The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of Lincoln and Lancaster County · Nebraska
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-501 and 71-1630(4)(d)(iii); Lincoln Municipal Code ch. 8.18; Lancaster County Resolution R-07-0035
- Issued
- 2020-09-11 Sept. 11, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-09-14 12:00 a.m. (read as 2020-09-14)
- End
- 2020-10-31 11:59 p.m. (superseded by the Nov. 1, 2020 DHM) (read as 2020-10-31)
- In force
- Sept. 14, 2020 to Oct. 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
- Addressees
- premises open to the public including school districts
- all individuals five and older
- venues expecting 500 or more
- restaurants and bars
- party buses and pedal pubs
- persons confirmed or exposed (contact tracing)
- Functions reached
- SF
- DR
- SL
- IN school districts
- GATH
- MC events of 500 or more (LLCHD plan approval)
- WF quarantine cooperation
- TV party buses
- Collection
- Nebraska NE
Operative words
1) Gatherings are hereby prohibited. A Gathering is defined as any event or convening that brings together the greater of: more than fifty (50) patrons... or, more individuals than 50% of the rated occupancy allowed (not to exceed 10,000 people)... or 75% of the rated occupancy allowed (not to exceed 30,000 people)... in any confined outdoor space.... 10) Any individual or entity which maintains premises open to the general public, including but not limited to private and public educational institutions or school districts, shall require all individuals age five (5) and older to wear a face covering over their mouth and nose while indoors unless the individual is able to and maintains at least six (6) feet of separation... 11) Any individual who has been confirmed as having COVID-19 by a laboratory test, or who is determined to be exposed... shall cooperate with the LLCHD Communicable Disease Division contact tracing and abide by all instructions provided, including but not limited to isolation or quarantine.
Enforcement
LMC § 8.18.170 city misdemeanor; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-174; injunctive relief
Notes
Followed by the Nov. 1-30, 2020 DHM (indoor 10 persons or 50 percent; outdoor 75 percent; eight-person groups; masks continued; KLKN NE-083), a November bar closure and the Dec. 18, 2020 DHM (NE-084)
Retrieval noteIssue date approximated (archived Sept. 17, 2020); effective date exact.