City-of-Miami-Beach-Updates-State-of-Emergency-for-High-Impact-Period
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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
March 21, 2021
City of Miami Beach Updates State of Emergency
Relating to the High Impact Period
– Eastbound Causeway Closures Move to 10 p.m. and Delivery Services
May Continue Past Midnight –
Miami Beach, FL – In response to the State of Emergency for the High Impact Period in
the City of Miami Beach’s entertainment district, the Interim City Manager has
implemented the following updated emergency measures, effective tonight through
Monday, March 22 at 6 a.m.
• Eastbound lanes on the MacArthur Causeway and Julia Tuttle Causeway shall
be completely CLOSED to traffic from 10 p.m. through 6 a.m., except to City
residents, guests of hotels in the City, and employees of business
establishments in the City.
• Eastbound lanes on the Venetian Causeway shall be completely CLOSED to
traffic from 10 p.m. through 6 a.m., except to City residents.
• Effective from 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. a curfew shall be imposed ONLY in the
area bounded by 5 Street on the south, 16 Street on the north, Pennsylvania
Avenue on the west, and Ocean Drive on the east (the “High Impact Zone”).
Restaurants within the High Impact Zone shall be permitted to continue to
operate for delivery services only. Pursuant to Section 26-33(a)(1) of the City
Code, the curfew shall not apply to 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 individuals making deliveries from restaurants.
• From 8 p.m. through 6 a.m., Ocean Drive shall be CLOSED to pedestrian and
vehicular traffic, except to City residents requiring access to or from their
homes, guests of hotels requiring access to or from their hotels, and employees
of business establishments. Other public roads within the High Impact Zone
may be closed as deemed necessary by the Interim City Manager or Chief of
Police.
• From 7 p.m. through 6 a.m., all sidewalk café operations, including expanded
outdoor restaurant seating, shall be SUSPENDED in the High Impact Zone,
pursuant to the City's High Impact Ordinance and City Com mission Resolution
No. 2021-31599. All sidewalk café operators are directed to stack or remove
tables and chairs no later than 8 p.m. each night.
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic
community.
Click here to view the amended Declaration of a State of Emergency relating to the
High Impact Period.
Any violation of these emergency measures shall subject the individual, operator,
business entity, or organization to arrest and criminal prosecution pursuant to
Section 26-36 and Section 1-14 of the City Code.
The City strongly urges all businesses in the High Impact Zone to close voluntarily
during the State of Emergency. This Declaration of a State of Emergency and the
measures set forth are separate from and in addition to the emergency measures
currently in effect related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City Commission has authorized the Interim City Manager to extend the Declaration
of a State of Emergency in one-week increments through April 13, 2021.
All other areas in Miami Beach are open for residents and visitors to patronize after the 8
p.m. curfew in the High Impact Zone, such as Lincoln Road, South of Fifth, Sunset
Harbour, Collins Park, 41 Street, North Beach and more.
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