{"id":"MET-BOS-004","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Boston, Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"BOS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"City of Boston (Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Inspectional Services Department; Public Works Department)","authority":"Municipal permitting authority over City-permitted construction (building permits, street-opening permits); BPHC public health emergency of Mar. 15, 2020","instrument":"Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston (the Boston construction moratorium)","title":"Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston, March 16, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-17 (all active permitted projects to be secured by Monday, March 23, 2020)","end":"Affirmatively extended \u0027until further notice\u0027 on Mar. 25, 2020 (Ex. 015); phased restart from May 5, 2020 (hospitals, schools), May 18 and May 26, 2020 under the City\u0027s COVID-19 construction safety affidavit (City announcements, verified_secondary)","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","EMP"],"addressees":["all holders of City of Boston construction and street permits","contractors and building trades"],"clause":"On March 16, the City of Boston announced that it would temporarily pause some non-essential construction in the City of Boston.... This policy is effective as of March 17 and will be reviewed at regular intervals. New projects cannot be started at this time, unless they meet the criteria above. Any currently permitted and active construction project must be in a secure situation by Monday, March 23. This policy only applies to projects permitted by the City of Boston.","enforcement":"Exceptions only by the Commissioner of Inspectional Services (building work) or the Commissioner of Public Works (street work) on a case-by-case basis; permits not issued for new projects","functions":["JS job sites closed (construction)","SB subcontractors and trades idled","OW owners\u0027 projects suspended","SC materials deliveries halted","PM permits and inspections"],"notes":"Essential work exempted: emergency utility, road or building work; new utility connections to occupied buildings; mandated building or utility work; work at public health, health-care and shelter facilities; transportation-network reliability; work to render occupied residential buildings habitable.","sourceUrl":"https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2020/03/Temporary%20Guidance%20for%20Construction%20in%20the%20City%20of%20Boston.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":49016,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-BOS","url":"/library/MET-BOS-004","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-BOS-004","citation":"City of Boston (Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Inspectional Services Department; Public Works Department), Temporary Guidance for Construction in the City of Boston (the Boston construction moratorium) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-004)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":[]}