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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 260 Draft 08 2000-2002 C O tJI~T°I`~ O I ~~.~Ul~ S`I`~,`T`~ ~A?.'1~-I I ~IL~L~ NO. 260 (Draft 8) O]DINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENL:~ING CH~~PTER 14 (GENERAL WELFARE) OF TIIE I~%~WAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (19:~~ (~:DITION), AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SMOKING IN CERTAIN PLACES IN T~~-1~: COUNTY OF HAWAII. BE IT ORDAINED BY T H~=~: COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAST~~AI`I: SECTION 1. Purpo~;. The County Council finds that there arc, compelling public health and safety reasons to prott4t nonsmel`i~,g employees and the general public from the hazardous effects of onvironznental- to'navco smo'~e (ETS), more commonly kno:~~n as "second-1-.and smoke." ETS has been de':::ermined to cause a number of adverse health effects, including lung cancer, childhood asthma., °nd lowcs~ respiratory tract infections, according to studios by the U.S. Surgeon General, Fnvironn~ental 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 t'ne County. Terms of this article shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose stated in this section, and shall. be read i~1 conju~.tion with ~~pplicable state laws governing sinolcing in the ~x~orkplace and public places. The C~T~.~ticil recognises that this ordinance is more stringent than Part 1, Chapter 328K, Ilawai`i Revised Staiutes. SECTION 2. Chapter 14, Article ~F, of the Hawaii County Code, relating to smoking in public places, is amended to read and be appropriately numbered as follows: "Article Prc~hihition of Sanolii~ag irr [Public] (:crtain Places. Section 14-20. I~cf€:~~itiores. (a) As used in th.iS article, iu~less the context requires otherwise: [5]~ "Bar" i-neans an establishment [in ;which the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor on the premises is s~utl~orized under a license issued by the department of liquor control.] that is in corr~~liance .vijl~ all of the follo~vina: ~A~ T~a~-~a is doynted z~rimarily to the sorvin~ of alcoholic bevi~rages for cc:<ds~i~.~pti~i:r_t~~patrons in the area. B Cx3 a ~3~`?rltl}'y ~ asis the grass sales of food to ~~;trons for consumption i~~ tl~:e area a~°e loss than o~s°.-third (1/3) of the giros; sales of alcoholic l;~ vcra~es ~ ~ rµons for cc~~su~nptior in. th; .rya. (C) T"c, area, is sc <<rately ventilated fron.; any diA,ina areas. D 1 he area is totally separated from any dining area by a floor to ceiling tix~=,l1 (i) Without any opening; or (ii) ~~ith a closable door than stays closed, except when a person asp scs t~R-ou~h but no other opening. The solid ~3ra11 z~iay have an _uz~zo~:gnablc plate. glass window. 2 "~ov.~ling_alley" z,~:eans a buildin¢ where people go to bowl. (3) "~uil>'ing" means a.ny area enclosed by a roof ~znd at least three .calls. (~l) ["Sm<zll businesses'' means those business estaz.lishzxients having no more than ve cmployecs working on the business prrn~ises per established work :~;hift.] "l~~tzsirscss" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint ventl3z-c, corpozation. or other business entity for ntid for prot~i~ z~:~k-ins u ueses, in.clv~zng retail establishments ~vherc: t=nods or services are sold ~ h.,rc l.,g~ as a~ prom zs..:,nal corpora#ions and other ~.z:tities P n mc~, ~l d~nt~l en~ineerina rchitectural or other~rofessional services are d£::<ivered. 