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SAFER AT HOME ORDER FOR CONTROL OF COVID-19
Temporary Prohibition of All Events and Gatherings
Closure of Non-Essential Businesses and Areas
REVISED ORDER ISSUED: April 10, 2020
Please read this Order carefully. Violation of or failure to comply with this
Order is a crime punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both. (Ca. Health &
Safety Code § 120275 et seq)
Summary: This Health Officer Order amends and restates the Order of the Long Beach Health
Officer (Health Officer) issued on March 28, 2020, to control the spread of the Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19) within the City of Long Beach (City). This Order is issued to comply
with Executive Order N-33-20 issued by Governor Gavin Newsom, wherein the State Public
Health Officer ordered all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their
place of residence, except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical
infrastructure sectors.
Due to the continued rapid spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the need to
protect the most vulnerable members of our community, this Order continues to prohibit all
indoor and outdoor public and private gatherings and events. The Order continues the closure
of beaches, trails and trailheads. The Order specifically requires all businesses to cease in-
person operations and remain closed to the public, unless the business is defined as an
Essential Business by this Order.
The Health Officer now requires Essential Businesses to implement a Social Distancing
Protocol, which requires employers to provide all of their employees whose duties require
contact with other employees and/or the public with a Face Covering to wear while performing
duties that involve contact with others. Face Coverings should not be used as a substitute for
other evidence-based measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Face Coverings may be
used in addition to, but not in place of, other evidence-based measures (e.g. social distancing;
frequent hand washing practices; avoiding touching our eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed
hands; avoiding being around sick people).
This Order does not prohibit any individual or family from engaging in outdoor activities, as an
individual or household, such as jogging, walking, or biking. This Order continues to allow
individuals to leave their homes to shop at Essential Businesses, including grocery stores and
restaurants offering delivery, drive thru or carry out service, so long as all persons practice
Social Distancing and wear a Face Covering while visiting Essential Businesses.
Further, this Health Officer Order continues the closure of all indoor malls and shopping
centers, all swap meets and flea markets, all indoor and outdoor playgrounds, certain public
facilities and locations, and in-person operations of all non-essential businesses.
This Order requires that Essential Businesses prepare, post, and implement a Social
Distancing Protocol at each of their facilities at which they are maintaining operations. Social
Distancing Protocols are intended to provide workers with the necessary supplies, tools and
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equipment to protect the worker and the public they are serving. Retail Food and drug stores
remain open and their employees have become front-line responders to the local health
emergency due to COVID-19. Many of the most vulnerable City residents, including those 65
years and older or with underlying health conditions, have turned to food delivery platforms as
a result of the Health Officer’s Safer at Home Order to meet many basic activities, such as
obtaining groceries, toiletries and other essential items.
Furthermore, hospitality workers have become front-line responders as hotels and motels are
used for quarantine and isolation for persons experiencing homelessness and other
individuals that are unable to quarantine or isolate at their residence. Accordingly, this Order
requires additional measures by Retail Food, drug stores, third-party, hospitality, and food
delivery platform employers to protect employees and the public that they serve to stem the
spread of COVID-19 within the community.
The Health Officer will continue to monitor the rate of COVID-19 disease spread, the severity
of the resulting illnesses and deaths caused, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations, and the effect of
this Order. If needed, this Order may be extended, expanded, or otherwise modified to protect
the public’s health.
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTIONS 101040, 101085, AND 120175, THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE CITY
OF LONG BEACH ORDERS:
1. Effective immediately on April 10, 2020 and continuing through May 15, 2020:
a. All persons are to remain at their place of residence, except to travel to and from
Essential Businesses, to work at or provide service to a Healthcare Operation,
Essential Infrastructure, or Essential Business, to engage in Essential Activities,
and to perform Minimum Basic Operations for non-essential businesses, provided
that Social Distancing Requirements are strictly adhered to.
b. All public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a
single household or living unit are prohibited within the City, except for the limited
purposes expressly permitted by this Order. Nothing in this Order prohibits
members of a single household or living until from engaging in Essential Activities
together.
2. The Health Officer orders the continued closure of the following types of properties,
recreational sites, and businesses:
a. Non-Essential Retail Businesses.
b. Indoor Malls and Indoor Shopping Centers, including all stores therein regardless
whether they are Essential or Non-Essential Retail Businesses. As an exception,
Essential Businesses that are part of an Indoor Mall or Indoor Shopping Center,
but that are accessible to the public from the exterior of the Indoor Mall or
Shopping Center may remain open. The interior of the Indoor Mall or Indoor
Shopping Center shall remain closed to the public.
