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Ex. MET-MIA-087 Order Primary source read

City of Miami Beach Emergency Measures (revised Mar. 20, 2020, 5:00 p.m.)

All parks, beaches, recreational and cultural facilities closed; sidewalk cafes closed; citywide curfew midnight-5 a.m. from Mar. 24; all non-essential establishments closed per Miami-Dade EO 07-20; gyms and spas closed; private schools closed; every hotel, hostel, motel and short-term rental closed to guests by Mar. 23 and barred from new reservations through Apr. 22; all restaurants closed for on-premises service; worship at ten persons

City Manager Jimmy L. Morales · City of Miami Beach, Florida (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Miami Beach, Florida · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
City
Authority
Miami Beach Code s. 26-31; Declaration of Mar. 12, 2020 as extended through Mar. 26, 2020; City Res. 2020-31219; Miami-Dade EO 07-20 (incorporated)
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-21 12:01 a.m. (lodging closure by 11:59 p.m. Mar. 23; citywide curfew from 12:00 a.m. Mar. 24) (read as 2020-03-21)
End
Through Mar. 26, 2020 unless extended; extended and supplemented by the Safer at Home order (Mar. 24) and successors through the Phase 1 order (May 2020); lodging closure continued to transient guests through the Phase 1 order (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 21, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursEvents and venues
Addressees
  • all parks, beaches, recreational facilities, museums and cultural institutions (public and private)
  • sidewalk cafes
  • all non-essential retail and commercial establishments
  • gymnasiums, fitness centers, massage therapy centers and spas
  • private schools, colleges and educational institutions
  • hotels, suite hotels, hostels, dormitories, motels, temporary vacation rentals
  • all restaurants and facilities that prepare and serve food, including hotel bars, nightclubs, banquet halls and ballrooms
  • religious institutions and places of worship
Functions reached
  • LG lodging closed to all guests (hotels, hostels, short-term rentals)
  • GS group sales and reservations cancelled
  • FB hotel food and beverage closed
  • MC banquets and ballrooms closed
  • AM amenities (pools, spas, gyms) closed
  • DR dining room closed
  • SF non-essential retail closed
  • WS worship capped at ten
  • IN in-person instruction closed
  • TR curfew
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

Effective March, 24, 2020, at 12:00 a.m., a general curfew is hereby established throughout the City. The curfew will be in effect daily from 12:00 a.m. (midnight) to 5:00 a.m.... Pursuant to Miami-Dade County Emergency Order 07-20, as may be amended, all non-essential retail and commercial establishments will be CLOSED.... Commercial lodging establishments including, but not limited to, hotels, suite hotels, hotel units within apartment-hotels, hostels, dormitories, motels, and temporary vacation rentals (i.e. short-term rentals) shall immediately begin to shut down operations and vacate guests from their premises, and shall be fully closed to guests and renters by 11:59 p.m. on March 23, 2020. No extensions shall be permitted. Commercial lodging establishments shall cancel all existing reservations, and shall refrain from accepting new guests or making new reservations for stays for the booking period commencing at 12:00 a.m. on March 24, 2020 through 11:59 p.m. on April 22, 2020.... All restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food (including bars, nightclubs, dance halls, halls for hire, banquet halls, ballrooms, or similar establishments operating within hotels) and similar businesses shall be required to CLOSE for on-premises service of customers until further notice.... Religious institutions and places of worship shall be required to reduce their occupancy to no more than ten (10) persons...

Enforcement

Arrest and criminal prosecution (Miami Beach Code ss. 26-36, 1-14)

Notes

Exceptions for lodging approved by a government to house patients, health-care workers, first responders or displaced persons; supersedes all prior Miami Beach measures since Mar. 12, 2020

Retrieval note

Text layer read in full; the lead hotel-closure instrument for the metro.