The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Milwaukee and Madison · Wisconsin
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Wis. Stat. § 252.03(1) and (2); Chapters 17 and 62 of the Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances
- Issued
- 2021-03-17 Mar. 17, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-03-19 12:01 a.m. (read as 2021-03-19)
- End
- 2021-05-20 12:01 a.m. (superseded by the revised Phase 6 order of May 19, 2021) (read as 2021-05-20)
- In force
- Mar. 19, 2021 to May 20, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all individuals
- all businesses
- restaurants
- bars
- entertainment venues
- schools
- child care
- Functions reached
- GATH lesser of 75 percent / one per 30 square feet / 750 indoors; 1,000 outdoors
- DR dining rooms and BA bars 50 percent
- EVT sporting events (six spectators per participant; 750 indoors / 1,000 outdoors)
- IN schools closed absent approved plan
- EMP masking, distancing, exposure policies
- Collection
- Milwaukee and Madison MET-MKE
Operative words
Indoor Gathering Size Limits are set at the lesser of: (i) 75% of the total occupancy of the location... (ii) one person for every 30 square feet of floor space open to the public, or (iii) 750 individuals... Outdoor Gathering Size Limits are set at the lesser of: (i) one person for every 30 square feet... or (ii) 1,000 individuals... [Restaurants and bars] shall limit the total number of individuals on the premises to the lesser of 50% of the total [occupancy or one person per 30 square feet]... Public and private K-12 schools shall remain closed for in-person pupil instruction and extracurricular activities until they have COVID-19 safety plans approved... This Order shall become effective at Friday March 19th at 12:01 am. This Order shall remain in effect until a new order is issued or this Order is withdrawn.
Enforcement
Citations 'with potentially large fines' (MHD release of Mar. 18, 2021, Ex. MET-MKE-038); § 62-8-5 for face coverings
Notes
In force on March 31 and April 1, 2021 while the statewide mask order ended (Fabick v. Evers, Mar. 31, 2021); the City's own mask ordinance (MCO § 62-8) continued.