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c. This Order does not require closure of Essential Businesses in Outdoor Malls and
Shopping Centers. However, owners and operators of Outdoor Malls and
Shopping Centers shall enforce Social Distancing Protocols among their visitors,
as provided in Section 3 of this Order.
d. Indoor or Outdoor Playgrounds for Children, except for those located within
childcare centers.
e. Indoor and outdoor flea markets and swap meets.
f. All public trails, trailheads, basketball courts, tennis courts, volleyball courts, golf
courses, dog parks, playgrounds, skate parks, public park parking lots, and picnic
areas.
g. All public beaches, piers, public beach parking lots, beach bike paths that traverse
the sanded portion of the beach, and beach access points.
h. Bars and nightclubs that do not serve food.
i. Gyms and fitness centers, including, but not limited to, private gyms and fitness
centers located in multifamily housing complexes, such as, apartment buildings
and condominiums.
j. Movie theaters, drive-in theaters, live performance theaters, concert halls, arenas
and stadiums.
k. Bowling alleys and arcades.
l. The portion of wineries, breweries, and tap rooms that provide tastings to the
public. This subparagraph (l) does not restrict the ability of such businesses to
offer pickup or delivery.
m. Sidewalk vending of retail goods and services. This subparagraph (m) does not
restrict the ability of mobile food vendors to operate so long as the business
operates pursuant to this Order, including implementing a Social Distancing
Protocol.
n. All swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, splash pads, saunas, and steam rooms,
except as follows:
i. Those located in a single-family residence, which shall be used only by
members of the household residing at the single-family residence.
ii. Medical or therapy pools that provide medically prescribed and/or
medically necessary supervised therapy. Therapy sessions should employ
Social Distancing Protocols of at least six (6) feet at all times possible.
iii. Routine maintenance, including, cleaning, chemical balancing and
adjustments are permitted at any facility required to closed by this Section.
3. All Essential Businesses shall prepare and post by no later than 11:59 p.m. on April
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15, 2020 a Social Distancing Protocol at each of their facilities in the City frequented
by the public or employees. The Social Distancing Protocol must be substantially in
the form attached to this Order as Appendix A. The Social Distancing Protocol must
be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable
by the public and employees. A copy of the Social Distancing Protocol must also be
provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All Essential Businesses
shall implement the Social Distancing Protocol and provide evidence of its
implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. To the extent
feasible, Essential Infrastructure shall comply with this Section. The Social
Distancing Protocol must explain how the business is achieving the following, as
applicable:
a. Limiting the number of people who can enter into the facility at any one time
to ensure that people in the facility can easily maintain a minimum six-foot
distance from one another at all times, except as required to complete an
Essential Business activity. As a general rule, the number of people allow int
facility at one time should be fifty percent (50%) of allowed occupancy, or
otherwise adjusted to easily maintain a minimum six-foot distance depending
on the size of the facility. Persons who are family members or household
contacts, may stand or move together, but must be separated from others by
a distance of at least six (6) feet.
b. Where lines may form at a facility, marking six-foot increments at a minimum,
establishing where individuals should stand to maintain adequate social
distancing.
c. Providing, at the Essential Business’ expense, hand sanitizer that contains at
least 60% alcohol, soap and water, or disinfectant qualified for use against
COVID-19 at or near the entrance of the facility and in other appropriate areas
for use by the public and employees, and in locations where there is high-
frequency employee interaction with members of the public (e.g. cashiers).
d. Providing for the regular disinfection of high-touch surfaces, and disinfection
of all payment portals, pens, and styluses after each use. Essential
Businesses are encouraged to also offer touch-less payment mechanisms, if
feasible.
e. Providing physical space between employees and customers (e.g. plexiglass
at point of sale locations, drive through, partitions).
f. Regularly disinfecting other high-touch surfaces.
g. Posting a sign at the entrance of the facility informing all employees and
customers that they should: (i) avoid entering the facility if they are
experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness, including cough or fever; (ii) to
maintain a minimum six-foot distance from one another; (iii) sneeze and cough
into one’s elbow; (iv) not shake hands or engage in any unnecessary physical
contact.
h. Require, and permit adequate time for, employees to wash their hands at least
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every 30 minutes, or as needed if gloves are provided. Where hand washing
is impracticable to the nature of the employee’s work, the employer shall
provide hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol to the employee.
Such employees shall also be required and permitted adequate time to
sanitize their hands at least every 30 minutes, or as needed if gloves are
provided.
i. Ensure sanitary bathrooms are made available to employees, which are
stocked with necessary soap, towels, toilet seat covers, and toilet paper.
j. Providing, at the employer’s expense, Face Coverings for employees and
contracted workers whose duties require close contact with other employees
and/or the public, as well as appropriate training on their proper use. “Close
contact” means being within 6 feet of another person for 10 minutes or more.
k. Require that employees and contracted workers whose duties require close
contact with other employees and/or the public wear Face Coverings. “Close
contact” means being within 6 feet of another person for 10 minutes or more.
l. Require that members of the public who enter the facility wear a Face
Covering during their time in the facility. An Essential Business may refuse
admission or service to any individual who fails to wear a Face Covering
required by this subsection.
m. Make every effort to implement and adhere to Social Distancing Protocols with
employees, including, but not limited to:
i. Allow employees to telecommute (i.e. work from home);
ii. Allow for flexible schedules, such as, staggering schedules of
employees so less individuals occupy a worksite at any given time;
iii. Separate employees by at least six (6) feet;
iv. Allow teleconferencing or video conferencing for meetings; and
v. Limit meetings or gatherings of any sort, especially in locations where
employees could interact or come in contact with any member of the
public. This includes limiting or eliminating (1) employees from traveling
in vehicles together and/or (2) the need for employees to physically
work in teams of two or more. If meetings or gatherings are absolutely
necessary, Essential Businesses must implement Social Distancing
Protocols to the extent practicable.
n. Any additional social distancing measures being implemented (see the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance
at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-
business-response.html).
