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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 260 Draft 06 2000-2002 I3II~L, NO. 260 (Draft 6) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 (GENERAL WELFARE) OF THE IIAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (1c;95 EDITION), AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SMOKING IN CERTAIN PLACES IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII. BE IT ORDAINED BY TIIE COUNCIi., OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. 'T'he County Council finds that there are compelling public health and safety reasons to protect nonsti~okng employees and the general public from the hazardous effects of environmental tobacco smoke (F,TS), gore commonly knos:~n as "second-hand smoke." ETS has bec:~ ~a~;tet-~nined to ~;ause a number of adverse health effects, including lung cancer, childhood astP-n~~a, and lo~;~cr respiratory tract infections, according to studies by the U.S. Surgeon General, Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Research Council. The purpose of this measure 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 purpose stated in this section, and shall be read in conjunction ~Y %ith ;:applicable state laws governing smoking in the workplace and public places. ThL Council recog?~i.zes that this ordinance is i-nore stringent than Part 1, Chapter 328K, I-Iawai`i Revised Statutes. SECTION 2. Chapter 14, At~ticle 4, of the I Iawai`i County Code, relating to smoking in public places, is amended to read and be appropriately numbered as follows: "Article 4. P'rml~iiii~n €~f Smu~i~g [P~iblicJ Cert~ir# Places. Secti®n 14x20. Del~nitions. (a) As used in ibis article, unless the context requires otherwise: [5]~ "I3ar" means an establishment [in which the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor on the premises is authorized under a license issued by the department of liquor cont;~ol ]that is de~~ated to tl'e serv~n~ of alcoholic Levera;;c, for consum;~ti: ~n by ~ubsts cjt~ the premises an~i. in_~xrhicl~ t13e servn~ of food is only incidental the con ~tior£ of those bevera~e5 ~rclud~n~ but not lzulited to, taverns n~ ;l~tcl~~bs, cocl4Taz1 3oun~e , a~rd cabarets. "Inc~d~,ntal" ,yea that for the prior c~lcn~ax_~~r 6-ross sales of food arc: less th~~ onv third (1/3) o~ gross sales of al<;~~holic bev^r:~es. A "bar" is authorized under a licen,c, is`ucd by the dcpartn~~,r~} of liquor co;~trol. ~2) "~owli~n.~ ~llov" means a buildin ,,,.h~» t~eonle~o to bos~~l. (3) "'~uildi:~g" rr~cans ~.~y a~oa onclosed by a roof and zt leasi three ~n~alls. (4) ["Small ba<ine3ses" n~c~~ns thaw business establishi~cnts having no n?orc than fve employees ~a~orkir,g on the business premises per csta~>lishc~l ;;perk shirt.] "l3usinc~,,, ins, £~s a old nro~-ietoi~.hi~ t~art~z~;t-sl-=i~, joint vonturl;, corpor~ltion. or othod h~ ~nw~s cr=°~~lr torm4~;d for~ro~ t i~a.E~ n~ i~~,,~ mcl~,;-~ir~~ ~~.tail establi~l=i,~ ~3~ }~-~f ~_~~ods or services are so'd as ~;;1 i-ofe~<,or:~l of rt ~~'t~t2e:~ whoa:. x..~a n~~:~?ic~; € ~i-;~:.t:.x, ~.n~ine~.;.