Dear member –
The City of Abilene has been in contact with the Texas Attorney General’s Office, and has received clarification on the effect of the Governor’s Order GA-14 on Abilene’s Limited Shelter in Place. The provisions of Abilene’s Limited Shelter In Place Declaration, adopted by the City Council on March 30th, are valid and enforceable. The City’s LSIP is more restrictive than the Governor’s. All Abilene residents should immediately follow the restrictions and requirements of the Governor’s Order and Abilene’s Limited Shelter in Place Declaration. Below is a summary of our LSIP.
Abilene’s Shelter In Place (LSIP) Overview:
1. The LSIP orders all residents to stay at home through April 14th, unless they are traveling to Essential Activities.
2. Essential Activities include (1) attending work and providing financially for their families; (2) activities necessary for medical care, food, shelter and clothing for the safety and well-being of their families; (3) action necessary for the preservation of their mental and spiritual health.
3. The LSIP continues to require residents of Abilene to gather in numbers of 10 or less. This restriction applies to indoor and outdoor social gatherings.
4. The LSIP continues to adopt the language of the Governor's Order, which prohibits inside-dining at restaurants, but allows carry-out and drive-thru dining.
5. The LSIP provides that all businesses, unless otherwise restricted or closed, are deemed essential and shall remain open, but those businesses shall require social distancing.
6. Businesses that are ordered closed are: (1) hair salons, hair stylists, barber shops, nail salons, tattoo parlors, piercing businesses, and similar personal grooming businesses; (2) game rooms, bowling alleys, movie theaters, arcades, miniature golf courses, gyms, fitness centers, and other similar entertainment venues; (3) sexually oriented businesses, (4) food truck gatherings of two or more food trucks; and (5) smoking rooms located inside tobacco stores.
7. All businesses shall limit the number of customers to maintain social distancing requirements. Additionally, Retail stores shall reduce their maximum building occupancy by 50% or more as necessary to maintain social distancing requirements inside the buildings.
8. The following persons are required to self-quarantine: (1) persons who are sick or are currently experiencing common symptoms of COVID-19, including fever, cough or shortness of breath; (2) all persons in a household if any member of the household has tested positive for COVID-19; and (3) persons at a higher risk for severe illness if exposed to the virus.
9. All persons required to self-quarantine are allowed to travel to seek necessary medical care.
*Provided by Mayor Anthony Williams
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