(A) A person, employee or employer who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited by the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction, and be subject to a fine of $25.
(B) A person, employee or employer who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls a workplace or work space and who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction, punishable by a civil fine of not less than $10 or more than $25.
(C) In addition to the civil fines established by this section, repeated violations of this chapter by a person, employee or employer who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls a workplace or work space, or the failure of a person, employee or employer who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls a workplace or work space to timely pay the civil fine for an infraction may result in the suspension or revocation of any occupancy permit or business license issued to the person, employee or employer for the premises on which the violation occurred.
(D) Violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, which may be abated by the town by restraining order, preliminary and permanent injunction, or other means provided for by law, and the town may take action to recover the costs of the nuisance abatement.
(E) Each violation of this chapter shall be considered a separate and distinct infraction.
(F) In addition to or in lieu of assessing a civil fine, the town may institute an action in the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County for an injunction to require compliance with this chapter or pursue any other remedy as may be permitted by law.
(Prior Code, § 14-30) (Ord. passed 6-20-2006; Ord. passed 5-15-2007; Ord. passed 5-20-2008; Ord. passed 11-18-2008; Ord. passed 7-21-2009; Ord. 2019-07, passed 1-21-2020)