-~~ ~r~:hitec~~~ :fir o°lr~, < ~~~essional n~erviees are, deli ~rcd. ~ T (5) "Commci~~,~' bu,ls'<~g ' i.~.zans a building occup od b~t~,fo or more commercial ton.<::~ts. (6~"Fn~~losed or partially onc?~sod areas" moans areas closed in by a roof or overha and .a+. lei ° C-~o x.1:1. 7 "Nowol,' i~~W~~s~ a tr:~ne~~:~t vacation rental other than a bod and breakrast home core =~inir~~ 1 or CIS{ ~l~in~ units. (8) "E~~~=ltifa~ ~l...Ea>~~.'n~,' ~:s~anb a builtlinQ containing i~nore than t`~ro d~~~ollin,~units. (9) "Ivry ~htcl=~hg' j ~~an.~~ ~ 1.~~ ~,~~l;roh lied:crtertainirent ~r r~,cs?,ded ~ t~a~zc is provided and i n wh~~cl: fa~i`it.~.o; f~~r ranon~ by ~at,•ons are: pro~i~~d- [(2)] 10 "Upon to tl public" i,_c~a~~s areas wit'iin an.y building available for use by or accessible the gen~;?-al I,ubli•~ duri;~g the noi~~3al cosa_rse of business conducted thou oin by Ether privs:2~:. ~;r public entiti~;s. [(6)] ~l 12 "Restaur~.nt" rno~:i~s [a] <;:3 retail e::ting ostablihment whore food is sor•ved or provided fr.-.~~n ~4to cc~r=t,~?tien b~~.ewsed patrons that is :.iuthorized by thb State department of h <~_ltli to o;.~wrate as a [restaurant.] foo€1 t eta'~':ish~o~rt, ir~cl~.~~~!in~ a~pri> ~¢o `~,od ~ f stab'isr~me~t or club in. >vhich. oi~],~rnci~~l,e<•<, or their csts a.r; 5 mar= t ~ Ri3r v~clii~ i s. K._ „ ~ ~ ~ `l'n,~ b n If res«u~art ,n lu~~ :y a3i area devoted t~? ~~ir~ ~.3f lcoh-olio b~;vera~es that a~~oa shah be dc~n ~<I ~~:1-t of _ the "resta~~ ~r:t," not a ~ .~yaratc °`bar "for this ;article. .fin '~1i91~~~L~t that is a "restaur..,nt ' sE~al1:.a st;~tus for all lir.trs !~f o~ce:tion. [(1)] 12 "Smoke ' or "sa~oki>?~-" ~ti~-an3 [and if,ol=i:do~] ;=~~-~haling or exhaling [upon, burning] thr f~1T3`~oi tGb'srCO 4%'£~~r 1~~"~.~`}r ~ s"y %"f~~, OT l;i.~3~31n~ or C4"„~1"yl.ng any lighted gi~e'ing c~uir~y<~t for tohacco ~nv Wither ' ~~E~~ial; t?~e peF-sonal habit coma}only kne;~;°n a srrzoking inol.adin;~ sa~~n~.=n~ ~i~aro3tos, C,i~ars, or Section 14-21. ;P~-ol~ibitio~ [i~~ certain places oiscn to thc~ of solbin~ i [p~lhlio.~ c~~°t-la~.~:~, (a) Except as otl•~;r=~~~isc provided [herein,] in this ar?icle, :cooking shall be prohibited in [the follo4<:•ing pl~~c~;s ~11•ithin the County:] all ~nclos~~l places within the County, includins bur not li~t~;~~ tc~, the follo~~ain~ places: [(1) Elevators in buildings ,generally open to and used by the public, including elevators in <s_pf~.~it's:,ent and other multi-unit residentia.l buildings.] [(2)~t~[1~rivate and scn~il~~tvate] Patentrooms, wards, waiting rooms, lobbies, and 13ublic hall;~,~a}'s of public and private health care facilities, including, but not 1i~17ited to, hospitals, clinics, and physicians' and dentists' of ices. 2 [(A) Nothing in this section shall prevent a facility from establishing waiting areas ;~~ha:~, sgnoking is permitted where smoking ar.;as comprise no i-r~are tla_an fifty percent of the waiting area space in the facility if the smo'~~ing areas are physically separated by «-~'Is so that s~r~oke does not p€rn~catc into no,~;yxnoking areas.] [(3) Any roo~~ ~,~%hich is primarily used for exhibiting