[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Red Bank as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 2-27-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-06]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
All structures owned, leased, rented and/or operated by the
Borough and/or occupied by Borough employees and/or used for official
business of the Borough.
All public parks, playgrounds, pavilions, recreation centers,
and fields publicly owned or leased by the Borough and all property
owned or leased by the Borough upon which the public is invited or
upon which the public is permitted and where individuals gather for
recreational or leisure activities, including all areas adjacent to
such facilities such as parking areas, driveways, or drive aisles.
This definition shall also include the Borough's public lands, streets,
and rights-of-way not ordinarily utilized for recreational or leisure
activities during such times when said public lands, streets, and
rights-of-way are being utilized for public special events or for
public recreational or leisure activities.
The burning of, inhaling from, exhaling the smoke from, or
the possession of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter
or substance that contains tobacco or any other matter that can be
smoked, or the inhaling or exhaling of smoke or vapor from an electronic
smoking device.
A.Â
Smoking shall be prohibited inside of all municipal buildings and
within a fifty-foot radius of all municipal buildings, which radius
shall extend from the outer wall of the municipal building, but shall
not extend beyond the boundary of the property upon which the municipal
building is located. No-smoking signs of the international no-smoking
signal (consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette
enclosed in a red circle with a diagonal red line through its cross
section) shall be conspicuously posted at each municipal building
entrance. The signs shall be clearly visible to the public and indicate
that smoking is prohibited inside said municipal building and within
a fifty-foot radius thereof on the public property.
B.Â
Smoking shall be prohibited in all parks and public recreational
facilities. No-smoking signs of the international no-smoking signal
(consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed
in a red circle with a diagonal red line through its cross section)
shall be posted in at least one conspicuous location upon the grounds
of all parks and public recreational facilities. The signs shall be
clearly visible to the public and indicate that smoking is prohibited
at the park or public recreational facility.
C.Â
Prohibited
"smoking" shall include the smoking, vaping, or aerosolizing of cannabis
and/or cannabis items.
[Added 8-18-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-17]
The enforcement authority of this chapter shall be the Red Bank
Borough Police Department.
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable for each violation
with a minimum fine of $50, not to exceed $200.