4. Essential Businesses are directed to continue to maximize the number of employees
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who work from home. Essential Businesses must follow guidance for businesses and
any industry-specific guidance issued by the CDC and the Health Officer related to
COVID-19.
5. In addition to the requirements in Section 3, Retail Food, drug retail, food delivery
service, and hospitality employers shall:
a. Ensure sufficient staffing to properly clean the facilities and shopping carts
between use.
b. Provide adequate security or staffing to implement any necessary crowd control
and Social Distancing Protocols, as provided in Section 3 of this Order.
c. Develop protocols to establish operating hours to better serve vulnerable
populations and ensure adequate time to re-stock stores.
d. Require use of Face Coverings and gloves and/or frequent handwashing pursuant
to Section 3 for interaction with customers, food preparation, and food delivery.
6. Licensed Cannabis Dispensaries approved by the City to deliver cannabis may provide
curbside pickup service under the following conditions:
a. Customers must submit proof of a valid government-issued identification prior to
the curbside pickup.
b. Upon pickup, the Dispensary must verify that the identification of the customers
is the same person who ordered curbside pickup via a valid government-issued
identification.
c. Products must be delivered to customers in opaque packaging.
d. Uniformed and licensed security personnel must be present during all curbside
pickup transactions.
e. All other local and State laws, regulations, and lawful orders are adhered to.
f. The City Manager is authorized to issue reasonable rules and policies to further
restrict curbside pickup activities allowed by this Section to protect the health,
safety, and welfare of the residents of Long Beach and the public.
7. Any and all City regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages are modified to
allow:
a. Restaurants and bars that prepare and serve food for off-site consumption to sell
alcoholic beverages together with food for delivery and take-out.
b. Sales, by retail stores, of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption, including
deliveries and extended sales hours, from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily.
8. This Order considers employees of government agencies working in the course and
scope of their public service employment to be Essential Infrastructure.
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a. This Order declares that all government employees to be essential, including, but
not limited to, health care providers and emergency responders.
b. While all government employees are essential, employees called to serve in their
Disaster Service Worker capacity must be available to serve the public or assist
in response or continuity of operations efforts during this public health crisis to the
maximum extent allowed under the law.
REASONS FOR THE ORDER
9. This Order is based upon scientific evidence and best practices, as currently known and
available, to protect members of the public from avoidable risk of serious illness and
death resulting from the spread of COVID-19, as well as to protect the healthcare
system from a surge of cases into its emergency rooms and hospitals. The intent of this
Order is to ensure that the maximum number of people remain in their places of
residence to the maximum extent feasible to stem the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate
the impact on delivery of critical healthcare services to those in need, as well as to
protect the healthcare system from a surge of cases into emergency rooms and
hospitals. The Order supports the CDC's efforts to institute more stringent and
necessary Social Distancing Requirements to reduce community transmission of
COVID-19.
10. This Order is issued based on evidence of increasing occurrence of COVID-19 within
the City and throughout Los Angeles County, scientific evidence and best practices
regarding the most effective approaches to slow the transmission of communicable
diseases generally and COVID-19 specifically, and evidence that the age, condition,
and health of a significant portion of the population of the City places it at risk for
serious health complications, including death, from COVID-19. Due to the outbreak
of the COVID-19 disease in the general public, which is now a pandemic according
to the World Health Organization, there is a public health emergency throughout the
City. Making the problem worse, some individuals who contract the virus causing the
COVID-19 disease have no symptoms or have mild symptoms, which means they
may not be aware they carry the virus and are transmitting it to others. Since even
people without symptoms can transmit the infection, and because evidence shows
the infection is easily spread, gatherings and other interpersonal interactions can
result in preventable transmission of the virus. This public health emergency has
substantially worsened since the City issued the initial Safer at Home Order on
March 19, 2020, with a significant escalation in the number of positive cases,
hospitalizations, and deaths, and increasing strain on health care resources. At the
same time, evidence suggests that the restrictions on mobility and Social Distancing
Requirements imposed by the prior Safer at Home Order are slowing the rate of
increase in community transmission and confirmed cases by limiting interactions
among people, consistent with scientific evidence of the efficacy of similar measures
in other parts of the country and world. The scientific evidence shows that at this
stage of the emergency, it remains essential to continue to slow virus transmission
as much as possible to protect the most vulnerable, to prevent the health care
system from being overwhelmed, and to prevent deaths. Extension of the prior Safer
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at Home Order and strengthening of its restrictions are necessary to further reduce
the spread of the COVID-19 disease, preserving critical and limited healthcare
capacity in the City and advancing toward a point in the public health emergency
where transmission can be controlled.
