MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE
PROCLAMATION OF ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY ORDER EO-17
ISSUED BY THE ACTING MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE PURSUANT TO ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.80.060H.
Anchorage has been in a modified hunker down standing for the month of December and narrowly prevented overwhelming our public well being capability. New case counts are down and lowering, because of the collective sacrifices required by our earlier emergency order and the person actions of residents. This enchancment warrants a cautious loosening of restrictions imposed by EO-16. As a way to protect lives in our group and forestall the necessity to return to a modified hunker down in the course of the remaining months of this pandemic, Anchorage should loosen restrictions in a means according to public well being. Within the month of January, public faculties will start a gradual return to the classroom, so extra group members might be gathering relative to this fall. In the meantime our first batch of frontline well being care employees and susceptible Alaskans dwelling in long run care services will obtain their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, that means that elevated staffed hospital capability is coming however has not but arrived. This order is designed to cut back restrictions on sure sectors of the economic system whereas protecting the virus from reaching catastrophic ranges.
The next findings about COVID-19 encourage these mandates and proposals. First, COVID-19 is a respiratory virus. It strikes from individual to individual by tiny respiratory droplets and aerosols which might be launched when an individual with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes, talks, or sings. Folks change into contaminated by inhaling these droplets or aerosols. Second, this virus spreads simply to people who find themselves in shut contact to an individual with COVID-19, particularly indoors, and particularly when the contact lasts greater than fifteen minutes. Third, even individuals with no signs will be extremely infectious to the individuals round them. Fourth, protecting a secure distance-at least 6 feet-away from individuals exterior your family is the easiest way to cut back transmission and forestall an infection. Fifth, face coverings assist defend the wearer and different individuals from COVID-19. Due to the above, Anchorage now wants the next restrictions on public interactions to protect well being and save lives in our group.
I HEREBY ORDER THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY REGULATIONS, EFFECTIVE AS OF 8:00 A.M. ON JANUARY 1, 2021. THE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS HAVE THE POWER OF LAW, SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL REVOKED OR RESCINDED, AND SHALL SUPERSEDE ALL CONFLICTING LAWS DURING THE EXISTENCE OF THIS EMERGENCY. THIS ORDER SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES EMERGENCY ORDER 16.
1. People. Everybody within the Municipality of Anchorage (the “Municipality”) shall restrict outings and bodily contact with these exterior of their family. On the events when people depart residence, they shall keep bodily distancing of a minimum of six toes from any particular person exterior their family at any time when attainable. People should keep away from bodily going to their office whether it is attainable to work remotely and may keep away from bodily getting into indoor areas exterior the house to the best extent attainable, as a substitute utilizing curbside or supply companies, minimizing the variety of buying journeys, and minimizing the variety of family members on every outing. People are required to put on a face overlaying or masks in public, as detailed in Emergency Order 13. People are additionally strongly inspired to follow advisable hygiene, together with common hand washing.
2. Necessities for People More likely to be Contagious with COVID-19. People prone to be contagious with COVID-19 are required to attenuate contact with others as follows:
a. People who find themselves exhibiting signs of COVID-19 (together with the next signs when not attributable to different recognized causes: coughing, shortness of breath, fever, fatigue, chills, muscle ache, sore throat, headache, congestion or runny nostril, diarrhea, or new lack of style or scent) shall keep residence besides to hunt medical care and testing.
b. As detailed within the State’s Well being Order No. 6, people who’ve traveled from exterior Alaska are required upon arrival/return to restrict contact with others pending unfavorable COVID-19 testing outcomes or to self-quarantine.
c. Family members of those that are presumably contagious ought to train bodily distancing and enhanced hygiene inside the residence, and chorus from leaving the house to the extent attainable.
d. People who study that they’ve been an in depth contact of a constructive case (inside 6 toes for fifteen minutes throughout a 24-hour interval) shall quarantine for the size of time directed by a public well being skilled.
e. People who’ve examined constructive for COVID-19 shall stay in isolation throughout their infectious interval, which is ten days following symptom onset (or a constructive take a look at date if asymptomatic) or for a special time interval directed by their well being care supplier.
3. Gathering Limitations. All people should put on masks or face coverings and keep six toes of bodily distancing between family teams in any respect gatherings. Gatherings are outlined as conferences or different occasions that carry collectively individuals from a number of households on the identical time for a shared or group expertise in a single room, house, or place resembling an auditorium, stadium, area, convention room, assembly corridor, or different indoor or out of doors house. All indoor gatherings are restricted to 6 individuals in a single enclosed indoor house. All out of doors gatherings are restricted to 10 individuals. The next exceptions apply to the gathering limits:
a. The gathering limitation doesn’t restrict drive-in occasions the place teams stay inside separate automobiles as long as no meals, drink, or different items are handed between automobiles.
b. The gathering limitation doesn’t apply to daycares, day camps, or academic establishments for grades pre-Ok by 12. For capability limitations for daycares and day camps, see Attachments A and B. Instructional establishments with grades pre-Ok by 12 are topic to an indoor capability limitation of 50% of classroom occupancy primarily based on constructing and fireplace codes.
c. Wedding ceremony and funeral companies with out meals or drink are topic to a restrict of 20 individuals. Wedding ceremony or funeral receptions with meals or drink are topic to the above limits of six individuals indoors or ten individuals open air.
d. The gathering limitation doesn’t apply to gathering for the aim of worship or political expression the place masks are repeatedly worn and the place food and drinks are usually not consumed. Worship companies and political expression gatherings are as a substitute topic to a 50% indoor capability limitation primarily based on constructing and fireplace codes, and bodily distancing ought to be maintained repeatedly between completely different households. All locations of worship and political expression which might be open to the general public for gatherings should create written COVID-19 mitigation plans, keep exhausting copies on website, make the plans obtainable to congregants or different guests, and practice employees on implementation of the plans.
e. The gathering limitation doesn’t apply to indoor buying particular occasions, resembling craft festivals. These entities are as a substitute topic to the constraints and different standards in Attachment C.
f. College lecture rooms could proceed to function below the prior 15-person indoor gathering limitation.
