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Posted on: December 23, 2020

[ARCHIVED] TEMPORARY EXECUTIVE ORDER

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The temporary Executive Order will outline the following measures that will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 26th and will continue until Sunday, January 10th, with a possibility of an extension of another week based upon available data. 

This pause will reduce allowable occupancy from current capacity levels of 40% to 25% in multiple sectors. 

  • Notably, this capacity limit will now apply to restaurants. Capacity will be set at 25% of pre-COVID seating capacity and distancing between tables and other requirements will remain in place. Indoor and Outdoor seating capacity must be calculated separately (rather than combining them).
  • Small spaces (such as personal services) and other spaces without clear occupancy standards may use 5 people / 1000 square feet as an alternative to the 25% occupancy .
  • The 25% limit will not apply to manufacturing, laboratories, drive in movie theaters, or construction
  • Employees/staff are exempted from the capacity count
  • Limits at indoor event venues are being reduced to 10 people. 
  • Limits at outdoor event venues are being reduced to 25 people.
  • Current limits at private residences remain the same (10 indoors and 25 outdoors)
  • Limits at movie theaters will be reduced to 25% (no more than 50 people per theater)
  • Limits outdoor performance venues will remain 25% (with the max number reduced to 25 from 50).
  • Office spaces will be required to reduce capacity to 25%, but there will continue to be allowances for offices with “critical services”, such as public safety, public health, and other critical services. There is no approval required for these exemptions. 
  • K-12 schools continue to be exempted from these capacity limits and will need to follow DESE standards and guidelines. 

Sector

Current Capacity Limit

New Limit

Construction 

None

None

Drive-In Movie Theaters 

None

None

Laboratories 

None

None

Manufacturing 

None

None

Restaurants 

None

25% of seating capacity

Close Contact Personal Services 

None

25% 

Indoor and Outdoor Events 

25 indoor / 50 outdoor

10 indoor / 25 outdoor

Theaters and Performance Venues 

Movie theaters – 40%, max 50 ppl
Indoor perf venues – Closed
 Outdoor perf venues – 25%, max 50 ppl

Movie theaters – 25%, max 50 ppl

Indoor perf venues – Closed 

Outdoor perf venues – 25%, max 25 ppl

Office Spaces

40%

25%

Places of Worship 

40%

25%

Retail Businesses 

40%

25%

Driving and Flight Schools 

40%

25%

Golf Facilities 

40%

25%

Libraries 

40%

25%

Operators of Lodgings 

40%

25%

Arcades & Other Indoor & Outdoor Recreation Businesses 

40%

25%

Fitness Centers and Health Clubs 

40%

25%

Museums / Cultural & Historical Facilities / Guided Tours 

40%

25%

Sectors Not Otherwise Addressed 

40%

25%

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