Delano Municipal Code Ch. 7.17 Regulation of Smoking Areas in City Buildings

Every citizen has the right to choose for himself or herself whether to smoke tobacco and it is not the intention of the city to interfere with such freedom of choice. Further, every citizen who chooses not to smoke has the right to be free from offensive tobacco smoke and to be free from the health hazard of tobacco smoke when employed by the city or conducting business with the city in specified areas.

(Ord. 874 § 2(part), 1988).

"Smoke" or "smoking" as used in this chapter shall include the carrying, holding, possession or smoking of a lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette or the lighting of a pipe, cigar or cigarette.

(Ord. 874 § 2(part), 1988).

Areas subject to nonsmoking regulation are all city buildings, offices and conference rooms.

(Ord. 943(part), 1993: Ord. 874 § 2(part), 1988).

Appropriate "No Smoking" signs shall be conspicuously posted in each city building. The city official in charge of the buildings which have been closed to smoking shall insure that signs are posted and remain posted advising city employees and the public of the nonsmoking policy.

(Ord. 943(part), 1993: Ord. 874 § 2(part), 1988).

The city official in charge of the buildings which have been closed to smoking shall make a report to the city council in the event voluntary compliance by members of the public becomes ineffective.

(Ord. 943(part), 1993: Ord. 874 § 2(part), 1988).