5 "Coz~~;:rnercial building" means a building occupied by two or more cornzurcia.l tenants. (6) "FnL` ;scc1 of z ~ z-*z <~ly enclosed areas" means areas closed in bra roof or overl::~.n~ a~~d at ,sz:ast t5~=o walls. ~7~`II,otel" m:~.ans a ~->.<nsient vacation rental other than a bed and breakfast hon.-:r containing lc>dgir~ or dF~~cllin~ units. ~8) "1`?Iz~.' >.f~z~~ily ds~~llin~" means a buildi~ containing more than two dvn~ll5.n~zzj.dts. 9 "Nig':.;<~c1ub" moans a bar in which live entertainment is provided a.nd in which f~~ilitic;~ for dane~ng by patrons either by live entertai.z~rrz~~~.nt or recor'.cd z,~usic ar`•provided. [(2)]~ "i7pen to the public" mears areas within any building available for use by or accessi:blc to the gez~~.ral public during the normal course of busiress conducted- ti~crcin by either private or public entities. [(6)]~ "ftiestauxant" n.eans [a] a~ retail eating establishment where food is served or prt ~vided for on~site consuzr~tion. by seated t Sat, ons tl~ut is authorized by the State dcl~<:~ntent of health to operate as a [restaurant.] food est~?~lisl:~.racnt, including anyprrvate food. service est ~blishment or cll.b in 4vliich only zriezxzbers or their ga~.~.:~ G z~e ~err~~ztsdd but excls~dinr a "bar." If a rest?s;rant mcl _z~ies an area devotw~l to rhw sc,v~ng of alcoholic beverages tha` area sl~~ll be 4~ ;~,cd part Of th^.~ "re ~~j ''.Tit." nLt fl w~:t~ara'~C " ~S~r x.1215 aI't1C1C. :~.ri C:Sts~bllSl5t3si't?t ~hi'+t IS a "restaurant" ~h_al.l ha~~: t'~at status for all 1=aurs c;f operation. [(1)]~ "Smoke" or "smoking" means [and includes] inhaling or exhaling [upon, bzu°zziF?.g t?~s~ ffu~;es of tobacco or txzy other plant material, or burning or carrying any lighted ;~,~nok ing Lquipmxunt for tobacco or a.ny otl~_.,r pl:~,~t ~~ur.ial; the personal habit commonly known as smoking [.]z inclu.clirzg smoking cigarettes, cigars, or pi~:~ds. 2 Section 14-21. ~i~~hag~ition certain places open to t~eJ of sm~kin a~~ (~u~l!ic.) c~~~~~€:~~;:pl~~csr (a) Except as otljw;;; ~;-ise provided [herein;] in this article, smoking shall be prohibited in [t:he follo:~<~ing places ~=.~ithin the County:] all onclos~d ~laoes within tl~e County, includinc ~i'_t7ot lixni+-~l +o the following places: [(1) Elcv=~tors in buildings generally open to and used by the public, including elevators in apa.rtrr~ent and oth:,r multi-unit ro:=ido~xtial buildings.] [(2)]~l~[i'rivate ar~d cn~iprivate] Patientrooms, wards, :waiting rooms, lobbies, and rublic h;~l1S,-ays of public and private health care facilities, including, but not limite~:l to, hospitals, clinics, and physicians' and d;ntists' offices. [(A) Nothing iz~ this section shall prevent a facility from cst:~z'~lisl~ing waiting arias :{~l:~,ro smoking is permitted ~~rht-re smoking areas compgise no more than ;-iffy percent of the .waiting area space in the facility if the snicking areas are physically separated by walls so that smoke dccs not perrE~vate into nonsmoking arc;as.] [(3) Any t"oom which i.s primarily used for exhibiting any motion picture, stage drarz-a, dance, ira~.