11. This Order is issued in light of existing community transmission of COVID-19 in the City
which presents a substantial and significant risk of harm to the health of residents.
Currently, there is no vaccine available to protect against and no specific treatment for
COVID-19. As of April 9, 2020, there have been at least 303 cases of COVID-19 and 8
death reported in the City of Long Beach, and 7,530 cases of COVID-19 and 198 deaths
reported in Los Angeles County. There remains a strong likelihood of a significant and
increasing number of suspected cases of community transmission.
12. This Order is to ensure that the maximum number of people shelter in their places of
residence to the maximum extent feasible to slow the spread of COVID-19 and
mitigate the impact on delivery of critical healthcare services to those in need. All
provisions of this Order must be interpreted to effectuate this intent. Failure to comply
with any of the provisions of this Order constitutes an imminent threat and menace to
public health, constitutes a public nuisance, and is punishable by fine, imprisonment,
or both.
13. The virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread easily through person-to-person
contact. This risk of transmission is increased when people are in close proximity. All
gatherings and pose an increased risk for community transmission of COVID-19 and
thus, are a substantial risk to public health.
14. In the absence of a specific immunization or treatment for COVID-19, social distancing
is essential to preventing this disease. Increasing social distancing, increasing worker
protections, and prohibiting events and gatherings is intended to slow transmission of
COVID-19. Accordingly, to reduce the community transmission of COVID-19, the Health
Officer has ordered the temporary prohibition of all events and gatherings, the closure
of commercial properties and businesses, and for Essential Businesses to prepare,
post, and implement a Social Distancing Protocol at each facility at which they maintain
operations.
DEFINITIONS
For Purposes of this Order, the following definitions shall apply:
15. For purposes of this Order, “Essential Activities” shall include travel for the purpose of
engaging any Essential Activity. Individuals may leave their residences only to perform
the following “Essential Activities”:
a. To engage in activities or perform tasks essential to their health and safety, or
to the health and safety of their family or household members (including, but not
limited to, pets), such as, obtaining medical supplies or medication; visiting a
health care or veterinary care professional; providing care for minors, the elderly,
dependents, persons with disabilities, or other vulnerable persons; or providing
care for pets.
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b. To obtain necessary services or supplies for themselves and their family or
household members, or to deliver those services or supplies to others, such as,
to obtain supplies they need to work from home; to obtaining grocery items for
one’s household or for delivery to others; or to obtain any products necessary to
maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences.
c. To engage in outdoor activity for the purpose of physical exercise (including
outdoor activities with pets), provided individuals strictly comply with Social
Distancing Requirements as defined in this Order, such as, walking, cycling,
hiking, or running.
d. To engage in legally mandated governmental purposes, such as, access to
court, social, and administrative services or complying with an order of law
enforcement or court.
e. To perform work providing essential products and services at an Essential
Business, at a Healthcare Operation, or at a business identified as part of
Essential Infrastructure, or to otherwise carry out activities specifically permitted
in this Order.
16. “Indoor Malls or Indoor Shopping Centers” are defined as a building with seven (7) or
more "sales or retail establishments" with adjoining indoor space.
17. “Outdoor Malls and Shopping Centers” are defined as a series of buildings on a
common site, either under common ownership or common control or developed
together, with seven (7) or more "sales or retail establishments."
18. “Non-Essential Retail Businesses” are defined as retail establishments that provide
goods or services to the public that do not come within the definition of Essential
Businesses set forth in Section 19 of this Order.
19. “Essential Businesses” shall refer to those establishments whose primary business,
per their City-issued business license is any of the following:
a. Grocery stores, certified farmers’ markets, farm and produce stands,
supermarkets, food banks, convenience stores, warehouse stores, and other
establishments engaged in the retail sale of canned food, dry goods, fresh fruit
and vegetables, pet supply, water, fresh meats, fish, and poultry, and any other
business where the primary function of the business is to sell household
consumer products necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential
operation of residences. This includes stores that sell groceries and sell other
non-grocery products, and products necessary to maintaining the safety,
sanitation, and essential operation of residences;
b. Food processors, confectioners, food packagers, food testing labs that are not
open to the public, and food cultivation, including farming, livestock, and fishing;
c. Organizations and businesses that provide food, shelter, and social services,
and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy
individuals (including gang prevention and intervention, domestic violence, and
homeless service agencies);
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d. Newspapers, television, radio, magazine, podcast and other journalism
activities;
e. Gas stations, auto-supply, mobile auto-repair operations, auto repair shops
(including, without limitation, auto repair shops adjacent to or otherwise in
connection with a retail or used auto dealership), bicycle repair shops, and
related facilities. This subparagraph (e) does not restrict the on-line purchase of
automobiles if they are delivered to a residence or Essential Business and the
showroom remains closed to the public;
f. Banks, credit unions, financial institutions, and insurance companies;
g. Hardware stores, garden nurseries, building supply stores;
h. Plumbers, electricians, professional pest control, custodial/janitorial workers,
handyman services, funeral home workers and morticians, moving services,
HVAC installers, carpenters, vegetation service, tree maintenance, landscapers,
gardeners, property managers, private security personnel and other service
providers who provide services to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential
operation to properties and other Essential Businesses;
i. Businesses providing mailing and shipping services, including post office boxes;
j. Educational institutions (including public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and
universities) for purposes of facilitating distance learning, providing meals for
pick-up, or performing Minimum Basic Operations, provided that Social
Distancing Requirements are practiced;
k. Laundromats, dry cleaners, and laundry service providers;
l. Restaurants and other food facilities that prepare and serve food for delivery,
drive-thru, or carry out. Indoor and outdoor table dining is not permitted.
