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<br /> <br /> <br />Redwood City, California, City Code <br />ATTY/2024/ORD.0012/CC ORD AMENDING MUNI CODE CH 15 (SMOKING REGULATIONS) – EXHIBIT D <br />REV: 01-14-25 JB <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />E. A single-family home, except if used as a child care or health care facility subject to licensing <br />requirements; and <br />F. A single-family home with a detached or attached in-law or second unit permitted pursuant to <br />California Government Code sections 65852.1, 65852.2 or Article 37 of the City's zoning ordinance <br />except if the single-family home or in-law/second unit is used as a child care or health care facility <br />subject to licensing requirements. <br />NEW UNIT: Means a unit that is issued a certificate of occupancy after January 1, 2018. <br />NONSMOKING AREA: Means any enclosed area or unenclosed area in which Smoking is prohibited by <br />A. This article or other law; <br />B. Binding agreement relating to the ownership, occupancy, or use of real property; or <br />C. Designation of a person with legal control over the area. <br />SMOKE: Means the gases, particles, or vapors released into the air as a result of combustion, electrical ignition, or <br />vaporization when the apparent or usual purpose of the combustion, electrical ignition, or vaporization is human <br />inhalation of the byproducts, except when the combusting or vaporizing material contains no tobacco or nicotine <br />and the purpose of inhalation is solely olfactory, such as, for example, smoke from incense. The term "smoke" <br />includes, but is not limited to, tobacco smoke, electronic smoking device vapors, cannabis smoke, and smoke <br />released into the air by combustion, electrical ignition, or vaporization of any illegal drugs. <br />SMOKE-FREE RESIDENCE: Means a multi-unit residence that complies with the requirements of this article as of <br />January 1, 2018. <br />SMOKING: Means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted, heated, or ignited cigar, cigarette, cigarillo, <br />pipe, hookah, electronic smoking device, or any plant product intended for human inhalation. <br />UNENCLOSED AREA: Means any area that is not an enclosed area. <br />UNIT: Means a personal dwelling space, even where lacking cooking facilities or private plumbing facilities, and <br />includes any associated exclusive-use enclosed area or unenclosed area, such as, for example, a private balcony, <br />porch, deck, or patio. "Unit" includes, without limitation, an apartment; a condominium; a townhouse; a room in a <br />senior facility; a room in a long-term health care facility, assisted living facility, or hospital; a room in a hotel or <br />motel; a dormitory room; a room in a single room occupancy ("SRO") facility; a room in a homeless shelter; a <br />mobile home; a camper vehicle or tent; a single-family home; and an in-law or second unit. Unit includes, without <br />limitation, a new unit. <br />(Ord. No. 2440, § 1, 11-13-17) <br />Sec. 15.32. SMOKING RESTRICTIONS IN NEW AND EXISTING UNITS OF MULTI-UNIT <br />RESIDENCES: <br />A. Smoking is prohibited in all new units in a multi-unit residence, including any associated exclusive-use <br />enclosed areas or unenclosed areas, such as, for example, a private balcony, porch, deck, or patio. Smoking <br />in a new unit in a multi-unit residence, on or after January 1, 2018 is a violation of this article. <br />B. Smoking is prohibited in all existing units in a multi-unit residence, including any associated exclusive-use <br />enclosed areas or unenclosed areas, such as, for example, a private balcony, porch, deck, or patio. Smoking <br />in an existing unit on or after January 1, 2019, is a violation of this article. <br />(Ord. No. 2440, § 1, 11-13-17)