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Ex. MET-MIA-003 Order Primary source read

Miami-Dade County Emergency Order 07-20

Closure of all non-essential retail and commercial establishments; list of essential retail and commercial businesses

County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez · Miami-Dade County, Florida (County)

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Jurisdiction
Miami-Dade County, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
County
Authority
s. 252.38(3)(a), Fla. Stat.; Code of Miami-Dade County ss. 8B-7(2)(e), (f), (o)
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19 9:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-19)
End
Superseded by the New Normal reopening (EO 23-20, May 18, 2020, recited in EO 28-20); its essential list was adopted for Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe by Fla. EO 20-89 (Mar. 30, 2020) and statewide by EO 20-91 s. 2.B (Apr. 3-May 3, 2020) (read as 2020-05-18)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to May 18, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all non-essential retail and commercial establishments
  • essential businesses (conditions)
  • child-care facilities
  • private colleges, trade and technical schools
  • municipalities (minimum standards)
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor / premises closed to the public
  • OF offices (only in support of essential activities)
  • SL salons and personal services closed
  • IN in-person instruction closed
  • EC child care limited to essential workers' children in groups of ten
  • CB customer base
  • WF workforce
  • SC supply chain (essential suppliers only if not serving the public)
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

1. All non-essential retail and commercial establishments are ordered closed. 2. Essential retail and commercial businesses, which may remain open, are: Healthcare providers...; Grocery stores...; Food cultivation...; Newspapers, television, radio...; Gas stations and auto-supply, auto-repair, and related facilities; Banks and related financial institutions; Hardware stores; Contractors and other tradesmen...; Businesses providing mailing and shipping services...; Private colleges, trade schools, and technical colleges, but only as needed to facilitate online or distance learning; Laundromats, dry cleaners...; Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food, but subject to the limitations and requirements of Emergency Order 3-20...; Businesses that supply office products needed for people to work from home; Businesses that supply other essential businesses with the support or supplies necessary to operate, and which do not interact with the general public;... Airlines, taxis, and other private transportation providers...; Home-based care for seniors, adults, or children; Assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and adult day care centers...; Professional services, such as legal or accounting services, when necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities; Landscape and pool care businesses...; Childcare facilities providing services that enable employees exempted in this Order to work as permitted.... Childcare must be carried out in stable groups of 10 or fewer...; Logistics providers, including warehouses, trucking, consolidators, fumigators, and handlers; Telecommunications providers...; Office space and administrative support necessary to perform any of the above-listed activities; Open construction sites, irrespective of the type of building; Architectural, engineering, or land surveying services; Factories, manufacturing facilities, bottling plants, or other industrial uses; Waste management services...; and Any business that is interacting with customers solely through electronic or telephonic means, and delivering products via mailing, shipping, or delivery services.... 7. The provisions of this order shall serve as minimum standards. Municipalities may impose more stringent standards within their jurisdictions.

Enforcement

Code of Miami-Dade County ch. 8B (recited); expires with the State of Local Emergency unless extended; s. 6 lets the Mayor amend the lists by notice to the Clerk

Notes

Does not limit religious services (s. 5) or the number of on-site workers at essential businesses (s. 4); social distancing 'urged, but... not required' at essential businesses

Retrieval note

Text layer read in full; the essential-business list the Governor incorporated in EO 20-89 and EO 20-91.