Cafeterias, commissaries, and restaurants located within hospitals, nursing
homes, or other licensed health care facilities may provide dine-in service, as
long as Social Distancing Measures are practiced. Restaurants and bars that
serve food may sell market products (such as, produce, pantry goods, meat, and
eggs) if they offer such products for pickup or delivery only. Restaurants shall
obtain market products for the customer. Restaurants are prohibited from
converting indoor or outdoor seating areas into a market.
m. Businesses that supply office or computer products needed by people who work
from home;
n. Non-manufacturing, transportation, or distribution businesses that ship, truck,
transport, or provide logistical support to deliver groceries, food, goods or
services directly to residences, Essential Businesses, Healthcare Operations,
and Essential Infrastructure. This exemption shall not be used as a basis for
engaging in sales to the general public from retail storefronts;
o. Businesses that ship, truck, provide logistical support or deliver groceries, food,
goods, or services directly to residences, Essential Businesses, Healthcare
Operations, and Essential Infrastructure;
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p. Airlines, taxis, ride sharing services, and other private transportation providers
providing transportation services necessary for activities of daily living and other
purposes expressly authorized in this Order;
q. Businesses that provide manufacture and provide necessary service for
Essential Infrastructure and Healthcare Operations;
r. Home-based care for seniors, adults, people with a disability, or children;
s. Residential facilities and shelters for people experiencing homelessness,
seniors, adults, people with a disability, and children;
t. Professional services, such as legal, payroll, or accounting services, when
necessary to assist in compliance with legally mandated activities, and the
permitting, inspection, construction, transfer and recording of ownership of
housing, including residential and commercial real estate and anything
incidental thereto, provided that appointments and other residential viewings
must only occur virtually or, if a virtual viewing is not feasible, by appointment
with no more than two visitors at a time residing within the same household or
living unit and one individual showing the unit (except that in-person visits are
not allowed when the occupant is still residing in the residence) and following
Social Distancing Protocols;
u. Military/Defense Contractors/FFRDC (Federally Funded Research and
Development Centers). For purposes of this Order, essential personnel may
leave their residence to provide any service or perform any work deemed
essential for national security including, but not limited to defense, intelligence
and aerospace development and manufacturing for the Department of Defense,
the Intelligence Community, and NASA and other federal government, and or
United States Government departments and agencies. Essential personnel
include prime, sub-primes, and supplier contractor employees, at both the prime
contract level and any supplier levels at any tier, working on federal United
States Government contracts such as contracts rated under the Defense
Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and contracts for national intelligence
and national security requirements.;
v. Childcare facilities providing services that enable employees exempted in this
Order to work as permitted. To the extent possible, childcare facilities must
operate under the following mandatory conditions:
i. Childcare must be carried out in stable groups of 12 or fewer (“stable"
means the same twelve (12) or fewer children are in the same group each
day);
ii. Children shall not change from one group to another;
iii. If more than one (1) group of children is cared for at one (1) facility, each
group shall be in a separate room. Groups shall not mix with each other;
and
iv. Childcare providers shall remain solely with one group of children.
w. Hotels, motels, shared rental units, and similar facilities.
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x. Businesses that provide death care services, limited to the removal, care, and
preparation, and burial of deceased persons or animals.
y. Construction, which includes the operation, inspection, and maintenance of
construction sites and construction projects for construction of commercial,
office and institutional buildings, residential and housing construction.
z. Painting services are only allowed if (1) the purpose of painting is to sell or lease
new residences, (2) the painting is necessary to maintain the safety or
habitability of residences or businesses, (3) the painting is due to new
construction or (4) painting for the purposes of covering boarded up buildings.
aa. Manufacturers and retailers of fabric or cloth that is made into personal
protective equipment, such as, Face Coverings. These businesses may provide
their products to purchasers by delivery or pick-up but may not be open to the
public.
