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Miami-Beach-to-Reopen-Beaches-Hotels-Pools We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community. City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 PRESS RELEASE Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2020 City of Miami Beach to Reopen Beaches, Hotels & Condominium/Apartment Building Pools – Starting June 1 and Subject to a Series of Safety Guidelines – Miami Beach, FL – Today, the City of Miami Beach has amended its Emergency Order — allowing for beaches, hotels and condominium/apartment building pools to reopen on June 1, 2020, consistent with Miami-Dade County Emergency Order 23-20 and subject to a series of rules and social distancing guidelines. Beaches will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. with the following COVID -19 safety measures in place : • Facial coverings must always be readily available and are required for use in bathrooms, at concessions or when social distancing cannot be achieved (except for members of the same household) • Social distancing will be enforced and groups of 10 or more are prohibited • No use of exercise equipment or playgrounds; no shared equipment, organized activities, sports or classes; no special events or group picnics • No fishing, pets on the beach, floats, tents/canopies nor coolers • Visit www.miamibeachfl.gov/reopening/beaches/ for additional details Over 100 social distancing ambassadors will be deployed on the beach daily for the next few weeks to ensure patrons are following the aforementioned measures. Hotel guidelines include the following: • Facial coverings must be used by guests in interior common areas and in outdoor common areas where social distancing cannot be achieved; and staff must wear facial coverings at all times, both indoors and out • Social distancing precautions, signage and sanitizer or soap/water must be readily available at key entrances and public areas • Elevator use is limited to 50 percent capacity with no more than four occupants, unless they are members of the same family • No valet parking where onsite parking is available. When parking is unavailable, valets must social distance, wear facial coverings, change/sanitize gloves between each vehicle and avoid touching guest luggage (unless guests are physically unable to lift the luggage) • Capacity shall be reduced by 50 percent of building occupancy in restaurants, meeting areas and banquet spaces • No self-service food operations We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community. • Visit www.miamibeachfl.gov/reopening/hotels/ for the detailed list of hotel guidelines Pools at condos, apartment buildings, homeowner associations and hotels will need to adhere to social distancing guidelines and capacity limits. Visit www.miamibeachfl.gov/reopening/pools for detailed information. Additionally, the city’s beachwalks and baywalks are now open to pedestrians, bicycles, scooters, skateboarders and roller/in-line skaters with no time restrictions. Facial coverings must continue to be worn if social distancing cannot otherwise be achieved, except by children under the age of 2, persons who have trouble breathing due to a chronic pre-existing condition, or persons engaged in strenuous physical activity or exercise. At this time, community pools, gyms, dog parks and short-term rentals are NOT open. Read the City of Miami Beach’s updated State of Emergency Declaration and Emergency Measures. For additional information on the city’s reopening efforts, please visit www.miamibeachfl.gov/reopening. ### To request this material in alternate format, sign language interpreter (five-day notice required), information on access for persons with disabilities, and/or any accommodation to review any document or participate in any city-sponsored proceedings, call 305.604.2489 and select 1 for English or 2 for Spanish, then option 6; TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service).