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The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of Austin, Texas · Austin · Texas
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418 (Texas Disaster Act of 1975), as recited; Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020
- Issued
- 2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-17 12:00 p.m. (noon) (read as 2020-03-17)
- End
- 2020-03-21 7:00 p.m. (rescinded and replaced by Order No. 20200321-006, Ex. MET-AUS-002; stated term to May 1, 2020) (read as 2020-03-21)
- In force
- Mar. 17, 2020 to Mar. 21, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- the public
- food establishments
- holders of wine and beer retailer's and mixed beverage permits (bars)
- critical infrastructure
- Functions reached
- DR dining room closed
- BA bar service closed
- GATH events, weddings, religious services, funerals, conferences of 10 or more prohibited
- CB customer base
- CRT City deadlines suspended
- Collection
- Austin MET-AUS
Operative words
SECTION 2. Effective as of 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and continuing until May 1, 2020, unless terminated or modified by an earlier Order, the Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, deems it in the public interest to PROHIBIT any public or private Community Gatherings (as defined in Section 3, below) anywhere in the City of Austin.... SECTION 5: Food establishments are ORDERED to close common dining areas open to the public until May 1, 2020, and encouraged to provide take-away or no-contact delivery food service designed to limit exposure between individuals. SECTION 6: The holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit or mixed beverage permit (collectively 'bar') is ORDERED to close common bar spaces open to the public and is PROHIBITED from allowing consumption on the bar premises until May 1, 2020. SECTION 7: The City of Austin SUSPENDS all deadlines imposed by City Code, ordinance, rule, or other regulation until May 1, 2020.
Enforcement
Enforcement section on pp. 3-5 not read (image-only file; pp. 1-2 rendered and read); the successor Order 20200321-006 § 9 recites Austin City Code § 2-6-24: misdemeanor, fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or confinement not to exceed 180 days
Notes
Run-up instrument (March 17-21, 2020) counted toward 2020 Q2 under Brief § F. Community Gathering defined as any indoor or outdoor event bringing together 10 or more persons in a single room or space; exempts critical infrastructure (airports, transit), government buildings, schools, grocery stores and pharmacies, hospitals and medical offices. Section 1 recites that it 'rescinds and replaces the prior Order issued on March 14, 2020' (not in library).
Retrieval noteImage-only PDF (5 pp.); pages 1-2 rendered with the Windows PDF renderer and read; the file name's 'Restaurants-Bars' subject confirmed. Order number not printed on the face of the order.