For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
“BUSINESS” means any natural person or legal entity such as, without limitation, a business-for-profit corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited liability company or trust that undertakes to provide goods or services to the public or to persons who are members of a private group that is eligible to obtain the goods or services, regardless of whether the business exists or is conducted for the purpose of making a profit.
“EMPLOYEE” means any person who is employed by any business for compensation or works for a business as a volunteer without compensation.
“EMPLOYER” means any person, partnership, corporation, including a municipal corporation or nonprofit entity, who employs the services of four or more individual persons.
“ENCLOSED AREA” means all interior space within a building or other facility between a floor and a ceiling that is enclosed on all sides by walls, windows or doors extending from the floor to the ceiling.
“PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT” means an area under the control of an employer, as defined in this section, that employees may frequent during the course of employment, including, but not limited to, work areas, employee lounges, restrooms, conference rooms, classrooms, cafeterias, hallways and vehicles. Employer provided housing and hotel and motel sleeping rooms rented to guests are not a “PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT” for purposes of this chapter.
“PRIVATE CLUB” means an organization, whether a legal entity or an informal association of persons, that is the owner, lessee or occupant of a building or portion thereof used exclusively for club purposes at all times, which is operated solely for a recreational, fraternal, social, patriotic, political, benevolent or athletic purpose, but not for pecuniary gain, and has been granted an exemption from the payment of federal income tax as a club under 26 U.S.C. § 501.
“PUBLIC PLACE” means any enclosed area to which the public is invited or into which the public is permitted, including, but not limited to, educational facilities, entertainment, food and beverage services, offices, retail stores and transportation facilities and vehicles accessible to the general public.
“REASONABLE DISTANCE” unless otherwise specified in this chapter, “REASONABLE DISTANCE” means 15 feet.
“SMOKING” means inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted tobacco product.
“VISITED BY THE PUBLIC” means more than one customer or potential customer each week is physically present in an enclosed area.
(Ord. 2009-07, passed 5-12-09)