Bill 11-16 Smoke Free Air Standards

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Smoke Free Air Ordinance Page 10 Sec. 14 -126. Reasonable Distance.? Smoking shall be prohibited outdoors within a reasonable distance of fifteen feet (151) feet outside entrances, open windows, and ventilation systems of enclosed areas where smoking is prohibited, so as to prevent tobacco smoke from entering those areas. Sec. 14 -127. Exemptions. Notwithstanding the smoking prohibitions in Section 14 -124, smoking is permitted in the following locations: (a) Private residences, unless used as a licensed childcare, adult day care or health care facility. (b) None of the areas set forth in this Section shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article if smoke from any area enters, either directly or indirectly, through entrances, windows, ventilation systems, or other means, where smoking is otherwise prohibited by this Article. Sec. 14 -128. Prohibition of Smoking in Outdoor Public Places. Smoking shall be prohibited in the following outdoor places: (a) Outdoor seating areas of restaurants, bars, private clubs, and businesses except those seating areas restricted to individuals over the age of 18 years of age; (b) In all outdoor arenas, stadiums, and amphitheaters. Smoking shall also be prohibited in and within fifteen feet (15') of bleachers and grandstands for use by spectators at sporting and other public events; (c) Within fifteen feet (15') of all outdoor playgrounds; (d) Within fifteen feet (15') of all outdoor public transportation stations, platforms, and shelters under the authority of the City of South Bend, Indiana; and (e) In outdoor common areas of apartment buildings, condominiums, trailer parks, retirement facilities, nursing homes, and other multi-unit residential facilities, except in designated smoking areas, not to exceed twenty -five percent (25 %) of the total outdoor common area, which must be located at least fifteen feet (15') outside entrances, operable windows, and ventilation systems of enclosed areas where smoking is prohibited. 'Indiana Code § 7.1 -5 -124 sets forth a eight foot (8) distance requirement from a public entrance to a public place or place of employment.