Unless the term is specifically defined in this Article or the contrary stated or clearly appears from the context, the definitions set forth in Article 19, Section 1002, of this Code (the Smoking Pollution Control Ordinance) shall govern the interpretation of this Article. The definitions set forth in this Article shall be construed so as to make the prohibition against smoking set forth herein broadly applicable.
(a) "Bar" means an area which is devoted to the serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption by patrons on the premises and in which the serving of food is only incidental to the consumption of such beverages.
(b) "Child care facility" means a facility in which a person, at the request and consent of a parent or legal guardian, provides care during a part of any 24-hour period for compensation, whether or not such person is licensed.
(c) "Educational facility" means any school or educational institution, whether commercial or nonprofit, operated for the purpose of providing academic classroom instruction, trade, craft, computer or other technical training, or instruction in dancing, artistic, musical or other cultural skills.
(d) "Enclosed" means closed in by a roof and four walls with appropriate openings for ingress and egress. It includes areas commonly described as public lobbies or lobbies when they are in an area that is enclosed as defined herein.
(e) "Motion picture theater" means any theater engaged in the business of exhibiting motion pictures.
(f) "Nonprofit establishment" means any office, store, or other place operated by any corporation, unincorporated association or other entity created for charitable, philanthropic, educational, character building, political, social or other similar purposes, the net proceeds from the operation of which are committed to the promotion of the objects or purposes of the organization and not to private financial gain. A public agency is not a nonprofit entity.
(g) "Person" means a natural person or any legal entity, including but not limited to a corporation, firm, partnership or trust.
(h) "Public area" means any enclosed area of a building to which members of the general public have access. It shall include, by way of example only, lobbies of businesses open to the public; reception areas of businesses open to the public; department stores; one-room businesses where the room is open to the public; restrooms open to the public; stairways, hallways, escalators and elevators in buildings open to the public; and other enclosed areas open to the public as set forth herein.
(i) "Business establishment" means any business, store, office or other place where goods or services are sold or provided as part of a commercial venture. It includes but is not limited to the following: (1) automobile dealerships, furniture or other showrooms for the display of merchandise offered for sale; (2) grocery, pharmacy, specialty, department and other stores which sell goods or merchandise; (3) service stations, stores or shops for the repair or maintenance of appliances, shoes, motor vehicles or other items or products; (4) barbershops, beauty shops, cleaners, laundromats and other establishments offering services to the general public; (5) video arcade, poolhall, and other amusement centers; (6) offices providing professional services such as legal, medical, dental, engineering, and architectural services; (7) banks, savings and loan offices, and other financial establishments; (8) hotels and motels, and other places that provide accommodations to the public.
(j) "Retail tobacco store" shall mean a retail store utilized primarily for the sale of tobacco products and accessories and in which the sale of other products is merely incidental.
(k) "Sports arena" means sports stadiums, gymnasiums, health spas, boxing arenas, swimming pools, roller and ice rinks, bowling alleys and similar places where the public assembles either to engage in physical exercise, participate in athletic competition or witness sports events.
(Added by Ord. 300-88, App. 6/30/88)