HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regulating Smoking in City Owned Buildings ORDINANCE NO. 3074
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 17.7 OF
THE AMES MUNICIPAL CODE AS IT NOW EXISTS AND REEN-
ACTING A NEW SECTION 17.7 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGU-
LATING SMOKING IN CITY OWNED BUILDINGS; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; ESTABLISHING
A PENALTY AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED, the the Municipal Code of the City of Ames,
Iowa, is amended as follows:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa is
hereby amended by repealing Sec. 17.7 as it now exists and re-enact-
ing a new Sec. 17.7 as follows:
"Sec. 17.7. SMOKING PROHIBITED DURING PUBLIC
MEETINGS AND IN CITY OWNED BUILDINGS
(1) No person shall smoke or otherwise use any cigarette,
cigar, pipe or other smoking equipment or other tobacco
product, in any room in which a public meeting of the
City Council or any administrative agency, board, com-
mission, committee, or other governmental body of the
City of Ames is being held, during said public meeting.
(2) No person shall smoke or otherwise use any cigarette,
cigar, pipe, or other smoking equipment or other tobac-
co product in any building owned by the City of Ames,
Iowa, or in any enclosed courtyard of any such build-
ing, except in those areas that have been designated
and conspicuously posted as smoking areas.
(3) The City Manager or manager's designee may designate
areas in the City owned buildings where smoking is
permitted, and shall cause signs to be posted within the
appropriate areas of the buildings advising persons of
smoking and no smoking areas.
In addition, the statement 'Smoking Prohibited Except in
Designated Areas' shall be conspicuously posted on all
major entrances to these buildings.
(4) Violations of this ordinance are municipal infractions
punishable by a civil penalty of $25.00 for each of-
fense."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall
constitute a municipal infraction.
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith shall be repealed to the extent of such conflict if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 20th day of March 1990.
Nancy DionigI City Clerk/ Larry R. urtis, Mayor
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