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Ex. MET-MIA-086 Order Primary source read

City of Miami Beach Emergency Measures (revised Mar. 16, 2020, 3:30 p.m.)

Closure of South Beach (5th-15th Streets), Lummus Park and recreation centers; sidewalk cafes at 50 percent or 50 persons; MXE entertainment district curfew 11 p.m.-5 a.m.; non-essential businesses closed 10 p.m.-5 a.m.; eating, drinking and entertainment venues at 50 percent or 250 persons

City Manager Jimmy L. Morales · City of Miami Beach, Florida (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Miami Beach, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
City
Authority
Miami Beach Code s. 26-31; Declaration of State of Emergency of Mar. 12, 2020
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-03-17)
End
Through Mar. 19, 2020 unless extended; superseded by the Mar. 20, 2020 measures (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitCurfew and hoursEvents and venues
Addressees
  • public beaches 5th-15th Streets, Lummus Park, City recreation centers and programs
  • sidewalk cafes
  • all non-essential businesses (all businesses except pharmacies, grocery, convenience stores, private offices, banks, hotel operations, hospitals, medical providers and supply, hardware, gas stations, auto supply/repair)
  • eating and drinking establishments, restaurants, nightclubs, dance halls, halls for hire, motion picture theaters
Functions reached
  • DR dining room (50 percent; 10 p.m. close)
  • BA nightlife (curfew)
  • PE cinemas (50 percent)
  • MC halls for hire
  • AM beaches and parks closed
  • WF late-shift workforce
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

All public beaches from 5th Street through and including 15th Street will be CLOSED.... All sidewalk cafes will be required to either reduce their capacity by 50%, or to a maximum of 50 persons, whichever is less.... A curfew is hereby established within the boundaries of the MXE district... in effect daily from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.... All non-essential businesses shall be required to CLOSE by no later than 10:00 p.m. each day..., and shall not reopen until 5:00 a.m. the next morning; EXCEPT restaurant kitchens may continue to operate after 10:00 p.m. until 12:00 midnight each day, for food delivery services only (i.e. no "dine-in" services).... All eating and/or drinking establishments, restaurants, nightclubs, dance halls, halls for hire, motion picture theaters, or similar businesses shall be required to reduce their occupancy load by 50%, or to a maximum occupancy of 250 persons, whichever is less.

Enforcement

Arrest and criminal prosecution (Miami Beach Code ss. 26-36, 1-14)

Notes

Restaurants, nightclubs and halls within hotels expressly treated as non-essential businesses

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