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CA.RMM:rmsrnokea
CIty CouncIl MeetIng 4-9-85
Santa MonIca, CalIfornIa
STAFF REPORT
to-II
APR 0 9 1985
TO:
Mayor and City CouncIl
FROM:
CIty Attorney
SUBJECT:
Ordlnance AddIng Chapter 9A to ArtIcle
IV of the Santa Monlca MunicIpal Code
Regulatlng Smoklng In PublIc Places
and Places of Employment
At Its meetIng on March 26, 1985, the Clty CouncIl
Introduced for flrst readIng an ordInance addIng Chapter 9A to
ArtIcle IV of the Santa Monlca MunIcIpal Code regulatIng
smoklng In publIC places and In places of employment. The
ordInance IS now presented to the CIty CouncIl for adoptlon.
RECOMMENDATION
It IS respectfully recommended that the accompanYIng
ordInance be adopted.
PREPARED BY. Robert M. Myers, CIty Attorney
6-11
APR 0 9 \985
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CA.RMM'rms~oke
~lty CouncIl Meetlng 4-~-85
5a~~a ~:nlcaJ ~~::f~r~la
ORD:NANCE NU~BER 1335(CCS)
[City Counell Ser:e3)
AN ORDINANCE OF T~E CI~Y COUNCI~ OF T~2
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING CnAP7ER 9~
TO ARiICLE ~V OF THE S~NTA MON::;
MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING S~OKING IN
PUBLIC PLACES A~D PLACES OF E~PLOYM~NT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ~ON:CA eOES ORDh:N
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 9A is added to ArtIcle IV of the
Santa Monica Municlpal Code ~o read as foll~ws
Chapter 9A. Regulat:on or 3mok:ng
SECTION 4920.
Declaration cf
Purpose
The CIty CouncIl of che CIty
of Santa Monica finds and declares'
(a) Smoking IS a positive danger
to health and a cause of material
annoyance,
inconvenience. dlsc~mfort
and a hea:th hazard to ~~ose wno are
present l~ confined places.
r ~ I
.w.
The pUCllC health, safetYJ
and general welfare or the "eslcen:s
of, persons employed in, a~d persons
who f~equent the CIty o~ 3a~~a ~cn:Cd
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would be furthered by tre prOrllblt:on
and regula~lGIl of S~OK1~:g
:. n ;>t...D 1 ~'::
places and work p15ces.
( c )
ThIS
Chanter-
~e.JiJ.15:.es
sma 10 og
In
publIC
places WIt~OU:
:mposIng exorbItant costs
Or) person3
In
management
and contral
of
the
places so regulated
SECTION 4921.. Deful.ltIons. The
followIng words and phrases, as used
In thIS Chapter shall have the
followIng m~anlngs'
( a ) J;:mployee Any f:er'soP who
IS
employed
by
any employer
In
consIderatIon
for
monetary
compensatIon or profIt
IncludIng an
Independent
contractor
regularly
performIng
serVIces
at t.he place c:
employment
of
the acner contractIng
party
r b }
Emcloyer
l-ny
;:.erson.
partnershIp,
corporatlo~; IncludIng a
publIC
entIty,
who
employs
1: I-t e
serVIces of more than fIve e~p:oyees
Place
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enclosed
area under ::he
C- 0 n t. r 0 1 ") f a
n
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.
.
OuDilC
-;) r
prl'/ar.e
e'11?lcyer 1..;n:C-i
employees ncrmal:y freq~ert d~rlng the
course
of emploYJYlent,
incL1Cir.g:
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nor.
L.mlted to,
work areas, e~p~oye~
lounges,
confere'1ce
rooms.
and
employee
cafeterIas.
A
prIvate
residence
1S
not
a
Flace
c:
employment
[ d)
Smoke
or
S'110ku"':g.
~l-le
carrY1ng or holding of a lighted pipe,
cigar or c1garette 0: any ktnd, or any
other lighted smoK1ng equ1pment or r.he
light1ng or emltting or exhalIng the
s'11oke of a pIpet Clgar or cIgarette of
any klnd.
SECTION
4922
General
Prohib1tlons.
It shall be unlawf~l tc
smoke 1'1 the follow1ng places
l a )
Those
portions
of
any
budding)
strucr.ure or other enclosed
facility open to ehe general puOl1C
for
the
pr1mary purpose
of holding
''Ieetl'1gs
or
exhlcltlog
any rrot i or~
pIcture,
stage production,
:m:slcal
recItal,
or
SimIlar
performar-:.c-=-.
excluslve of spores events, other thar.