4. Hospitality Business (Together with Bars, Breweries, Eating places, and Nightclubs) Open at 25% Capability Indoors with Restricted Hours for Alcohol Service. All eating places, bars, breweries, nightclubs and related entities could function at as much as 25% of most constructing occupancy indoors and are restricted to seated desk service, whereas guaranteeing bodily distancing between teams of consumers. All companies should cease serving alcohol after 11 :00 p.m. Extra necessities for the hospitality trade are offered in Attachment D. This trade ought to proceed to prioritize out of doors eating, take-out, and supply service.
5. Bingo Halls, Theaters, Personal Golf equipment, and Different Leisure Amenities Open at 25% Capability. Indoor leisure services, together with bingo halls, theaters, bowling alleys, and arcades are restricted to 25% of most constructing occupancy primarily based on constructing and fireplace codes. Consuming and ingesting is permitted to the extent offered in Attachment H.
6. Organized Sports activities Topic to Limitations. Organized sports activities are closed to indoor competitors between completely different groups. Most organized sports activities could conduct indoor practices and scrimmages with members of the identical crew. Due to environmental situations that make indoor ice rinks extra conducive to the unfold of CO VID-19, groups engaged in ice sports activities could not conduct practices or scrimmages that require gamers or members to be inside ten toes of one another on ice indoors. Outside sports activities, together with ice sports activities, could proceed topic to the necessities in Attachment E. Extra necessities for organized sports activities are offered in Attachment E.
7. Indoor Gyms, Recreation and Health Facilities are Restricted to 50% of Capability and Group Lessons Restricted. Indoor gyms, recreation and health facilities are restricted to 50% of constructing occupancy primarily based on fireplace and constructing codes. Indoor group health lessons require ten toes of bodily distancing between members. Face coverings are required whereas exercising indoors. Extra necessities for indoor gyms and health facilities are offered in Attachment F.
8. Salons and Private Care Service Suppliers Restricted. Salons and private care service suppliers are restricted to 50% of most constructing occupancy primarily based on fireplace and constructing codes. Moreover, these entities should stop offering companies that require the elimination of a masks resembling facials or beard trimming. Extra necessities for this trade are offered in Attachment G.
9. Retail and Different Public-Dealing with Companies. Retail shops and all different public-facing companies not talked about above are restricted to 50% of most constructing occupancy primarily based on fireplace and constructing codes and should function in a way ample to allow clients to have 6 toes of bodily distance from different family teams. These companies are inspired to prioritize phone and on-line ordering; improve their choices of curbside, entryway, and supply companies; and implement reserved hours of operation restricted to high-risk populations.
10. Legible Customer Logs Required. Any institutions serving the general public in a sit-down setting, or for an in-person appointment or service lasting fifteen minutes or longer shall require all grownup clients or shoppers to register with legible contact info together with first and final title, telephone quantity, and electronic mail handle in case it’s wanted for state or native contact tracing efforts. This info could also be stored electronically. This info have to be retained by companies for not lower than 30 days. Data within the customer log won’t be collected except wanted for contact tracing or enforcement of this order.
11. Communication to Workers and Others of Recognized COVID-19 Publicity Required. All companies and different entities should promptly talk to their staff and state and native public well being departments (electronic mail: [email protected]) if a recognized or possible COVID-19 publicity occurred within the office. Companies and different entities should help the state and native well being departments within the strategy of informing clients or shoppers of a recognized COVID-19 publicity on the office.
12. Extra Necessities for Lodges and Different Lodging. Administration at inns and different locations of lodging should commonly inform staff working inside the lodging and state and native public well being departments ([email protected]) whether or not and to what extent the lodge is housing people who’re in quarantine or isolation attributable to journey, attainable publicity to COVID-19, or a analysis of COVID-19. Lodge administration should inform staff that the names of people with COVID 19 shall be stored confidential, and {that a} violation of confidentiality could lead to disciplinary motion by administration. Lodges should provide private protecting tools, ample sanitation alternatives, and sufficient cleansing provides to staff.
13. Distant Work. Employers should require staff to earn a living from home when their work will be completed remotely with out considerably impeding enterprise operations. Employers shall not knowingly allow symptomatic staff or others prone to be contagious with COVID-19 to enter the office or work exterior the house.
14. Penalties. Along with fines and different penalties at present offered by regulation, violations of this emergency order could lead to necessary suspension of actions or closure of particular person companies, non-profits, and different entities for a interval of as much as two weeks.
ISSUED this 29th day of December, 2020.
Austin Quinn-Davidson, Appearing Mayor
Municipality of Anchorage
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