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Executive Order No. 2020-002 (Subject: COVID-19)

Executive Order 2020-002, COVID-19

Mayor William Peduto · City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania
Level
City
Authority
Home Rule Charter; Declaration of Emergency of March 13, 2020
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16 9:00 AM (read as 2020-03-16)
End
Rescinded by EO 2020-005 effective June 5, 2020 (read as 2020-06-05)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to June 5, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • the public
  • organizers of community or public gatherings
  • City departments (PLI, DOMI, Public Works)
Functions reached
  • EV gatherings above 50 prohibited
  • WS worship and social gatherings
  • MK
  • CT code-enforcement hearings
Collection
Pittsburgh MET-PIT

Operative words

1. Effective as of 9:00 a.m., Monday March 16, 2020, there shall be no community or public gatherings in excess of 50 people and this amends my earlier Order that discouraged gatherings in excess of 250 people. 2. The City will request continuances of hearings before magisterial district justices for the enforcement of City Code citations issued by the Department of Permits, Licenses & Inspections, the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, and the Department of Public Works... 3. The remainder of Executive Order No. 2020-01 shall remain in effect until rescinded.

Enforcement

Takes effect immediately and remains in effect until amended or rescinded in writing by the Mayor.

Notes

Recites the Governor's March 15, 2020 closure of dine-in facilities in Allegheny County from 12:01 AM March 16, 2020.

Retrieval note

Council File 2020-0223.