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1n a
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separa~e balcony area l~ w~lch
cermltted
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and ':)C"1-::.C
than
In
srooKln>; may ::e
as a
sepal-ate
both smoking
an
area WblCh serves
:ou~ge area provIdec
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and
:1enS:T\OXlng
lo~rge
areas are provIded
of
~ny
(b)
bUildIng,
Those
portIons
structure or otber e~=lD5ed
faCIlIty open
to the general publIC
for the prImary purpose of a museum,
lIbrary or gallery, o~her
than In an
area which serves as a separate lounge
prOVIded
that
and
both
smokIng
nonsmokIng lounge areas are prOVIded.
(d)
lc) Any eleva~or
the
bUSIness
for hIre
On
used
lil
any bus
of
transportIng
passengers
In the CIty) exceptl~g for
( e )
charter operatIons
general
customers
separate
rest rooms
l f )
bUIldl'igS
care
Any restroom open
'Co 0 '": ~... e
PU01IC or prOVided fer use to
or pa~rcns unless there are
smoking and ncns~oklng
Those
areas
;y~t"ln
t. '::ie
or s~ru=t~res of a~y heai~~
facilIty
which
'Jpen
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VISltOt'S
~o tile ore~15es ~xce8: ~n3:
l~ sucn areas t~1er~ may t,e enclosed
areas d~slgna~~d 30d set aSlce cn eoch
floor ~here S~Okl~g mav be ~:~8wei S0
long as comcarable faCIlItIes :~ WhlC~
smokIng IS not allowed ar~ ~aae
avaIlable or I~ any patIent rOOM w~en
all
patIents
smoke or
'=o:;,ser1~
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smokIng.
(g)
Any retaIl
f':lod marketIng
establlshmen~s or pharmaCIes IncludIng
grocery stores and supermarkets excep~
those areas
u-'~
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such establIshments
set
aSIde
for
the
serVIng of
food and
drInk,
f=-
o_rlces,
and areas thereof ~ct
open to the publIC
SECTION
4923
Places
,:;f
Emplovment.
( a )
WithIn
120
days of
the
effectIve date of thIS ordloance, each
employer
shall
adopt,
U'"lP: e'l'en t and
malntalo
a written
sf'!1ok:n] POllCY
WhIch
shall
contain
the
f.::;::.loWlna
minimum ?rCVlSlons:
f 1 ]
?he
prorlblt~cn_
C,I
SP10l<1r:.g
1 "I
rest.rooms.
ele..lato~-'s an.~
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nwrses
ald
s~a:'lons
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faC~~ltles for treat~ent of emp:oyees
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The
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maIntenance 0: a conrLguous ~~ns~c~~ng
area of
'G.c.t less
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tna~ twc-~nlrc~ or
the seating capacIty a~d f10cr space
In cafeterIas, lunchrooms and e~D1QVee
lounges.
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A statement prOVIdIng
that
In
any dIspute a~lslng betwee~
smOKers
and nonsmokers) efforts s~all
be made by the employer to accommodate
the
deSIres
of
both
smokers
and
nonsmokers
( 4 )
A
snoke-free
'....ork
areas
for nonsmokers to
the WaXInlUm
extent posslble
Employers
are not
reqUIred
to Incur any expense to make
s~ructural or
other phYSical
modIfIcatIons 1n
prOVIdIng these
areas
An employer who 10 good faIth
makes
reasonab~e
e:forts
to develop
and
promulgate
a
po 11 ':y
regardIng
smOKIng
and nonsmOKing
~n
the work
place
shal:
be
deemec
to
t.e
It'
com?11ance
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t.h:s
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prOVIded
thaI:
a
co11::Y
"":'lICn
b
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.
desicnates an entice wor~
?ia::e as a
S'l'Oklnq
area
5ha:l not.
be ::eelled 1:1
co~pllance With thIS paragrap~
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em p 1 eye r s hall ? 0 st. ~J 0
SmokIng"
sIgns In any area desig~a~ed
as a nonsmoKIng area
(e} The smokIng pol.cy sha~l be
communIcated In wrItIng ~o all curre~c
employees wIthIn
three week.:;
of the
date of
adoptlor:. and
to all futuce
employees
at the tIme of thel~ entry
Into employment.
