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Ex. MET-PHL-005 Order Primary source read

Yellow Phase Order ('Safer at Home')

Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses, Advising Philadelphians That They are Safer at Home, and Establishing Safety Measures to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Yellow Phase of Reopening

Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH · City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Level
City
Authority
Philadelphia Code sections 6-205 and 6-206; Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955; Board of Health regulations
Issued
2020-05-29 May 29, 2020
Effective
2020-06-05 12:01 a.m. (the Governor's Yellow Phase date for Philadelphia) (read as 2020-06-05)
End
Supplemented July 3, 2020 (Ex. MET-PHL-007) and amended through Oct. 2020; its business safety rules carried forward by reference in the Nov. 16, 2020 Fall/Winter Order (Ex. MET-PHL-010) (read as 2020-07-03)
In force
June 5, 2020 to July 3, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all businesses permitted to operate in the City
  • businesses that had operated remotely under the Red Phase orders
  • Philadelphia residents (advised safer at home)
Functions reached
  • OF telework continuation mandate; office density 5 per 1,000 sq. ft.
  • SF masks for customers; retail occupancy limits
  • HR employer-supplied masks; symptom exclusion; case reporting
  • DR indoor dining still prohibited; gyms, theaters, salons closed
  • WF isolation protocols
Collection
Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

Section 1.... B. During the Yellow Phase: 1. Businesses that had been conducting operations remotely, in whole or in part, under the Order of the Governor Regarding The Closure of All Businesses That are Not Life Sustaining of March 19, 2020 and the City's March 22, 2020 Emergency Order (collectively the Red Phase Orders) must continue to conduct such operations remotely. Such businesses may not commence in-person business operations for those business functions that have been able to operate remotely.... Section 2. Business Safety Rules During the Yellow Phase. A. Businesses permitted to conduct operations during the Yellow Phase shall conduct operations in accordance with the Commonwealth's Guidance for Businesses Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency... 1. Universal Masking. Businesses must provide masks for all onsite employees, who must wear masks while on-duty. Customers and visitors must also wear masks.... 2. Isolation Protocols. Employers must prevent an employee from remaining onsite if they have COVID-19 related symptoms.... Employers must report positive cases to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.... 5. Crowd Reduction.... ii. offices, excluding healthcare providers, must limit entry to a maximum of 5 total persons for every 1,000 square feet of space in the facility... 7. Cleaning. Businesses must establish protocols and follow them for disinfecting high-touch surfaces, shared equipment, shared seating, or shared tools with disinfectant at least every four hours... Section 4. Suspension of Stay-At-Home Order; Advising Residents That They Are 'Safer At Home'. The City suspends the portion of the March 22 Order directing individuals to stay-at-home, consistent with the Governor's suspension of stay-at-home orders for the Yellow Phase, subject to all other limitations of this Order.

Enforcement

Failure to comply with this Order shall result in orders to cease operations and the imposition of penalties, fines, license suspensions, and other remedies as provided for by law

Notes

Indoor dining, gyms, theaters, museums, salons and indoor malls remained closed in the Yellow Phase; outdoor dining permitted by the June 16 amendment (Ex. MET-PHL-026); salons and pools by the June 26 amendment (Ex. MET-PHL-027)

Retrieval note

The telework continuation mandate ('must continue to conduct such operations remotely') is an order limiting commerce at the place of business in the second and third quarters of 2020.

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