20. “Social Distancing Requirements” means (1) maintaining at least six-foot social distance
from other individuals, (2) frequently washing hands with soap and water for at least
twenty seconds as frequently as possible or using hand sanitizer that contains at least
60% alcohol, (3) covering coughs or sneezes (into the sleeve, elbow, or tissue, not
hands), (4) regularly cleaning high-touch surfaces, (5) not shaking hands; (6) avoiding
all social interaction outside the household when sick with fever or cough, (7) wearing a
Face Covering while when in close contact with others, excluding contact with members
of a single household. “Close contact” means being within 6 feet of another person for
10 minutes or more.
21. “Retail Food” means Essential Businesses identified in Section 19(a) and 19(l) of this
order.
22. “Face Covering” or “Face Coverings” means a cloth cover that fully covers the tip and
nostrils of the nose and the mouth. Face Coverings required by this Order are not
surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Per CDC guidelines, surgical masks and N-95
respirators are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers
and other medical first responders.
Face Coverings should not be used as a substitute for other evidence-based
measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Face Coverings should be used in
addition to, but not in place of, other evidence-based measures (e.g. social
distancing; frequent hand washing practices; avoiding touching our eyes, nose
and mouth with unwashed hands; avoiding being around sick people).
Additional Terms
23. This Order does not prohibit persons from leaving their residences to perform any work
necessary or provide any services to or obtain services from the following Essential
Infrastructure and Healthcare Operations:
a. Healthcare Operations including, but not limited to: hospitals, clinics, laboratories,
dentists, pharmacies, physical therapists, and chiropractors; pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies; other licensed healthcare facilities, healthcare
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suppliers, home healthcare service providers, mental or behavioral health
providers; alcohol and drug treatment providers; medical cannabis dispensaries
with all required state and local licenses; medical or scientific research companies
or any related and/or ancillary healthcare services; manufacturers, distributors
and servicers of medical devices, diagnostics, and equipment (including personal
protective equipment); veterinary care; and all healthcare provided to animals.
This Order does not apply to businesses that provide support, supplies, or
services deemed essential as part of the supply chain to Healthcare Operations.
This exemption shall be broadly construed to avoid any impact to the delivery of
healthcare, broadly defined. Healthcare Operations does not include fitness and
exercise gyms and similar exercise or training facilities.
b. Essential Infrastructure, including, but not limited to: public health, public works
construction; airport operations; port operations; water; sewer; gas; electrical; oil
refining and extraction; road and highways; public transportation; solid waste
collection and removal; emergency services; flood control and watershed
protection; internet and telecommunications systems (including the provision of
essential global, national, local infrastructure for computing services, business
infrastructure, communications, and web-based services); and manufacturing and
distribution companies deemed essential as part of the Essential Infrastructure
supply chain, provided that they carry out those services or that work in
compliance with Social Distancing Protocols.
24. The persons and businesses subject to this Order that are required to cease in-person
operations, but may continue to work from home, may travel to those businesses for
purposes of Minimum Basic Operations, which means:
a. The minimum necessary activities to maintain and protect the value of the
business's inventory and facilities; ensure security, safety, and sanitation; process
payroll and employee benefits;
b. The minimum necessary activities to facilitate owners, employees, and
contractors of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their
residences, and to ensure that the business can deliver its service remotely.
25. This Order does not, in any way, restrict: (a) first responder access to the site(s) named
in this Order during an emergency or (b) local, state or federal officers, investigators, or
medical or law enforcement personnel from carrying out their lawful duties at the site(s)
named in this Order.
26. Government agencies are expected to follow this order to the fullest extent possible,
with limited exceptions as needed to continue to sustain critical government
operations.
27. This Order does not, in any way, prohibit fishing from the shore, in accordance with Cal.
Const., art. I, § 25, nor does it prohibit an individual from traversing the sand to enter
the ocean to launch a boat, kayak, and the like.
28. This Order does not, in any way, prohibit individuals from utilize walking paths, both
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paved any unpaved, located within public parks for the purpose of engaging in outdoor
Essential Activities provided that Social Distancing Requirements are strictly followed.
29. This Order does not waive, suspend or amend any regulations promulgated by the
State, including those under the authority of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control; nor does it suspend or supersede existing prohibitions against drinking in public
and similar regulations pertaining to public consumption and possession of alcohol.
Alcoholic beverages sold under this Order must be sold in containers that are fully
sealed in a manner designed to prevent consumption without removal of the lid or cap.
30. Essential Businesses shall operate in accordance with all current local licenses or
permits, including business licenses, health permits, and the like.
31. The City shall promptly provide copies of this Order by: (a) posting it on the Long
Beach’s Department of Health and Human Services website
(http://www.longbeach.gov/health/), (b) posting it at the Civic Center located at 411 W.
Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802, (c) providing it to any member of the public
requesting a copy, (d) issuing a press release to publicize the Order throughout the City,
and (e) by serving via email on large facilities known to the Health Officer that are likely
to be subject to this Order (but service via email is not required for compliance). The
owner, manager, or operator of any facility that is likely to be impacted by this Order is
strongly encouraged to post a copy of this Order onsite and to provide a copy to any
member of the public requesting a copy.
a. The owner, manager, or operator of any facility that is likely to be impacted by
this Order is strongly encouraged to post a copy of this Order onsite and to
provide a copy to any member of the public requesting a copy.
b. Because guidance may change, the owner, manager, or operator of any facility
that is subject to this Order is ordered to consult the Long Beach Department of
Health and Human Services’ website (http://www.longbeach.gov/health/) daily
to identify any modifications to the Order and is required to comply with any
updates until the Order is terminated.
32. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Order or any
application of it to any person, structure, gathering, or circumstance is held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, then such decision
will not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this Order.
33. This Order is also issued in light of the March 19, 2020 Order of the State Public
Health Officer (the “Governor’s Order”) , which set baseline statewide restrictions on
non-residential business activities effective until further notice, as well as the
Governor’s March 19, 2020 Executive Order N-33-20 directing California residents to
follow the Governor’s Order. The Governor’s Order was complementary to the prior
Safer at Home Order. This Order adopts in certain respects more stringent
restrictions addressing the particular facts and circumstances in this City, which are
necessary to control the public health emergency as it is evolving within the City and
Los Angeles County. Without this tailored set of restrictions that further reduces the
number of interactions between persons, scientific evidence indicates that the public
health crisis in the City will worsen to the point at which it may overtake available
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health care resources within the City and increase the death rate. Also, this Order
enumerates additional restrictions on non-work-related travel not covered by the
Governor’s Order, including limiting such travel to performance of Essential
Activities; sets forth mandatory Social Distancing Requirements for all individuals in
the City when engaged in activities outside their residences; and adds a mechanism
to ensure that Essential Businesses comply with the Social Distancing
Requirements.
34. Where a conflict exists between this Order and any state public health order related
to the COVID-19 pandemic, the most restrictive provision controls. Consistent with
California Health and Safety Code section 131080 and the Health Officer Practice
Guide for Communicable Disease Control in California, except where the State
Health Officer may issue an order expressly directed at this Order and based on a
finding that a provision of this Order constitutes a menace to public health, any more
restrictive measures in this Order continue to apply and control in this City.
35. This Order is issued in accordance with, and incorporates by reference, the March 4,
2020 Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued by Governor Gavin Newsom and
the and the March 4, 2020 Proclamation of Local Emergency by the City Manager,
and the Declaration of Local Health Emergency by the Health Officer, ratified by the
City Council on March 10, 2020, respectively, and guidance issued by the California
Department of Public Health, as each of them have been and may be supplemented.
36. The Water Department, in consultation with the City Attorney, is permitted to shut off
water service to Non-Essential Businesses operating in violation of the order, as
appropriate.
37. The entities subject to this Order that are not required to close may otherwise remain
open for business and perform essential functions and operations during the duration of
this Order under the condition that entities adhere to this Order any state public health
order related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Entities permitted to remain open for
businesses that do not adhere to this Order may be subject to mandatory closure for
the duration of this Order, including any amendment or extension hereto. This Section
shall not apply to the Long Beach Airport, or any business identified as federal critical
infrastructure therein.
38. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Order constitutes an imminent threat
and menace to public health, constitutes a public nuisance, and is punishable by fine,
imprisonment, or both. To protect the public’s health, the Health Officer of the City of
Long Beach may take additional action(s) for failure to comply with this Order. Violation
of this Order is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment, fine or both under
California Health and Safety Code Section 120275 et seq and Chapter 1.32 of the
Long Beach Municipal Code.
Pursuant to Long Beach City Charter Section 109, Sections 8634 and 41601 of the
California Government Code; Sections 101040 and 120175 of the California Health and
Safety Code; and Chapters 8.08 and 8.26 of the Long Beach Municipal Code, these
Orders and Directives as issued by the Health Officer shall be enforceable by the Chief
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of Police of the City of Long Beach to ensure compliance with and enforcement of this
Order and the Directives set forth herein.
Further, and in addition to the criminal penalties set forth herein, these Orders and
Directives as issued by the Health Officer shall be enforceable by the City Manager of
the City of Long Beach. For the duration of the declared health emergency, the City
Manager is permitted to designate and authorize appropriate employees of the City to
issue Administrative Citations and levy civil fines and penalties to those individuals,
businesses, and others who are in violation of the Orders and Directives contained
herein in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9.65 of the Long Beach Municipal
Code.
IT IS SO ORDERED:
Anissa Davis, MD, DrPH,
Health Officer, City of Long Beach
Date: April 10, 2020
APPENDIX A: SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOL
Business Name:
Business Address:
Approximate gross square footage of space open to the public:
Type of Businesses: Retail Non-Retail
BUSINESSES MUST IMPLEMENT ALL APPLICABLE MEASURES LISTED BELOW AND BE
PREPARED TO EXPLAIN WHY ANY MEASURE THAT IS NOT IMPLEMENTED IS
INAPPLICABLE TO THE BUSINESS.
