Ordinance 81-53 )~L:t.E;'fED ORDINANCE NO. O1-_.~.]_. ~:k~.
'~) :];.j,AN~ O)~)~)[AN.C~. REOULATINO S~OKING',AND THE
CAhnYING O~' LIGIITED OBJECT., IN ~19ECIFIED
PLACES IN TIIE COUNTY; REQUIRING PLACARD-
, lNG QF CERTAIN PREMISES; PROVIDING FOR
;d I.~) ~O~C~T; PROVIDING PENALT I ES:'.'IL ~FOR
CL~i~LATION~; PROVIDING FOR CONFLIC~t~
C~'I~8~ERAN~)~PEALING ORDINANCE 78T2~IAS
AMENDED BY ORDINanCE 78-46; PROVIDING ~
EFFECTIVE DATE.
%'.qlEREAS, it has been determined that tile health, com-
fort and welfare of non-::mokors, of tobacco are adversely
afiected by pollutants in the air from the smoke of tobacco
or tobacco substitutes and that such adverse health effect
increases with the dosage of such smoke, it is the purpose
of this Ordinm%ce to protect the health, comfort and welfare
of neI,-nh, okcrs by prohibiting And/or regulating smoking in
indoor public places;
%~%IERE/,F;, thc cskablis]uAent of guidelines for th~ crea-
tion of smFk~'L and men-smoking areas wi].l allow conoumcrm
to know, in advaDce, what kind of environment tkey will
encounter in pu),]Jc places ~nd public m,actingc;
NOW, THEI~E[:O:(E, BE IT CRDAIIIEO BY 'AqIE BOAI~ Ol~ COUNTY
COH:':~;[',Inxu''~e~,~.,o OF COLLIER COU, ITY, FLORIDA, that:
l.'or the puJpcne of ishis ordinance, t0~e following t. erhm,
phra~;cu, words, and their derivationu ~,]al] have the mcaniDg
gix'~m herein. When not inconsistent with the contc;tt, words
used in the Frescnt tense includ~ the future, words in the
plural number include she singular number, and words in th'~
sinoular ntm~er include tb~ plural number. Tho word "shall"
is always mandatory and not mere].y directory.
1. "county" is Collier County, Florida.
2."Commission" is the Board of County Commist~i6]mrs
o~ the County of Collier.
3."County llealth Officer" is the person in cha~e of~
tho County Health Department or his
4. "Fire Marshal" is an employee of tile Cou~
designated by tho County Co~i~aion.
5. "Smoking" mean~ ~e' intake and exhalation by a
person of smokey from tobacco or tcbacco nubstitutd
and also includes carrying or having control of a
lighted cigar, pipe, cigarette or other lighted
smoking equipment.
6. "Designated Smoking Area" mcan~ an area wh~ro
~moking is permitted by ~%~ proprietor or other
person in charge of the premises pursuant to the
proviaionn of thifl Ordinance.
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7. "Designated No-Smoking Area" meass an area where
~mokin9 i~ prohibited specifically by this ordin-
,nee, or an area established pursuan~ to this
Ordinance by th~ proprietor or other person in
chargo of tho premise~.
8. "Service and waiting lines" means a queu~ of two
or more per~on~ being ~e~ed in turn or waiting
for such
9. "Government Building" is any building, portion of
a build~ng, or est~lish~ont or facilities, under
the control or manage~ent of an elected or
pointed official of the 'Federal government, the
State gover~%en~, or a local government.
10. "Person" is ~ny person, firm, partnership, assocl-
at, on, co~o~a%~on, compa~]y or organization of any
kind.
11. "Public Place" m,.nn~ any cnc].o~cd, indoor area
u~.c~d by tJ~ gcu~z~l p~b].':.(: o~ to %~hich the general
p ,b]ic co;,', n;~3~:, 1~,~ ~ccer~n, including, but not
limited l.o ut, ch arna~: !u gover~mv nt buildings,
rc)staurant~, a~,,~ ether oat::.~:g ~nd drin:;~
].ishmcnt~, retail f;tor. ,~ ,.'~d com.mv, rcial
mcnts, pu~qic ,.onvcyar~[.~m, uducatiunal f~cilitles,
hof;pitals, re, 32%.ion rc,u;.~:, nurn~nl; ho,.as, b~,rber
r,ho.,u, ],eauty p~rlo'?], f_udito~;:[t:,a::, ~re~' ... and
may ]3e ~;,~ociated for ~ong pe~.'~ ,d:.; of tinge or ~n clozc
pro::Jml t.y %:J. th ~moJ:crs and %:here, %~,erc~for~, non-stool:ers n~ay
be subjected to larger docagc~ of ~.~moku then would be
ca~e if' ]o%~(,r co~]ccntrattons of sm~]:o or uhort periods of
til.,.3 %lore i~)volv~,d. It, the~'efnre, shall be unla~ful for
any ],et'~on to ~:moke Jn any of tho fullowing puS]ic place~,
in their' cntir~.ty or, when so listud, ~.n npccific
thereof:
1. Area~ of government buildings to which the general
public haO Uuual accoos, except for d~utgnatod
arca~ where smoking may bo pe~ittad.
