Skip to main content
Loading…
This section is included in your selections.

(a) The purpose of this Article is to protect the public health, safety and welfare by protecting the public from emissions from secondhand smoke and electronic smoking devices (ESD) in most indoor areas open to the public, in public meetings, in food service establishments, and in places of employment.

(b) The restrictions and limitations of this Article shall be viewed as minimum standards, and should not be construed as limiting in any way the authority of persons in control of a public or private place from prohibiting smoking within their establishment or premises altogether.

(c) Nothing in this Article is intended to inhibit a person’s ability to take medicine using an inhaler or similar device, nor to prevent an employer or business owner from making reasonable accommodation for the medical needs of an employee, customer, or other person in accordance with the Federal “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,” as amended, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. (Prior code 8.03.010; Ord. 1257, 2006; Ord. 1288 §1, 2008; Ord. 1494 §1, 2019)