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Timestamp: 2019-11-17 03:18:00
Document Index: 272650387

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 2']

Section 12.70.020 Definitions.
A. "Bar" means any area or a room utilized primarily for the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption by patrons on the premises and in which the serving of food and the provision of entertainment is merely incidental to the sale of alcoholic beverages. Although a restaurant may contain a bar, the term bar shall not include a restaurant or any dining area. Although a nightclub may contain a bar, the term bar shall not include a place of entertainment commonly known as a nightclub irrespective of the fact that payment for entertainment may be made through the purchase of alcoholic beverages.
B. "Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other business entity formed for profit-making purposes, including retail establishments where goods or services are sold as well as professional corporations and other entities where legal, medical, dental, engineering, architectural or other professional services are delivered.
C. "Commercial area sidewalk" means any sidewalk in front of or adjoining any property designated on the City’s Official Zoning Map appended to the City’s Zoning Ordinance with a "C" prefix.
D. "Common area of multi-unit residence" means any enclosed area or unenclosed area that may be used by more than the residents of a single unit or room, including but not limited to shared lobbies, courtyards, lounges, hallways, elevators, stairs, community rooms, playgrounds, gym facilities, swimming pools, parking garages, parking lots, living and dining areas, kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, lobbies, waiting rooms, and television rooms.
E. "Contract employee" means any person who performs work for a business or non-profit entity, but who is paid by an agency which contracts with said business or non-profit entity to supply such workers.
F. "Dining area" means an enclosed area containing a counter or table upon which meals are served.
G. "Electronic smoking device" means an electronic and/or battery-operated device, the use of which may resemble smoking, which can be used to deliver an inhaled dose of nicotine or other substances, including but not limited to any device manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an electronic cigarette, an electronic cigar, an electronic cigarillo, an electronic pipe, an electronic hookah, or any other product name or descriptor. "Electronic smoking device" does not include any product specifically approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use in the mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.
H. "Employee" means any person who is employed by any employer in the consideration for direct or indirect monetary wages or profit, and any person who volunteers his or her services for a non-profit entity. Employees include those employed full-time, part-time, temporary or contracted for from a third party.
I. "Employer" means any person, partnership, corporation, including a municipal corporation, business entity or non-profit entity, who employs the services of one or more individual persons.
J. "Enclosed" means all space between a floor and ceiling which is enclosed on all sides by solid walls or windows (exclusive of door or passage ways) 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 structures.
K. "Health care facility" means all public and private health care facilities, including, but not limited to, hospitals, health clinics, mental health clinics, physician’s offices, and dentist’s offices.
L. "Motion picture theater" means any theater engaged in the business of exhibiting motion pictures.
M. "Multi-unit residence" means a building or portion thereof that contains more than one unit.
N. "Non-profit entity" means any corporation, unincorporated association or other entity created for charitable, philanthropic, educational, character building, political, social or other similar purposes, the net proceeds of which are committed to the portion of objects or purposes of the organization and not for private gain.
O. "Open to the public" means available for use by or accessible to the general public during the normal course of business conducted by either private or public entities.
P. "Place of employment" means any area under the control of a public or private employer which employees normally frequent during the course of employment, including, but not limited to, conference and class rooms, employee cafeterias, employee lounges and restrooms, hallways, and work areas. A private residence is not a place of employment unless it is used as a childcare or health care facility.
Q. "Public place" means any enclosed or designated outdoor areas in Section 12.70.030 to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including but not limited to:
3. Health care facilities.
4. Public transportation facilities.
5. Reception areas.
7. Retail stores.
8. Retail service establishments.
9. Retail food production and marketing establishments.
10. Waiting rooms.
11. A private residence is not a public place unless used as a licensed childcare, licensed adult care or health care facility.
R. "Recreational area" means any outdoor area, owned or operated by the City of Berkeley, open to the general public for recreational purposes, regardless of any fee or age requirement, including, but not limited to: parklands, including portions of parks, such as picnic areas, tot play areas, playgrounds, or sports fields, walking paths, gardens, hiking trails, bike paths, athletic fields, skateboard parks and amusement parks;
S. "Restaurant" means any coffee shop, cafeteria, short order cafe, luncheonette, tavern, cocktail lounge, sandwich stand, soda fountain, private and public school cafeteria or catering establishment, and any other eating establishment, organization, club (including veterans club), boardinghouse, guest house or political subdivision, the primary function of which is to give, sell or offer for sale, food to the public, guests, patrons, or employees, as well as kitchens in which food is prepared on the premises for serving elsewhere, including catering functions, except that the term restaurant shall not include a tavern or cocktail lounge if said tavern or cocktail lounge is a "bar" as defined in subsection A of this section.
T. "Retail tobacco store" means a retail store utilized primarily for the sale of tobacco products and tobacco accessories and in which the sale of other products is merely incidental.
U. "Service area" means any area designed to be or regularly used by one or more persons to receive or wait to receive a service, enter a public place, or make a transaction, whether or not such service includes the exchange of money, including, for example, ATMs, bank teller windows, telephones, ticket lines, bus stops, waiting rooms, and cab stands.
V. "Smoke" or "smoking" means and includes either (1) inhaling or exhaling upon, burning, or carrying any lighted smoking equipment for tobacco, nicotine or any other plant or product used for personal habit commonly known as smoking or (2) inhaling or exhaling upon, vaporizing, or otherwise using any electronic smoking device.
W. "Sports arena" means sports pavilions, gymnasiums, health spas, boxing arenas, swimming pools, roller and ice rinks, bowling alleys and other similar places where members of the general public assemble to either engage in physical exercise, participate in athletic competition or witness sports events.
X. "Senior citizen residence" means an apartment house, retirement home, boarding house, or residence hall which is developed for or substantially rehabilitated or renovated for senior citizens.
Y. "Tot play area" means a designated play area within a public park designed for use by children under five years of age. Where such areas are not contained by a fence, the boundary of a tot play area shall be considered ten feet from the perimeter of the play area as defined by the edge of the resilient surface safety material surrounding the sand area.
Z. "Unit" means a personal dwelling space, even where lacking cooking facilities or private plumbing facilities, including but not limited to a dwelling unit as defined in Chapter 23F.04, an apartment, a common interest development such as a condominium, townhouse or tenant-in-common, a room in a group living accommodations as defined in Chapter 23F.04, a room in a senior citizen residence, a room in a nursing home, or assisted living facility, a dormitory room, and a Single Residential Occupancy (SRO) room. Unit shall include any associated exclusive-use enclosed or unenclosed areas, including but not limited to a private balcony, porch, deck, or patio.
AA. "Work area" or "workplace" means any area of a place of employment, including outdoor construction sites, in which two or more employees are assigned to perform work for an employer. (Ord. 7369-NS § 2, 2014: Ord. 7321-NS § 2, 2013: Ord. 7026-NS § 1, 4/22/08: Ord. 7009-NS § 2, 12/11/07: Ord. 6569-NS § 2, 2000: Ord. 6358-NS § 1 (part), 1996: Ord. 6161-NS § 1 (part), 1992: Ord. 5743-NS § 1 (part), 1986: Ord. 5713-NS § 2 (part), 1986)