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Ex. MET-SLC-022 Order Primary source read

Salt Lake City Emergency Proclamation No. 5 of 2020

Mayor's Exercise of Emergency Powers: Stay at Home and Business Modifications; Salt Lake City International Airport operations; Parks and Recreation closures; take-home vehicles; cemetery; donations

Mayor Erin Mendenhall · Salt Lake City, Utah (City)

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Jurisdiction
Salt Lake City, Utah · Salt Lake City · Utah
Level
City
Authority
Utah Code 53-2a-208, -209; Salt Lake City Code 22.03.030
Issued
2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-03-27 11:59 p.m. (organizations' directives from Mar. 30, 12:01 a.m.) (read as 2020-03-27)
End
Repealed in its entirety Mar. 29, 2020 by Proclamation 6 (which re-enacted the airport and parks provisions) (read as 2020-03-29)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to Mar. 29, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all persons living within Salt Lake City
  • for-profit and non-profit organizations
  • airport users
  • park users
Functions reached
  • CB stay-home
  • OP telework directive made binding on every organization in the City
  • TV airport public areas closed to non-travelers (UTA facilities at the airport included)
  • EV park rentals, weddings, concessions
  • SP team sports
Collection
Salt Lake City MET-SLC

Operative words

1. Stay at Home and Business Modifications. a. In support of and commensurate with the Governor's March 27th Directive..., all persons currently living within the geographical boundaries of Salt Lake City are directed to stay at home or in their place of residence except for essential travel, as defined in the March 27th Directive. This Proclamation hereby incorporates by reference all terms and provisions in the March 27th Directive. This includes... 2. Directives for For-Profit and Non-Profit Organizations (effective March 30, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.)... 2. Salt Lake City International Airport operations.... Pedestrian access to the Public Areas of the Airport is restricted to... ticketed airline passengers... 3. Parks and Recreation.... The following activities will be prohibited. 1. All facility rentals including pavilion and wedding reservations. 2. Use of skate parks. 3. Use of playground equipment. 4. Use of fitness equipment. 5. Team sports... 6. Concession food and beverage sales or distribution.

Enforcement

Section 8: City Code 22.03.080, Class B misdemeanor, fine to $1,000 and/or imprisonment to 6 months

Notes

Made the Governor's 'expectations' a mandatory proclamation with criminal enforcement within the City for Mar. 27-29, 2020, before the County's order took over