{"id":"MET-AUS-001","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Austin, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"AUS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Steve Adler","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418 (Texas Disaster Act of 1975), as recited; Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020","instrument":"Order by the Mayor of the City of Austin (unnumbered; received by the Office of the City Clerk March 17, 2020, 8:27 a.m.)","title":"Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of 10 or more persons; closing common dining areas and bar premises","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"2020-03-17 12:00 p.m. (noon)","end":"2020-03-21 7:00 p.m. (rescinded and replaced by Order No. 20200321-006, Ex. MET-AUS-002; stated term to May 1, 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2020-03-21","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","CLOSE","ALC","EVT","CRT"],"addressees":["the public","food establishments","holders of wine and beer retailer\u0027s and mixed beverage permits (bars)","critical infrastructure"],"clause":"SECTION 2. Effective as of 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and continuing until May 1, 2020, unless terminated or modified by an earlier Order, the Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, deems it in the public interest to PROHIBIT any public or private Community Gatherings (as defined in Section 3, below) anywhere in the City of Austin.... SECTION 5: Food establishments are ORDERED to close common dining areas open to the public until May 1, 2020, and encouraged to provide take-away or no-contact delivery food service designed to limit exposure between individuals. SECTION 6: The holder of a wine and beer retailer\u0027s permit or mixed beverage permit (collectively \u0027bar\u0027) is ORDERED to close common bar spaces open to the public and is PROHIBITED from allowing consumption on the bar premises until May 1, 2020. SECTION 7: The City of Austin SUSPENDS all deadlines imposed by City Code, ordinance, rule, or other regulation until May 1, 2020.","enforcement":"Enforcement section on pp. 3-5 not read (image-only file; pp. 1-2 rendered and read); the successor Order 20200321-006 § 9 recites Austin City Code § 2-6-24: misdemeanor, fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or confinement not to exceed 180 days","functions":["DR dining room closed","BA bar service closed","GATH events, weddings, religious services, funerals, conferences of 10 or more prohibited","CB customer base","CRT City deadlines suspended"],"notes":"Run-up instrument (March 17-21, 2020) counted toward 2020 Q2 under Brief § F. Community Gathering defined as any indoor or outdoor event bringing together 10 or more persons in a single room or space; exempts critical infrastructure (airports, transit), government buildings, schools, grocery stores and pharmacies, hospitals and medical offices. Section 1 recites that it \u0027rescinds and replaces the prior Order issued on March 14, 2020\u0027 (not in library).","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":185264,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-001","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-001","citation":"Mayor Steve Adler, Order by the Mayor of the City of Austin (unnumbered; received by the Office of the City Clerk March 17, 2020, 8:27 a.m.) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-001)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-002","SEC-06-GM-001","SEC-12-GM-074","SEC-12-GM-075","SEC-12-GM-101","SEC-12-GM-102","SEC-17-GM-093","SEC-21-GM-026","SEC-22-GM-016","MET-AUS-003","MET-AUS-004","MET-AUS-005"]}