any motion picture, stage drama, dance, 3ntasical performance or other ~iar~ilar performance during the time that the ~-oom, hall, or auditorium is open to tho public for such exhibition. Mu ~tiums, libraries and galleries, provided that smoking may be pe~-rnitted in a designated pox-tion of the reading area in a library if the smoking area comirisc;:s no ii3or~: than twenty percent of the readi;ag area in the library and is physically separated by walls or partitions from the r4r;zainder of the libra y so tha° san<>ke does not permeate into nonsiroking a.reas.] [(5)]~jI~e~.}~aur<~nts :;~ith a seating capacity of more Than forty patrons. (A) Nothing in this section shall prevent a restaurant of more than forty patrons fro.n providing smoking areas ;x~hich are reasonably proportionate to the preference of its lasers. (I~) VJherc an establishment is both a restaurant and a bar, the establishment ;hall be deemed as the type of enterprise ii-om which the major -ounce of incorr~e is derived, provided that if the restaurant :services are provided in one section and the bar s•~rvices are provided in another section, the restaurant section itself shall be subject to this section..] Re~f:3~a~arts, l`ar.; ~i~?1-:telubs. and bowling alleys. If a restaua~s?,t, bar, 1' vlnh_or ~~F~~ 1 n~ a~ley con~aans an nutdoor, otsc~- azr, a?~pa~-tia.l cne~~d ~eat< ig~~ca 3~°here food and hevera=,as arc serve~t ~~r~oka~~ is d in tl ;«ea of the estal3lihmcnt, [(6)]r;3~~Thc folle,~~i;~~, fa iliti~s or areas in County-o~~ned or controlled buildings: (A) 14~[eeting or conference rooms; (Z~;) Auditoriu~~a or sports areas that are enclosed; (C) Comin~~,~nity centers ~~rherc persons may gather for jr~ectings, parties, or any other pu~-l-~ose where tie:, area is enclosed; (I)) All areas open to the public, including servic:, counters and reception oa- ~~°aiting :areas, but excluding hallways, con~idors or other p;?ss:~ge ~~r~ays and private, :,ncloscd off ces not gc,3erally open to th>:~ public for the transaction of business.] Any enclosod or t~::artially enclosed area or builclin~ o~~~ned, lea.s~,d. o~.t, ~ car €_a_,,:,rt~=ne~s by tl~~ Co.a~~ty, except fnr r~.`~d~;rAtial rl~~,el_ling u~?its 5~laacl' 41 ~l~ 1 re~ulate~? l~cr~cin as xnult~ f .~.1~, ~~~~-ell.inM~. [(7) 1~.xe~pt as otlt~;~-:~~i:>>d provided in this section a.nd subject to the exceptions in section 14-22, all areas open to the psablic in the following business :,sta'-~lisha~nLnts: (A) good and ~3rocery stores; 3 (~3) >-3rug stores; Supern~arkets; (I)) ~an'bs; (r,) Savings and loan associations and industrial loan companies; (F) Retail ;tares; ((i) Credit unions. (8) Rests°ooms. At~y restroom open to the public in places specified in this ~~cction.] [(9)]~jlslot:~~ithstanc'iing the exceptions stated in section 14-22, any area of any bu.~iness, govc:n~~~~ental, or charitable establishment ;i~hich bas been dc.:~nE,tcd by tl<€~ owner, operatar, manager, or otl~;,r pcrsans having coi°.trol of such establishment as a nons:noltirg area and 1-n:~.rked :~rith a "no smo':ing" sig~~ or signs.] E:~cept provi~l~d in Se:,tian 1~-22, all bu~ :~~e~~ end tsot~far-t~ro~t c~ta?