2. Arua~ of school, to which pupils or Ore general
public have uuual accoos.
3.Elovator~.
4.Conveyances uucd by the general public,
5. ~chool bu~Qs.
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6. Service and waiting lines in'b~nks, cafeterias and
retail storQ "chQck out" areas.
7. Sales and service counters in retail stores and
commercial entablfshments, except stores devoted
entirely to the sale of tobacco, tobacco products,
substitutes therefor, and equipment for use in
smoking.
8. Dance floors.
9. Theatres, arenas, auditoriums, meeting rooms when
such places are occupied by the general public
except that this prohibition shall not apply to
smoking upon the stage as part of any theatrical
production.
10. I,ibraries.
11. ~.iuseu'ns and exhibition g'a].leries.
f~f3;i~_?:i~. ~-;mok~n~ Restricted :;.n Smncif~d Public Pla, .~ or
It is thc ~ntcnt of this SectJ.?u to restrict smoking
certain publ.:c p!:~ce~, to spec~fic sul)a~'c~': , or to estcblJsh
subal.'ens Jn %.::~.ch ~moki:.~ iu proh'[bited, thun dacreasin,3
dosage of cmoke to %/hich the non-smo];er ~; c:{poscd. ThJ.:~
sl~rll ]~e (lo~ -: by thc cntnblin],,.v:~)t by the pi oi~ric, tor or
otl~:r l'.Ct'S{.u i)~ charge of l:hn 1)rr:rnJr'::s o2 (a) "DcsJi;na~ .d
Smoki~g Arua~" (%;h]ch m~y not e~co~n~,ass thc cDt]r~ area of
t.ha pu:~lic p l~.c ) , or alturnativ~ly (b) "Des j. gna t~,d
Smok]u,.. Al'ca~:" (which i.~ay cn'.ompi,ns the e]~tire area of
ps' 'lc place:). Thi~ ~;cction sl,el]. ~,p;)]y lo t!~c fol]~,wing
ing A,'~:a" shi~ll encompass at least thirty-'l'ive purcent
of tll'~ total floor area '~f ~uch public
]. Retail. stores, except J;torus d(w,tcd cntird'ly to
the nal~% of feb.'ceo, tob~'cco prc,h~ct~, substitutes
th(,rcfore, and cq~ipment for use in
2. R(,staurants and other eating and d~inking c~tab-
linhm,'nts.
3. Other commercial establi~hm(nts, such as bankn,
repair shops, rental and other ~c[~ic,~ establish-
ments, barber shopJ~, beauty parlors.
4. Ho~pitals and nursing h3mes; as a minimum for the
protection of non-smokers in such public places,
one or more waiting rooms or areas shall bo estab-
lished as an "Designated No SmokJng Area".
5. Waiting rooms in medical practitioners' offices
and in similar heal~% diagnosti~ .nd car. facili-
ties - 100% of ~e floor area.
Nothing in this s~at~on shall be into~reted as null-
ifying any provi.ion of Section 2.
SECTION 4. pesignatien of Smoking add Non-Smoking Areas
Pursuant to Section -~, smokin0 and non-smoking areas
may be designated by proprietors or other persons in charge
of public places, except in places in which smoking
prohibited by the Fifo Marshal or by other laws, ordinances
or regulations. Smoking or non-smoking areas may be desig-
nated by ~'roprietor~ according to any one of the following
three options:
1. O~tion ]. - Floatin?.S~o.~i~_g. or Non-Smoking Area
The proprietor may designate one part of the floor
space as a smoking or. non-smoking area. There-
after, the areas may be expanded or contracted to
meet the actual dcmsnd of the establis~ent'
patrons, subject to the limitations of Section 3.
2. ~tion 2 - Fixed Smo]:~ or Non-Smok~n~ Area The
proprietor may designate a fixed area of the
space a:; a smoking or non-~mol:]ng area. The smok-
J'~g ~rea may not (:xc,~ed one-half of the f~oor
n] nee of a pub]Jo place or public meeting place.
3. ~,]~:io~ 3 - Comb!nat~on
A proprietor may deni~:%ute part of h~.s floor
~u~ a Florl ;nO Smoking or ]:on-Cmo)~ing Arcs
f.,,sc~'ibcd Jn Option 1, and gr~other part of his
floor spec,, as a l.'.i;:ed Stool.Jag er lk)n..Slr?ktng Area
~n d .sc~ ud in Option 2. ]n~t in no cl, r.e nhnll
1.;.{~ ~u,',ol;J~,g i~rt,a e~:c,'ed 35;j cf th' cnti~;e floor
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l'ropzJet'or~ sh~ll e:tnbl~nh th~ n~,,~.,l:Jng mr..'] non-~mokJng
nrers purnucnt to thi: Ordinance by con~picuou:Iy and
mincntly di~:pIaying "Smoking", "No Smoking" signs or tent
cards' resI:ectivcIy in thc nrens so degJgnated.
