{"id":"MET-ATL-017","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Savannah, Georgia","state":"GA","metro":"ATL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Van R. Johnson II","authority":"O.C.G.A. § 38-3-28(a), (c); City Code §§ 3-3015, 3-3006","instrument":"Emergency Order (No. 29 in the City\u0027s series) Requiring Face Coverings or Masks, prohibiting gatherings over 50 on City property, closing City buildings and community centers, cancelling Civic Center events and revoking event permits (Aug. 24, 2021)","title":"29 Emergency Order, City of Savannah, effective 6 p.m. on August 24, 2021 until 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2021","dateIssued":"2021-08-24","effective":"2021-08-24 6:00 p.m.","end":"2021-09-23 11:59 p.m. (event cancellations and permit revocations through Sept. 30, 2021; City buildings closed \u0027until further notice\u0027)","startDate":"2021-08-24","endDate":"2021-09-23","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","GATH","EVT","CLOSE","CRT","SCH","HC"],"addressees":["all persons entering City-owned or occupied buildings, schools, hospitals, federally regulated transportation","guided-tour vehicles","organizers of gatherings on City property","permit holders for events in public spaces","users of City community centers and the Savannah Civic Center"],"clause":"[Masks required in City buildings, early childhood, elementary and secondary institutions, hospitals and on federally regulated transportation; all persons on guided-tour vehicles ($50); commercial establishments strongly advised; employee masking strongly encouraged]... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no group in excess of 50 persons shall gather on any City-owned right-of-way, park, square, sidewalk or City-owned property [weddings excepted, with distancing and masks]; all City-owned community centers are closed to the public effective September 3, 2021; all City-owned buildings [except the Coastal Georgia Center] are closed to the public until further notice; all public events scheduled at the Savannah Civic Center through September 30, 2021 are cancelled; all City permits for events in public spaces are REVOKED through September 30, 2021 and no new permits shall issue until further notice (as read from the scanned order)","enforcement":"Civil infraction, fine up to $50; permit revocation; closure of City facilities","functions":["EVT events, festivals, weddings and permitted gatherings in Savannah\u0027s squares and parks (revoked through Sept. 30, 2021)","GATH groups over 50 on City property","PE Civic Center performances (cancelled through Sept. 30, 2021)","TV tourism (tour vehicles; City visitor facilities closed)","CRT City buildings closed to the public","SCH","HC"],"notes":"The metro\u0027s most restrictive Q3 2021 instrument: gathering cap, venue closure and blanket permit revocation in one of the Southeast\u0027s principal tourist and event cities for the last five weeks of the quarter.","sourceUrl":"https://www.savannahga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/22279/29-Emergency-Order_City-of-Savannah_effective-6pm-on-August-24-2021-until-1159pm-on-Sept-23-2021_Mayor-Johnson","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1195281,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-ATL","url":"/library/MET-ATL-017","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-ATL-017","citation":"Mayor Van R. Johnson II, Emergency Order (No. 29 in the City\u0027s series) Requiring Face Coverings or Masks, prohibiting gatherings over 50 on City property, closing City buildings and community centers, cancelling Civic Center events and revoking event permits (Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-ATL-017)","stateName":"Georgia","related":["MET-ATL-016","SEC-17-GM-073","SEC-25-GM-004","SEC-25-GM-005"]}