Emergency Order (No. 29 in the City's 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)

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Savannah, Georgia · Atlanta · Georgia

Level

City

Authority

O.C.G.A. § 38-3-28(a), (c); City Code §§ 3-3015, 3-3006

Issued

2021-08-24 Aug. 24, 2021

Effective

2021-08-24 6:00 p.m. (read as 2021-08-24)

End

2021-09-23 11:59 p.m. (event cancellations and permit revocations through Sept. 30, 2021; City buildings closed 'until further notice') (read as 2021-09-23)

In force

Aug. 24, 2021 to Sept. 23, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesCourts and public offices

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

Functions reached

• EVT events, festivals, weddings and permitted gatherings in Savannah's 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

Collection

Atlanta MET-ATL

Operative words

[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

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