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Ex. MET-BOS-018 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021

Mayor Walsh announces Boston to move into modified Phase 4, Step 1 of the Massachusetts Reopening Plan (boston.gov, March 19, 2021)

Mayor Martin J. Walsh · City of Boston, Massachusetts (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Boston, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts
Level
City
Authority
BPHC emergency powers; Licensing Board authority; COVID-19 Order No. 66 (Phase IV Step 1)
Issued
2021-03-19 Mar. 19, 2021
Effective
2021-03-22
End
Closures 'until further notice'; ended with COVID-19 Order No. 69, May 29, 2021 (read as 2021-05-29)
In force
Mar. 22, 2021 to May 29, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
Addressees
  • all private and public gatherings in Boston
  • indoor performance venues
  • stadiums and arenas
  • exhibition and convention halls
  • bars, dance clubs, nightclubs, beer gardens, breweries
  • amusement parks, water parks, saunas
  • road races, street festivals, parades, fairs
Functions reached
  • GATH 10/25 private, 60/100 public
  • PE venues 50 percent
  • SP stadiums 12 percent
  • MC convention and exhibition halls under gathering limits
  • BA bars and nightclubs closed
  • AM amusement parks closed
  • EVT parades and festivals barred
  • FC saunas and steam rooms closed
Collection
Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

In Boston, all private gatherings and events will remain subject to current capacity limits of 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors. Public gatherings in Boston may increase to 60 people indoors and 100 people outdoors, lower than the Commonwealth's limits of 100 and 150 people, respectively.... Indoor performance venues... can open at 50 percent capacity, with a 500-person maximum capacity.... Indoor and outdoor stadiums, arenas, ballparks or venues with capacity of 5,000 people or more can host spectators at 12 percent capacity. These venues must submit a COVID Response Plan to the City of Boston's Licensing Board before beginning to host events.... The following activities and businesses will not be allowed to reopen until further notice: Road races, street festivals, parades and fairs; Amusement parks, theme parks, outdoor and indoor water parks; Indoor and outdoor ball pits; Saunas, hot tubs, and steam rooms at fitness centers, health clubs and other facilities; Beer gardens, breweries, wineries, and distilleries; Bars, dance clubs and nightclubs, offering entertainment, beverages or dancing without seated food service

Enforcement

Licensing Board COVID Response Plan approval for large venues; Board advisories

Notes

Boston's gathering caps stayed below the Commonwealth's on Mar. 22, 2021.

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