SIGNAGE
Signage at each public entrance of the facility to inform all employees and customers that they
should: (i) avoid entering the facility if they have a cough or fever; (ii) maintain a minimum six-foot
distance from one
another; (iii) sneeze and cough into a cloth or tissue or, if not available, into
one’s elbow; and (iv) not shake hands or engage in any unnecessary physical contact.
Signage posting a copy of the Social Distancing Protocol at each public entrance to the facility.
MEASURES TO PROTECT EMPLOYEE HEALTH (check all that apply to the facility):
All employees have been told not to come to work if sick.
Symptom checks are being conducted before employees may enter the work space.
All desks or individual work stations are separated by at least six (6) feet.
Physical space between employees and customers increased (e.g. drive through, partitions,
plexiglass at point of sale locations)
Where possible, employees who can carry out their work duties from home have been directed
to do so.
Flexible meetings (e.g. teleconferencing or video conferencing).
Flexible travel options (e.g. postpone non-essential meetings or events).
Flexible work hours (e.g. staggered shifts).
Delivering services remotely (e.g. phone, video, or web).
Break rooms, bathrooms, and other common areas are being disinfected frequently, and stocked
with necessary hygiene supplies on the following schedule:
Break rooms:
Bathrooms:
Other:
Disinfectant effective against COVID-19 and related supplies are available to all employees at the
following location(s):
Hand sanitizer effective against COVID-19 is available to all employees at the following
location(s):
APPENDIX A: SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOL
Soap and water are available to all employees at the following location(s):
Employees are required and permitted adequate time for, to wash their hands at least every 30
minutes, or as needed if gloves are provided. Where hand washing is impracticable, hand
sanitizer with that contains at least 60% alcohol has been provided to the employee instead.
Copies of this Protocol have been distributed to all employees.
Require that employees and contracted workers whose duties require close contact with other
employees and/or the public wear Face Coverings.
NOTE: Face Coverings should not be used as a substitute for other evidence-based measures
to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Face Coverings should be used in addition to, but not in
place of, other evidence-based measures (e.g. social distancing; frequent hand washing
practices; avoiding touching our eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands; avoiding being
around sick people).
Require use of Face Coverings and gloves and/or frequent handwashing for interaction with
customers, food preparation, and food delivery.
Optional - Describe other measures:
MEASURES TO PREVENT CROWDS FROM GATHERING (check all that apply to the facility):
Limit the number of customers in the store at any one time, which allows for customers and
employees to easily maintain at least six-foot distance from one another at all practicable times.
Number of customers allowed in the store at one time:
As a general rule, the number of people allow int facility at one time should be fifty percent
(50%) of allowed occupancy, or otherwise adjusted to easily maintain a minimum six-foot
distance depending on the size of the facility.
Post an employee or security at the door to ensure that the maximum number of customers in the
facility set forth above is not exceeded.
Placing per-person limits on goods that are selling out quickly to reduce crowds and lines.
Explain:
Optional—Describe other measures
MEASURES TO KEEP PEOPLE AT LEAST SIX (6) FEET APART (check all that apply to the
facility):
Placing signs outside the store reminding people to be at least six (6) feet apart, including when
in line.
Placing tape or other markings at least six (6) feet apart in customer line areas inside the store
and on sidewalks at public entrances with signs directing customers to use the markings to
maintain distance.
Separate order areas from delivery areas to prevent customers from gathering.
APPENDIX A: SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOL
All employees have been instructed to maintain at least six (6) feet distance from customers and
from each other, except employees may momentarily come closer when necessary to accept
payment, deliver goods or services, or as otherwise necessary.
Deliver products to customers through curbside pickup or delivery.
Establish operating hours to better serve vulnerable populations and ensure adequate time to re-
stock stores.
Optional—Describe other measures:
MEASURES TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY CONTACT (check all that apply to the facility):
Preventing people from self-serving any items that are food-related.
Lids for cups and food-bar type items are provided by staff; not to customers to grab. Bulk-
item food bins are not available for customer self-service use.
Not permitting customers to bring their own bags, mugs, or other reusable items from
home.
Providing for contactless payment systems or, if not feasible, sanitizing payment systems
regularly. Describe:
Optional—Describe other measures:
MEASURES TO INCREASE SANITIZATION (check all that apply to the facility):
Disinfecting wipes that are effective against COVID-19 are available near shopping carts and
shopping baskets.
Hand sanitizer (with at least 60% alcohol), soap and water, or disinfectant effective against
COVID-19 is available to the public at or near the entrance of the facility, at checkout counters,
and anywhere else inside the store or immediately outside where there is high-frequency
employee interaction with members of the public (e.g. cashiers).
Providing for disinfecting all payment portals, pens, and styluses after each use.
Employee(s) assigned to disinfect all high-touch surfaces frequently.
Employee(s) assigned to disinfect carts and baskets between uses.
Optional—Describe other measures:
* Any additional measures not included here should be listed on separate pages should be attached
to this document.
You may contact the following person with any questions or comments about this protocol:
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