Declaration of Local Emergency (COVID-19)

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Savannah, Georgia · Atlanta · Georgia

Level

City

Authority

O.C.G.A. Title 38, ch. 3; City of Savannah Emergency and Disaster Management Ordinance, Code of Ordinances Part 3, ch. 3

Issued

2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020

Effective

2020-03-21 8:00 a.m. (declared 4:49 p.m. Mar. 19, 2020) (read as 2020-03-21)

End

2020-04-05 unless amended, extended or cancelled; amended by the First Amended Declaration ('Shelter at Home') of Mar. 24, 2020 (read as 2020-04-05)

In force

Mar. 21, 2020 to Apr. 5, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther

Addressees

• bars and nightclubs not serving food
• gyms, fitness centers, movie theaters, live performance venues, bowling alleys and arcades
• restaurants and eating and drinking establishments
• sightseeing, guided and narrated tour operators
• City employees

Functions reached

• BA bars (closed)
• FC gyms (closed)
• PE theaters and live venues (closed)
• AM bowling and arcades (closed)
• DR dining rooms (50 percent)
• TV tourism (all guided tours ceased)
• OF City telework

Collection

Atlanta MET-ATL

Operative words

(3) all bars and nightclubs not serving food shall be closed; (4) all gyms, fitness centers, movie theaters, live performance venues, bowling alleys and arcades shall be closed; (5) all restaurants and eating and drinking establishments SHALL REDUCE SEATING CAPACITY BY 50% for dine-in services and may continue delivery, drive-through and take-out; (6) funerals with more than 10 mourners encouraged graveside only or postponed; (7) all sightseeing, guided and/or narrated tours shall cease; (2) City employees to telework to the extent possible (paragraph numbering as read from the scanned order)

Enforcement

Notes