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- Jurisdiction
- City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Philadelphia Home Rule Charter; Philadelphia Code; Board of Health regulations; applicable state law
- Issued
- 2020-10-01 Oct. 1, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-10-02
- End
- Indoor dining prohibited from Nov. 20, 2020 (Ex. MET-PHL-010) (read as 2020-11-20)
- In force
- Oct. 2, 2020 to Nov. 20, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limit
- Addressees
- restaurants, cafes, retail food service businesses, catering halls and event spaces
- Functions reached
- DR dining room 25/50 percent
- BQ catering halls and event spaces
- Collection
- Philadelphia MET-PHL
Operative words
Section A. Section 1(a)(viii) of the September 8, 2020, Order Allowing Limited Indoor Dining is hereby amended as follows... viii. Occupancy limits and spacing requirements: (1) Indoor occupancy must be limited to 25% of the stated fire code occupancy, provided that an establishment that enrolls in and complies with the Pennsylvania Open & Certified program administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development may operate at up to 50% of the stated fire code occupancy, and (2) tables must be arranged as follows unless impermeable physical barriers are used that extend at least 6 feet from the floor separate a table in any given direction: customers sitting at a table must not be within six feet of any customer siting at another table or customers passing by, in all directions.... Section C. This Order shall be effective October 2, 2020 and shall remain in effect until rescinded, superseded, or amended by further Order.
Enforcement
Orders to cease operations; fines regulation
Notes
Recites the Commonwealth's Sept. 21, 2020 amendment permitting 50 percent for Open & Certified establishments