Section 4. Responsibility to Ensure Compliance with Applicable Orders.
A. Residential Property Residents. All persons who reside on any residential property, whether single family or multi-family, and irrespective of whether they own or rent the property, must ensure that all persons on the residential property, including guests, comply with all applicable guidelines of any Broward County Emergency Order, including the facial covering requirements. Residents who fail to ensure compliance with all applicable Broward County Emergency Orders by such persons shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 8-56 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances, with each person present and in violation of an applicable Emergency Order constituting a separate violation.
Good afternoon,
Broward County has issued Emergency Order 20-22 (News Release below and attached) which implements new restrictions to help curtail large social gatherings, including a curfew that becomes effective tonight from 11pm to 5am, and new measures for private gatherings, vacation rentals, restaurant operations, gym and fitness centers and signage requirement.
Additionally, Broward County has added a daily statistical dashboard to help our community understand the magnitude of the pandemic. Please read full news release for further information.
As always, please have a safe and healthy weekend.
Sincerely,
Lamar P. Fisher
Broward County Commissioner, District 4
115 South Andrews Avenue, Room 412
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
T: 954-357-7004
E: LFisher@Broward.org
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County Takes Further Action as Number of Virus Cases Spikes
- New dashboard posts daily statistics; Order imposes new restrictions -
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – The number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb, along with positivity rates. In the past week, Broward has experienced more than 1,300 new cases each day and positivity rates as high as 16.58%. Our hospitals are either at or are exceeding their bed capacity.
It is important for residents and businesses to understand the role they play in reducing these alarming statistics, by following reopening guidelines and requirements for social distancing and wearing facial coverings.
To help residents understand the magnitude of the pandemic in our community, Broward County is now posting a daily statistical dashboard of COVID-19 indicators (e.g. number of cases, positivity rates, hospitalizations, hospital capacities, and deaths).
County Administrator Bertha Henry has also issued Emergency Order 20-22, which implements new restrictions to help curtail large social gatherings, including house parties, street parties and other activities that are contributing to community spread of the virus. More…