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Ex. MET-PHL-010 Order Primary source read

Fall/Winter Order ('Safer at Home' restrictions)

Emergency Order Concerning Additional Limitations on Visiting, Gatherings, Events and Businesses for Fall/Winter 2020-21, Establishing Additional Safety Measures to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Continuing to Advise that Philadelphians are Safer at Home

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
2020-11-16 Nov. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-11-20 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-11-20)
End
2021-01-01 by its terms; extended by the Dec. 30, 2020 Amended Fall/Winter Order to 11:59 p.m. Jan. 15, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-011); superseded Jan. 16, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-012) (read as 2021-01-01)
In force
Nov. 20, 2020 to Jan. 1, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • restaurants (indoor dining prohibited)
  • gyms, museums, libraries, theaters (closed)
  • office-based businesses (remote work)
  • retail (5 per 1,000 sq. ft.)
  • high schools and colleges (online)
  • all persons (indoor gatherings across households prohibited)
  • owners and operators (liability)
Functions reached
  • DR indoor dining closed
  • FC gyms closed
  • PE theaters, museums, libraries closed
  • OF telework; 5 per 1,000 sq. ft.
  • SF retail density
  • GATH indoor cross-household gatherings prohibited; outdoor 10 percent of capacity
  • WF high schools and colleges online; child care rules
  • MK events
Collection
Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

Section 3. Indoor and Outdoor Social Gatherings of Persons from Different Households. A. Except as otherwise provided in this Order, indoor gatherings of persons from more than one household in a residence or other private indoor location, other than to provide necessary care for a family member or as necessary due to emergency circumstances, are prohibited.... Section 6.... B. All work in office-based settings that does not involve the direct provision of services (such as medical services) must generally continue to be conducted remotely, and only those on-site business operations that are not conducive to operating remotely may be conducted on-site, all as required pursuant to the May 29, 2020 Yellow Phase Order. Density limits of no more than 5 people per 1,000 square feet of occupiable space must be maintained in connection with all such work... Section 9. Additional Responsibility for Masking, Density, and Signage... A. The owner, operator or host of any business, facility, workplace or gathering or event shall also be liable and subject to fines and penalties under this Order for non-compliance by employees, customers, members, visitors and any other occupants... E. This Order shall be effective at 5 p.m. on November 20, 2020, and shall expire at the end of January 1, 2021, unless otherwise rescinded, superseded, or amended by further Order.

Enforcement

Owner/operator liability for occupants' non-compliance; fines up to $2,000 per violation for businesses and $500 for individuals (Ex. MET-PHL-070); orders to cease operations; license suspensions

Notes

City release of Nov. 16, 2020: indoor dining prohibited; gyms, museums, libraries and theaters closed; outdoor gatherings limited to 10 percent of capacity or 10 per 1,000 sq. ft. and no more than 2,000; in-person college and high school instruction prohibited except health-science clinical instruction

Retrieval note

Section 10 amended the June 26, 2020 mask order to require masks 'at all times when they are in the same room with or are otherwise in the company of a person who lives in a different household'.

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