HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC-06-01-92-02 Non-Smoke Areas RESOLUTION CC-6-1-92-2
A RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE NON-SMOKING AREAS
IN ALL RESTAURANTS IN CARMEL, INDIANA
WHEREAS, the majority of Americans do not smoke; and
WHEREAS, the City of Camel, Indiana presently prohibits smoking in
some public areas and buildings; and,
WHEREAS, the dangers of second hand smoking have been documented;
and,
WHEREAS, some restaurants in Camel designate minimal or no areas
in which tobacco smoking is prohibited; and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Carmel believes it is in
the best interests of all citizens of Carmel to have a reasonable
area in each restaurant designated for non-smokers,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the ~ommon Council'of the City of
Carmel, Indiana that the following requests are made of all
restaurants doing business in the City of Carmel:
Each restaurant should provide areas designated specifically
as non-smoking.
II. These non-smoking areas should constitute at least 50% of the
restaurant' s dining area.
III. Non-smoking should refer to all cigarette, pipe, cigar and
other burning tobacco leaf products.
A restaurant is defined, for the purposes of this Resolution, as
any business establishment which sells food for consumption on its
premises and provides any number of tables and chairs for that
purpose. It is the intent of the Common Council to exclude, for
the purposes of this Resolution, any area within such an
establishment where a bar, serving alcoholic beverages, is in full
view of, and is an integral part of, the dining area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Common Council of the
City of Carmel, Indiana that window decals shall be designed and
printed that indicate a restaurant is participating with the City
of Carmel by designating at least 50% of its dining area to be set
aside for non-smokers. These decals shall be designed and printed
using the promotional fund available to the Common Council. Decals
shall be provided to any restaurant in the City of Camel that
complies with all of the provisions of this Resolution. One decal
shall be provided for each entrance to the restaurant. The total
cost of the design and printing of these window decals shall not
exceed $750 without prior approval of the Council.
gOfficer
ATTEST:
PRESENTED by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, on the
day of June, 1992, at the hour of m.
Mayof Carmei, Indiana
ATTEST: