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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 260 Draft 05 2000-2002 260 Iid~ 1~0. (Draft 5) ®Il®T~.~TCE 10T0. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING C1-IAPTER 14 (GENERAL WELFARE) OF TIIE 1--IAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (195 N~DITION), AS AMENLED, RELATING TO SMOKING IN CERTAIN PLACES IN T I EE COUNTY OF ; lAWAI `I. BE IT ORDAINED EY T1lE COUNCIh OF THE COUNTY OF HA~~JAI`I: SECTION 1. Puzpose. The County Council finds that there are compelling public health and safety reasons to protect nonsz~zoking employees and the general public from the hazardous effects of cnvirotlmental tobacco smoke (ETS), more commonly known as "second-hand smoke." ETS has beta: c~~termincd to cause a number of adverse health effects, including lung cancer, childhood asthma, and los,~~er z~~:gpiratory tract infections, according to studiL~ by the U.S. Surgeon General, Er,vironment~~l Protection 1lgcncy, and the National Research Council. The purpose of this meas~.zre is to prohibit the smoking of tobacco or any other plant in certain areas of the County. Terms of this article shall be liberally construed to effectuate the puzposc stated in this section, and shall be read in conjunction with applicable state laws governing smoking in the workplace and public places. The Council recognizes that this ordinance is more stringent than Pa ~ 1, Chapter 328K, ilawai`i Revised Statutes. SECTION 2. Chapter 14, Article 4, of the I-tawai`i County Code, relating to smoking in public places, is amended to read and be appropriately numbered as follows: "A~-ticl~ 4. ~rohll~Itlo~ of 5arnokii~t~ i.n [I~iiblae] Cert~€i. Places. Section 14-20. ~efi~altl~a~s. (a) As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise: [5]~ "Sat" means an establishment [in which the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor on the premivcs is authorized under a license issued by the department of liquor con*~°ol.] that is ~~c;~oted to th.e ser~~iz~of alcoholic bevera~~;s for consuml~tz~~z~ by ~~:x za 4, the t~rem~3e5 ~.nd in which the scrvzn~ of food zs only incident~.l 3:cz the. cer~ <T~on of those 3~evcra~es including but ~:~t l;z~:izted to taV4,i11S~~11 '.€t~°l 1r`S, i i{s-'~ i~dl '~3'c)Z1~eS, art.l c?13uC,tS. "lzl~~d~:~t~l" Fi?~ari3 tlas~t for the prior ~<'~ndaz ye ~ ~~oss sales of food arc lzss t'~~;n c~r~c~tlird (1/3) of gross sales of alp+-~holic be~~,r°I .yes A "baz-" is authorized under a license is>ucd by the deraartment of li~~uor control. ~2,) "~owln~ alley" means a building where peopl~o to boy;~l (3) "Building" mcan.s any a€°ea enclosed by a roof and at. least three walls. (4) ["Small b~:::i.ncsses" €~c:?~ns those business establishmc,nts having no ~~ZOre than five employees t~'ork ing on the busines premises per cstMblished work shift.] "Iusiness'° n~c 3s a ~=1~ ~~roprietor:~?~ir~, partnership joirAt vontu~~, ~~rporation, or other b :.:~irc< ty €~3rt~~~;d for ~~ro~t 4na1.=n~ ~s €}-~os~.;~: incl;wdi~~~ rotail establi .1' ....nt~, r t ~cfods o ser-$ r~,es are sold as ,T{ ~.'1 profc~~~t :gal co or<> €r~€.,~ a€-€~ of ~ s.~•.t€t~e:~ .~~he:~. d' , d + , ~ r;~.:; ice} ,a en €rAecrin a~rchite;ot~~~ €,~r otli~, ~°~S~fessional so~~~ices aaW doliv~red. (5~ "Co~nmeic~ br, l~tit~' 3~~~ans a build~n~ occupied by t~t~o or more commercial tenants. (6) "Enclosed c€ _pa dally unclosed areas" means areas closed in b~ roof or overhang and ?t least ,.~;aI1. (7) "I-lotol" ~a~ a t ar;< ~nt_.va~ation rental, other than a bed and breakfast home cor<inin~- € ~':~nM ~r 1=~'~lin~ units. (8) "1~'I~'.t~fa~~ lls° d~s'~~~€,::Y ens a buy' l contasnin~ i;~Ore than tyT<'o d;~'cllzr~g units. (9) "1~'€, ;'~tcl .