Township of Falls, PA
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2021-08-16
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 172 Smoking
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Article III Township-Owned Property
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Arts and Culture Commission
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Checks, Signing of
- Ch 19 Code Enforcement Officer
- Ch 21 Community and Economic Development Commission
- Ch 22 Historic Preservation Commission
- Ch 24 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 35 Historical Architectural Review, Board of
- Ch 51 Manager, Township
- Ch 52 (Reserved)
- Ch 58 (Reserved)
- Ch 65 Park and Recreation Board
- Ch 69 Planning Commission
- Ch 72 Police Pension Fund
- Ch 74 Retirement
- Ch 77 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 79 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 81 (Reserved)
- Ch 83 Tax Collector
- Ch 85 (Reserved)
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 92 Alarm Systems
- Ch 96 Amusements and Special Events
- Ch 101 Bicycles
- Ch 105 (Reserved)
- Ch 109 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 111 Curfew for Unauthorized Absences From School
- Ch 112 Curfew
- Ch 113 Graffiti
- Ch 116 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 120 Dumping and Littering
- Ch 122 Earth Disturbance, Drainage and Erosion Control
- Ch 125 Excavations, Fencing of
- Ch 128 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 129 (Reserved)
- Ch 131 Floodplain Management
- Ch 133 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 137 Hotels and Motels
- Ch 138 Housing and Building Standards
- Ch 139 Hazardous Substances
- Ch 140 Industrial Accidents
- Ch 141 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 142 Yard Sales
- Ch 145 Licensed Businesses
- Ch 146 Contractor Responsibility Certification
- Ch 148 (Reserved)
- Ch 150 Manufactured Homes and Communities
- Ch 153 Massage Establishments
- Ch 155 Noise
- Ch 156 Noxious Odors
- Ch 157 Noxious Plants and Weeds
- Ch 159 Nuisances
- Ch 162 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 166 Obscene Materials
- Ch 168 Parks
- Ch 169 Pawnbrokers and Dealers in Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods
- Ch 170 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 172 Smoking
- Ch 172 Art III Township-Owned Property
- § 172-9 Definitions.
- § 172-10 Prohibited conduct.
- § 172-11 No-smoking signs.
- § 172-12 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 173 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 177 (Reserved)
- Ch 180 Recycling
- Ch 181 Recycling, Commercial
- Ch 182 Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 184 Sewers and Water
- Ch 186 (Reserved)
- Ch 187 Stormwater Management
- Ch 188 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 189 Driveways
- Ch 191 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 192 Sale of Residential Property
- Ch 193 (Reserved)
- Ch 194 Swimming Pools
- Ch 198 Taxation
- Ch 199 Tree Protection Standards
- Ch 203 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 204 Warrantless Arrests
- Ch 205 Wastewater System Contributions
- Ch 206 Wreckers
- Ch 209 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A214 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-02]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A place designated by the Fire Official where smoking may
take place.
The Township Fire Marshal or his designee.
Any place within the Falls Township Municipal Complex or
on property owned by Falls Township that is not a designated smoking
area.
The action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of
tobacco by sucking on the end of a lit cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
For purposes of this article, this shall include possession of a lighted
cigarette, cigar, pipe or other lighted smoking instrument as well
as vaping.
Includes smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco or tobacco
products in any form.
Smoking and tobacco use in any form is prohibited except in
designated areas, and such use shall be unlawful and a violation of
this article.
A.
The Fire Official is empowered to post no-smoking signs in and around
all Township-owned property in which smoking and tobacco use is prohibited
hereby. The Fire Official is also empowered to post signs indicating
where areas have been identified as designated areas where smoking
and tobacco use may be permitted. The content, lettering, size, color
and location of required no-smoking signs shall be subject to the
approval of the Fire Official.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to obscure, remove, deface, mutilate
or destroy posted no-smoking signs.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall be subject to a civil enforcement proceeding and, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a civil penalty of not more than $600, plus
all court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by
the Township in the enforcement of this article. Each day a violation
exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate
officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to file a
complaint for summary violation and seek any other available relief
at law or equity, including injunction, to enforce compliance with
this article.
