{"id":"MET-PHL-013","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"PHL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH","authority":"Philadelphia Code sections 6-205 and 6-206; Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955; Board of Health regulations","instrument":"Spring 2021 Safer at Home Order","title":"Spring Emergency Order of 2021 Establishing Safety Measures to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Continuing to Advise that Philadelphians are Safer at Home","dateIssued":"2021-02-27","effective":"2021-03-01 12:00 a.m.","end":"2021-04-14 by its terms; extended by the Second Amendment (effective Apr. 4) and the Third Amendment (to May 31, 2021) (Exs. MET-PHL-014, 015); superseded May 21, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-016)","startDate":"2021-03-01","endDate":"2021-04-14","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["TELE","CAP","GATH","MASK","EMP","ALC","EVT"],"addressees":["all businesses in the City","offices (2 per 1,000 sq. ft.)","restaurants and catering","gyms, theaters, museums","hosts of gatherings and events"],"clause":"Section 4. Remote Work Requirements and In Person Operations. A. Where in-person work is authorized under the applicable orders of the Governor of Pennsylvania and the Secretary of the Department of Health, all such in-person operations must be conducted in strict compliance with all applicable orders, regulations, and guidance of the City and Commonwealth... Section 5.... (1) A maximum of 20 people per 1,000 square feet of occupiable space.... (2) Office locations, a maximum of 2 people per 1,000 square feet, except as follows: i. As otherwise provided in a health and safety plan approved by the Department where it is impossible to accommodate the office workforce through a combination of remote and in-person work. ii. Upon certification by an HVAC maintenance company or the owner or manager that an office space has met the ventilation standards for offices as provided in Department of Health guidance, a maximum of 4 people per 1,000 square feet.... Section 7. Restaurants and Catering... B. Indoor Dining at Restaurants.... 2. Indoor dining parties are limited to 4 or fewer people at a table.... 5. Service at bars within restaurants remains prohibited.... a. Indoor occupancy must be limited to 25% of the stated fire code occupancy... [50% with Health Department ventilation certification]... Section 8. Construction. Construction activities continue to be governed by the April 29, 2020 [Construction Authorization]... E. This Order shall be effective on March 1, 2021 at 12:00 a.m., and shall expire on April 14 at 11:59 p.m., unless otherwise rescinded, superseded, or amended by further Order.","enforcement":"Fines up to $2,000 per violation for businesses and $500 for individuals; orders to cease operations; license suspensions; inspection as a condition of operation; owner liability (Section 10)","functions":["OF office density 2 per 1,000 sq. ft.","DR indoor dining 25/50 percent, parties of four","BA bar service prohibited","FC gyms: no eating, drinking or smoking; density","PE theaters: density; 100 percent mask compliance","GATH tiered caps (Section 3)","MASK regardless of vaccination (Section 9)","JS construction under the Apr. 29, 2020 authorization"],"notes":"Recites the 50 percent decline in cases after the week of Nov. 29, 2020 and the City\u0027s determination on Sept. 8, 2020 to allow indoor dining, movie theaters and performance spaces to resume","sourceUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/media/20210227161052/Spring-2021-COVID-19-Emergency-Order.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":228690,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PHL","url":"/library/MET-PHL-013","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PHL-013","citation":"Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Spring 2021 Safer at Home Order (Feb. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-013)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["MET-PHL-014","MET-PHL-016","MET-PHL-012","MET-PHL-023","SEC-06-GM-014","MET-PHL-061","MET-PHL-063","MET-PHL-062","MET-PHL-036"]}