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ACTION:
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL];?t
AGENDA REPORT BY:
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Deborah S. Traffenstedt, Administrative Services Di r ct /City Clerk ,D!9FT
Prepared by: Teri Davis, Senior Management Andy
DATE: May 12, 2009 (CC Meeting of 5/20109)
SUBJECT: Consider an Ordinance of the City of Moorpark, California, Amending
Chapter 8.32, Prohibiting Smoking in Public Places, of the Municipal
Code
BACKGROUND
The State of California Health and Safety, Labor, and Government Codes(California Code)
require all jurisdictions (including municipalities) to enforce smoking in workplace and
public places statutes set forth in the California Code. The City of Moorpark (City), as a
municipality, has the authority to adopt sections of the Moorpark Municipal Code (Code)
that not only comply with, but reach beyond the California Code statutory limits.
This Draft Ordinance includes amendments to specific Code Sections in Chapter 8.32
which address smoking in public places.. These Sections were last adopted or amended in
1993 while the California Code has been significantly amended since 1993. The Code is
not currently in full compliance with the California Code.
DISCUSSION
Many studies deem second hand smoke to be harmful. Overtime, increasingly restrictive
laws to reduce the effects of second hand smoke in the workplace, as well as in public
places,were adopted into the California Code. In an effort to enhance public health where
second hand smoke is concerned, many cities have adopted second hand smoke
ordinances that exceed the statutes set forth in the California Code. A trend has
developed. Observing this trend, the City is seeking to adopt, in addition to those sections
which will bring the Code into full compliance, sections which will exceed the statutes set
forth in the California Code, thereby effecting a commitment to improving public health.
Most of the amendments in the Draft Ordinance fall into one of two categories:
Amendments that bring the Code into full compliance with the California Code or
amendments that exceed the statutes in the California Code. The following distinguishes
which proposed amendments fall into which of the two aforementioned categories:
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Honorable City Council
May 20, 2009 Regular Meeting
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Amendments that comply with California Code statutes:
Municipal California
Code Section Code Section Comments
8.32. 2
0 0 B H&S 104495
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§.._GOV 7597
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H&S§1 18925, 118935,
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2.020E & 118935
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8.32. 2
0 0 �G.�..............LAB§6404 5.........................................
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8.32.020 H GOV 7597
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8.32.02.0 0 0 J H&S 11895
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8 2.020 LAB 6 404.
5 Except construction area
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8.32.0 2.0.... L
H&S 1596.79
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8.32.020 M H&S 118890
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8.32. 2 N 18915
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8.3.2.....0.2.0
O H&S 118915
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8.32.020 P H&S 118915
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8.32.030 A _ H&S ...1596.795 _
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8.32.030 C ...
LAB 6404.5 Except "ventilations stem ..."
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LAB§6404.5, GOV§7598
8.32.040 (13) & H&S 11935
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LAB§6404.5, GOV§7598
8.32.040 (C) = & H&S 11935 : Exce t "or outdoor" and "or round"
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LAB§6404.5, GOV§7598
8.32.040E f.
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Paragraph 7 regarding signs posted at
8.32.040 H&S 118885 public meetings
.GOV—Government Code
H&S—Health and Safety Code
LAB—Labor Code
Amendments that exceed California Code statutes:
• 8.32.020. A, C, F, I, K ("construction area" only), Q, and R
• 8.32.030. , C (&1 ventilation system..."Bonly), D, E, and F
• 8.32.040. Al C ("or outdoor" and "or ground" only), and D
• 8.32.050. In its entirety
Any other amendment in the Draft Ordinance is either a strikeout reflecting statutory
changes, the addition of a definition, or the renumbering of a section. The legislative
format will be removed from the final Ordinance and all changes will be incorporated as
approved by the City Council.
The City Attorney's Office has reviewed the attached Draft Ordinance.
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May 20, 2009 Regular Meeting
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FISCAL IMPACT
There would be a nominal cost for staff time related to enforcement,signage and informing
the public about the new restrictions on smoking in public.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Introduce Ordinance No. for first reading, waive full reading, and direct staff to
schedule second reading for June 3, 2009.
