§ 31-50 SMOKING OR CARRYING LIGHTED TOBACCO IN CERTAIN PLACES.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or carry lighted tobacco in any form in any of the following areas:

   (a)   Any portions of a retail establishment where dry goods, fabrics or clothing are sold.

   (b)   Any public place, at a meeting of a public body and a state or local governmental agency, food service establishment or any nonsmoking area of a casino.

   (c)   Any passenger elevator used by the public. The owner or person in control of any building in which such an elevator is situated shall post signs clearly visible to all persons entering such elevator.

   (d)   Any hospital or nursing home.

   (e)   Any seating areas of theatres, motion picture theatres, music and concert halls and libraries.

   (f)   Any display areas of museums.

   (g)   Any area of a business establishment frequented by the public which has been designated by the owner or person in charge of such establishment and marked with a sign or signs.

   (h)   A publicly owned hospital campus and publicly owned property immediately adjacent to a publicly owned hospital campus, any health care facility or any children’s center.

   (i)   Smoking shall not be permitted on the following streets and sidewalks internal to the Hurley Medical Center Campus: Sixth Avenue from Grand Traverse Street to the Hurley Medical Center, Begole Street from Fifth Avenue to the Hurley Medical Center, Seventh Avenue from Grand Traverse to the Hurley Medical Center, and Patrick Street from Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue.

   (j)   Any hotels, motels and other lodging facilities.

   (k)   Failure to comply shall result in a fine of $25.00 for the first offense. The fine may be increased by an additional penalty of $25.00 for each subsequent offense.

(Ord. 2506, passed 7-28-1975; Ord. 3787, passed 1-10-2011)

§ 31-51 DESIGNATION OF AREAS WHERE SMOKING PROHIBITED — DUTY OF OWNER.

   The owner of person in charge of any area where fifty (50) or more persons gather in an enclosed public space for religious, recreational, political or social purposes shall designate a reasonable portion of the seating area in which smoking is not permitted for the use of those persons present who desire to be separate from persons who are smoking. It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke in an area so designated.

(Ord. 2506, passed 7-28-1975)

§ 31-52 SAME — POSTING OF SIGNS.

   In all areas where smoking is prohibited or specifically permitted, the owner or person in charge of the area must so designate it with a sign or signs. Such signs shall contain lettering not less than one and one-half inches in height and state either, “Smoking Prohibited by City Ordinance” or “Smoking Permitted” and shall be so located as to be clearly visible to the public.

(Ord. 2506, passed 7-28-1975)

§ 31-53 EFFECTIVE DATE OF SMOKING REGULATIONS.

   This ordinance shall be in full effect and enforceable as of the date required signs are posted or 30 days from the final passage of this ordinance, whichever occurs first. It shall also be effective and enforceable upon posting of required signs or within 30 days any new area described herein is opened to the public.

(Ord. 2506, passed 7-28-1975)

§ 31-54 ENTRANCE UPON LANDS OR PREMISES OF ANOTHER; FAILURE TO LEAVE UPON REQUEST.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully enter upon the lands or premises of another without lawful authority or if contrary to the expressed wish of the owner, lessee, managing agent or person in control or charge of the building or premises, or for any person being upon the land or premises of another upon being notified to depart therefrom by the owner, or occupant, the agent or servant of either, without lawful authority, neglect or refuse to depart therefrom.

(Ord. 2594, passed 3-28-1977)

§ 31-55 ACTIONS BLOCKING OR OBSTRUCTING VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.

   No person, without authority, shall loiter, linger, stay, saunter, delay or stand around, or do any other act so as to block, obstruct, impede or otherwise interfere with the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic upon any public street or highway, sidewalk or any other public place or public building or an business lawfully conducted by anyone in or upon such public street, highway, public sidewalk or other public place or public building, by means of a barricade, object or device, or with his person, all or any of which prevents the free and uninterrupted ingress, egress and regress therein, thereon or thereto. This section shall not apply to persons maintaining, rearranging or constructing public utility facilities in or adjacent to a street or sidewalk, nor shall it apply to persons peacefully picketing upon places other than a public street or highway.

(Ord. 2601, passed 4-25-1977; Ord. 2862, passed 12-8-1982)

§ 31-56 RESERVED.

§ 31-57 FLINT RIVER.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to narrow the channel of Flint River within the limits City of Flint by means of construction of any wall, embankment, building or other structure within the channel thereof, or by placing earth, ashes, cinders, logs, or other material therein that will tend to diminish the flow of water or obstruct the natural watercourse as it now exists.

(Ord. 152, passed 8-3-1909)