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ORDINANCE NS-2221 Page 2 081 provided, however, that this prohibition against smoking shall not apply within an establishment wherein a "no- smoking" area of not less than seventy-five (75) percent of the floor space and of the seating capacity in which customers are served is maintained. (f) In the halls, reading and viewing rooms of museums and libraries open to the public. (g) Within retail stores doing business with the general public. (h) Restrooms open to and used by the public. SeC. 18-51. Prohibition of smoking in private places of employment. (a) Smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed areas within a private place of employment. This includes common work areas, auditoriums, classrooms, conference and meeting rooms, private offices, elevators, hallways, health care facilities, cafeterias, employee lounges, stairs, restrooms, and all other enclosed areas. (b) The smoking prohibition of this section shall be communicated by each private employer to all of its employees and to all its future employees at the time of their entry into employment. (c) For purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Private place of employment" shall mean any enclosed area under the control of a private employer, which employees normally frequent during the course of employment, including, but not limited to, working areas, employee lounges, conference rooms, and employee cafeterias. The "dining area" of any establishment where food is being served is not a "private place of employment," for purposes of division 4 of this article, but shall be governed by the provisions of section 18-50. (2) "Private employer" or "employer" means any person, partnership, or corporation, not a governmental entity, who employs the services of one (1) or more individual persons. (3) "Employee" means any person who is private employer in consideration indirect monetary wages or profit. employed by any for direct or