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Temporary Emergency Order Delaying Step 2 of Phase III of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge

Temporary Emergency Order Delaying Step 2 of Phase III of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge (October 2, 2020)

Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager · City of Cambridge, Massachusetts (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Cambridge, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts
Level
City
Authority
G.L. c. 111; 310 CMR 11.05; 105 CMR 300.200; Cambridge state of emergency
Issued
2020-10-02 Oct. 2, 2020
Effective
2020-10-05 (the State's Step 2 date) (read as 2020-10-05)
End
Superseded by the Dec. 23, 2020 rollback (Ex. 029) and the Feb. 26, 2021 Phase III Step 2 order (Ex. 032) (read as 2020-12-23)
In force
Oct. 5, 2020 to Dec. 23, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limit
Addressees
  • businesses and organizations identified as Phase III, Step 2 enterprises in COVID-19 Order No. 51 (indoor performance venues, arcades, indoor and outdoor recreation businesses, fitting rooms)
  • Phase I, II and III enterprises including fitness centers and health clubs
Functions reached
  • PE indoor performance venues closed
  • AM arcades and recreation closed
  • FC fitness centers barred from Step 2 capacity increases
  • SF fitting rooms closed
Collection
Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

the City of Cambridge shall not advance to Step 2 of Phase III of the Governor's Reopening Plan until further notice. Accordingly, businesses and organizations that are identified as Phase III, Step 2 enterprises in COVID-19 Order No. 51 were ordered to not open their brick-and-mortar premises. Additionally, Phase I, II and III enterprises, including fitness centers and health clubs were ordered to not operate pursuant to revised Safety Standards that may provide for increased capacity and other adjustments to safety protocols upon commencement of Step 2 of Phase III (as the order is recited in the City's Dec. 23, 2020 and Mar. 22, 2021 orders, Ex. 029, 033)

Enforcement

Cambridge Police, Public Health Department and Inspectional Services; $300 fine

Notes

Title page read; operative text as recited verbatim in Ex. 029 and 033.