{"id":"MET-PHL-023","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"PHL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as a Board of Health regulation Apr. 29, 2020 (effective Apr. 30, 2020)","authority":"Philadelphia Code sections 6-205 and 6-206; Board of Health regulation of Mar. 26, 2020","instrument":"Construction Authorization (Apr. 29, 2020 Construction Order)","title":"Authorization for the Conduct of Certain Construction Activity Currently Prohibited by the March 22, 2020 Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses and Individual Activity to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-04-29","effective":"2020-05-01 7:00 a.m. (authorized work may begin)","end":"Amended May 15 and May 26, 2020 (Exs. MET-PHL-024, 025); continued to govern construction under Section 8 of the Spring 2021 Order (Ex. MET-PHL-013) into 2021","startDate":"2020-05-01","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","EMP","CAP"],"addressees":["construction contractors, subcontractors and owners of projects in the City","Site Safety Managers / Pandemic Safety Officers"],"clause":"WHEREAS... the \u0027March 22, 2020 Prohibition on Non-Essential Business\u0027... prohibited, inter alia, most construction work in Philadelphia... Section 1. Scope. A. This Order pertains to projects for which a building or demolition permit was [issued on or before March 20, 2020]... C. No work shall be performed under this Order on the interior of occupied [residential buildings]... D. The following types of construction work remain prohibited, unless authorized... Section 2. Periods of Authorized Work. Work authorized under this Order may begin on May 1, 2020 at 7 a.m.... Section 3. Safety and Mitigation Requirements.... A. All work must conform to requirements of the Order of the Secretary of the [Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for Businesses] Permitted to Maintain In-person Operations issued on April 15, 2020... D. All work must follow all aspects of the Governor\u0027s April 23, 2020 \u0027Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry...,\u0027 including but not limited to the following requirements... Requiring social distancing (six-feet minimum distance between workers) while working... [no more than four workers on any enclosed portion of a site] less than 2,000 square feet; one additional worker is allowed for each additional 500 square feet of enclosed area over 2,000 square feet... Employ jobsite screening based on CDC guidance... requiring all sick workers to stay home... Ensuring, when feasible, that workers travel to and from the site separately. E. The Site Safety Manager at each job site, who may also be the \u0027Pandemic [Safety Officer]\u0027...","enforcement":"Orders to cease operations; fines under the Apr. 29, 2020 fines regulation; Department of Licenses and Inspections enforcement","functions":["JS job sites shut Mar. 23 - Apr. 30, 2020, then reopened under density caps and screening","SB subcontractors and trades","PM permits (projects permitted after Mar. 20, 2020 excluded until May 26)","OW owners and lenders (project suspensions)","WF worker travel and screening"],"notes":"Recites the Commonwealth\u0027s Apr. 20, 2020 amendment authorizing limited construction from May 8 and the Governor\u0027s Apr. 23 guidance allowing May 1 \u0027absent the establishment or maintenance of more stringent requirement by local governments\u0027; Philadelphia imposed more stringent requirements","sourceUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/media/20200429142800/Construction-Order-with-Signatures-042920.pdf;","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":220482,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PHL","url":"/library/MET-PHL-023","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PHL-023","citation":"Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as a Board of Health regulation Apr. 29, 2020 (effective Apr. 30, 2020), Construction Authorization (Apr. 29, 2020 Construction Order) (Ex. MET-PHL-023)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["MET-PHL-024","MET-PHL-013","MET-PHL-003","MET-PHL-025"]}