{"id":"MET-BOS-018","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Boston, Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"BOS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Martin J. Walsh","authority":"BPHC emergency powers; Licensing Board authority; COVID-19 Order No. 66 (Phase IV Step 1)","instrument":"City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021","title":"Mayor Walsh announces Boston to move into modified Phase 4, Step 1 of the Massachusetts Reopening Plan (boston.gov, March 19, 2021)","dateIssued":"2021-03-19","effective":"2021-03-22","end":"Closures \u0027until further notice\u0027; ended with COVID-19 Order No. 69, May 29, 2021","startDate":"2021-03-22","endDate":"2021-05-29","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","CAP","GATH","EVT","ALC"],"addressees":["all private and public gatherings in Boston","indoor performance venues","stadiums and arenas","exhibition and convention halls","bars, dance clubs, nightclubs, beer gardens, breweries","amusement parks, water parks, saunas","road races, street festivals, parades, fairs"],"clause":"In Boston, all private gatherings and events will remain subject to current capacity limits of 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors. Public gatherings in Boston may increase to 60 people indoors and 100 people outdoors, lower than the Commonwealth\u0027s limits of 100 and 150 people, respectively.... Indoor performance venues... can open at 50 percent capacity, with a 500-person maximum capacity.... Indoor and outdoor stadiums, arenas, ballparks or venues with capacity of 5,000 people or more can host spectators at 12 percent capacity. These venues must submit a COVID Response Plan to the City of Boston\u0027s Licensing Board before beginning to host events.... The following activities and businesses will not be allowed to reopen until further notice: Road races, street festivals, parades and fairs; Amusement parks, theme parks, outdoor and indoor water parks; Indoor and outdoor ball pits; Saunas, hot tubs, and steam rooms at fitness centers, health clubs and other facilities; Beer gardens, breweries, wineries, and distilleries; Bars, dance clubs and nightclubs, offering entertainment, beverages or dancing without seated food service","enforcement":"Licensing Board COVID Response Plan approval for large venues; Board advisories","functions":["GATH 10/25 private, 60/100 public","PE venues 50 percent","SP stadiums 12 percent","MC convention and exhibition halls under gathering limits","BA bars and nightclubs closed","AM amusement parks closed","EVT parades and festivals barred","FC saunas and steam rooms closed"],"notes":"Boston\u0027s gathering caps stayed below the Commonwealth\u0027s on Mar. 22, 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://www.boston.gov/news/mayor-walsh-announces-boston-move-modified-phase-4-step-1-massachusetts-reopening-plan","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210321164554/https://www.boston.gov/news/mayor-walsh-announces-boston-move-modified-phase-4-step-1-massachusetts-reopening-plan","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":82840,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-BOS","url":"/library/MET-BOS-018","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-BOS-018","citation":"Mayor Martin J. Walsh, City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021 (Mar. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-018)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":[]}