€r~«~a l ~ # ~vlJ.ch live; ~€~te€~ai€ ~:~~ent or recordcd x~~u.~~~ €s -ru ovided encl. in ~~vl~act. 4ae~':.:itic.~ r ~ E~lan~g_bgLpa.€o~s ahe provided. [(2)] 10 "Open to tl;:: puhic' i~c :-3~ a~,as ~v€_l3in any b~~ildinY available for use by or accessible t=., the gc~~c,, al ,oublic during tl~e normal course of business conducted therein by ~<>ther privatb or public entities. [(6)] ~ "Restaurant"means [a] 3~~ rd¢ail eating establishment ~~~hore food is so~-ved or provided fot~ on-4itc co:~~~rnption by seated patrons that is authorized by tl~e State departure€t of 1'E,:~'_tli to operate as a [resta~€rart,] foo~~ ~.st~b'.is'o:r~r,t, <rl~.;:ding any priv ~ £~od;~N~-v€~.~: ~~tat`~lisharo€~t or olub in ,~;h~~~ or_'=•~i~~rb~.r:3 or their guests a~ j ~r,~t`~d l ~ ` <;~cl~sj~'rng a "b~ } " If restau, ~n` i~cl~,d ~ area devoted ~~~irh. 4lcol',ol~c 1~~°~~cr~.~es, ghat ~ffe~ sl::~ll be dceurecl l; rt of the "rest`i~....: i<:%3¢ £'^3%~ra~: ``bar," fer 3 :::%-tlcle. n 'c~7`~.:~T''s114s~`..?~L",1t tIP3~:~~: 1S a "rc taur3nt...~h;~li i=a <..€..;; fits€t'as fog- X11 boars of o~.-~:.tion.. [(1)]~ "Smoke" or "s.-€~oi~ing" t~toans [and i~~olu:des] inhaling or exhaling [upon, burning] the fumy.-~ li t+~b~eco o. ;ty okl~€er ~1~'cx± ?""lF t real, Or ~i~~3~11t3g Or Cai7yln~T any lighted s€~c'<ing eau l?€r~~.:~t for tobacco ,ter ~ other~lrtnt ~~ate:3-ia.l; the personal habit con--~rr~only k~oY~~-i as smoking isicludin~ srn h~n~ c.i~re4t~s ~igaxs, or Wipes. Secti€~n 1~-21. 1P~~uh1~€tlo [I~a cea-t~ir€ pla~ees ®pen? to they Qf s~n~ki~~ ~l~l~lls.] ee~`~~1:::~~~s, (a) Except as ot'_•~~ ='ise l,~°uvi.~.od ~n~rein,] in this a~icle, sr~aoking shall be prohibited in [the follo~~ing placc.> within the County:] all ~:nclosco d ~lwces witliir.~ the County, including bus .not lpai~~~ the folio .~'in~~ places: [(1) Elevators in buildings generally open to and ?ASed by the public, including elevjtors in <pisi~~ent and other multi-.nit rosidential buildings.] [(2)]~j3~rivate and senii;~~-ivate,] Patient rooms; ward3, waiting rooms, lobbies, and public hall.vays of public and private health care facilities, including, but got limited to, hospitals, clinics, and physicians' and de;atists' of#ices. 2 [(A) Nothing in this section shall prevent a facility from establishing waiting a~-cas ~.=.~hnre smoking is permitted wlcre s~rcl:ing areas cotr~prise no ~~1ore than fifty percent of the seating area space in the facility if the sr~c~'ing areas are physically separated by «'alls so th t smoke does not perri=~~.ato into non:~~noking areas.] [(3) .any room ~~-hich is primarily used for exhibiting any motion picture, stage dra~r?a, dance, i~uical perfo~-~•nance or other simile' perfoi-~nance during the tin~i e that the room, hall, or auditorium is open to the public for such exhi~~ition. (d) M~~c~arns, libra~-ics and galleries, provided that smoking may be permitted in a desig~sa.t:,d poi pion of the reading area in a library if the srrioking area con?prises no imor~ tha~~ twenty t«,rcent of the rea~lirs~ ar;~a in tli: library and is physic;~.lly .eparwted by ~~~ails or partitions from the rcaraindcr of the libr~:~-y so tl~.~>>" ;4:m::~'ae does not pe,oate. into nonsmoking a.reas.] [(5)]~2 ~Re;:taur;.nts s~.'ith a seating capacity of more th:~n forty p:~t3-ons. (A) Nothing in this section shall prevent a restaura~.~t of imorc than forty patrons from providing smeking areas •i-hich are reasonably propoi-tionztc to the preference of its rsscrs. (1'#) Where an ~;stablishrrrtint is both a restaurant and a bar, the cstablislFf~;^nt ;hall be deemed ~~s the typo of enterprise from which the major :~our~e of ineor:-ce is derived, pt`ovi~iLd th?t if the restaurant services are provided in ono section 4~nd the; b <r services are pro~r°:?;.:>A in another section, the rest.aurant section itself shall be s~ibjcet to '..his section.] R~,st~~axa, :.s, hrar~ ~3,g1~°~.lubs and bo~.