(A) The possession of lighted tobacco in any form is a public nuisance and dangerous to public health and is hereby prohibited when such possession is in any indoor place used by or open to the public, public transportation or any indoor workplace, except where specifically allowed by law.
(B) All buildings, or portions thereof, owned or operated by the state shall be designated as nonsmoking, provided, however, that each building may have one designated smoking room. As used in this section, BUILDINGS shall not include up to 25% of any hotel or motel rooms rented if the guestrooms are properly ventilated so that smoke is not circulated to nonsmoking areas.
(C) All buildings, or portions thereof, owned or operated by a county or municipal government, at the discretion of the county or municipal governing body, may be designated as entirely nonsmoking or may be designated as nonsmoking with one designated smoking room.
(D) A smoking room as provided for in divisions (B) and (C) above:
(1) Shall not be used for the conduct of public business;
(2) Shall not be in a location which is fully enclosed, directly exhausted to the outside, under negative air pressure so smoke cannot escape when a door is opened, and no air is recirculated to nonsmoking areas of the building. No smoking exhaust shall be located within 25 feet of any entrance, exit or air intake; and
(3) Shall be verified for compliance with the provisions of this section by the Department of Central Services for State Buildings by a county entity designated by the Board of County Commissioners for County Buildings, or by a municipal entity designated by the municipal governing body for municipal buildings.
(E) No smoking shall be allowed within 25 feet of the entrance or exit of any building specified in divisions (B) or (C) above.
(F) The entrances, exits and air intakes shall be signed with “BreatheEasy,” “No Smoking Within 25 Feet Of Doorway” decals.
(G) The City Hall at 108 North Broadway is designated as a smoke-free building.
(Prior Code, § 8-123) (Ord. 2007-05, passed 7-12-2007) Penalty, see § 92.99