The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of Wichita, Kansas · Kansas
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Home-rule authority; Wichita Code secs. 5.43.010-5.43.050
- Issued
- 2020-07-07 July 7, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-07-08
- End
- Extended Aug. 11, 2020; expired Oct. 21, 2020 at midnight (Husch tracker); county order continued (read as 2020-12-31)
- In force
- July 8, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all persons in the City of Wichita
- all businesses, organizations and non-profit associations
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Kansas KS
Operative words
1. All persons in the City of Wichita shall cover their mouths and noses with a mask or other face covering when they are in the following situations: a. Inside any indoor public space where distancing of 6 feet at all times is not possible; b. In line and waiting to enter an indoor public space. c. Obtaining services from the healthcare sector...; d. Waiting for or riding on public transportation...; e. While outdoors in public spaces and unable to maintain a 6-foot distance... 2) Businesses and organizations. All businesses, organizations and non-profit associations in the City of Wichita must require all employees, customers, visitors, members, or members of the public to wear a mask or other face covering when: a. Employees are working in any space visited by customers or members of the public, regardless of whether anyone from the public is present at the time; b. Employees are working in any space where food is prepared or packaged for sale or distribution to others; c. Customers, members, visitors, or members of the public are in a facility managed by the business or organization; or d. Employees are in any room or enclosed area where other people... are present and are unable to maintain a 6-foot distance
Enforcement
Municipal code violation (sec. 5.43.050).
Notes
Header date 07/03/2020; adopted by the Council July 7, 2020 (Husch tracker); Wichita is the largest city in Kansas.
Retrieval noteText layer present; adoption and expiry dates verified_secondary.