Executive Order No. 11-2020 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I. On April 9, 2020, the Orange County Health Officer issued a face covering recommendation for essential businesses, encouraging all employees at essential businesses to wear a face covering while at work and that all residents engaged in essential activities outside the home to do the same. J. On May 4, 2020, California Governor Newsom announced that beginning May 8, 2020, the State can begin to move into Stage Two reopening with some retail, manufacturing, and logistics businesses. Non -essential retail businesses and restaurants are authorized to reopen for curbside pickup and/or deliveries. K. On May 23, 2020, the County of Orange announced the State's approval of the County's plan to accelerate local businesses further into Stage Two by demonstrating that Orange County meets the State's required metrics as outlined in the California Resiliency Roadmap. L. The City of Santa Ana is taking steps to ensure businesses have the ability to operate safely and successfully during the COVID-19 economic recovery using available private and public right-of-way. M. The City of Santa Ana is temporarily authorizing restaurants and retail businesses to expand dining and retail operations onto all sidewalks and on -street parking spaces (food islands) on City roads. The City has also identified certain roadways for full road closures (cafe & retail zones) and will be temporarily making these street areas available for expanded dining and retail activity. N. The City, via Executive Order No. 5-2020, temporarily suspended certain City Code requirements regarding certain permitting of sidewalk cafes for the duration of Governor Newsom's stay-at-home order. O. On May 28, 2020, Executive Order No. 5-2020 was signed to help existing commercial businesses operate in a safe manner to abide by State of California and local health officials mandate for social distancing, by temporarily authorizing restaurants and retail businesses to expand dining and retail operations onto all sidewalks and on -street parking spaces (food islands) on City roads. P. On July 20, 2020, Governor Newsom announced that certain personal service businesses could perform their services outdoors. The City desires to issue this Order to temporarily allow such personal care business activities to be performed outside without the requirement of obtaining a land use certificate and City permits. Q. This Order is adopted pursuant to the City's police powers and powers afforded to the City in times of national, state, county and local emergency during an unprecedented health pandemic, such powers being afforded by the State Constitution, the City Charter of the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Municipal Code to protect the peace, health, and safety of the public. This Order is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety of residents living within the City. Under Government Code Section 8634, this Order is necessary to provide for the protection of life and property.