ORD-14-85 RESTRICTS SMOKING IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERSORDINANCE NO. 14-
85 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING TITLE 8 AND
ADD-ING CHAPTER 8.01 TO THE ORANGE
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE RESTRICTION
OF SMOKING IN THE CITY OF ORANGE CITY
COUNCIL
CHAMBERS.WHEREAS, numerous studies have found that tobacco
smoke is a major contributor to indoor air pollution;
and WHEREAS, studies have shown involuntary smoking to be
a significant health hazard for several populations,
including elderly people, individuals with cardiovascular disease,
and individuals with impaired respiratory function,
including asthmatics and those with obstructive airway disease;
and WHEREAS, health hazards induced by involuntary
smoking include lung cancer, respiratory infection, decreased
exercise tolerance, decreased respiratory function,
bronchoconstriction,and bronchospasm;
and WHEREAS, in recognition of the foregoing health
hazards,the City Council has determined that the hereinafter
described ordinance prohibiting smoking shall be enacted and
made applicable to those areas under the immediate control
and supervision of the City
Council.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:Section
I:Title 8, Health and Safety Code, of the Orange
Municipal Code shall be amended by adding the following
Chapter:Chapter 8.
01 PROHIBITION OF
SMOKING 8.01.010 Definitions. For the purpose of this
Chapter,certain words and phrases used herein are defined as
follows:A. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER shall mean all that
interior area of the meeting place of the members of the City
Council which includes approximately 154 fixed seats to
accommodate members of the public as well as all seats and desks
accommodat-ing the City Council members and advisory staff, but
not
including any portion of the area beyond the 2 doors located
to the rear of the Council members' seating area, which
Council meeting place is generally located at 300 East
Chapman Avenue, Orange, California 92666.
B. SMOKE OR SMOKING shall include the carrying,
holding, possession or smoking of a lighted pipe or cigar or
cigarette of any kind or the lighting of a pipe or cigar or
cigarette of any kind.
8.01.020 prohibition of Smoking. Smoking shall be
prohibited in the City Council Chamber at all times.
Section II:
A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and a
certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance shall be
posted in the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5)
days prior to the City Council meeting at which this
Ordinance is to be adopted. A summary of this Ordinance
shall also be published once within fifteen (15) days after
this Ordinance's passage in the Orange City News, a newspaper
of general circulation, published and circulated in the
City of Orange. The City Clerk shall post in the Office of
the City Clerk a certified copy of the full text of such
adopted Ordinance along with the names of those City Council
members voting for and against the Ordinance in accordance
with Government Code Section 36933. This Ordinance shall
take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its
final passage.
ADOPTED this 16 th day of April 1985.
ATTEST:
Orange
C~f2:I~
C;:I1ty of Orange
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, MARILYN J. JENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Orange,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council
held on the 9 th day of April , 1985, and
thereafter at a regular meeting of said City Council duly
held on the 16 th day of April , 19 ~ was duly
passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:COUNCILMEN: BARRERA, MAYOR BEAM, PEREZ, BEYER
NOES:COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT:COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEN:SMITH
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