Attachment: Draft Ordinance
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER
8.32, PROHIBITING SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES, OF
THE MOORPARK MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, secondhand smoke is harmful to nonsmokers exposed to
secondhand smoke on a frequent basis; and
WHEREAS, on December 19, 1988, the City Council (City Council) of the
City of Moorpark (City) adopted Chapter 6.01, Regulation on Smoking, of the
Moorpark Municipal Code (Code); and
WHEREAS, on July 7, 1993, the City Council repealed Chapter 6.01 of the
Code and adopted Chapter 8.32, Prohibiting Smoking in Public Places, of the
Code; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 1993, the City Council amended Chapter
8.32, to add Section 8.32.040, Posting of Signs, to the Code; and
WHEREAS, at the time of adoption, Chapter 8.32 of the Code complied
with the California Health and Safety, Labor, and Government Codes (California
Code); and
WHEREAS, certain portions of the California Code have been amended
since the adoption of Chapter 8.32; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to bring the Code into compliance with the
California Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the following with regard to
Chapter 8.32 of the Code:
The Code shall be amended: 1) to incorporate sections of the California
Code pertaining to smoking in public places; and 2) to add requirements reaching
beyond the restrictions set forth in the California Code pertaining to smoking in
public places.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 8.32 of the Moorpark Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read in its entirety as follows:
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`Chapter 8.32
PROHIBITING SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES
Sections:
8.32.010 Definitions.
8.32.020 Prohibition of smoking in public places.
8.32.030 Smoking —Optional areas.
8.32.040 Posting of signs.
8.32.050 . Prohibitions and duties generally.
8.32.060 . Other app licable laws.
8.32.070 violation -- Penalty.
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8.32.010 Definitions.
The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall be
construed as defined in this section:
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"Bikeway means any Class 1 Bike Path or Trail, separated right-of-�vay
for bicycles; Class 2 Bike Lane, restricted right-of-way; or Class 3 Bike Route,
travel lane shared by motor vehicles and bicycles designated by signs.
"Enclosed area" means all space between a floor and ceiling which is
enclosed on all sides by solid walls. The walls may be penetrated by windows,
doors or passageways.
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"Place of employment" means any enclosed area under the control of the
city or a private employer or anv outdoor working area such as a construction
area, which employees normally frequent during the course of employment.
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"Public event" means any art show, fair, p grade, firework display, or an
other similar event on public land within the
"Public place" means any e.M. e 60 e*c.-I area to which the public is invited or in
which the public is permitted.
"Outdoor" means an area that does not meet the definition of "enclos
including but not limited to--patios, open air dining. areas, and open air service
areas.
"Reasonable distance" means a distance of twenty feet or more in any
direction from an area in which smoking is prohibited..
"Restaurant" means anv establishment which gives or offers for sale
food to the public, guests or employees, as well as kitchens in which food is
prepared on the premises for serving elsewhere, including catering facilities-,
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seventy-five percent or more of gross sales receipts from-the sale of tobacco
products and accessories and in which the sale of other products is merely
incidental.
"Separate ventilation system" means a system which is exhausted to the
outside and negatively pressurized.
"Service area" means a place where people use or wait for services
provided by--a private or----public entity, includin-q but not limited to---bus sto-ps, train
stations, Automated Teller Machines (ATM) lines, information kiosks, and theatre
lines.
"Smoke" or "smoking" means inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any
lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or plant in any manner or in any form.
8.32.020 Prohibition of smoking in public places.
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A. In any elevator
B. In any park, playground, or recreational area;
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C. In any outdoor service area
D. Within a reasonable distance of the entrance, exit,---or_open window
of any building open to the-public;
E. In ticket, boarding, and waiting areas of transit depots or stops;
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F In public plazas or outdoor shopping areas, except in designated
smoking areas;
G. In any dining area;
H. Inside any pu-blic buildin
1. At an public event, except in designated smoking areas;
J. In any theatre or--public arts building, Mess a performer is using a
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K. In places of employment or work sites, including construction are
L. In any family day care facility; with the exception of a private
residence operating a day care facility roviding no smoking is allowed during
service hours of the facility;
M. In any medical or convalescent facilit
N. In any location where food, de-signated for sale or distribution to the
public, is prepared, served, or stored, or where such food utensils are cleaned or
