HomeMy WebLinkAbout786 - OrdinancesORDINANCE NO. 786
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA AMENDING CHAPTER 8.21 OF THE
RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
SMOKING REGULATIONS
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION 1: Section 8.21.035 of Chapter 8.21 of Title 8 of the Rancho
Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby added to read:
"Smoking is prohibited and unlawful in all public parks,
trails, playgrounds, and other recreational areas not
otherwise covered by this Chapter."
SECTION 2: Section 8.21.045 of Chapter 8.21 of Title 8 of the Rancho
Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby added to read:
"Smoking is prohibited and unlawful in all public plazas
when open to the general public."
SECTION 3: Section 8.21.055 of Chapter 8.21 of Title 8 of the Rancho
Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby added to read:
"Smoking is prohibited and unlawful in all stadiums when
open to the general public except in currently existing
designated smoking areas for tenants currently under long-
term lease agreements."
SECTION 4: Section 8.21.065 of Chapter 8.21 of Title 8 of the Rancho
Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby added to read:
"Smoking is prohibited and unlawful in any parcel of
property upon which a public community center, library or
similar facility is located."
SECTION 5: Section 8.21.010 of Chapter 8.21 of Title 8 of the Rancho
Cucamonga Municipal Code is hereby amended to include, in
alphabetical order, the following definitions:
" 'enclosed' as in 'enclosed area' means any covered or
partially covered space having more than 50% of its
perimeter area walled in or otherwise closed to the outside,
or any space open to the sky (hereinafter "uncovered")
having more than 75% of its perimeter area walled in or
otherwise closed to the outside such as, for example, a
courtyard, except that an uncovered space of 3,000 square
feet or more is not enclosed such as, for example, a field in
an open-air arena."
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" 'Playground' means any park or recreational area,
whether enclosed or unenclosed, that has play or sports
equipment installed or has been designed or landscaped
for play or sports activities and is designed in part to be
used by children, or any similar facility located on public or
private school grounds, or on grounds maintained by the
City of Rancho Cucamonga."
" 'Public park' means any community park, neighborhood
park, special use or other park maintained by the City of
Rancho Cucamonga."
" 'Public plaza' means any unenclosed public place, other
than a sidewalk, that is paved and permanently set aside
for pedestrian use; including, for example, a courtyard, a
plaza and a promenade."
"'Stadium' means any publicly-owned area designated for
sports or other entertainment purposes, whether enclosed
or unenclosed, that is maintained by the City of Rancho
Cucamonga and not otherwise covered by this Chapter."
" 'Trail' means any unenclosed area, whether or not
contiguous to any public park, used for recreational
walking, running, and riding and maintained by the City of
Rancho Cucamonga."
SECTION 6: If any section, subsection, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is
for any reason held to be unconstitutional, or otherwise invalid,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections
hereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have
passed this Ordinance and each section; subsection, clause and
phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more other
sections, subsections, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
SECTION 7: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance and to cause this Ordinance to be published as
required by law.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 6`" day of February 2008.
AYES: Gutierrez, Kurth, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: Michael
ABSTAINED: None
ATTEST:
bra J. Ada s MC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting
of the Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 16`" day of January 2008, and was
passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the
6`h day February 2008.
Executed this 7`h day of February 2008, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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Debra J. Ada s MC, City Clerk