The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Baltimore City, Maryland · Baltimore · Maryland
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Governor's Order 20-11-17-01 (Local Orders more restrictive than the State's); Md. Code, Pub. Safety § 14-109
- Issued
- 2020-12-09 Dec. 9, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-12-11 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-12-11)
- End
- Superseded by the Mayoral Orders of Jan. 6 and Jan. 21, 2021 (MET-BAL-011) (read as 2021-01-21)
- In force
- Dec. 11, 2020 to Jan. 21, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- Foodservice Establishments (bars, restaurants, nightclubs, breweries, tour boat dining)
- indoor recreation
- theaters
- retail and malls
- religious facilities
- personal services
- fitness centers
- casinos
- museums
- the public
- Functions reached
- DR and outdoor dining closed
- BA closed
- PE closed
- SF 25 percent
- WS 25 percent
- FC 25 percent
- SL 25 percent
- GATH 10/25
- Collection
- Baltimore MET-BAL
Operative words
Foodservice establishments can remain open for carryout, drive through, or delivery service only. No indoor or outdoor dining on-premises is allowed.... under Section XIII of this order, theaters must remain closed for live and live-streamed performances (City FAQ quoting the order); summary: 'Closed to indoor & outdoor dining'... 'Indoor Recreational Establishments: Closed'... retail, religious, personal services, fitness, casinos, museums 25 percent; gatherings 10 indoors / 25 outdoors
Enforcement
Local Order under Order 20-11-17-01 (Pub. Safety § 14-114(d)); Baltimore City Health Code
Notes
Ten pages, signed Dec. 9, 2020; approved by Acting City Solicitor Dana P. Moore. The most restrictive local order in Maryland in the winter of 2020-21 (indoor and outdoor dining both closed).
Retrieval noteScanned; pages 1 and 10 read; operative detail taken from the City's summary (MET-BAL-006) and FAQ.