HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-01 ORDINANCE NO. 94-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF DANVILLE
AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE DANVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE,
RELATING TO THE SMOKING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF DANVILLE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. Section 7-2. (Purpose and Findings) of the Danville Municipal Code is
hereby amended by adding the following subsections:
f. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has determined that
second-hand smoke is a Class A carcinogen for which there is no safe exposure level.
g. The United States Surgeon General has declared that nicotine is as addictive
as cocaine or heroin; no other addictive product or drug is sold through vending
machines.
SECTION TWO. Section 7-2.2 (Definitions) of the Danville Municipal Code is hereby
amended to amend the definition of "Bar" and to add the definition of 'Wending Machine",
to read as follows:
Bar shall mean an establishment which is devoted to the serving of alcoholic
beverages and in which the service of food is only incidental to the consumption
of such beverages. That area of a restaurant which is primarily devoted to the
serving of alcoholic beverages and in which the service of food is only incidental
to the consumption of such beverages shall also be considered a bar.
Vending Machine means any electronic or mechanical device or appliance the
operation of which requires the insertion of money, whether in coin or paper bill,
or other thing representative of value, which in return dispenses or releases a
tobacco product.
SECTION THREE. Section 7-2.3 of the Danville Municipal Code is hereby amended by
deleting the word "section" therefrom and inserting in its place the word "chapter."
SECTION FOUR. Section 7-2.4 b. of the Danville Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
b. Restaurants. Within a restaurant, provided, however, that this prohibition
does not apply to the bar area and outdoor seating areas of such
restaurants.
SECTION FIVE. Section 7-2.4 k. is hereby added to the Danville Municipal Code, to read
as follows:
k. Child Care Facilities. Commercial child care facilities, whether conducted
in a private residence or commercial structure.
SECTION SIX. Section 7-2.5 of the Danville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
7-2.5 Regulation of Smoking in Places of Employment.
a. Unless expressly exempted by this chapter, it is the responsibility of every
employer within the Town to provide a smoke-free workplace for all their employees.
Employers shall prohibit smoking by anyone in any enclosed area of their business or
workplace.
b. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this chapter, each employer
having an enclosed workplace within the Town shall adopt, implement, maintain and post
in at least one conspicuous location in such workplace a written smoking policy which
shall contain the following minimum requirements:
Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed spaces in this facility, without
exception. This includes common work areas, auditoriums, classrooms,
conference and meeting rooms, private offices, elevators, hallways,
cafeterias, lounges and restrooms.
A new Section %2.6 is hereby added to the Danville Municipal Code, and the existing
Section %2.6 and all succeeding Sections renumbered accordingly. New 7-2.6 shall read
as follows:
7-2.6 Vending Machines. Tobacco product vending machines may only be located
in or on those premises constituting a bar as defined in this chapter. Tobacco
product vending machines must be located at least twenty-five feet from any entry
into the premise.
SECTION EIGHT. Section 7-2.6 f. of the Danville Municipal Code is hereby amended by
deleting the words "child or a" therefrom.
The foregoing Ordinance was first read and introduced at a meeting of the Town Council
of the Town of Danville on December 7, 1993, and was adopted and ordered published
by the Danville Town Council at a Regular Meeting on January 18, 1994, by the following
vote:
AYES: RITCHEY, GREENBERG, DOYLE, WALDO
NOES: SHIMANSKY
ABSTAINED: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
L<ITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK