HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-50 - Smoke Free Air~~ ~ BILL N0. `~,,.? - :i .,' ORDINANCE N0./~- ~
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING ACCESS TO SMOKE FREE AIR IN CERTAIN
AREAS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES REQUIRING ENFORCEMENT BY PERSONS
HAVING CONTROL OF PREMISES AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS OF ITS PROVISIONS.
BF~IT ORDAINED// BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF f ~[,.c.c_Xi'c~'y~e~iC-~/ AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1:
1. A person shall not smoke in a City building
except in a designated smoking area.
2. A smoking area may be designated by persons
having custody or control of each City building, except in
places which smoking 'is prohibited by the Fire Marshall or
by other law, ordinance or regulation.
3. No City building shall have more than thirty
percent (30$) of its entire space designated as a smoking
area.
4. A designated smoking area where City employees
may smoke during the work day shall be provided by each
department, provided such area can be adequately ventilated
at minimum cost, within the physical confines of each City
building.
SECTION 2: Each department head shall make reasonable
efforts to prevent smoking in all areas except those designated
as a smoking area with seating arranged accordingly. There
shall be a sign(s) placed at a height and location easily seen
by a person entering the area which is not secured in any way
to designate it as a smoking area.
SECTION 3: A reasonable request will be made of persons
smoking in a non-smoking area to move to the designated smoking
area.
SECTION 4:
a. There shall be a sign on any vending machine in a
City building in which tobacco products may be purchased
with red lettering at least one-half (1/2) inch high on a
white background stating the following: "It is a violation
of State law for cigarettes or other tobacco products to be
sold to any person under the age of 18."; and
b. Include a depiction of a packet of cigarettes at
least two (2) inches high defaced by a red diagonal
diameter of a surrounding red circle, and the words "Under
18".
SECTION 5: Any City employee in violation of this
ordinance shall be subject to discipline and/or discharge.
,f S~CTION 6: All provisions of the code of the City
_c.~kh.-~,~~E. , Missouri which are inconsistent herewith
are repeale an amended to conform with this ordinance. The
City Clerk is directed to incorporate the provisions of this
ordinance into the appropriate sections of the City Code.
PASSED THIS __!._(L`~"' DAY OF ~u~,;~~~~~ , 1992.
MAYOR ~ ~
AT~EST:
CITY CLER y. J'
APPROVED THIS /J ~h-, DAY OF '_ ~- „GG<t,~ , 1992.
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