Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson recently issued an Executive Order that allows the following emergency actions in the city:
· All restaurants, hookah lounges, businesses that sell food or beverages for consumption on premises or businesses that provide entertainment on premises shall close to in-person dining, consumption of alcohol, smoking of hookah or entertainment.
· Restaurants and other businesses who sell food may offer food for take-away or for customers to eat elsewhere.
· Businesses must establish and implement systems that restrict in-person contact as much as possible, including no more than one customer at a time to be in the premises. Such processes may include the business taking the food to the customer’s vehicle rather than the customer coming inside the business.
· Business shall ensure that all onsite consumption of food is prohibited, and employees and contractors of the business maintain at least six feet of personal distance between themselves as much as possible given the physical constraints of the premises.
· It is unlawful for groups of ten or more unrelated persons to congregate in any public or private place, whether indoor or outdoor, for any social, religious, athletic, cultural, political, entertainment or educational purpose.
· Any business that violates the Executive Order may be closed and may have its business license suspended or revoked.
· If a city-licensed business hosts a gathering, violating this order, the business is subject to being closed to protect public health and to having its business license suspended or revoked.
The Executive order expires on April 21, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. unless extended by executive order or Council action.
Information: www.chambleega.gov.
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