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Ex. MET-MIA-066 Order Primary source read

City of Miami Order No. 20-03, Local Emergency Measures

Closure of alcohol-only establishments, dine-in service, theaters, live venues, bowling alleys, arcades, gyms, casinos, cardrooms, frontons, racetracks and pari-mutuels and all non-essential businesses; 50 percent occupancy cap (250 persons for venues of 500 or more)

City Manager Arthur Noriega V · City of Miami, Florida (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Miami, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
City
Authority
ss. 252.38 et seq. and 501.160, Fla. Stat.; Fla. EO 20-52 s. 4(D)(1); City of Miami Charter s. 4(g)(3); Miami City Code ch. 45; Miami-Dade County Code ch. 8A-5
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19 5:00 p.m. (as filed with the City Clerk 11:46 a.m. Mar. 19, 2020) (read as 2020-03-19)
End
Superseded by Order 20-04 shelter-in-place (Mar. 24, 2020) and cancelled with the reopening (Order 20-11, May 20, 2020; Order 20-14, June 1, 2020) (read as 2020-03-24)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to Mar. 24, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • all alcohol service establishments not serving food
  • all restaurants and retail food facilities
  • theaters, live venues, bowling alleys, arcades, gyms, fitness centers, casinos, cardrooms, frontons, racetracks, pari-mutuels
  • all non-essential businesses and establishments
  • all businesses of any kind (occupancy cap)
Functions reached
  • BA bars closed
  • DR dining room closed
  • PE theaters and live venues closed
  • FC gyms closed
  • AM casinos, pari-mutuels closed
  • SF premises (50 percent occupancy; non-essential closed)
  • MC venues of 500 or more capped at 250
  • CB customer base
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

I. CLOSURE OF CERTAIN BUSINESSES AND ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CITY... 7. All non-essential businesses and establishments within the territorial limits of the City of Miami shall be closed to the public. The term "non-essential businesses" shall exclude the following: pharmacies, grocery stores, convenience stores, private offices, banks, hotels, hospitals, medical service providers, medical supply stores, hardware stores, gasoline service stations, automotive supply/repair centers, service establishments and retail stores. II. LIMITATION OF OCCUPANCY LOAD AT CERTAIN PLACES 1. No businesses or establishments of any kind in the City shall be permitted to operate, and shall immediately cease all business activities and operations, if, at any time, the total occupancy load of any business or establishment meets or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the business's or establishment's authorized total occupancy load.... 2. Notwithstanding the above, no businesses or establishments of any kind with an occupancy load of five-hundred (500) or more, shall be permitted to operate, if, at any time, the total occupancy load of any business or establishment meets or exceeds two-hundred and fifty (250) persons.

Enforcement

Arrest and prosecution as provided by law (Notice of Order No. 20-03)

Notes

Note the City's own exclusion of 'private offices... service establishments and retail stores' from the closure, overtaken on Mar. 19-24 by Miami-Dade EO 07-20 and the City's Order 20-04

Retrieval note

Text layer read in full; the effective-date line reads 'March [blank], 2020 at 5:00 p.m.' in the OCR; the order is dated Mar. 19, 2020.

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