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Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge

Temporary Emergency Order Requiring a Modified Rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan in the City of Cambridge, Issued on December 23, 2020

Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health (Assaad J. Sayah, M.D.) and City Manager (Louis A. DePasquale) · City of Cambridge, Massachusetts (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Cambridge, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts
Level
City
Authority
G.L. c. 111, ss. 30, 95-105, 122; 310 CMR 11.05 et seq.; 105 CMR 300.200; St. 1950, c. 639; G.L. c. 40, s. 21D; Cambridge Municipal Code c. 1.24, s. 1.24.030
Issued
2020-12-23 Dec. 23, 2020
Effective
2020-12-26 12:00 a.m. (read as 2020-12-26)
End
2021-01-16 12:00 a.m. by its terms; extended Jan. 12 and Jan. 29, 2021 to 12:00 a.m. Feb. 8, 2021 (Ex. 030, 031, 033 recital) (read as 2021-01-16)
In force
Dec. 26, 2020 to Jan. 16, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues
Addressees
  • all businesses, activities, facilities and premises designated as Phase III, Step 1 Enterprises in Schedule A of COVID-19 Order No. 58
  • fitness centers and health clubs
  • indoor recreational and athletic facilities
  • outdoor theatres and event spaces
  • indoor instructional classes
Functions reached
  • PE movie theaters, museums, cultural and historical sites closed
  • FC fitness 25 percent / 90 minutes
  • AM indoor recreation 25 percent
  • MC event spaces closed (Phase III Step 1 enterprises)
  • CL instructional classes capped
  • GATH outdoor venues 25
Collection
Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

1. The City is ordering a modified rollback to Phase II, Step 2 of Governor Baker's Reopening Plan. Therefore, all businesses, activities, facilities and premises designated as Phase III, Step 1 Enterprises in Schedule A of Governor Baker's Order Returning all Municipalities to Phase III, Step 1 COVID-19 Safety Rules, COVID-19 Order No. 58,... are ordered to temporarily cease operations and close as of 12:00 a.m. on December 26, 2020, and remain closed for a three-week period until 12:00 a.m. on January 16, 2021, subject to the exceptions and modifications set forth below.... 3. Fitness centers and health clubs may continue to be open, however, shall only operate at 25% capacity... b. Customers of fitness centers and health clubs shall only utilize the facility for a ninety (90) minute time period, per day;... 4. Indoor recreational and athletic facilities for general use... may only operate at 25% capacity.... 6. Outdoor theatres and other outdoor performance venues... may only operate with a capacity of twenty-five (25) people.... 8. Indoor non-athletic instructional classes... may only operate with a capacity of ten (10) people or at 25% capacity, whichever is less.

Enforcement

Cambridge Police, Public Health Department and Inspectional Services; warning or $300 violation notice; non-criminal hearing at Cambridge District Court

Notes

Recites Orders No. 43, 51, 53-55, 58, 59 and the City's Oct. 2, 2020 delay order; Appendix A lists closed and permitted Phase III Step 1 enterprises; higher-education and vocational schools exempt.

Retrieval note

13 pages with appendices; pages 1-4 read from rendered images.