Emergency Measures Effective March 18, 2020EM E RG EN C Y M E A S U R E S
T O B E IM P L E M E NTE D BY CITY O F MIA M I B EAC H
{Revised on March 17, 2020, at 1 :45 P.M.)
EFF E C TIVE MA R C H 18, 2020, AT 12:01 A.M.
As City Manager for the City of Miami Beach, Florida, and pursuant to the authority vested in
me under Section 26-31 of the City of Miami Beach Code of Laws and Ordinances (the "City
Code"), as well as that certain City of Miami Beach Declaration of State of Emergency, dated
March 12, 2020, and effective through March 19, 2020, I hereby ORDER and PROMULGATE
the following additional emergency measures, which will be reasonably and necessarily
implemented in response to this State of Emergency:
PARKS AND BEACHES
• All public beaches (including public beachfront concessions) from 5th Street through
and including 15th Street, will be CLOSED.
• Food and beverage service on the beaches by concessionaires, including public beach
concessions and hotel beach concessions, shall be PROHIBITED.
• Lummus Park will be CLOSED.
• All public gatherings of ten (1 O) or more persons on the City's beaches shall be
PROHIBITED.
• All City Parks and Recreation buildings and indoor facilities will be CLOSED. Parks
and Recreation locations will remain open as outdoor-only facilities during regular
hours.
• All City Parks and Recreation programs, games, practices, field trips, and events will
be CANCELED.
SIDEWALK CAFES
• All sidewalk cates will be CLOSED.
PARKING
• All City-owned parking garages and City-owned surface parking lots shall be CLOSED
to the general public (except for permit and access card holders).
CURFEW
• A curfew is hereby established within the boundaries of the MXE district (bounded by
5th Street on the South, 16th Street on the North, Washington Avenue on the West,
and Ocean Drive on the East). The curfew will be in effect daily from 12:00 a.m.
(midnight) to 5:00 a.m., and shall include but not be limited to the prohibition on
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pedestrian and vehicular movement, standing and parking, except for the provision of
designated essential services such as fire, police and hospital services, including the
transportation of patients thereto, utility emergency repairs, emergency calls by
physicians, and food delivery services (subject to the limitations below).
EMERGENCY MEASURES FOR NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES
• Non-essential businesses shall be subject to the restrictions below. The term "non-
essential businesses" shall include all businesses operating within the territorial limits
of the City of Miami Beach, EXCEPT the following: pharmacies, grocery stores,
convenience stores, private offices, banks, hotel operations, hospitals (and ancillary
establishments located within hospitals), City's U.S. Coast Guard facilities, medical
service providers, medical supply stores, hardware stores, gasoline service stations,
and automotive supply/repair centers.
• Any restaurants, nightclubs, dance halls, halls for hire, or similar businesses that are
located within a hotel shall also be considered a "non-essential business" subject to
the restrictions below.
• Temporary Closure of Non-Essential Businesses
The following non-essential businesses shall be CLOSED to the public until further
notice:
o All movie theaters, bowling alleys, arcades and live performance venues.
o All gymnasiums and fitness centers, EXCEPT for gymnasiums or fitness centers
which are located within hotels, fire stations, police stations, or residential multi-
family buildings.
o Restaurants, Bars, Nightclubs, Dance Halls and Halls for Hire
All restaurants (including restaurants operating wi thin hotels or servicing
beach/pool concession areas within hotels), bars, nightclubs, dance halls, halls
for hire (including banquet halls, ballrooms, or similar establishments operating
within hotels), private clubs and similar businesses shall be required to CLOSE
for on-premises service of customers until further notice. However, such
establishments may operate their kitchens for the purpose of providing delivery
services, drive-through, pick-up or take-out services only, from 5:00 a.m.
until midnight each day.
• Hours of operation for all other non-essential businesses
All other non-essential businesses shall be required to CLOSE by no later than
10:00 p.m. each day (including weeknights and weekends), and shall not reopen
until 5:00 a.m. the next morning.
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THE EMERGENCY MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND PROMULGATED
ABOVE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE COMMENCING AT 12:01 A.M. ON MARCH 18, 2020, AND
SHALL BE EFFECTIVE THROUGH 11:59 P.M. ON MARCH 19, 2020, UNLESS EXTENDED
BY THE MIAMI BEACH CITY COMMISSION BY DUL Y ENACTED RESOLUTION IN
REGULAR OR SPECIAL SESSION.
A n y vio lation o f the se em e rge ncy m eas ure(s) sha ll subje ct the ind iv id ua l, ope ra tor, busine ss
entity , or o rg a nizatio n to arrest and crim ina l pro se cutio n pursua nt to S e ctio n 26-36 and
S e c tio n 1-14 o f the C ity C ode .
T h e E m e rg e ncy M e asures set fo rt h he rein sup e rsed e and re pla ce all prio r C ity of M ia m i
B e ac h E m erge nc y M e as ures orde red and pro m ulgated since M a rch 12 , 2020.
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S TAT E O F F LO R ID A
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE
I, RAFAE L E. GRAN AD O, CIy Clerk of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, do hereb y cer ti fy that th e
a bov e a n d foregoing is a tru e and correct copy of
th e o rigin a l the reof on fil e in this offi ce.
W IT N E S S m y h and and seal of said C ity this
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