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Ex. MET-LAS-023 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Mayor's order of Mar. 16, 2020 limiting or prohibiting operations of dine-in restaurant service, bars and nightclubs, and gymnasiums open to the general public in Reno

City of Reno closure order for bars, nightclubs, gyms and dine-in restaurants (announced Mar. 16, 2020)

Mayor Hillary Schieve (order under RMC 8.34.060 and the Mar. 13, 2020 emergency declaration) · City of Reno, Nevada (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Reno, Nevada · Las Vegas and Reno · Nevada
Level
City
Authority
Reno Municipal Code 8.34.060 (Emergency regulation and control): the Mayor, Assistant Mayor or City Manager may order emergency measures 'if circumstances prohibit the timely action of the Council,' reporting at the next regular meeting
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
Announced for 10 a.m. Mar. 17, 2020, then clarified to closure by 5 p.m. Friday Mar. 20, 2020, 'until at least April 5th'; superseded by the Governor's statewide closure announced Mar. 17 and issued as Directive 003 on Mar. 20, 2020 (effective 11:59 p.m., through Apr. 16, 2020) (read as 2020-03-17)
End
2020-03-20 (superseded); the City's staff report of Mar. 25, 2020 records that 'the order remains unsigned' and that the Governor 'preempted this declaration' (read as 2020-03-20)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to Mar. 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • bars, nightclubs, gyms and restaurants in Reno (takeout, delivery and drive-thru excepted; casino gaming floors excepted, casino bars and restaurants included)
Functions reached
  • DR dining rooms
  • BA bars
  • FC gyms
  • AM casino bars and restaurants
  • CB customers
Collection
Las Vegas and Reno MET-LAS

Operative words

The city released a statement clarifying that the closures applied specifically to bars, nightclubs, gyms and restaurants, excluding takeout, delivery and drive-thru. Casinos can keep their gaming operations, but their bars and restaurants have to shut down. Businesses can continue operating this week, the city said in the statement, but should aim to close by Friday at 5 p.m. They will have to stay closed until at least April 5th.... Schieve said that it was one action the city was taking under its emergency declaration. (Nevada Independent, Mar. 16, 2020.) 'On March 16, 2020, Mayor Schieve again invoked RMC 8.34.060 to limit or prohibit operations of dine-in restaurant service, bars and nightclubs, and gymnasiums generally available for use by the general public. The order remains unsigned as of the drafting of this staff report. On March 17, 2020, Governor Sisolak then preempted this declaration, issuing orders of his own to close down all "non-essential" business in the state.' (Reno staff report, MET-LAS-025.)

Enforcement

Reno Business License ([email protected]) and Reno Police (per the Mar. 21, 2020 regional notice, MET-LAS-031)

Notes

The first business-closure order in Nevada, one day ahead of the Governor's; it 'placed pressure on Las Vegas and neighboring jurisdictions' (Nevada Independent)

Retrieval note

Existence, date, scope and supersession confirmed by the City's own staff report (MET-LAS-025) and minutes (MET-LAS-024) and by the Nevada Independent.

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