08/22/2023 Ordinances 9940ORDINANCE NO. 9940
An ordinance to amend Chapter 39 of Grand Island City Code ; to amend Section
39-5 and add 39-9; to clarify and/or make general corrections to various code sections, to repeal
any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for publication and the
effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 39-4, 39-5 and 39-9of the Grand Island City Code is hereby
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amended to read as follows:
39-5 Proprietor To Prohibit Smokin�; Exceqtions
A. It shall be unlawful for any proprietor of any place of employment or public place to
allow smoking or vaping except as follows:
1. Guestrooms or suites, provided the following requirements are met:
a. The number of rooms or suites designated for smoking shall be no greater
than 20% of the total number of guestrooms or suites.
a. Each guestroom or suite where smoking or vaping is allowed shall have a
permanent sign posted containing the words "smoking allowed" on each
entrance.
2. As part of a study conducting research into the health effects of smoking or
vaping in a scientific or analytical laboratory either governed by state or federal
law or at a college or university approved by the Nebraska Coordinating
Commission for Post-Secondary Education. The proprietor shall post a temporary
sign on all entrances to the laboratory indicating that smoking or vaping is being
allowed for the purposes of research.
3. Cigar bars as defined in Grand Island City Code Section 39-9.
B. Proprietors shall conspicuously post or display required signs so that the signs are readily
viewable by employees and the public.
C. This section shall not be interpreted or construed to permit smoking or vaping where it is
otherwise restricted by other applicable laws.
39.9 Cigar Bar, defined
ORDINANCE NO. 9940 (Cont.)
Cigar bar shall mean an establishment operated by a holder of a Class C liquor license which:
A. Does not sell food;
B. In addition to selling alcohol, annually receives ten percent or more of its gross revenue
from the sale of cigars, other tobacco products, and tobacco-related products, except from
the sale of cigarettes or vape products. A cigar bar shall not discount alcohol if sold in
combination with cigars or other tobacco products and tobacco-related products;
C. Has a walk-in humidor on the premises;
D. Does not permit the smoking of cigarettes or vape devices; and
E. Is not within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a licensed childcare center or school.
SECTION 2. Any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and
hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its
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passage and publication, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law.
Enacted: August 22, 2023.
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Roger . teel , Mayor
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