~lsshrncn~s i~.~'~~dsr:~ but nf~t 1i;~3ite~D to >tan; sns A,l?~~~~,rs balls mu~cu~ns, libra~ F ~1~~ acs cl ,si-oa;-ns, ,~rt~r~t~, csf cc3rtfe3'ence or mcvtin~ roorns ~.nd 11 othc. cn~,lose;l ~ ~ 4 tab :;st~es~ T~s~ <~.lsa ~rcludcs common areas> ~~zf ls;<~~~;~ bF.~t not_lis<;~ted to. a~~ k, ~~s~~~~ators, hallv,~~vs, cafeterias 4r~lo~cc loin~~, sta~,~~and (52 A.11 ;-~~clo3~d a,~~;~zially enclosed areas ~,vithin ,n~ltfamily d,s'elliiztis that are, ~pef~ ts~ tt~ co~3~no:~ ase of a l .snit asx-r~c< • or r=.: ~.dy~~t~;. includn.~-~~ but rot ' `?~~l to 1€~~~ aes, elevators ~-estraon~s h,~ll:~~ays, coi~tE~ar:,, sta~~-;vavs, ~s;aits~ Yeas ~:nd <•ecrcation :~rer3s. - t (61 All rncls~<sccl nr €~tial€~~ cncl-sled areas ~rithi.n con~~crcia.l buildings not sue;-: ~t to ~15c { ~;c?~.asgv~, use <~nd pflssessan of a tcr~;~t end to tl~e con~.~~on t~f s}.r tenants of rb>~ b~ild~~°~,~ ar:.d f~~e<- cn~nloz~:,c...~rd. C~C3t,<°s s3z '?T ~{'si~t ~yn,,Otyy1~3~1.£.t:':} to car:s~~T's C~'y`#~r£ce :~~""c'~5, I'citTO0Y17S. labl~ ti.s k 'S:Sit~c~> f ~ ~'.Zc.~~`u xtaf `a C6'1"`~di~rti. ~>~~1<3#~£37"5 ~t`~tt1`'4'u ~s, rlnd ...-.r9,~ , w~tit:`~:.~ l)i F.,F: 2 3if Sa ~r~e~tn~n S.{'S';~-~ fr '1 Vu~lld 4F3~. (7~ l~~ P~ S:= evaft ~{.~~'El~n~ ss bona a ~~t't~~`<~nily ~~=~c11~;~~ and a c~3nn-sLrcial b3~[~>;`:,:3t3£, .:'sS i'~ X1315 a~'tsClc, ~~i cOs~TTl©Y. i.~Se ,YCay a-7ii;C t for rlVate (8~ All ~3~lcse~l or ~St~'tially enclosed areas within hot€;ls that as-e open to the c~?~ :~3an ~tsc cf rl}t pu~~3lic hotel ~uxsts or hctc? tilt. ~]o~~ 113c,l~adjng but not " ..~~t~~.tl.ty rc~`~aorns, lob'3ie ~.leva~ors h llt~-4-s~,~ _±~~1'~5~ ~3s, ba~3.. 4~atits areas, recreation areas, ba3_~~,act 1,~.11s,:h~nc?ug;t rooms, ?;3d b3.113~oa1r3s. (9) lax +1..< ei ,;~t a bLax'£~in~ is both a col~3mercial bu31d3r, and a hotel, all con ,pan 3.tS£~ ; a ~,xc~.t?t for hotel rooms rer4..d to guests ~~-d cl.,si ng ated as sz~o'~;i~:~ rvc~~-ns. m (10) All ~ sl'1c'es F~ ~ 2; or leased by_2he ~ount~. 1( 1) T~.~..x~ ohs. 1 Pt t~"::'e Tw~~~~'i3,cs, durln hears of aneratlon ~AfhcF:1 Lased as a licensed cl~~'~ ~E.ry, ad ;lt ~1 Av care or hPa' h care facilitv~x~~lrt for ~r~~s ~~hcre cl~~.~.~s or z~at ~.~~~5 ~,re €ot all<fv~~vd, such as tl~~ o:vnP~-'s bed oc~~~; or in 4 resi~'__~nc.~s wh~;re the care facility is physically detached from the rc~~€'s;;nc~ or 9 . ~;~~~rated Fromm tl-,~ o4vner's area. ~13~ 5~~~ xnB lc ~;rs s~{~~'s~,ted ?i=l~thlt:~ a r~aS(?ll~s~l-e dl~~~Tlce fT'Om ~n~_etr~slCe t0, exit ¢~•o=m car bash air intal~c of any uncle ti~~ ea ~=~he=~. c;mokinu is l~j*n~' to a~,~~.:~ that toba~:,co sa.~oko doss fit a~;~'~s• the ~~~ls3sod area thrc~ wh windows. A~ert~la io:~ s stem ...:..~:w.v....s t or athe= r,,ears. Sectaan. 14-22. ~xcela~ion~.. (a) [Smoking may be allo~~~ed her:;ander in the following places subject to section 1~-21.] NotSv~ith>v~ndinM° ..;~c~„l~~.eg' t~.•ovision of this az-ticle to the contrary, the follo~.3 ir~w= areas shall be cxemnt: (1) [Small busirfesses.] P~~vatc residences, except as prohibited in Section 14- 21 a 12). (2) [A restaurant with a scatipB capacity of forty or fewer patrons.] Individual hotel anc~ mote' rt .