~~ling.all~ys If a restaura~~t, bar, n~g~,.,:lub or 1-~~~. 3v~:~, a1le~' cont~~ ~s an o~.tdoo~ air, or~~al.iy 4~~~'::::~.~ s~~£~~r'~...:: -ea >~°here food and b;::vcra~ s arc s€~~y~.d sn<~l•,in~ is ~rcl-~ ° 3~~~:,€' ir, "1 -ea of the .~stabli.~hr~eent. [(6)]~3 jTh~ folloz~'ir~g fac:ilitics or areas in County-o€~,'ned or controLod. buildings: Meeting or conference rooms; (i3) Auditori~~= or sports areas that are enclosed; (C) Comir_~~u;~ity ce~aters t~ahere persons may gather for moorings, partiu~; or any other pa?~^~ose ~~~l~cre rho area is enclosed; (I~) All ar~:~~:~ cpen to the irublic, includin;~ se~vic: cou~~tcrs and rccepti.on err waiting r~.reas, but ~:_xcludir~g h~:.lisvays, con-idors or other p~s;.geways and private, e;nclo ed offices not ger~crally open to the. public for the transaction of busncss.] An~~:::~,cl~~sed o~t~<;~ti~lly enolose~d area or bualf~sn~ o~~~r:od: lea~:~d. os~k • ¢~.d or i'#"'~5 i°c`3:~nE;~~ by t~2C Cl;lst'p~/~ E')CCC~~ fsr r~ ~sElCzltl~l d,~'C111n~T, l,~?'i~~:a iv11° ;I .s3t~ ; if:. ae~.'~..~late~l hC~ClY3 a~ ~'`~1-1t~ f~~ ll~y s, r:~slj~"f~e [(7) EXc~_~t as e•~„<~~ is~e provided in i_l~is s~;tion and subject to the exceptions in s~>ytion 14-22, all areas open to tlt~ p~l~lic in t.be ullowij~g b~sine:ss estal^;li shn~cnts: (A) Food and s~raceiy stores; 3 Drug stores; (C) Supc~rrnarkets; (D) wanks; (F) Savings and loan associations and industrial loan companies; (F) lZetail storLs; Credit unions. (8) ltestrooi~ts. .4ny restroom open to the public in places specified in this src;:ion.] [(9)]~4~jNota.~ithstanding the exceptions stated in section 14-22, any area of any business, govc.rtixnental, or charitable establishment which has been dc~ignatfdd by the owner, operator, manager, or other persons having corti-ol of such c~~tablishment as a nonsmoking area and rnirkcd :~,~ith a "no smoking" sign. or signs.] Except ~s provid> ~i in Section l ~r--22, all bti n~,ss and zbot-far-profit estate ishrn~nts ir~ci~a~l~-i brut not limited to au+'ttoriiiin~ t' ca<ers, halls, r±ius~.uns, libraries, ~f~llci-ic~ cla~:~rooiris i~riv~tc ~f`ficc _ c~nfer~:nce or rr et n~ roomy yid all other enclosed f~c~,litic. Ti ~ ~':~o includcy comr,~on areas i ~°.1~I:~ ~~,bi~t no}..limited to. E=moo k ar~,~s~ ~,l v ~kors, hall€~~ys, carcterias ~;~~~slo5~cc louiz~;~. stairs and (5) ~11,viclo:~Ld cir ~~-tially enclosed. areas within mul~i-family d;j~~llinils that are, f erg `o tl=e ~c~~;~mon use of a]= .nit otivner~ or residcnt~ -icludin~ but not 3„~F11~~ <i to l~;b'-Fes, elevat€~rsirestroorris, hal.lY~,~a .s corridors, sta.i:rways s~ ai`~n~ areas ~i ~1 rrccreation ~.i-ea . (6) All ,s~iokerl oror~t~.€-o-iaily enclosed. areas within commercial buildings not su~t:ct to t'~~, ~-x~l>:3~iv~; use and possession of a t~3 ~ t and Deers to the coi~~i~,1on li:,e c-?f t'~~ ter°;~.nts cFth~ bu~ldiri~ an~~l their ei~filoyc~., and ci~~t .irhs-s rr~ l.,€~~. }g. buy not liiri€`ed to comri~~a ~ cny€ once E i ea restrooms. lobl3..~.~~ ~.'L~~.t ~r5. malls halff~avs condors ctiacalat~rs, it...ir;~~avs and ai;=<~~ or re,£€ R ::yid w~than ccFi~z~iercial build<n~s. ~7) 1!~ tl cv.z~t a 15 ii' l=n~ is bots~ a ~a~iulti-ft~irnil~d~~~ell ngand a coirimercial ~a.ilt~~nis a.~ ~~,~rf;l in this article, ali co°rimo~ rise ..yeas excerEt for private resi~'rrAc,;;~. ~8~ All ~ ~~clr3cd or n Y:Mtially enclosed areas within hotels that are open to the con ~~:on i<:; of t~i~: public hotel ~,uests, or he*yl :.ir,~loyec6, ii~~ludin not'~,i?