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Ordinance No. 6412

An Emergency Ordinance to Address a Public Health Crisis by Implementing Certain Measures Which Have Been Deemed Necessary to Slow the Community Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Rapid City Common Council (Mayor Steve Allender) · Rapid City, South Dakota (City)

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Jurisdiction
Rapid City, South Dakota · South Dakota
Level
City
Authority
SDCL 9-29-1; emergency effectiveness under SDCL 9-19-13
Issued
2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-03-27 7:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-27)
End
Closures 'through Wednesday, April 8, 2020'; ordinance 'shall remain in effect for a period of sixty (60) days' unless readopted (readopted/amended as Ordinance 6413 in April 2020; regulations extended in June to 'expire at the end of July' 2020) (read as 2020-04-08)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to Apr. 8, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • restaurants, food courts, coffee houses, bars, breweries, distilleries, wineries, clubs, cafes and on-sale alcohol licensees
  • recreational facilities, public pools, health clubs, athletic facilities, theaters, music and entertainment venues
  • hookah lounges, cigar bars, vaping lounges
  • arcades, bingo halls, bowling alleys, casinos, indoor climbing facilities, skating rinks, trampoline parks
Functions reached
  • DR/BA dine-in and bars closed
  • FC/PE/AM gyms, theaters, casinos, bowling closed
  • TO takeout and delivery permitted
  • CB
Collection
South Dakota SD

Operative words

1. Effective at 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2020, all restaurants, food courts, coffee houses, bars, breweries, distilleries, wineries, clubs, cafes and other similar places of public accommodation offering food and beverages for on-site consumption, including any alcohol licensees with on-sale privileges, are closed to on-site/on-sale patrons. These businesses may continue to operate in order to provide take-out, delivery, curbside service, and drive-thru service.... 2.... all recreational facilities, public pools, health clubs, athletic facilities and theaters, including movie theaters and music or entertainment venues are directed to close and cease operations.... 4.... all arcades, bingo halls, bowling alleys, casinos, indoor climbing facilities, skating rinks, trampoline parks, and other similar recreational or entertainment facilities are directed to close and cease operations.... 6. This ordinance shall remain in effect for a period of sixty (60) days... 7. Any violation of this ordinance is subject to the general penalty provision in Section 1.12.010 of the Rapid City Municipal Code. Each day a violation of this ordinance is allowed to occur is considered a separate offense.

Enforcement

Rapid City Municipal Code § 1.12.010 general penalty; each day a separate offense; code enforcement compliance checks (SD-066)

Notes

Exempts grocery and off-site food retail, hotel room service, health and congregate care, shelters, airport concessionaires, government meetings and courts

Retrieval note

Text-layer PDF as posted by the City (unsigned posting copy; adoption on March 27, 2020 confirmed by the City's log, SD-066).

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