(a) Smoking and the use of electronic smoking devices is prohibited in the enclosed areas of the following places within the city of Palo Alto, except in places subject to prohibition on smoking contained in Labor Code Section 6404.5, in which case that law applies:
(1) Workplaces;
(2) Public places;
(3) Units within multi-unit residences; and
(4) Common areas of multi-unit residences.
The effective date of the smoking prohibition provided in subdivision (3) and (4) of this section is January 1, 2018.
(b) Any places exempted by the California smoke free workplace law (Labor Code Section 6404.5(d)) are not exempt under this chapter. Smoking is prohibited by this chapter in all places exempted by that state law, except as provided in Section 9.14.070.
(Ord. 5405 § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 5376 § 2 (part), 2016; Ord. 5300 § 2 (part), 2015: Ord. 4056 § 4 (part), 1991)