<~rzi tlhat are rented to west, znd Hire designated as s~~~c~ls.~{~~; rooms. [(3) A restaura.r~t =y:~bile it is being ~~sed solely for prvate p~ ies or Bath;;; ings. (4) An enclosc:i room of a restaurant, or a banquet room used solely for private parties or =:;~thvrings. (5) A private ~ _-:4tau~•ant or club to which only members or their guests arc permitted. (6) Any seating; area. con-~pletcly outside the building housing the restaurant. (7) Bars. (8) Any propc~-~y o~.-ned, controlled, or leased by State or Federal government entities.] Section 14-23. [S1gns.J 1P~:,li of sign-0, (a) [Clearly bible signs ~x~hich include the words "Smoking Prohibited by Lave" with letters of not less than one inch in heig.,'~:?] "No Smoking" sites or t'=~ intu~~tional "No Smokin " s ~anbal ff>.;nn~~~tlr ~ ,~,.t~icl~nal,.t~;pr~s~=1t~`~€~n of a b~~;-~~~n~ c~~ ~r~~<e enclosed in red circle ev ~T'n.; rL~.]~ar ~r. itl shall be c'ear~ ~n~ co;~sl~icaausly postue~i in [all places generally op<;~~ to tiro] cv~av public place and place of ~,~~plo~rrent .x~h:~;o smoking is prohibited by this atiicle,'oy tl~e ovv~ner, operator, manager, or other person having control of such place,. (b) Alternate means of Notification [(individual place cards, film clips, etc.)] may he employed provid~;d t're ei'fect tlireof is equivalent to the notice given by signs [detailed in this section.] dom. fi,j-ib~.~l in ~x~b~ection (a). (c) [All signs requirLd ~,y this sectia~r shall be posted by April 30, 1987.] ~v~_~= p~.~blt~ place and place of ~r~rl,,: ~n~:nt v~~b~r~ ~nok~ng is A3rel~ibited b~h~~ article shill bay ~ posted at every entrn~ce a c~ ~ ~.;t c1e~:rly st }}3n~ that rrnokir~ ~s p ~,h~~~~ed (d) Any person violt~ti~~~ ~ ray of flee provisions of this section sh~11 be issued a notice of violation and sha'1 ~:,on~1~Iy vs-i°l~ ale provisions of this s~Lction within ten days. T~l°~creafter, the violation shall. c~an-y a fire [of not more than $25.] ~s provi;~~ri i~ Section 1424; b) and/or 1~=24(c). Each viola won ~::ited shall constitute, a sepa~°atc offense. 5 Section 14-2~b. Vl~alatio~~ aid penall:ie~. (a) It is unlas~~ful fora y pc,x-son to ~~ioke in a place within the County where smoking is prohibited. (b) [Except as othe~-~~t~i.s:c provided, any] Any person violating any of the provisions of this ag-ticle shall be (pu?ished by a fir~c of $5 for each violation.] incd not less t1~.:,~3 $25 and not Snore t~:ha~50. c A person ho o ~~i tr~ar•.at;~:z, operates, or othc~-~*, ise controls a ,ublic place or~lace of ~n~~~oy~r~~t an~'_ f~~~s t~~ ~o;~?l~~ with tlse i~rovisi~ns of this atiiclc sl ill b~, ~ ~i1tY of an infractions 5~~?~~~ may: ~ 1) A .s nc n,t > cec~~l3~s~ $1(~•`,? for a first violation; (2) A ~~c n5 3 4.4c~~di~~r`~~i:~ for a second violation within one year of the date of the first virf>atAo~~ arty (3~ A Inc ~ t:k,~ce4~€~~ ~s~~ for each additional violation within one Year of the da*~ of ~~fc ~~~°o~~din~. vinlatiora. Section 14T2~.1. iF:nfarcF~=.~cnt ~~d ~;:I.