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- <r' - 36 <!. (" <:r' .... -..... --- ORDINANCE 1991- 26 (j' Q"" - - ,!--, "\J AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 16, MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND PROVISIONS, OF THE SAN MARCOS CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADD AN ARTICLE V, CLEAN AIR, INCORPORATING RESTRICTIONS ON SMOKING; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Surgeon General of the united states has declared that smoking is the number one public health issue of our time; and, WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the increasing evidence that tobacco smoke creates a danger to the health of citizens, and is a cause of annoyance and discomfort to those who are in confined spaces where smoke is present; and, WHEREAS, in order to protect the health and welfare of the citizens, as well as to protect the rights of smokers and nonsmokers, it is necessary to restrict the areas of buildings in which smoking is permitted; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Chapter 16, Miscellaneous Offenses and Provisions, of the San Marcos Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding an Article V to read as follows: ARTICLE V. CLEAN AIR AREAS Sec. 16-70. Definitions. In this Article: (1) "Clean air area" means: (A) The entire enclosed indoor area of the following: (1) Public meeting rooms and common areas of buildings under the control of the city, a county, or other governmental agency; (2) Public meeting rooms, classrooms/and common areas of primary and secondary school buildings; (3) Public areas of grocery stores and other retail stores; (4) Meeting rooms and public areas of hotels and motels; (5) Meeting rooms and common areas of heal th care facilities and nursing and convalescent homes; (6) Classrooms, bedrooms and common areas of child care facilities;