store
O. In any grocery store-,
P. In any convenience or liquor store
Q. On or within a reasonable distance of any bikeway; or
R. In any city-owned garking facility.
8.32.030 Smoking—Optional areas.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, the
following areas shall not be subject to the smoking restrictions of this chapter:
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A. Private residences, except when used as a child care or health care
facility pursuant to applicable state law;
B. Dwellings used for home occupations;
C. Retail tobacco stores, providing they are located a reasonable
distance from any opening of a private residence and the establishment does not
share a ventilations stem with an other enclosed area. or public place not
exempted in this section;
D. A maximum of twent y#i#v percent (5020%) of the guest rooms in
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employee, provided that:
1. The place of employment does not allow members of the public
within enclosed areas, and
2. The enclosed area containing the place of employment does not
share a ventilation system with any other enclosed area or public place not
exempted in this section;.
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8.32.040 Posting of signs.
Every owner, operator, manager, or other person having control of an
enclosed or outdoor space regulated by this chapter shall post "No-Smoking"
signs (no smaller than three (3) inches high and eight (8) inches long) with the
international "No Smoking" symbol (consisting of a pictorial representation of a
burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across it) hereafter
known as "sign." Said signs shall be posted as specified below:
A. The owner of a multi-tenant enclosed -space which is served
through a limited amount of common entrances must post signs at all exterior
entrances to the enclosed space with signs (as described in this section).
Individual enclosed spaces within the multi-tenant enclosed space need not be
posted.
B. Every owner, operator, manager, or other person having control of
an enclosed space not served through a limited amount of common entrances
and regulated by this chapter, must post signs (as described in this section) at all
entrances to the enclosed space. The signs may be posted on the exterior of the
enclosed space or in the interior, as long as the sign is clearly visible to all who
access the enclosed space.
C. All signs which are posted in compliance
with this section shall be posted prominently between five (5) feet and seven (7)
feet above the floor or ground.
D. As an alternate to the requirements of this section, the property
owner may request the city, at no expense to the property owner, to specify the
location of the signs for a multi-tenant property.
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E. The owner, operator, manager, or other person having control of a
restaurant shall post signs as prescribed in subsections B and C of this section.
F. "No Smokinq" siqns shall be posted whenever and wherever a
public meetinq is being held. All public buildings and public facilities shall have
"No Smoking" signs posted,
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'%ff'%8S'WM Prohibitions and duties qeneral
A. No.person, employer, business, or nonprofit entitv shall knowingi
permit the smoking of tobacco products in an area which is under the legal or de
facto control of the person, employer, business, or nonprofit entity and in which
smoking is prohibited by this chapter or other law.
B. No person, employer, business, or nonprofit entity shall knowingly
or intentionally--- ermit the p[esence or placement of ash receptacles, such as for
exam-ple, ash trays or ash cans, within an area which is under the legal or de
facto control of the person, employer, business, or nonprofit entity and in which
smoking is prohibited, including, without limitation, inside the perimeter of an
reasonable distance reguired bv this chapter or other law.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, any owner
landlord, employer, business, nonprofit entity, or other person who controls any
property, establishment, or place of employment regulated by this chapter may
declare any part of such area in which smoking would otherwise be pgrmitted to
be a nonsmoking area.
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8.32.00-0ther applicable laws.
This chapter shall not be interpreted or construed to permit smoking where
it is otherwise restricted by other applicable laws.
8.32.0670 Violation—Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of, or fails to comply with, any
requirement of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor/infraction and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished in accordance with Chapter 1.12 of this
code. The remedies provided by this Chap ter are cumulative and in addition to
any--other remedies available at law or in eg-uity.))
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional
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by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would
have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, part or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
section, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts or portions be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days
after its passage and adoption.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption
of this Ordinance; shall enter the same in the book of original ordinances of said
City; shall make a minute of the passage and the adoption thereof in the records
of the proceedings of the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted;
and shall, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption thereof, cause
the same to be published once in the Moorpark Star a newspaper of general
circulation, as defined in Section 6008 of the Government Code, for the City of
Moorpark, and which is hereby designated for that purpose.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2009
Janice S. Parvin, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk
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