Emergency Order No. 1 (Prohibition on Non-Essential Businesses)

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Level

City

Authority

Philadelphia Home Rule Charter; Philadelphia Code sections 6-205 and 6-206; Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955; Mayor's Declaration of Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020)

Issued

2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-16)

End

2020-03-23 8:00 a.m. (superseded by Order No. 2, Ex. MET-PHL-003); by its terms to Mar. 27, 2020 (read as 2020-03-23)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to Mar. 23, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all non-essential places of business
• office-based businesses
• essential businesses (Social Distancing Rules)
• child daycare facilities

Functions reached

• SF sales floor and premises closed
• OF office premises closed to personnel (telework)
• WF child care closed
• CB customer base
• EMP distancing rules on every operating business

Collection

Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

Section 1. Prohibition on Operation of Non-Essential Businesses in Philadelphia. A. No person or entity shall operate a non-essential place of business. This prohibition does not apply to virtual or remote operations (e.g., work from home). B. Essential Businesses may operate during the term of this Order.... Section 2. Prohibition on Operation of Office-Based Businesses. A. No office-based business or organization, other than an Essential Business, may operate the business generally with personnel located in such office.... Section 4. Social Distancing Rules. Any business operating under and during the term of this Order must adhere to Social Distancing Rules... Section 5. Effective Date and Duration. This Order shall be effective as of 5:00 p.m., Monday March 16, 2020, and shall remain in effect until the end of March 27, 2020... Failure to comply with this Order shall result in orders to cease operations and the imposition of such other remedies and penalties as provided for by law.... B. Child daycare facilities are non-essential business, unless they obtain a waiver to operate from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the City of Philadelphia.

Enforcement

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