City of Eugene City Code
Chapter 6: Environment and Health
Tobacco Products and
Smoking
6.225 Definitions.
For the purposes of sections 6.230 to 6.240 of this code, the following words
and phrases mean:
Bar. An area that is devoted to the serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption by guests on premises and in which the serving of food is only incidental to the consumption of such beverages.
Business. Any sole
proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other business
entity, including retail establishments where goods or services are sold as
well as professional corporations and other entities where professional
services are delivered.
Designated smoking
entrance. An area outside an entrance to a publicly owned building that is
neither the main public entrance nor the primary employee entrance and which
has been designated by the building manager as a smoking area.
Employee. Any person
who is employed by an employer in consideration for direct or indirect monetary
wages or profit, and any person who volunteers his or her services to a
non-profit entity. This definition includes independent contractors.
Employer. Any person
or entity who employs the services of one or more individuals.
Enclosed area. All
space between a floor and a ceiling that is enclosed on all sides by solid
walls or windows (exclusive of door or passageways) which extend from the floor
to the ceiling, including all space therein screened by partitions which do not
extend to the ceiling or are not solid, "office landscaping" or
similar structure.
Place of employment.
Any enclosed area under the control of a public or private employer which
employees normally access during the course of employment, including, but not
limited to, work areas, employee lounges and rest rooms, conference and class
rooms, cafeterias and hallways. A private residence is not a "place of
employment" unless it is used as a child care, adult day care, or health
care facility.
