(a) Smoking is prohibited within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any entrance or exit of a City place of employment except as it affects real property not owned by the City or is otherwise permitted under RC Chapter 3794. A smoking area within the restricted zone at City airports as designated by the Director of Port Control, and City buildings, as designated by the Director of Public Works, are not included in this prohibition. No person shall refuse to immediately discontinue smoking if smoking within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any entrance or exit of a City place of employment, when requested to do so by the Director of Public Health or his or her designee, or any authorized City officer or employee.
(b) The Director of Public Health shall post the prohibition set forth in division (a) on all “No Smoking” signs posted at any entrance and exit of City places of employment.
(c) “City place of employment” means an enclosed area under the direct or indirect control of the City that the City’s employees use for work or any other purpose, and that may also be open to the public.
(Ord. No. 473-11. Passed 4-25-11, eff. 6-24-11)