Emergency Ordinance #2020-11

The record

Jurisdiction

Town of Durham, New Hampshire · New Hampshire

Level

City

Authority

Durham Town Charter sec. 3.9 (emergency ordinances, two-thirds vote); RSA 31:39

Issued

2020-08-03 Aug. 3, 2020

Effective

2020-08-03

End

Not verified (renewed or amended in later Council actions; the Oct. 2020 posting adds a downtown map) (read as 2020-12-31)

In force

Aug. 3, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules

Addressees

• employees of all businesses
• members of the public entering any business, work site or Town building
• restaurant patrons
• pedestrians in the Central Business, Professional Office, Church Hill and Courthouse zoning districts

Functions reached

• SF retail
• DR/TO restaurants
• EMP employee masking
• CB customers (recital: residents 'will avoid downtown Durham and shop elsewhere' absent a mandate)

Collection

New Hampshire NH

Operative words

1. Employees of all businesses shall wear a face covering over their mouth and nose when interacting with the public and whenever they are within six feet of a co-worker or a customer. 2. Members of the public entering or queued to enter, remaining in, or exiting from any business, including without limitation any outdoor area where business of any sort is conducted, work site, or Town of Durham government building... must wear a face covering.... 3. Members of the public entering or queued to enter a restaurant or establishment serving alcoholic beverages for the purpose of picking up food for takeout or any other purpose must wear a face covering.... 4. Members of the public utilizing sidewalks and other public ways within the Central Business, Professional Office, Church Hill, and Courthouse zoning districts... must wear a face covering when coming into contact with others and social/physical distancing of at least six feet is not possible.

Enforcement

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