(a) Definitions. As used in this section certain terms are defined as follows:
(1) “Smoking materials” means any cigar, cigarette, pipe, weed, plant or other smoking equipment in any form.
(2) “Smoking” means the combustion of tobacco or tobacco products in any form, including cigarette tobacco, pipe tobacco, cigar tobacco and all other types and forms of tobacco products.
(3) “City property” means any enclosed area of any building, structure, vehicle or other enclosed space owned and operated by the City, wheresoever located within the City.
(4) “Sign” means legible, English lettering on a contrasting background to clearly indicate that smoking is not permitted and to provide related information. The international “NO SMOKING” symbol, consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed with a red circle with a red bar across it, may be used in, or substituted for, a sign indicating that smoking is prohibited. A sign shall be of sufficient size to be clearly legible to one of normal vision throughout the area it is intended to mark.
(b) Prohibition of Smoking at Public Meeting. No person, member of the public, invitee, employee or any other person shall cause to occur smoking or combustion of smoking material during the continuance of any regularly scheduled City Council meeting, in public or executive session, held pursuant to a directive of, or under the auspices of, the government of the City, and whether or not such official meeting is held upon property owned by the City or otherwise.
(c) Signs. Signs indicating that smoking is not permitted shall be clearly, sufficiently and conspicuously posted where smoking is regulated herein in such manner as to give adequate notice to members of the general public.
(d) Enforcement. Enforcement shall be implemented by the Safety Director who shall establish a telephone number through which all complaints by citizens relating to violations of this section may be directed or referred.
(e) Relation to Other Law. This section shall not be interpreted or construed to permit smoking where it is otherwise restricted by law, nor to relieve any proprietor, employer or other responsible party from any liability resulting from exposure to tobacco smoke.
(f) Violations. No person shall smoke in any area restricted by the provisions of this section.
(g) Penalty.
(1) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(2) Each day on which a violation of any provision occurs is a separate and distinct offense and shall be punishable as such.
(Ord. 54-94. Passed 5-2-94.)