ORD 288 ORDINANCE NO. 288
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 8.28 TO
I/ REGULATE SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS, BARS AND CITY
FACILITIES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Chapter 8.28
SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS, BARS AND CITY FACILITIES
Sections:
8.28. 010 Definitions
8.28. 020 Smoking Prohibited
8.28. 030 Posting and Placing of Signs
8.28. 040 Enforcement
8.28. 050 Violations
8.28. 060 Penalty
8.28. 070 Severability
8.28.010 Definitions. Except where the context otherwise
requires, the definitions given in this section g overn the
construction of this chapter:
A. "Bar" means any enclosed area which is devoted to the
serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and
in which the service of food is only incidental to the consumption
of such beverages. Any area of a restaurant which is devoted to
the serving of alcoholic beverages and in which the serving of food
is only incidental to the consumption of such beverages shall also
be considered to be a bar. The service of food shall be
conclusively presumed not to be incidental to the service of
alcoholic beverages where the gross receipts of the sale of food
exceed 25% of the total gross receipts of the establishment.
B. "City Facility" means any enclosed structure owned,
I/ leased, or operated by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, and used by
the City for governmental operations and activities.
C. "Enclosed" means surrounded by a roof and four walls with
openings for ingress and egress, with or without windows.
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D. "Restaurant" means any dinner house, coffee shop,
cafeteria, luncheonette, soda fountain, fast food service, and any
other establishment where cooked or otherwise prepared food is sold
to the general public, and where seating for consumption is
available on the premises.
E. "Smoking" means the carrying or holding of a lighted
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pipe, cigar or cigarette of any kind, or any other lighted tobacco
or other weed smoking equipment, or the lighting thereof, or
emitting or exhaling the smoke of a pipe, cigar or cigarette of any
kind.
8.28. 020 Smoking Prohibited. In addition to any smoking
prohibitions otherwise imposed by law, smoking shall be prohibited
and unlawful in all of the following places in the City:
A. In the enclosed portions of every restaurant, whether
publicly or privately owned, including, but not limited to,
lobbies, waiting areas, restrooms, and dining areas of restaurants.
B. In no less than 50% of the enclosed seating capacity of
every publicly or privately owned bar.
1. Any bar that elects to designate a smoking area
pursuant to this section may change the boundaries of the
smoking/non smoking areas at its discretion, provided that at all
times any designated smoking area in the enclosed area of the bar
shall remain a contiguous area that contains no more than 50% of
the enclosed seating capacity.
2 . When a bar is operated in connection with a
restaurant and is not contained in an enclosed area which is
separate from the restaurant, the smoking area shall be located in
that portion of the bar which is the farthest from the restaurant
and shall utilize portable air purifiers or other similar devices
which are designed to reduce the amount of smoke which emanates
from the bar to the restaurant. Such air purifier or other devices
shall be regularly maintained and kept in good operating order at
all times. The owner, operator or manager of the facility shall
keep a record or log which reflects the dates of maintenance or
replacement of said air purifiers or devices. The log shall be
kept on the premises and shall be made available to the City for
inspection upon request.
3 . Nothing in this Paragraph B shall be construed to
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limit or restrict an owner, operator or manager of a bar from
expanding the non-smoking seating area.
C. In every City facility.
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D. Paragraphs A and B of this Section shall become effective
on July 18, 1993, which is sixty days after adoption of this
ordinance by the City Council.
8.28. 030 Posting and Placing of Signs.
A. The owner, operator, manager or other person having
control of each facility regulated by this chapter shall post or
caused to be posted "Smoking" and "No Smoking" signs, in each
section where appropriate, with letters of not less than one inch
in height or the international "No Smoking" symbol (consisting of
a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in red
circle with a red bar across it) , and citing to Section 8.2 8.2 0 of
the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code. Such signs shall be
clearly and conspicuously posted in every facility where smoking is
controlled by this chapter, and shall be of sufficient number and
location to cause the message of such signs to be clearly visible
and readable.
B. As an alternative to posting signs required by subsection
A of this Section, the owner, operator, manager or other person
having control of a restaurant may place small signs, each
containing the messages required by subsection A, on each dining
table located in an area subject to the provisions of this chapter.
C. No person shall willfully mutilate, mark on, deface, or
destroy any sign required by this Section.
8.28. 040 Enforcement.
A. Enforcement of this chapter shall be the responsibility
of the City Manager and/or his or her designee.
B. Any person may file a written complaint alleging a
violation of this chapter in the office of the City Manager, or his
or her designee. The City Manager and/or his or her designee shall
investigate the complaint within twenty-one (21) days, and commence
enforcement action, if necessary.
C. The City Attorney shall have the authority to bring
appropriate actions for the enforcement of this chapter.
D. Any owner, operator, manager or other person having
control of the facilities subject to this chapter shall inform
I/ persons violating this chapter of the appropriate provisions
thereof.
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8.28.050 Violations.
A. It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator, manager or
other person having control of the facilities subject to this
chapter to fail to properly post required signs, to fail to
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properly set aside required "No Smoking" areas in bars, or to
otherwise fail to comply with any of the requirements of this
chapter.
B. It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator or manager
or other person having control of the facilities subject to this
chapter to allow food or beverages to be served to any person
smoking in an area or establishment where smoking is prohibited by
this chapter or which has been designated as a no smoking area by
the operator, manager or other person having control of the
facility.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke in any area
where smoking is prohibited by this chapter, or which has been
designated as a no smoking area by the operator, manager or other
person having control of the facility.
8.28.060 Penalties. Any violation of Section 8.28.050 (A)
shall be an infraction. Any violation of Section 8.28. 050 (B) or
Section 8.28.050(C) may be prosecuted either as a misdemeanor or an
infraction in the discretion of the City Attorney.
8.28.070 Other Laws. If any other law governing this
subject is adopted by the California State Legislature, the
stricter of the laws shall apply, to the extent legally
permissible.
8.28. 080 Severability. If any section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter
or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional
or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this chapter or any part thereof. The
City Council declares that it would have passed each section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or
phrases is declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.
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ORDINANCE NO. 288
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 18th day of May, 1993 .
Sri
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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• TY CLERK
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) SS
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes do
hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City
Council of said City is four; that the foregoing Ordinance No. 288
passed first reading on May 4, 1993, was duly and regularly adopted
by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held
on May 18, 1993, and that the same was passed and adopted by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: KUYKENDALL, McTAGGART, BACHARACH AND MAYOR BROOKS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
421CAdi2_,
CITY CLERK C ' OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
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ORD. NO. 288
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and
says :
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is
the appointed City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ;
That on 5/20/93 , she caused to be
posted the following document entitled:
AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER
8 . 28 TO REGULATE SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS , BARS AND CITY FACILITIES
a copy of which is attached hereto , in the following
locations :
City Hall Los Angeles County Fire Station
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. Miraleste Station
Rancho Palos Verdes 4000 Miraleste Plaza
Rancho Palos Verdes
U . S . Post Office
28649 S . Western Ave . Ladera Linda Community Center
Rancho Palos Verdes 32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd. Rancho Palos Verdes Park
Rancho Palos Verdes 30359 Hawthorne Blvd . ,
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a
true and correct affidavit of posting .
CITY CLERK
30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD / RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90274-5391 / (213) 377-0360