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NotwIthstandIng
the above,
every
employer
shall
have
the
authorIty to deSIgnate
any weCK area
or
the entIre
p~emlses controlled b"
the employer as a nonsmokIng area
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An employer who
falls ':0
adopt
a smokIng POlICY,
or' who falls
to post SIgns In any area deSIgnated
as
a nonsmokIng area
as l"equIred by
subdIVISIon 1 shall be In VIolatIon of
saId
subdIVISIon
Such a VIolation
shall be punlshab~e a5 a mlsde~eanor
(f)
Tr.ose
places
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whlcr
s'nck I ng
IS
prOht::J1 ':el::
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~o~ oe ~Qns:der~d ~laces
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e~p:oy~enc u~j~r :nlS 3~C~1')n
t q j
E;Tip:' aye r s
s~al~
1 tl.F ~ e'e~~:'
the
OrO"iJ~SlCn:5
0: th~5 3eC~lO~ ~~ 3
manner
conSls~e~t w::h 3:: appl.caol~
st:ace
or
federal s:acu~es.
rJles 0:'"
t"egulatlons
on
e~?~oyer-e~oioyee
relatlons.
( h)
For
the
purposes
of thIS
Sectlon, e~ployer does not Include tbe
Clty of Santa MonIca.
SECTION 4924.
?'.Jstlng of 5.0....5
The person havl~g
the
authOr'lt:! to
~anage and control any acea deslgna~ej
as
a
nonsmokIng
area
oursuant
.
to
Sectlon
4922
or SectIon
4923, shail
post
or
cause
to be posted
an,j
promlnently
dIsplayed,
and
S no. 11
malntaln
"~o
Smok log"
SIgns
If':
conspICUOUS
locatIons
..1t:'110
S5.ld
area.
All
such s::.grs
sta12 c~ear-l!
and consplcuously
reCl':e
the p>trase
II NO
SMOKING"
and/or
U~,:;..
t.he
InternatIonal
no-smokIng symbol.
The
S 1 ,} n s
shall be casted not less t~an 5
feet nor ~cre than _ feet acove fleac
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Ie-vel
and
Slid i 1
oe :)f
5''::! l'::l~n:'
flurnDec
a.-..'~
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':0
cause
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11essage
or at :'east
i"Jne cf the s:::;r"s
to be
::;:eat"'l~l vlslr.:le.
legl:Jl~ ~ at:.~
readable
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or fa:l.Jre
:0
comply
with thlS
subsect lOr'.
1 S
a
[TlIsdemeanor.
SECTICN 4925.
ExceptiCI'S
The
proh1bltlo~S set forth In Section 4922
and Sectlon
4Cl~~
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do
not
appi.y
t.o
prIvate
enclosed
offices
occupied
exclusively by smokers
even
though
such
an
office may be
vlsited
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nonsmpkers,
or
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restaurants} bars or hotels where roee
or
alcohollc beverages
are served to
the publiC.
SECTION 4926
Penaltles
[a)
No
person shall
wIlful~y
mutllate
or destroy any sign requ:red
by thls Chapter
(b)
Nc
per-son
shall
S'T,c. k e 1;"";.
any area posted as a ~onsmokln~ area
(c) No e~ployer shall dlsc~ai;e
or 1n any ~an~er d:scrlmlrate 3yalnS~
.
.
any
employee ~ho exerCIses
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h~:r
rlgr>ts
unde.r
'::-.15 C\...aptet"
:. f
': :. e
domlnapt
Intent
of
the
':?fTI91.oye:- ~ ~
r-eta.l..at.l0n
agalnst the
er~~ o'~le.e
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exercIsIng
those t"'lghts.
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thIS provls:on snaIl be a ~Isdemeanor
(d)
Except.
as
ot'1eC...ll se
provIded
for
In
thIS
Cnapcer,
vIolatIon of any provIsIon cr failure
to comply WIth apy requIremen~ of thIS
Chapter IS an InfractIon punIshable by
a fIne of not more than S100.00
SECTION 4927
Enf:jrcer:'\ent
( a )
CIVIl
ActIon
~nv
aggrIeved
person
may enforce
the
prOVISIons of thIS Chapter by means
a CIVIl actIon.
(b)
InFlnctlon.
Any person .....;ho
commltsJ or proposes to comwlt. an act
In VIolatIon of thIS Chapter T.ay be
enJoIned
t~erefrom by any cOGrt of
competent
JurisdIctIon.
An act I 0:1
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injUnction under thIS
subsectlGn may
be brought by any aggrIeved person, by
t~e CIty Attorney. or by any perser or
entIty
WhIC~
.'" 1 I :.
