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Emergency Order No. 5: Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19, with Exhibit 1 Stay Home Work Safe Measures

Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (Emergency Order #5)

Mayor Ron Nirenberg, in coordination with the Local Health Authority and the Director of the Metropolitan Health District · City of San Antonio, Texas (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio · Texas
Level
City
Authority
Texas Disaster Act of 1975; Tex. Gov't Code 418.108(a)
Issued
2020-03-23 Mar. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-03-24)
End
2020-04-09 11:59 p.m. by its terms; extended to 2020-04-30 11:59 p.m. by Ordinance 2020-04-09-0244 (Ex. 013); superseded by the Sixth Declaration April 29, 2020 (read as 2020-04-09)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 9, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care orders
Addressees
  • all individuals living in the City of San Antonio
  • all businesses operating within San Antonio
  • restaurants and food retailers
  • hospitals and health care providers
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor closed
  • OF offices closed (telework compelled)
  • DR dining room
  • GATH
  • WS worship
  • CB customer base under stay-home
  • WF workforce
  • SX hospitals directed to follow GA-09
Collection
San Antonio MET-SAT

Operative words

All individuals living in the City of San Antonio are ordered to stay at home... All businesses operating within San Antonio except Exempted Businesses are required to stop operations and close. Businesses may continue operations consisting exclusively of... Employees or contractors performing activities at their own residences... Operations necessary to maintain security, upkeep, and maintenance of premises, equipment or inventory... IT or other operations that facilitate employees working from home... All public or private gatherings occurring outside a single household or single-family living unit are prohibited... Restaurants, prepared food retailers, microbreweries, micro-distilleries, or wineries may only provide room service, take out, delivery, drive-in, or drive-through services.

Enforcement

Tex. Gov't Code 418.173; the City's April 3 addendum adds citation, fine and revocation of the certificate of occupancy for repeat violators (Ex. 010)

Notes

Exempted Businesses defined by category (health care, government, infrastructure, food, financial, essential retail, etc.); section 1(e) directs hospitals, surgical centers and providers to follow the Governor's order on non-essential procedures.