(A) Smoking or the possession of lighted smoking material in any building or portion thereof, which building is owned, leased or controlled by the city, or in any vehicle owned, leased or controlled by the city, is hereby prohibited, except as allowed in division (B) of this section. This prohibition is applicable to the public at large and to employees of the city.
(B) The Fire Chief is hereby authorized to designate an area or areas within any city building where tobacco products may be used by employees on the condition that the designated area or areas may be used for smoking only when said use does not expose other employees who do not use tobacco products to smoke. Any area so designated by the Fire Chief shall conform to acceptable Fire Code standards and shall be adequately ventilated.
(C) The Service Director shall be charged with the enforcement of this section.
(D) Whoever violates this section shall be subject to the following fines:
(1) Twenty-five dollars for a first offense;
(2) Fifty dollars for a second offense; and
(3) One hundred dollars for each offense thereafter.
(Prior Code, § 660.135) (Ord. 97-16, passed 1-27-1998)