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J 7tIV -15- implement and maintain a written clean air policy, or fails to post the policy in accordance with the requirements of Section 16-64; or (6) violates any other provision of this article. Sec. 16-62. Designation of smoking areas. (a) The person in control of a building or facility may, but is not required to designate one or more areas within a clean air area as defined in Section 16- 60(a) as smoking areas, The designation of smoking areas in places of employment shall be performed in accordance with Section 16-64, as well as with this section. (b) If a smoking area is design~ted it shall: (1) not exceed an area of the building or facility proportionate in size to the percentage of its users normally requesting a smoking area; (2) be situated so that ventilation .minimizes the effect of smoke in adjacent clean air areas and so that air from the smoking areas is not drawn into or across a clean air area; (3) be designated as a smoking area by appropriate signs which are clearly visible to persons in or entering the area; (4)' contain ashtrays, containers, or other means of extinguishing smoking materials; (5) be set apart or separated from clean air areas; and, (6) not include service line or cashier areas. (c) In the event the person in control of a building or facility can demonstrate that the users normally requesting a smoking area constitute such a large portion of the users of the building or facility that it is impracticable for the person in control to meet the requirements of Section 16-62(b) without structural or other physical changes or significant expenditures, the person in control may designate an entire area as a smoking area, notwithstanding the requirements of Section 16-62(b)( 1 ). . (d) Notwithstanding the definition of clean air areas in Section 16-60(a), the entire area of the following facilities may be designated a smoking area, but such facilities are encouraged, whenever possible, to establish specific smoking areas in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) above: (1) A bar, the major business of which is on-premises sales and consumption of alcoholic beverages; (2) A separated bar area of a restaurant; (3) A tobacco speCi?lty retail shop; and, .. (4) An establishment consisting of an enclosed area of 800 square feet or less.