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
- 2020-07-30 July 30, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-31 (per the MHD release of July 31, 2020, Ex. MET-MKE-062) (read as 2020-07-31)
- End
- 2020-10-29 12:01 a.m. (superseded by Order #4.2) (read as 2020-10-29)
- In force
- July 31, 2020 to Oct. 29, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
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
- schools
- salons
- places of public amusement
- Functions reached
- GATH lesser of 50 percent / one per 30 square feet / 250
- DR dining rooms and BA bars 50 percent, Business COVID Safety Plan required to continue in-person dining (deadline Sept. 15, 2020 per Ex. MET-MKE-032)
- IN schools closed for in-person instruction until MHD-approved safety plan (Ex. MET-MKE-069)
- SL salons masked
- EMP masking, distancing
- Collection
- Milwaukee and Madison MET-MKE
Operative words
Gathering Size Limits are set at the lesser of: (i) 50% of the total occupancy of the location... (ii) one person for every 30 square feet... or (iii) 250 people... Use of a mask or cloth face covering in accordance with Section 62-8 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances... [Restaurants and bars] The limitation related to 50% of the total occupancy of the location contained within Gathering Size Limits may be waived for an individual establishment upon approval... [and establishments must] continue to work with the Milwaukee Health Department on the [establishment's] plan until such plan is approved... [Salons:] shall wear a mask or cloth face covering while in the business or facility.
Enforcement
Citations under Milwaukee Code of Ordinances chs. 17 and 62; face coverings 'shall only be enforced in the manner set forth in Section 62-8-5'
Notes
The operative City order on September 30 and October 1, 2020; the Phase 4.1 regime lasted from July 31 to October 29, 2020 while the City held in phase for lack of gating-criteria progress (Ex. MET-MKE-032).