Palm Beach County Emergency Order No. 2 (Order Number 2020-002)

The record

Jurisdiction

Palm Beach County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida

Level

County

Authority

Palm Beach County Code art. II, s. 9-35; Fla. EO 20-52; ch. 252, Fla. Stat.; Board of County Commissioners; Palm Beach County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan; supplemental to Fla. EO 20-70, 20-71, 20-72, 20-83

Issued

2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020

Effective

2020-03-26 5:00 p.m. (as recited in EO 2020-002a) (read as 2020-03-26)

End

Clarified and restated by EO 2020-002a effective Mar. 30, 2020; repealed by EO 2020-009 (May 22, 2020) (read as 2020-03-30)

In force

Mar. 26, 2020 to Mar. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all noncritical retail and commercial business locations in incorporated and unincorporated Palm Beach County
• critical businesses (conditions)
• hotels, motels, commercial lodging and vacation rentals
• child-care facilities
• private colleges and schools
• realtors

Functions reached

• SF premises closed
• OF offices (remote work; Minimum Basic Operations)
• LG lodging (Critical Lodgers only)
• SH showings and open houses barred
• SL salons (appointment-only with PPE, then closed under 002a)
• EC child care (groups of ten; essential workers)
• IN in-person instruction closed
• WF workforce
• CB customer base

Collection

Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

Section 3. All noncritical retail and commercial business locations (meaning all that are not expressly deemed critical as stated in Section 4 below) are ordered closed except to the extent necessary to perform Minimum Basic Operations. "Minimum Basic Operations" means the minimum activities necessary to maintain the value of inventory, preserve plant and equipment condition, engage in on-line shipping of goods without having customers in the business location, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, and facilitate employees working remotely... Section 4. The following retail and commercial businesses are deemed critical...:... ff. Hotels, motels, other commercial lodging establishments, and temporary vacation rentals, subject to the limitations stated in the Governor's Executive Order 20-70. Hotels, motels, and other commercial lodging establishments shall not accept new reservations for persons other than Critical Lodgers.... kk. Any business that employs five (5) or fewer persons... where the employees do not come in regular contact with the general public...; nn. Personal grooming services such as hair salons and nail salons who are able to provide personal service with personal protective equipment by individual appointment... Section 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing..., all retail and commercial businesses may perform remote work so that a business's employees may interact with each other and/or with customers solely through electronic or telephonic means, and deliver services or products via only electronic means or mailing, shipping, or delivery services. This includes realtors who will not conduct any open houses, but may remain open to the extent that business can be conducted remotely and electronically... Section 8.... This Emergency Order shall apply to retail and commercial businesses based upon their regular course of their business as of March 26, 2020...

Enforcement

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