Reedley Municipal Code Ch. 3 Smoking Prohibition

Smoking is prohibited:

A. In all Municipal facilities and outdoor dining areas;

B. In all City owned or City operated parks, trails, recreation areas, playgrounds, aquatic and sports facilities, both enclosed and unenclosed; and

C. In all City owned or City operated vehicles. (Ord. 2017-008, 1-9-2018)

As used within this chapter, the following definitions apply:

ENCLOSED AREAS: Facilities designed with a solid roof and walls, closable windows and/or doors on all sides.

MUNICIPAL FACILITIES: Buildings or equipment which are owned, leased, or operated by the City.

SMOKING: Inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco, cannabis product or any plant product intended for inhalation, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form. "Smoking" includes the use of an electronic smoking device that creates an aerosol or vapor, in any manner or in any form, or the use of any oral smoking device for the purpose of circumventing the prohibition of smoking.

VEHICLES: Motorized equipment in which driver and passenger compartments have a roof and glass (either fixed in place or movable) or other solid materials on all sides. (Ord. 2017-008, 1-9-2018)

A. A vehicle assigned to a specific employee shall be excluded from the provisions of subsection 4-3-1C of this chapter so long as there is no nonsmoking passenger present. Said exclusion shall not apply to vehicles assigned to the general use of a department nor to those vehicles within the general car pool system.

B. The City Council may approve an exception to the smoking prohibition on a case by case basis if requested to do so by the applicant of record for a specific event or activity in a City park.

C. The City Manager may institute administrative policies to restrict smoking in such other City owned or operated areas as may be deemed necessary. (Ord. 2003-02, 5-27-2003)