The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Broward County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Broward County Code ss. 8-53, 8-56; Fla. EO 20-52, 20-91, 20-112, 20-120, 20-122 (recited); ch. 252, Fla. Stat.
- Issued
- 2020-05-15 May 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-18 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-05-18)
- End
- Amended and extended by EOs 20-12 to 20-17 (May 21-June 12, 2020, recited); superseded by EO 20-21 (July 10, 2020) (read as 2020-09-30)
- In force
- May 18, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all persons in Broward County
- professional businesses in multi-business office buildings
- restaurants and food establishments
- retail establishments
- barbershops, cosmetology salons and specialty salons
- movie theaters
- community rooms, fitness centers and gyms in housing developments
- public community and private club pools
- museums
- Functions reached
- DR dining room (50 percent; bar counters closed; parties of ten)
- SF sales floor (50 percent)
- SL salons (DBPR rules)
- OF offices (public access only if essential; telework encouraged)
- PE cinemas closed
- FC gyms and pools (50 percent)
- HR training (Attachment 1)
- WF workforce (screening, staggered schedules)
- CB customer base (masks)
- Collection
- Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA
Operative words
Section 1.... All persons shall continue to adhere to the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... and the facial covering requirements stated in Broward County Emergency Order 20-07, as amended.... groups of more than ten (10) people are not permitted to congregate in any public space that does not readily allow for the required social distancing.... all businesses permitted to operate under this Emergency Order or any Executive Order of the Governor are encouraged to perform remote operations and permit personnel to utilize teleworking or other remote working methods.... Section 3.... professional services and other businesses located in multi-business office buildings in Broward County may continue normal operations, subject to the following: (a) public access is only permitted to the extent the business is an essential service, as provided in the Governor's Executive Order 20-91... Section 4.... restaurants and food establishments are permitted to open provided... indoor seating areas must not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the maximum indoor seating capacity... Section 5.... indoor retail establishments must limit occupancy to no more than fifty percent (50%) of the maximum capacity... Section 7.... Indoor movie theaters shall remain closed until further notice.... Section 10. Museums may open and operate at no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of their maximum building capacity... Section 11.... Violations of this Emergency Order shall be prosecuted in the same manner as misdemeanors are prosecuted, including fines not to exceed $500 per violation, imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, or both.
Enforcement
Broward Sheriff's Office, municipal police and code enforcement; misdemeanor prosecution, fines to $500 and 60 days (s. 11)
Notes
Attachment 1 general requirements: telework 'whenever feasible', physical barriers, health monitoring, masks within six feet, signage; Attachment 2: tables six feet apart, bar counters closed
Retrieval noteText layer read (order and Attachments 1-2 in full; Attachments 3-8 skimmed).