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Ex. MET-SLC-042 Order Primary source read

Public Health Order 2020-03 ('Stay Safe, Stay Home')

Public Health Order 2020-03: Stay Safe, Stay Home; business social distancing; gatherings of any number prohibited; closures of places of public amusement and of salons and spas; restricted food service; travel

Salt Lake County Mayor Jennifer Wilson and Health Department Executive Director Gary Edwards · Salt Lake County, Utah (countywide, including Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Sandy, West Jordan and every municipality) (County)

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Jurisdiction
Salt Lake County, Utah (countywide, including Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Sandy, West Jordan and every municipality) · Salt Lake City · Utah
Level
County
Authority
Utah Code 26A-1-114; Salt Lake County Code of Ordinances 2.86.050(E)
Issued
2020-03-29 Mar. 29, 2020
Effective
Closures immediately; stay-home directive not later than 12:01 a.m. Monday, Mar. 30, 2020 (read as 2020-03-30)
End
2020-04-13 11:59 p.m. by its terms; extended to May 1, 2020 11:59 p.m. by Order 2020-04 (Apr. 10) and revised Apr. 17 by Order 2020-05; rescinded May 1, 2020 by Order 2020-06 (read as 2020-04-13)
In force
Mar. 30, 2020 to Apr. 13, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all individuals present within Salt Lake County
  • all businesses and operations
  • places of public amusement
  • salons and spas
  • food-service establishments
  • landlords
  • public transit riders and systems
Functions reached
  • CB customer base of 1.16 million residents confined to homes
  • SF non-essential premises (Addendum A essential list, MET-SLC-077)
  • OP telework ('use technology to avoid meeting in person')
  • AM/PE/FC every place of public amusement, theater, gym, pool and venue closed
  • SL every salon, barber, spa, massage and tanning business closed
  • DR dining rooms closed; take-out and delivery duties
  • PM landlords barred from entering leased premises except for emergencies
  • TV travel discouraged; transit distancing duties on UTA
  • GATH all gatherings of any number
Collection
Salt Lake City MET-SLC

Operative words

Section 2. Stay Safe, Stay Home. With the exception of business closures set out in Section 5., below, which take effect immediately, and not later than 12:01 a.m., on Monday, March 30, 2020, all individuals present within Salt Lake County are directed to stay safe at home or at their place of residence, except to engage in essential activities and to work to provide essential business, infrastructure, and/or governmental services.... Section 3. All businesses and operations must practice social distancing. All businesses shall, to the greatest extent possible, use technology to avoid meeting in person... Section 4. Prohibited activities and gatherings. All public and private gatherings of any number of people that are not part of a single household or living unit are prohibited... Landlords or rental property managers must avoid entering leased residential premises unless to provide emergency maintenance. Section 5. Closures. The following facilities shall be closed...: a. Places of public amusement and activity... amusement parks, carnivals, water parks, licensed public and private swimming pools, splash pads, aquariums, zoos, aviaries, museums, arcades, fairs, children's play centers, playgrounds, bowling alleys, movie and other theaters, concert and music halls or venues, recreation centers, social clubs, and gyms and fitness centers. b. Salons and spas... hair salons, barber shops, nails salons, day spas, electrolysis providers, waxing salons, eyebrow threading shops, tattoo parlors, body art establishments, massage establishments, and tanning facilities. Section 6. Restricted food service activities. All food service... shall remain closed to members, guests, patrons, customers, and the general public as previously required by Order 2020-1... Section 7. Permitted Travel. All forms of travel not defined as Essential Travel or for Essential Functions or Activities are discouraged. Individuals riding public transit must comply with social distancing... and public transit systems must, in turn, implement appropriate social distancing policies.

Enforcement

Initial violation a Class B misdemeanor, subsequent violations Class A misdemeanors, each violation a separate offense; violators of food-service restrictions subject to immediate closure

Notes

Recites the Utah Academy of Family Physicians' call for stay-at-home orders and the Governor's Directive; 16 pages with Essential Functions and Activities definitions; superseded Salt Lake City's own stay-home proclamation (MET-SLC-023)

Retrieval note

The paradigm county stay-home order for Utah's largest county; text read.