-i~¢~;~ to _i~-~<i-aon~s lobbaes clevat€~rs l~~ll~.~a~-s corridc~x~, 5aai; R~ay~ :~'a°4.•~~ areas, recrc;~tion areas, ba~ric~]'alls, b•inrtuct rooms, and ?~allroon~s. 9 lip tl a b~a~lsain¢ is botl; a commercial ~iiildir;? and a hotel, all coa~.:~~on ~i:e z rah: exce~st for hotel rooms rental to guests and rlesi.~d as ~`ia?liri rug>~~.. (10) All v~hic?.e o~:°x~.w;l or leased by the Count (11~ Tax i~.~~s. (12) Pr ivf~e r~;sidences when used as a licensed child care, adult day care, or heal:-~~,. cazL fw~~.ility. 1~3) Srnrt`k:ir~~ is ~i-3~'~ited within. a reasonable distance, but not less than I S feet, ir-on~ any Gnt~°ance to,~exit from, or any fre3h air intake of any enc':L~sed area «~h:~:re slnokin~s is trohibited to insure that tobacco smoke clcc~ not ~~ttc} 4h~.~,nc?osed R~-ea throu~?~ entr~:nces~.~___i~indo~=;~s, ventilation s,~~rts, or ~~~1 ~zeans. Section 1~-22. Exce~tfo~. (a) [Slnokin~ may be allowed h.~-cunder in the following places subject to section 14-21.] I~ot;~,itl~stand~ 3:n other r.31•o~~ision of this <~1°ticle to the contl-~~-y, the folio=vin areas shall be cxemt~t: (1) [Small businesses.] PrYV?t6 residences, except when used as a licensed child care, a~i}lt day c;~:~or he~'il~ cMre facility. (2) [A resta~~.r:}~t ~~~ith a =<4ti:::$g capacity of forty or fewer patrons.] Individual hotel aid rnetrl t~~ioms_thu' aa~e,.}•ent~d to cst~ and ire de~F~.l~~tcd as :;l~~c~k~~~ rooms. [(3) A restaura}.t i=while it Is bang used solely for private pa}-tics or gaitc,rir:gs. An cnclos~:~d coon°~ of a restaurant, or a banquet room used solely for private pa.l•ties or >-rthcrin_gs. (5) A priv:~tc ; staurant or club to which only members or their guests are permitted. (6) Any sea~in-g area con~plctely outside the building housing the restaurant. (7) ~axs. (8) Any props -ty o1vn~:~i, controlled, or leased by State or Federal government entities.] Sectlo~a 1~-23. [Signs.) ~f~~~~~~~ of st.~~. (a) [Glcariy legible si<s,~s ~~=hich ind5~de the words "Smoking Prohibited by Law" with letters of not less than onL inch in h~~glt] "'~o Smsol::in~" ~,ig:~; or pbb in+.t.~atior~:al "No Slnaking~sv~rn'~~1 (cor~~~4J~~ ref a~ ~~cta:7al re~;e~entation of a b;~?~~n~ ~ ette enclosed in a red circle : ~ff~ r~~a ba,. -~~r~ss it' shall be c:lea:s.ly <~~xdcol:<3picuously post~.d in [all places gerferally o~=:;r~ to hcJ ~<<~~~-y public place mid place o~~~r4t~~~~ =~~Lr~t.~~~11~;re s~~olcing is prohibited by th<:<: a}-tide, by the owner, operator, managed, or other person having control of such pl^.=e. (b) Alternate means of notification [(individual place cards, film clips, etc.)] may be employed provided the etfec.t il~creof is equivalent to the notice liven by signs [detailed in this section.] d~_~ ribe1~1 ire 3.?~.> ection a . (c) [~~.ll signs required by t=^~is sectict~ sh ill be posted by .~pril 30, 1987.] Evc,~~y pE_~blic place and t~l.ace of err}Sly>_ ~~~c.;~t jv' sc,>l~nol~An„ is prol~i.bited by this article sha1.1 h~vc~r~sted at eV~.ly C'#'tt3'13i~Ce C+..~vi#r~t'i''"'r ~lY ~ Ct4,arly ~t~~ti}3s>'.l}:`3t ~?Tlol€3 t:. IS~'s3>=`il"*.s~a°€C~... (d) Any person violas} <::g any of t~}~: provisions of tl~ks section shall be issued a notice of violation and sh~.ll colr~lfly =>~~iti t',ne provisions of this section ~~~ithin ten days. Thci-eafter, the violation shall <<:any a fine [of not more than $25.] as provided in Section 14-24~b) and/or I4-24~c). F::~ch violation cited shall constitute a separate offense. Secticsn 14-2~. Vi€~Iatf€~r~ end pcn~Iti~s. (a) It is unla=taiiil for ~~y pehso~:~ to smoke in a place within the County ~*~here smoking is prohibited. 5 (b) [Except as other=~ti.