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ORDINANCE NO.�
AN ORDINANCE TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND
WELFARE BY PROHIBITING SMOKING WITHIN ALL BUILDINGS OR
STRUCTURES OWNED BY THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, as follows:
Section 1. The word smoking as used in this Ordinance
shall mean the lighting or burning of tobacco or any
other substance in any pipe, cigar, cigarette or other
manner or the exhalation of smoke from such burning or
lighted substance.
Section 2. From and after the adoption of this Ordinance,
it shall be unlawful for any person to smoke within the
confines of any building or structure owned by the City of
Fairhope, Alabama, except as otherwise provided herein.
Section 3. In those areas of the Fairhope Civic Center
rented for private functions, smoking may be permitted
upon the written application of the person in responsible
charge of the function. In the event of such application,
smoking shall be allowed only within the confines of the
room or space rented for the function and shall not be
allowed in the common areas elsewhere in the building.
A sign shall be posted at the entrance reading "Smoking
Is Permitted At The Request Of The Sponsor And/Or Host
Of This Event'.
Application may be denied where smoking is deemed to
constitute a fire hazard.
Section 4. Any person violating this Ordinance shall,
upon a first offense conviction, be subject to a fine of
not less than Fifty nor more than One Hundred Dollars.
Upon a second or subsequent conviction, violators shall be
punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Fairhope Code
of Ordinances, at the discretion of the municipal court.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be incorporated in the
Fairhope Code of Ordinances as Section 12-15.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its due
adoption and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED THIS THE o7 % DAY OF DECEMBER 1993.
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Jams P. Nix, Mayor
Attest:
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Evelyn A. Phillips, JC�k