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.' I SECTION 5. DESIGNATION OF SMOKING AREAS The proprietor or person in charge .ay designate a maximum of fifty percent (501) of a public place or public meeting area as a smoking area, except as follows: (a) Lobbies, hallways or other co..on areas typically shared by smokers and non-smokers .ay not be designated as smoking areas, except that lobbies, hallw.ys or other common areas which exceed f.ve thousand square feet (5,000 s.f.) in area may have within them desJgnated smoking areas provided that no more than twenty-five (251) of the total are. of such lObby, hallway or common area is so designated and further providing that such designate~ smoking areas are located such that it is not ne~essary for non-s.okers to pass through such areas to reach other no-smoking areas. . (b) In restaurants with a seating capacity of twenty-five (25) or 80re persons, the proprietor or person in charge shall provide a no-smoking area of sufficient size to accommodate, without unreasonable delay, patrons who request to be seated in such an area. A conspicuous sign shall be posted on all public entrances or in a pOSition clearly visible on entry into the restaurant advtsin, patrons that such no-smoking area is available. Without limitation, thl delay shall be deemed reasonable if it is equal for s.okers and non-smokers. If ~ waiting area is provided, such are. .ust .be a no-s.oking area. If patron seating at such restaurant is directed by a restaurant employee, such employee shall ask each patron for the patronls preference for seating in a non-s.oking or smoking area. (c) Public restroo.s may not be designated as smoking areas for any reason. (d) Where smoking areas are designated, existing phYSical barriers and ventilation syste.s shall be used to minimize the toxic effects of smoke in adjacent nonsmoking areas. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance. any facility or area may be designated in its entirety as a no- smoking area by the owner or manager thereof. SECTION 5. SIGNS To advise persons of the existenc. of -No Smoking- and "Smoking per.itted- areas, signs with letters no less than one inch high or symbols no less than three inches high shall be posted as follows: (a) The owner, lessee, or principal manager of a public place where smoking is prohibited in the entire establishment shall post a sign using the words -No Smoking- or the international no-smoking symbol conspicuously either on all public entrances or in a pOSition clearly visible on entry into the public place. (b) The owner, lesseei or principal manager of a public place where. certain areas are designated as smoking areas pursuant io this chapter shall post a sign using the words "No Smoking Except in Designated Areas. conspicuously either on all public entrances or in a position clearly visible on entry in the public place. 2