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Ex. MET-CLT-050 Order Primary source read

Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions

Proclamation of Emergency Restrictions by the Chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners

Gregory D. Ford, Chairman, Wake County Board of Commissioners · Wake County, including by consent the City of Raleigh and the Towns of Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon, and the Wake portions of Durham, Angier and Clayton (County)

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Jurisdiction
Wake County, including by consent the City of Raleigh and the Towns of Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon, and the Wake portions of Durham, Angier and Clayton · Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham · North Carolina
Level
County
Authority
G.S. ch. 166A art. 1A; G.S. ch. 14 art. 36A; Wake County Code Title VII, ch. 70; state of emergency declared Mar. 13, 2020
Issued
2020-03-22 Mar. 22, 2020
Effective
Nursing-home restrictions immediately; Items 2-4 (gatherings, closures, playgrounds) Mar. 23, 2020 8:00 a.m. (read as 2020-03-23)
End
2020-04-30 by its terms; superseded Mar. 26/27, 2020 by the Stay-at-Home Proclamation (Ex. MET-CLT-051) (read as 2020-04-30)
In force
Mar. 23, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues
Addressees
  • nursing homes, long term care and assisted living facilities
  • organizers of gatherings of 50 or more
  • fitness clubs, studios and gyms, salons, tanning salons, spas, grooming, massage and tattoo services
  • playground owners
Functions reached
  • FC facilities closed (gyms, studios)
  • SL salons and spas closed
  • GATH events
  • VS nursing-home visitation and staff screening
  • AM playgrounds
Collection
Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham MET-CLT

Operative words

2. Prohibit the assembly of mass gatherings of 50 or more persons.... 3. Restrictions on the operation of certain businesses a. Owners, administrators and operators of fitness clubs, studios and gyms, salons, tanning salons, spas and professional grooming, massage, and tattoo services are prohibited from operating. 4.... The use of publicly and privately-owned playground equipment is prohibited.

Enforcement

G.S. 166A-19.31(e); G.S. 14-288.20A (Class 2 misdemeanor)

Notes

Recommends employee temperature screening and customer temperature checks; child care in stable groups of 50 or fewer

Retrieval note

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