~sical performance or other sii~,ilar perforn-cance during the ~«ne that the room, hall, or auditorium is open to the public for such e~hil^ition. (4) IV1u~=~: ul~~s, lib°a?-ies and galleries, provided that stroking may be per~riitted in a 'esigr~atcd portion of the reading area in a library if the smoking area coml~.•isds no 3i~o~C, than twenty percent of the re~~::ling area. in the library and is physically separated by walls or partitions from the rem tinder of the libr~~ry so that s~~cke does not pc,rmeate into nor~smol<ing r..reas.J [(5)]~jf:e~=aurants .with a seating capacity of more th•~~n forty patrons. (A) Nothing in this section shall prevent a restaurant of more than forty patrons from providing smoking areas ~~vhich are reasor~a.bly proportio~~ate to the preference of its users. (13) !~'3dere e~tablishrnc~..t is both a restaaa•ant and a bar, the cstablish~-~tie.nt :;hall he do>dna~d as the type of enterprise from which the major source of income is derived, provided that if the restaurant services arc, provided in one section and the bar services arc provided in another section, the restaurant section itself shall be subject to this section.] Resj.;~.ra~ts~,-,ng.~t~l~abs and bowlinm alleys. If a rost~urant, ni.~,htclub or bole':;i:tg alley C: s~lns ?~21 OutdOO~", o~2e~ alr ~?t-~~bly c;rsC'C?~ts"1 Sw.^t7n~; =~~1 fr,c~di ~~d bevera~~~ arc served. s~~€~l.~i= ~ is prol;~h,~~:~1 in this arca,,~f ti:c es~ 'S' :;'-~rnc;it. [(6)]~jThe follo,~rirg ~ :ailities or areas in County-o~~ned or controllccl buildings: (A) Meeting or conference rooms; (B) Auditorijzi~. or sports areas that are enclosed; (C) Comrnul~ity centers s~~~herc persons may gather for m~,tings, parties, or any other purpose where tle^, area is enclosed; 3 (I~) All areas open to the public, including service counters and reception or waiting areas, but excludi.i~g h<'l~vays, corridors or other passageways and 1±rivate, enclosed offices not gonerally open to tl:e public for the transaction of buSi:~eSS.) A_>yv enclosed or ~~rtia?lv enclosed area. or btl~ld,+ng•o~~J-ned lc~sed, o~P Ft~d~ or r~~€~+raln~d by #~3~ County ~xce~t for r~siddl2t~~~1 ~a-:~~e11 ~ ~lr~: h~wh.'~: ?1 be re • latc~l h~.leln as nll~lt+ f~mil s _ Y d ; ell,n.~,, [(7) ExcYpt as oth4:a~=~'i:3e provided in this ses~tion and sub~eot to the exceptions in section l~-~22, all areas open to the ~rublic in the following business esta' ~lishi~~ents: (A) Food and grocery stores; t~l-~lg stores; (C) Supermarkets; (ll) ranks; (E) Savings acd loan associations and industrial loan companies; (F) Rotail stores; (G) Credit unions. (8) Restoon~s. A,ny restroom open to the public in planes specified in this <e ction. ] [(9)]~[Notwithstanding the exceptions stated in section 14-22, any area of any bu<<ncss, gov~;l-nlnental, or charitable establishment ~~'hich has boon do <gnatLd by the owner, operator, manager, or other persons having cor+trol of suoh d;.stablshment as a nonsmoking area and lnark:,~ .~Jith a "no sn~c>l,.ing" si,~l~ or signs.] Except provided i. Sectian 1~-22, all bu... r~~s~ ~n~ nit=for-fro .fit ~.stal'S1 s'..-~mcrts, i ~~.l~~ds~~ but ~ ?initod to za~~ erl~;~s Mors.