{"id":"MET-DCM-083","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Arlington County, Virginia","state":"MD","metro":"DCM","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Arlington County Board (emergency ordinance); County Manager (enforcement)","authority":"Va. Code § 15.2-1413 (continuity of government emergency ordinances) and the local emergency","instrument":"Emergency ordinance prohibiting groups of more than three from congregating and requiring six feet of separation on posted streets and sidewalks (physical distancing ordinance)","title":"Arlington physical distancing emergency ordinance; signage installed and Phase I enforcement from August 28, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-08-26","effective":"2020-08-28 (enforcement); ordinance adopted earlier in summer 2020 (date not verified)","end":"","startDate":"2020-08-28","endDate":"2020-09-22","quarters":["2020Q3"],"types":["GATH","OTHER"],"addressees":["pedestrians and patrons on posted streets and sidewalks in Clarendon and other commercial districts","restaurants\u0027 waiting customers"],"clause":"the County Board adopted an emergency ordinance prohibiting groups of more than three people from congregating and requiring pedestrians to maintain at least six feet of physical separation from others on posted streets and sidewalks. Following several weeks of public education, the County has installed physical distancing ordinance signage and will begin Phase I enforcement on Friday, August 28.","enforcement":"Civil enforcement by county officers at posted locations","functions":["DR restaurant queues and nightlife","GATH","CB patrons"],"notes":"The only Northern Virginia local ordinance of the period that regulated the public\u0027s conduct directly; aimed at restaurant and bar queues in Clarendon.","sourceUrl":"https://newsroom.arlingtonva.us/release/arlington-installs-physical-distancing-ordinance-signage-enforcement-to-begin-friday/","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200827124741/https://newsroom.arlingtonva.us/release/arlington-installs-physical-distancing-ordinance-signage-enforcement-to-begin-friday/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":122536,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-DCM","url":"/library/MET-DCM-083","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-DCM-083","citation":"Arlington County Board (emergency ordinance); County Manager (enforcement), Emergency ordinance prohibiting groups of more than three from congregating and requiring six feet of separation on posted streets and sidewalks (physical distancing ordinance) (Aug. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-083)","stateName":"Maryland","related":[]}