[Ord. No. 15.201 §§1 —
5, 6-3-1991; Ord. No.
15.201A §1, 4-6-1992]
A.
No
person shall smoke or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or any
other form of smoking object or device in all buildings owned or operated
by the City of California, including any building owned or operated
by any Board or Department of the City, including hallways, restrooms,
work areas, public areas, indoor places, or any other place not specifically
designated as a smoking permitted area.
B.
Designation Of Smoking Area. Limited smoking permitted areas
may be designated by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen, and where
smoking permitted areas are designated, existing physical barriers
and functional ventilation systems may be used to minimize the effects
of smoke in adjacent non-smoking areas. This provision shall not be
construed to require fixed structural or other physical modifications
in providing these areas or to require operation of any existing heating,
ventilating, and air-conditioning system in any manner which decreases
its energy efficiency and/or increases its electrical demand, nor
shall this provision be construed to require installation of new or
additional heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning systems.
C.
The
Chief of Police of the City of California shall be permitted entrance
to any office or work area in any building owned, maintained, or leased
by the City of California to determine compliance with this Section.
D.
The
authority to administer and enforce the provisions of this Section
is vested in the Chief of Police of the California City Police Department.
E.
Penalty Provision. Every person convicted of a violation
of any Subsection of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars
($50.00), per conviction or offense.