- halls, m~:sourns, librar cs, ~,j le:Ties ~,l ~;::~--o_„_._,cn.~s, rl~ ~+e nffic ccnfe•ence ~:>r l~lootirs~ roolr~ ~ljd ^`:l othc cl~ ~s fMcil:t_es. T, ~ ~:l~o iclude£ cot~l~orl areas, il~.cli~~in~ but not li}~::ited to. ~vo~ r~~r~..€3, , loy~rars~ hallways, cafet~. ias, , ~~,alo~~ o loa~r3gos, sta).~~, and res`~ uoT~°,s. (5~ 411 n.closod or~~rtially enclosed areas ~,vithin. z~ult3-fannily dr~~vllin =s that x~ Vin. to ~~~;,~.rnon use ~f all unit o«rnet•s or r~~ idont,_zr~~.Aud~;~ but F'i~t :~t.a#s~~~ tii ~c+<1`i'•:~..5, elevators, 1"CS41'O(3s51.S,~,^^,~s.'v'a~'``i~c611i~oY;~.. St~_i1~;Vays, ~r~:.as ?n~ .-ocroatlon 3peas. ~6~Q.i1 c ~~ll~s ~ l+r ~~~-tlalty CnCI':!Se~ ~reaS ~*Jlthlrl COm1 ~.~erC1~.~ b1.111,'~ln-.5 11pt .fit to the ~ 5:clusiv~ use ~:nd possession of a ten<•l.rt and o to the ce~-s:~tol~.~.,~e r+f t' . tenatzts o* the b~aildlrg anal ~.3~,iT c~~ lc_d,< ~rncl ~t n0_ :~€LCd t0 C01T3.i"?~"~3? ~~'r~.nCe c~i~c~ Tc,;trOOms, lob' :•"y :;:12Vut ~r~;, malts, hal`~ ~'a°~ GOrI"1dorS, cseal b¢ors, S¢~11~.~3_~~,Sg,~Fld .S- ~~,k, , c~i- ro v.<cas 4~,'ithln comnlcrclal. build+rs~s. (7~ lr+ t CVt,~t fl-i~1F~ ;l~ln? 1S bo€l~. a s'#'",~1tI-f%tl?711y +.~1~§ a~i13i-i~.T and it Cf+77irt~terClal b ai'.~=~~ a:3 d£ 1"~3;~d in $his ar`ic,~ all col~xro~l use a~oas exce~~ fnr private res€::~:~ :nos. ~8) 411 ;.tz~lc~?~.~ c+~~rtiaily onclosed areas ~vithin'~otols that ~A•e open to the cart+{won ~~se of tl,•^ nablio, h+~tel guests, or hotel c~lz~lzlr;~ in~iu~'rAg but rot ~~lzltc°l toti ~~~t ool~~s, lob~vs ~.levators,l <al ~v~.'r3, corridors, stair~-ays, aitin~ :>~•eas recreaxion areas banc~ur€ ha11s, ban~uct rooms, and 1~,~::llrcos~s. 9 In ~1~~ Lv~,r>, a f~ 1~'~n~ i.~ both a coF~rr:crcial bu~l~in end a hotel, al.l c~ <3 ~ ~,.,:e , ~;xcet for ~otcl roo;~s rented to ~~sts ~r~ E~#i~?tated as C~s~;>x?~~r M roLn~ . 10 All v£:~'~i.clf::;~osY~nc~ or leased by the County. ~ _ w. _ . I1 T~xi~:<3}~s. (12) Pi~v~-~k:~ r~ ~~.r:Lc~, duri~ho~a~s of operation, .i~hen izs~d as a li~,€~nsed cr<'d E "3Z4;,_~i21 It d:~,v care or h~alth. care facility, vxcc t €ep,~r~~Fdc~ces ~vh~,~., tl:~ c: ~rc ` }y , ,3hy~ cal'~~ d~;tac~:d f tl;"~, resic~~~~~ or is sc :~~ca fz-or: ~ o~vF~~~ s area. 1( 3) Say cl ~~i~ ~>ad =.~ithim a. reasonable distance fio5~-c any enri•~ncc to eXFs ~'.:s><~, c?r <:'S f Sl' 1;';' Fnt t~.5. lbf any ~€1O1f3S~£~.~....~.5~'~ €.i~, 5~~~~lfii3~ 1S ~ t ~l~l[1C~>I~t.ii [it ;3 ~~::<4 ~hi~.'s° tobay£..o 4k73C?~'i.c ~e~3vS Fi"~%t 4n~ ~:'i~' 4 ~ ~C~_3i}•eC6 tl'~ c3L ~:i 4 ~r~ ~i?~Fn~~;?WS. ~'s~I?~'~~u~l£?n 4yS~~I~S, Ci?' ~ ~ ~.,1" lrf ~~;5. ! 14Z Arca~..; < . ' rr~~..,r resxdertce~:. c;~ta-in~ 1=o'ars cif o~c~ __r cn~ t~;~t are ~Asc~l fog tl c of l its ~zr -;.licnts ir: licen.:~cd rc ;~cr:ticl carp ho ~ :ns except to r~, ~~rc:.,1~~.,~ the care facil:xy is pl~~~sic~•,<y clct<~<hcd fscr?:tl~~ rc-~,~?s:~~cc ~~r is c~-~..-~~lctcly seraratc~i by a sol<cl ~~-all Ft~ ~tl" nn c~tl~c; ~ . _ O ~r ~S s ~c0 ~i cls~Yablw dooi'~: or's~es~d{3>R%S F~}~lcll ~S3>.~.1 r~ S'lali~i ~lc~led ds 7; lit3 ~~S s s '~f ~td(~33 front t~' o%n~'.$' S :~r+ic'3 ~~vT13~iT~; ~1.1f;F~iS e~3 ~~t~~.37tS arc: n~n~t allo;~~cd. . ~ecti®n 14--22. ~xce~tac~~xs. (a} [SF~c~.ing F~iay bc. ;allos~ed hereunder in the following places subject to section 14-21.] Not>~ itl~st.