{"id":"MET-AUS-014","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; Declaration of Local Disaster ratified by City Council Resolution No. 20200312-074; supplements Order No. 20201215-021","instrument":"Order No. 20201223-023 (Stage 5)","title":"Stage 5 Order: stay-home urging 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; recommended modified operations for restaurants, retail and schools","dateIssued":"2020-12-23","effective":"2020-12-23 11:59 p.m.","end":"2021-01-11 (stated term \u0027continuing through January 11, 2021\u0027)","startDate":"2020-12-23","endDate":"2021-01-11","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["STAY","CURF","CAP","SCH","OTHER"],"addressees":["all individuals living within the City of Austin","restaurants (including bars operating as restaurants under TABC authorization)","retail businesses","schools"],"clause":"HEREBY ORDER, EFFECTIVE AS OF 11:59 P.M. ON DECEMBER 23, 2020, AND CONTINUING THROUGH JANUARY 11, 2021, THAT IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN:... SECTION 2. Stay Home. All individuals currently living within the City of Austin are STRONGLY URGED TO STAY AT HOME IN THEIR RESIDENCE especially between the hours 10:30 PM and 5:00 AM. For the purposes of this Order, residence include hotels, motels, shared rentals, and similar facilities.... SECTION 3. Modified Operations. It is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED and RECOMMENDED that restaurants..., retail, and schools operating in the City of Austin follow the recommendations attached as Exhibit A to this Order. SECTION 4. Implementing Recommendations. Failure to implement these recommendations may result in further action including, but not limited to, adopting more stringent measures... [Exhibit A] A restaurant shall take the following actions: (a) close indoor dining spaces; (b) limit outdoor dining to 50% of capacity...; (c) close seating at counters and bars;... (f) end all dine-in services, including outdoor dining, from 10:30 PM to 6:00 AM. A retail business shall take the following actions: (a) because face coverings are required at all times, limit indoor occupancy to no more than 50% of capacity;... (d) beginning at 10:30 PM, provide only drive-thru, curbside, delivery services, or take-out services... A school shall... (a) eliminate extracurricular activities where masking and distancing are not possible/practical...","enforcement":"Recommendatory (\u0027STRONGLY URGED\u0027, \u0027HIGHLY ENCOURAGED and RECOMMENDED\u0027); § 4 warns of \u0027more stringent measures\u0027; the underlying mandates of Order No. 20201215-021 (attached as Exhibit B) remained enforceable","functions":["DR indoor dining closure and 10:30 p.m. dine-in curfew recommended","BA bar seating closure recommended","SF retail 50 percent and curbside after 10:30 p.m. recommended","SCH extracurriculars","LG hotels treated as residence for the stay-home urging","CB customers urged to stay home overnight"],"notes":"Recommendatory instrument; recites 7-day hospitalization average of 54 on December 22, 2020 (80 percent increase since December 1) and the Stage 5 entry on December 23, 2020. Companion: Travis County Order 2020-23 (Ex. MET-AUS-046). The header OCR reads \u002720201221023\u0027; Exhibit A\u0027s header reads \u0027ORDER NO. 20201223-023\u0027.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":7098756,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-014","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-014","citation":"Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20201223-023 (Stage 5) (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-014)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-046","MET-AUS-013","MET-AUS-016","MET-AUS-017","MET-AUS-012"]}