~~~inistration. (a) S~a~nmons or Cit~tif:,n. (1) There shall be provided for use by an officer or employee of the County duly authorized t~~ iss~~e a s~€z;~ons or citation, or arty police oi-fice~- a forrf~ of summon., oa citation for ~.~se i~~. citing violaters of this article ti;~~hich does not provide for i11e l~!hysica' a~-est of such violators. The io~•n~ and content of such sun~monc or citation sh.a.ll be as adopted or prescribed by the administrative judge of the distriC;t court, shall be printed on a form comrr~~;:nsurate with the form of other sur~r;~:~ns or citatio~;s used in modern methods of arrest, and so dcsiysred to include all ~eccssa?-y infc~-~nation to make the same valid ~~~ithin the la.vs and regz~.lations of th.c Stag acid flee County. (2) In every cage, ~~~hen a cit<°<'ion is issued, the original of the same shall be given to the viol~~kVr[;], provid~:.~l >:.~hat `he administrative judge of t_lzc distl-ict court nay prescribe tl<:t the violator be given a ca~•bon copy of the citation ,nd provide for the disposit>:on of the ~~Ygi.nal and any other copies. (3) 1?veY'y cit:a=ion sh ali be n~~bered, anal each carbon copy shall bear the same nu~_s7ber %~s rss original. (b) >?nforce~nent and E~=~:ministration of the provisions of section 14-23 shall be order the jurisdiction of the :?;p:frtn~ent of public works of the County, ~,-hich depa~ij;~~=:~zt sl~ull have the power to forir,~.~late any applicable rule::: and regulations necessary to caj~y out the provisions of scctior, 14-23. (c) Except as provided in section 1 ~l-~~. l (b), enforcement of this ordinance shall be under the jurisdiction of xl~c County police department. (d) In addition to the foregoing, any police officer or other officer or ~;nployec of the County duly authorized to issue a s~;r~~~,s~ns or citation may eject from the premises any person to ~I~hon~ a citation h<:> bcc~~ iss~~cd and who conti~~ues to smoke after the person has been requested by the police ofticzr or other duly authorized officer or employee to stop smoking. 6 Sectic~ 14-24.2. Fire C~~~.e. Nothing in this ~~i~:le shall be construed as superseding applicable fire code provisions. ~Jhere a cont~Iict'uctwecn xlie provisions of this article and the fire code arises, the fire code provisions will prevail." SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscor.d. In printing this ordinance, tl~c brack~;is anxd bracketed material need not be included. SECTION Sevc-rability. If a.ry provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any l.~;rson or circu:r~~,a.nce, is held invalid, the invalidity does not ahfcct other provisions or application:4 of the or~:sisf~~~ce which c<:°~ be given c;ffcct without the invalid provision or application, and. to this ~::td, tl~c provisions of this ordinance are severable. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect six months after approval. INTRODUCED ;;Y: ~ ~ ~ r ~ k..;,. COJNCIL MEIVI~ER, COUNTY OF I~IAWAI`I F;awai`i Date of Introduction: Date of I" Leading: Date 2"~ ~ewdin~: Effective Date: v 13.130 t~....i~~l,l;_~'~~ ,k:.` ~..?-~3~3~i. .......:::::~!:::::,:~u..::ou:i::::.;M:v::r 7