£~ding a,~y osl'cr ~ruvt~ian of than aa~'cle to the contrary, the ft~11~~5=,~in~ areas shall'ne cx~~~n~t: (1) [Small busin~sscs.] Private residences, except as prohibited in Section 14- 21 12 . (2) [A restaurant with a sc?ting capacity of forty or fewer patrons.] Inclavid~.~al hotel and ~~otel.rcJ_=Yns that ~~;ntc~~ to ~u~,sts and arc, desF~~ atcd as sr:~~'.~ir~ scorns. (3) [A restau, ,an ;~~h i?;~ it Fs b^i~~g ~:ased solely for private p ~•ties or e pa~~tics or gatherings.] ~~r~, c~;s~l~~~:[i~g,n~htcl~.~l3s. An enclosed roo3;= of ~ r~ssE=ar~.nt, or a banquet room ~.FSed solely for private pag•ties or ga€`~~,riF ys. (5) A private rc>'.a~~r~~.nt or club to 4vhich only members or their guests are permitted. (6) Any seating «rea completely outside the building housing the restaurant. (7) Sars. (8) Any property o~~~ned, conti-ollcd, or leased by State or Federal government entities.] Seeti€~~ 14-23. [S$~~s.J ~c~.~~n.~:~f s,>;~.s. (a) [Clearly le,_ble s~~>~; ,~~h;.ch -irelitde tlae words "Sme~ing Prohibited by Law" ~x~ith letters of riot less than ore inch in h iMl;t] "Nc~ Smelr}ng" suns or the international "N(1 Smckp~" sy-r:~bol,~~ on~j,etn~ of a~ictorial rbnr~,scntat~on of a b;~r~;_~nci„garctt:~ cr~closed 5 Sincskin~" symbol_ (cons,slinu of a pictorial representation of a burn.i~~rcttc enclosed in areal cibcle w,tl~ ~,rc~'~~r 3 ~ it shall be clearly :~ndconsp~cuously posted in [all places generally cep :<~r to Eae] ~~~c,y public place and place of~.,^~lo ,-~-n~nt~.~-hcr~~ s,noking is prohibitc~a by this ~rticlc, by tlzc owner, operator, manager, or otl~~.r person l:~ving control of such place. (b) Alte~~-~ate means of ~~otifcation [(individual place cards, f lm clips, etc.)] ,nay be employed l~rovidcd £be Ltfect thereof is equivalent to the notice givc,~ by signs [detailed in this section. d~as;:~-ihc~'. ir, ~3'~sn ] -~.:~=:coon a . (c) [All signs rcquiri:.d y th€;:: section shall be posted by April 30, 1987.] Ever~y~,l~,lic place a~~l pace of em= ' S -;>.t 3ah~ae s~~,oking is rol~ibited by this <,~-ti~~c shah haye potted at evs~-y c~>tr,rce a c. clcarly statn~that s °nok„~ t pr~?~~hit~~. (d) Any person viol~r ,-cny of '=~~c provisions of this section shall be is~a;,d a notice of vicl Lion an~~ shal> c;:c:~~~ply with the provisions of this section. z;: ithin ten days. ~ 1~'h~cafter, the violation shall c<~•,y a ~ nc [of not nnore than $25.] as providccl in SPcticr 1 %1~2'! b and/or 14-24Sc). Ea>.;h violation cited shall constitute a separate oi-;;:nse. Seeti€~n 1~~-2~. Vi~I~ti€~ns pe~€.~1.#ies. (a) It is unlassful for any person to s,-noke in a place within the County where smoking is prohibited. (b) [Except as others}~~isc~ providd, any] <~~y person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be [pur:;:~~hcd by a fine of $5 for Pach violation.] fsned not less th~xn $25 and not rr°ore t?~zn $50. (c) A I~cr:~1;r, st:lio o=<4r~...in-~E~,;y~_op~;rate~ or otherwise controls a pul~li•c,place or~lace of cr~'c;°{-cncn' a:nd ~ l..{:r f 3~' to ~~}.:pl~~~rith tie ~,rovisions of t'~ES artt~.le sr~l.l h~ ~~ilty of an ~rfs.;c~~€~n, n~~j ~'{~b?t..1~ (1) A ,,~c net e~ e,:flt,„~,;_~.100 for a first violation; (2) A tine net ~~~.~~?00 for ~ second .