Alameda County Public Health Order Officially Revised To Allow Additional Activities To Resume

Press release from the City of Dublin:

June 18, 2020

Following last week’s announcement that the Alameda County Health Officer would soon be allowing for a greater relaxation of the Shelter-in-Place Order, a new Order has been officially released, allowing certain activities to resume, effective June 19.

The Order allows:

• Small gatherings of individuals from different households or living units (a "Social Bubble") to take place in outdoor spaces; no one should be a member of more than one Social Bubble
• Childcare providers to provide care to all children, not just children of essential workers
• Educational institutions to offer career internship and pathways programs
• Libraries to open for curbside pickup of books and other media
• Replaces the prior Order’s Social Distancing Protocol with a Site-Specific Protection Plan for businesses allowed to operate under the Order
• Allows certain business providing services with limited person-to-person contact, including appliance repair and pet grooming services, to resume operations

Retail

• Permitted indoor/outdoor, including malls
• Stores must limit capacity to 50% of normal maximum capacity or the number of people who can maintain a distance of six feet from each other at all times, whichever is lower
• Stores may move goods outside for display or sales if local permits allow
• Curbside and delivery services should continue as much as possible

Religious and Cultural Ceremonies

• Limited to fewer than 100 people or 25% of the building/area capacity, whichever is lower
• Permitted indoors or outdoors; Alameda County Public Health (ACPH) strongly recommends a limit of 25 participants
• ACPH strongly recommends continuing virtual services
• Food and beverage sales/distribution are discouraged
• Local guidance includes recommended modifications for common practices to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission

First Amendment Events

• Outdoor, in-person political gathering or protest permitted
• Everyone should wear face coverings and stay six feet apart

Outdoor Dining

• Outdoor seating arrangements limited to six people per table, all from same household or same Social Bubble
• Tables must be six-feet apart
• Entertainment events not allowed
• Restaurant must comply with relevant laws, regulations, and permitting requirements
• Takeout and delivery options strongly encouraged
• Alcohol sales:
  • Alameda County is not a Variance County at this time, and restaurants seeking a Temporary Catering Permit to serve alcohol outdoor from the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control may experience delays.
  • Wineries with on-site restaurants may do tastings with food pairings outdoors.
  • Brewpubs, breweries, bars, pubs, craft distilleries, and wineries that do not provide sit-down meals themselves can contract with another vendor to do so. The alcohol must be sold in the same transaction as a meal.
  • Bars must remain closed to the public, but may provide pickup/takeaway service with the sales of bona fide meals. These meals may be provided by an affiliate restaurant or by a food service provider that partners with the bar. Alcohol and meal delivery must occur in the same transaction at the same location.

Outdoor Fitness Classes

• Limited to 12 people at a time, spaced at least 6 feet apart at all times
• Person-to-person contact prohibited
• Sharing equipment is prohibited

Outdoor Museums, Outdoor Historical Sites, and Publicly Accessible Gardens

• Members of the public may not access any indoor components of site

Dog Parks

• Humans should maintain six feet physical distance from one another at all times
• Common water facilities should not be used
• Signage must be posted to tell people to avoid entering if they have a fever or cough

College Sports

• Colleges may resume non-contact training activities with strict physical distancing
• Must be in stable groups of 12 or fewer

Please note that all travel, except for essential travel, is still prohibited, and the Face Covering Order of June 5 remains in effect.

Revised Health Order of June 18

This press release was produced by the City of Dublin. The views expressed here are the author’s own.