Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the following areas shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter, provided smoking is not limited in the areas under the State Clean Indoor Air Act, being ILCS Ch. 410, Act 80:
(A) Private residences, except when used as a licensed childcare, adult day care facility, health care facility or a home based business of any kind open to the public;
(B) Hotel and motel sleeping rooms that are rented to guests and are designated as smoking rooms; provided, however, that not more than 25% of the rooms rented to guests in a hotel or motel may be so designated;
(C) Private and semi-private rooms in nursing homes and long-term care facilities that are occupied by one or more persons, all of whom are smokers and have requested in writing to be placed or to remain, as the case may be, in a room where smoking is permitted;
(D) Retail tobacco stores, provided that air from the area is not drawn in or across any nonsmoking areas;
(E) Private clubs or lodges;
(F) Bowling facilities;
(G) Bingo facilities;
(H) Bar areas, provided that air from the area is not drawn in or across any nonsmoking areas;
(I) Beer gardens licensed under § 804.24, provided that air from the area is not drawn in or across any nonsmoking areas;
(K) Coffee shops, provided that air from the area is not drawn in or across any nonsmoking areas.
(Ord. 07-09, passed 2- -2007)
Statutory reference:
This chapter has been superseded by the Smoke Free Illinois Act, ILCS Ch. 410, Act 82, which prohibits smoking in nearly all places of employment and other public spaces. These provisions are retained in this code purely for historical purposes. The statutes cited in the introductory paragraph of this section have been repealed.