~iolation ~h~ithin one veer of the date of the first vc~l<.z<ion, ~a~c? . (3) A ~-~e not y£He~~~1~-r~ $500 far each additional violation ~,:~itl~in one year of the da*e of the t vFol,~tian. SectBpn 14-2~.1. Fnfps'c~rFS~nt ~n€i a3:l.~lnistration. (a) Su,~i,nons or Cit<*io~f. (1) TherL shall l^=~~ provided for use by an officer or employee of the County duly authorized to issue a sui~rznons or citation, or any police officer a fo,-m of summons or ~;itatiori for use in citing violators of this article j=€~hich clces not provide for t'ac physical arrest of such violators. The form and content of such summons or citation sl~~ll be as adopted cr prescribed by the admi,~strz~tive judge of the district court, s1,l.I t5c printed on a form commensurate s~rith tl~e for,3~ of other suznmcns or cit:i.tion:~ used in n~odcrn ,ncthods of arrest, and so dcsigz~ed to include all rccessa?y infcr~,ation to make t11.e sarr~c valid within the lass,~s and regulation:; of the Staae epee the County. (2) In every case, s~e~hcn a citation is issued, the original of the same shall be given to the violater[;], provided tl.,at the adrr,inistrative judge of the district cou,-t may prescribe the. the violator be. given a carbon copy of the citation and provide for the dispott ~n of the original and any other copies. 6 (3) Every citati<~~n shall b.; numbered, and each carbon copy shall bear t:he same number as it;~ ori~ina?.. (b) Enforcemcrt and a'ninistrution of the provisions of section 14-23 shall be under the jurisdiction of the i>;°:pu~-~nerxt of public works of the County, ~,vhich dopart~nent shall have the power to fz,rrn~zlate any applicable ~2?1cs and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of sc.=tion 14-23. (c) Except ar provided in section 14-24.1(b), enforcement of this ordinance shall be under the jurisdiction of t>~ County police department. (d) In addition to thy, fc~~~egoing, any police officer or other officer or cznploye~; of the County duly authorized to ;:sue a su~r~~nons or citation nay eject fro:~~ the promisor airy I~crson to :vhot~ a citation has becr~ isss,~cd E~.nd Y€~ho continuer to smoke aft.,r the person has been rcauerted by the police office;. or other- duly authorized of icer or cn~ploycc to stop snAoking. Sectl~n 14-24,2. 1r•ire C®de. Nothing in this article shall be constrazed as superseding applicable fire code provisions. Where a conflict between tl~e provisions of this article and trc fire cod;, ax-iser, the fire code provisions will prevail." SECTION 3. Matc~-ial to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, t'>:~ brackets at~d bracketed material need not be included. SECTION 4. SevcE~ability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circurnst.a~nce, is held invalid, the invalidity does riot affect otl^ie= provisions or applications of the ordinance .~,~hich can. be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this c'>d, tl-~. previsions of this ordinance are severable. SECTION 5. Tiis ordinance shall take effect six months after approval. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL M.EMI3ER, COUN T Y OF 1-IAW.AI`1 Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of 1~~ Reading: Date 2rzi Reading: Effective Date: ,.<~.~r ~ 13.286 7