It in sugg~oted but not required that, ~n ~e est~'b-
iishment of smoking and no umoking areas, proprletor5 con-
sider the foiiowing:
1. U~e of existing physical featuren, ~ncluding
partitions, to segregate sma,king and non-smokinG
sectionn;
2. The use of existing ventilation systems to mini-
mize the co~ingl~nG of smoke-filled and
free air.
3, The existence and location of .any smoke removal
device;
4. Tho co~ingling of smoking and non-smoking areas
should be discouraged to avoid frustration of
purpose of this ordinance.
SECT]ON 6. ~acarding Required
Every person or his agent, having control of premise~
...... mo,..ng is prohibited or re=trictod pursuant to
Section~ 2 and 3 shall display upon tho premises a sign or
signs of adequate visibility appropriate to ~uch prohibition
or restriction as sst forth in such Scctionu 2 and 3. In
all public p)acos or portionu thereof listed in Sections 2
and 3 much a sign shall be placed near oach outuidu entrance
and opposite or near tho elevator or stai~ay door~ on each
floor,' if any, above the first; in all public places, as
listed in Sections 2 and 3, in which ~moking is prohibited
in the entirety, no additional eig~.shall b~ re~irud under
this Ordinance. In addition, in those subareas of p~lic
places where smoking is specifically permitted or prohibited
ns listed in Sect~onn 2 and 3, appropriate signs shall bo
]>ostcd to identify such areas (am "Deuignatud Smoking Areas"
or "Deuignutcd No-Stashing Arcns" as tho cau~ may bo).
SECTION 7. ~91ntJ onn
It shall be un]a%.'ful (~) for any person aft~:r being
advi~:,.d that he is iua posted "no ~:moking area" to ~mo]~c in
~, ]~,ll, l i c ?l.~c,~ or i~ortlon thnreoE wh .'u smoki:../ is pro-
h:i],~tcd a~. ]i:~tcd in Sections 2 or 3 and placarded pursuant
to s~,:Lio:~ C; (b) fo~z ~ y proprietor or his ag(.nt to fail to
pl,"ce nit,.,s ,.s ~'c~lui.%'cd by Su~;tion 6; (c) for aD5' person to
r(:mr3vc or (n~l~O tO ].;~; r~' ~O"(~C~, C;:cupt for saint, cD,thCs [,tit-
les: ::, any ~ ]t;n po~;[:,.d ] .~rs%~ant to Section 6. Any person
v~olating any nf tk.~ proviuio'.%~ of thin Ordinance, u:~on
co;v~ct~on there=of, uh~ll bo g~lty of a violation of thin
The pr,'.vision:; si.' this ordJ~:~nce I:':,y b~ enforce~' by any
la~. cnforccm~u~t officer having juri~.d~...tion in tl,u County.
The provisions of this ordina:,co ars cumulative and
n~q)plcmc, ntal to Federal, State and Local laws and ord,-
nancy, s. No%hing in this Ordinance ~ball be con~trucd to
allow =rooking in an area where ~u Fir~ Marshal properly
t)rohibitu smoking, nor to restrict or replace
under any other provision of law designed to protect
health and safety of work r~ in ~oir places of work.
f:I:CTfON 20. Conflict and
If any ~ection, subsection, ~ntencu, clau~e, phrase
portion of this Ordinance ~s, for any rea=on, hold invalid
or unconntitutional by any Court of competent
such portion ~hall bo deemed a separate, d~m~nc~, and
independent provision and ~uch holding shall'no~ affect
validity of the remainder hereof. In the .yen% th~s Ordi-
nance conflict, with any other appropriate law, ~h- moro
rontrict~vo ,hall apply. If any paA%~f ~ Ordinance
conflicts with any other part, it shall be uevorcd and the
remainder shall have full force and effect and shall be
liberally construed ~o effect the purpose he£uuf.
SECTION 11.
This Ordinance shall take effect on December 1, 1981,
and ordinance 78-24 as amended by ordinance 78-46 shall be
repealed on such date.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY TIIE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, this 29th day of ~p_~2~k~,
1981.
DATE: September 29, 1981
ATTEST .~ 3 ': ~
~W]~L~AM'J. .REAGAN, CLERK
· ' 'Louiuo Chesoni,,:, D.C.
STATE OF FLOHIDA )
CODNTY OF COLI,IER )
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLI'ER COUNTY, FLORIDA
A. PISTOR~ CltA1RI~tAN
Approve aa to form:
I onald A P~ckwo~ h
Collier County Attorney
I, WIIJJAM J. REAGAN, Clerk o~ CourL.,.~ in and for the Twentieth
Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby certify that
the foregoing .~s a true] original of
ORDINANCE NO. 81-53
which was adopted by tho Board of County Commissioners during Regular
Session Septu~ber, 29, 1981..
WITNESS my hnnd and the off.~c[al heal of tho Board of County
Commissionnr~ of Collier County, Florida, thin 29th day of September,
1981.
Clerk of Courts
Ex-officio to Board of ".
County comissiohbrs
This ordtnanc~ filed with the Se~re~arv'~f
Offic- th- 5th day of October, 1981 and acknowledeem-n~
~f that filing recaiv.d, t~is "th aay -f Omto~r ]gfl~.
~puty
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