[Adopted 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 1408]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PUBLIC AREA
Any public park or recreation area, vacant land, public building,
roadway or parking lot which is open to the public and is owned, leased
or operated by the Borough, including vehicles within any such public
area.
TOBACCO PRODUCT
Any product made from the tobacco plant, including cigarettes,
cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, and snuff, for the purpose
of smoking, chewing, inhaling, and any other personal use.
The use or possession of tobacco products by
any person under the age of 19 years old within the public areas of
the Borough is prohibited.
A complaint for violation of this article may
be filed by any law enforcement officer or the Borough's Health Officer.
A person under the age of 19 who violates the
provisions of this article shall be subject to the following penalties:
A. First offense: a fine of $100 and/or educational projects
designated by the Court.
B. Second and subsequent offenses: a fine of $300 and/or
a period of community service and/or educational programs designated
by the Court.
[Adopted 12-16-2014 by Ord. No. 1612]
As used in this article, the following words shall have the
following meanings:
ENCLOSED AREA
All areas between a floor and a ceiling, extending to the
outer perimeter walls of a structure.
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Includes all structures owned, leased, rented and/or operated
by the Borough, and/or occupied by Borough employees and used for
official business of the Borough.
PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
All public parks, playgrounds, ball 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 activities,
including all areas adjacent to such facilities, including, but not
limited to, any parking area, driveway or drive aisle.
SMOKING
The burning of, inhaling from, exhaling the smoke from, or
the possession of a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other matter
or substance which contains tobacco or any other matter that can be
smoked, or the inhaling or exhaling of smoke or vapor from an electronic
smoking device.
Smoking or carrying lighted tobacco within the public areas
located on the following streets is prohibited: Old Mill Road (from
Lawlins Road to Arbor Road), Arbor Road, Hobar Court, Beechwood Place,
Woodside Avenue (from Old Mill Road to Beechwood Place), Parsons Pond
Road, Stonewall Court, Lenapi Drive, and Lawlins Road. This prohibition
shall not apply to smoking or carrying lighted tobacco in a moving
motor vehicle operating on the aforesaid roadways.
The enforcement authority of this article shall be the Police
Department.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall
be subject to a fine of not less than $250 for the first offense,
$500 for the second offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense.
Any municipal employee found in violation of this article may also
be subject to discipline in accordance with the provisions of the
Borough's policies and procedures.