HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.10.2020 Lisa Almaguer - Temporary Indoor Restaurant Operations AT0
Public Health Administration Danette York, M.P.H., Director
Robert Bernstein, M.D., Health Officer
202 Mira Loma Drive T: 530.552.4000
buttecounty.net/publichealth
Oroville, California 95965 F: 530.538.2164
Butte County Public Health is working with local Town and City managers to allow for
temporary indoor operations of restaurants due to local impacts from wildfires. The
purpose of this temporary emergency measure is to help alleviate the adverse effects of
the wildfire-related evacuations and severe outdoor air quality. Particulate matter in the
air from wildfire smoke poses respiratory and cardiovascular hazards to citizens.
Local jurisdictions in Butte County that choose to allow restaurants to temporarily open
indoors must adhere to the following COVID-19 mitigation measures:
May only serve at 25% of their maximum capacity
All staff must wear a face covering at all times
Customers must wear a face covering while moving through the restaurant, until
they are seated
Additional Resources and Guidance for Dine-In Restaurants:
Restaurants should review the COVID-19 Industry Guidance for Dine-
In Restaurants and ensure that all mitigation measures are in place:
https://files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-dine-in-restaurants.pdf
Butte County Environmental Health Re-Opening Dine-In Food Safety Checklist:
tinyurl.com/DineInChecklist
For more information about safely reopening in Butte County during COVID-19,
please visit: www.buttecounty.net/ph/ButteReopens
Once the air quality has improved, restaurant operations will be required to resume
outdoor operations only, per the State guidelines.