~e provided, any] Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be [pu>ishod by a fine of $5 for each violation.) fined. not less than $2S and not 1-nare than $50. (c) A ~serson ~~rho cs~~~x~n~as~e~erates, or otherwise controls a p:,t'~lic dace or place of pla~-~t an~' ~s f~ is t >..~otrpl~ t'.ne trovisions of this a~~t~cle <':l be guilty of slyi lnflart~nn, T?~. i ..:3' <1''.~~_~ (1 ~A ilne net t __~~~~-1)n~ $1 G~ for a first violation• ~2) A fine ~sc~t t.,~cc~~~;.n~~ for a second violation within one year of the date of the first vic:lt~ticr.: and (3) Aline not ~~ce~:€lin~.~SG~' for each additional violation ~a~ithin one wear of the data of the ~rcc~;.din~ violation. Secta~~ 14-24.1. Fnfcrr•~en~~nt ~~d ~~lia~istrati®~. (a) Summons or Citati~~n. (1) There shall be provided for use by an officer or employee of the County duly authorized to issue a >>z~r~nons or citation, or any police officer a fora of summons or citation for ~.:se in citing violators of this :~rticlc ,which does not provide for the physical arrest of such violators. The fon~ and contont of such summons or citation shah be as adopted or prescribed by the administrative judge of the distri~;t court, shall be printed on a form commensurate :with the form of otxi.cr sumr~~-;ins or citations used in ;noderri methods of arrest, and so designed to include all rccessaxy information to make the same valid ~vithin the l.a:vs and regulations of tlc State a.nd the County. (2) In every cage, ~~~hen a cit:~tion is issuLd, the original of the same shall be given to the violG~t:,r~;), providod that 4he administrative judge of the district court may prescribe tl>;:~t the viol;~tor be given a carbon copy of the citation and provide for the disposit=on of the o~•?~ina1 and any other copies. (3) Every citation shall be nu=~bered, and each carbon copy shall bear_ the same number as i is original. (b) Enforcement and ^<';tninistration of the provisions of section 14-23 shall be under the jurisdictior, of tl>,:~ d~dpa.~ t~1~e;~t of public works of the County, ~~rhich departmc3?t shall have the poyver to urn'iulate any applicable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of seirtion 14-23. (c) Except as provided in scctioi3 14-24.1(b), enforcement of this ordinance shall he under the jurisdiction of tle Co~~nty police department. (d) In atiditio~i to th S foregoing, any p-alive off cer or other off cer or employee of the County duly authorized to =:~sue a sun~n~€~3~s or citation may eject frogn the premises any person to ~:~hom a citation h<~:- beczi iss~~;d :end rvho continuos to smoke after the person has been requested by the police officer or other duly authorized officer or ernployce to stop smoking. Seeti~sn 14-24.2. Fire Code. Nothing in this article shall be construed as superseding applicable fire code provisions. Where a conflict betu~ecn 31ie provisions of this article a.nd the fire code arises, the fire code provisions Evill prevail." 6 SECTION 3. Matc~~al to be repealed is bracketed. Ne~rw material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, t=je brackets and bracketed material need not be included. SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circu~~,sranee, is head invalid, the invalidity does not atTect other provisions or applications of the ordin~:~~ce which ca.~~ be given effect ~,vithout the invalid provision or application, and to this c~ d, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect six months after approval. INTRODUCED RY: ^ f ~ ~ ti COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAS'~'AI`I Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of I Reading: Date 2"`` Reading: Effective Date: =-~;~A:r~ 13.129 7