and sidewalks, that is designed to be used or is regularly used by one or more persons to receive a service, wait to receive a service, or to make a transaction, whether or not such service or transaction includes the exchange of money. The term SERVICE AREA includes, but is not limited to, areas including or within 25 feet of information kiosks, automatic teller machines, service lines, bus stops or shelters, or cab stands.
   SMOKE or SMOKING. Includes inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form. SMOKING includes the use of an electronic smoking device that creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form, or the use of any oral smoking device for the purpose of circumventing the prohibition of smoking. SMOKE and SMOKING and tobacco product includes those definitions set forth in Cal. Health and Safety Code § 104495, as that section may be amended from time to time. Plant product includes cannabis, as defined in Cal. Business and Professions Code § 26001, as that section may be amended from time to time.
(‘86 Code, § 9.18.020) (Ord. 4089, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4526, passed 7-28-08; Am. Ord. 4625, passed 10-28-13; Am. Ord. 4785, passed 5-10-21)
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