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Ex. MET-TPA-022 Order Primary source read

City of Tampa Executive Order 2020-12 (amended and restated Lift Up Local Economic Recovery Plan for Restaurants and Retail Space)

Executive Order 2020-12

Mayor Jane Castor · City of Tampa, Florida (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Tampa, Florida · Tampa Bay · Florida
Level
City
Authority
City of Tampa Code art. VII, secs. 2-401 et seq., 2-403; Charter; Fla. Stat. ch. 252
Issued
2020-05-08 May 8, 2020
Effective
2020-05-08
End
2020-05-19 (extended and restated by EOs 2020-15, -17, -20, -23, -26, -29, -32 and later) (read as 2020-05-19)
In force
May 8, 2020 to May 19, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitWorkplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • restaurants and retail businesses in the City of Tampa using rights-of-way or parking areas
Functions reached
  • DR dining room (25% indoor cap under State order; outdoor seating regime)
  • SF retail sales floor
  • OP compliance with Plan Guide
Collection
Tampa Bay MET-TPA

Operative words

Section 3.B. of Executive Order Number 20-112 allows restaurants and food establishments licensed under Chapters 500 or 509, Florida Statutes, to resume on-premise consumption of food and beverages, so long as they adopt appropriate social distancing measures and limit their indoor occupancy to no more the 25 percent of their building occupancy... it is necessary and appropriate to exercise the emergency powers authorized by City Code during the state of local emergency to facilitate and encourage outdoor seating areas to make restaurants safer to operate

Enforcement

Sec. 11: enforceable by law enforcement, fire marshal or code enforcement; revocation of permission to use rights-of-way; sec. 252.50 second-degree misdemeanor for violation of this Order or any Governor, EPG or County Administrator order

Notes

Recites City EO 2020-11 of May 5, 2020 (original Lift Up Local); the City regulated the compelled shift to outdoor operation

Retrieval note

23-page scanned PDF (order plus Plan Guide); pages 1, 2 and 5 read as rendered images; signed May 8, 2020. [bytes=1686713].