~aiC:Y
0..1;0
:0
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adequately .'o:?present the ~l:~eteSrs .)f
tne protec:ed ~:ass
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any
actIO'!
:J..nce::"" -......a ~,:)
SectIon
by
an
e'l19loyee
a~:eglng
retalIatIon or
dlSCrlrtlln,at:cr-"
t;,':i .3. T)
employer
:or exercIsIng
rl.;ht.s u:ide:-
thIS
Chapter,
the
preva:lln.;;
par::y
shall
be awarded cas::s and reasanacle
attorneys' fees
SECTION
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SectIons 4235,.
4235A, 4235B, 4235C, 4235D,.
4237,
4238
and
4239 of the Santa MonIca MunIcIpal Code are
hereby repealed
SECTION
3
Any provIsIon of the San~a MonIca M~nlc:pal
Code or appendIces thereto InconsIstent wl~h the p~ovI5lons OT
tblS ordInance, to the extent
of such l~consIstencles and no
rurther,
IS
hereby
repealed or modIfIed
to
L. i" ate x ~ e 11 ~
necessary to affect the preVIsIons of thIS o:-dI~ance
SECTION
4
If
any sectIon,
subsectIon,
senten~~J
clause,
or phrase of thIS ordInance IS for any reasen he~d :0
be InvalId or unconstItutIonal by a deCISIon of any court ~f
cot"<petent
JurIsdIctIon,
such deCISIon shall
not affec': ':r'e
valljl:Y of the remaInl~g por~lcns of t~e ordInance
The f:: ~:-:"
(':01~nc 11
her e by de c 1 a l' e s
that
It wvuld
have
p3.3sed
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crjlr:a~ce and
each apj eve:-y
5eC::C~9 s~~seC~lCnj sent~nl:~&
.
.
claLise.
:::-r
nhras€! not dec:ared
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regard to .......hether a."'y ;:'.:Jrr::c'1 ,-'_ :::;.e cr21'-,,~nce ''':''_:''~
De s'..lbsequently decla.r~d llivalld")f unc:"It3:'1:-l:'I.Y:<:':i.
SECTION
5 .
Tl~e
i1ayo.r
shall s~gL1
3."i1C
~:"l"=
,- ~ 'P'" -, r
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..-:eck
shali
attest
to the passage
.- ~
u.
th:s
o~dlnac:ce
The Cl>:V
:~erk
shall
cause
the
same
to be pUblIshed
Qr~ce In the 'J~flCla~
~eW5paper withIn
15 days after
11:.S adoption.
The Qrjl~~pce
s~all become effectIve 30 days f.om Its adoptIon.
;P?ROVED AS TO FORM
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CIty Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 9th day of April, 1985.
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/ Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1335 (CCS)
was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City
Council on the 26th day of March 19B5; that the said Ordinance
was thereafter duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council on
the 9th day of April 1985 by the fOllowing Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Conn, Edwards, Epstein, Jennings,
Katz, Zane and Mayor Reed
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councllmembers: None
Absent: Councl1members: None
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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CA'RMM'rmsmokes
CIty Council Meetlng 3-26-85
Santa Monlca, Callfornla
SUPPLEMENTAL STAFF REPORT
TO
Mayor and City Councll
FROM
C1ty Attorney
SUBJECT:
Ord1nance Add1ng Chapter 9A to Art1cle
IV of the Santa Monlca Munlclpal Code
Regulatlng Smoklng In Publlc Places
and Places of Employment
The
followlng
additional
technical
changes
are
recommended 1n the smoklng ord1nance:
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It 1S recommended that the defln1t1on of employee In
Section 4921[a) be amended to read as follows:
( a )
Employee
Any person who
1S
employed
by
any employer
In
conslderatlon
for
monetary
compensation or prof1t 1ncludlng an
1ndependent
contractor
regularly
perform1ng serV1ces at the place of
employment of the other contracting
party.
2. It 1S recommended that the def1n1t1on of employer In
Sect10n 4921(c) be amended to read as follows:
(b) Employer.
Any
person,
partnersh1p,
corporation, lncludlng a
1
.
.
publIC
entlty,
who
employs
the
serVIces of more than fIve employees.
3. It 1S recommended that SectIon 4926(d) be amended to
read as follows'
( d) Except
as
otherWIse
provIded
for
in
thIS
Chapter,
vlolatlon of any prOVlSIon or fallure
to comply wIth any reqUIrement of thls
Chapter lS an InfractIon punishable by
a fIne of not more than $100.00
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