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Coronavirus Central Valley: Updates on shelter-in-place orders, response to COVID-19 pandemic

ByABC30.com staff KFSN logo

Saturday, May 9, 2020

State health officials discuss business sectors being allowed to open Friday

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As the state of California and the Central Valley continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, some cities are handling their shelter-in-place orders differently.

On May 7, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out the state's plan for "Phase 2" of California's re-opening of the economy and certain business sectors, including guidelines for retail and manufacturing, which can be viewed here.

FRESNO

The city of Fresno has extended its shelter-in-place order through May 31 and is requiring residents to wear face masks when out in public.

City officials have continued to clarify which essential businesses can remain open, and listed out business sectors that are part of the category "authorized businesses," which can begin to re-open under certain guidelines on May 11.

That list of authorized businesses includes auto, truck, boat, motorcycle and RV and mobile home sales, new construction, furniture stores, electronic and camera stores, spa and pool stores, lawn and garden equipment stores, building and remodeling supply stores and auctions.

Businesses that WILL remain open:

Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll

Agriculture

Airlines

Alarm and security companies

Animal boarding

Appliance sales, repair, in home only

Auto repair and service

Auto sales (provided transactions are handled electronically and delivery of vehicles is to the customers' home; showrooms and vehicle lots shall not be open to customers; no test drives)

Banks and other financial services

Beauty and health supply stores

Bed and breakfasts

Blood donation centers

Businesses that supply essential businesses with necessary supplies (e.g., office or restaurant supply stores)

Businesses that supply items required to work from home

Businesses that provide training and/or certification for employment, or to maintain or renew a government approved license or permit, but solely for those purposes (not for recreation)

Buses

Car washes (exterior only, customer remains in vehicle)

Cell Phone Only Stores

Cemeteries

Childcare facilities*

Churches (only for counseling, providing relief, and broadcasting religious services permitted - but no congregations of more than 10 people)

Community garden

Construction - all construction in progress may continue

Construction - emergency housing and care facilities

Construction supplies

Convenience stores

Counseling and behavioral health

Craft and fabric stores (only to fulfill orders curbside, or providing limited selection in the front 20% of floor space for fabric and supplies to be used for COVID-19 relief)

Distribution and delivery of essential consumer or business goods

Distribution centers (no customers are allowed at the center)

Domestic violence shelters

Drug stores

Dry cleaners

Electricians

Essential government services (each public agency to make its own determination - minimize employees and congregations of people)

Exterminators

Farmer's markets

Farming (all agriculture)

Florists (only to supply funerals)

Food and goods delivery services

Food banks and other organizations that provide assistance to the disadvantaged

Food preparation facilities

Food trucks (but no tables/chairs for customers)

Funeral parlor and interment services

Gas stations

Golf courses and driving ranges (subject to the City's Golf Social Distancing and Safety Plan available online)

Government agencies and facilities as necessary to maintain critical infrastructure

Grocery stores

Hardware stores

Healthcare providers - doctors, dentists, mental health professionals, nurses

Home-based care for all

Home repair and maintenance (landscaping, pool service, repairs)

Homeless service providers

Hospitals and clinics

Hotels and motels

HVAC services

Laundromats

Law firms

Mailing and shipping services

Malls, if certain businesses within the mall may remain open

Manufacturing of essential consumer and business goods

Media

Pawn shops

Pet grooming

Pet supply

Pharmacies

Phone centers

Plumbers

Produce stands

Professional services - legal, accounting, payroll, etc. (as needed to assist with legally mandated activities)

Property management

Real estate sales**

Railroads

Recyclers, including electronics recyclers

Re-entry/rehabilitation facilities

Rental cars, trucks, trailers

Residential facilities for all

Restaurants (take-out, delivery, drive thru only)

Rideshare

Schools - public and private*** (online, admin, and food only)

Shooting ranges (only for CCW or other license renewals; recreational shooting is not permitted)

Sporting goods

Storage facilities

Taxis

Towing

Trucking and truck stops (but no dining in)

Tutoring (one-on-one school curriculum and students with Individualized Education Programs only)

Utility companies - water, power, cable, internet, cell service

Veterinarians

Businesses that WILL NOT remain open:

Amphitheaters

Amusement and theme parks

Amusement arcades

Archery ranges

Arenas

Art galleries

Arts

Banquet halls

Barbers and hair salons

Bars

Bookstores

Botanical gardens

Bowling alleys

Casinos and cardrooms

Clothing stores

Craft and fabric stores (may fulfill orders curbside for fabric to be used for COVID-19 relief)

Dances

Fitness Centers

Furniture stores

Gymnasiums

Health clubs

Historical sites

Ice rinks

Industrial and manufacturing not expressly permitted

Libraries

Liquor stores (grocery and convenience stores permitted)

Massage parlors

Miniature golf courses

Motorcycle clubs

Movie theaters

Museums

Music events

Nightclubs

Performing arts centers

Pool and billiards lounges

Private social clubs

Public swimming pools

Riding stables

Roller skating rinks

Second hand/thrift stores

Sports stadiums and facilities - all

Swap meet/flea market

Tasting rooms

Tattoo and body piercing

Tennis clubs

Trampoline and bounce houses

Water parks

Zoos

All other retail or recreational facilities not listed under "May Remain Open"

*Childcare facilities providing services that enable employees exempted in this Order to work as permitted. To the extent possible, childcare facilities must operate under the following mandatory conditions: (1) Childcare must be carried out in stable groups of 10 or fewer ("stable" means that the same 10 or fewer children are in the same group each day); (2) Children shall not change from one group to another; (3) If more than one group of children is cared for at one facility, each group shall be in a separate room. Groups shall not mix with each other; (4) Childcare providers shall remain solely with one group of children.

**Sales Offices and Model Homes can be open by appointment only. An appointment consists of one sales associate and one family (defined as immediate family who currently lives in the same residence and less than 9 individuals) at a time in the sales office or any model home. Have enough hand sanitizers for the employees and the customers. Disinfect the sales offices and model homes prior to opening each day.

***Schools for purposes of facilitating distance learning or performing essential functions (including but not limited to administration and provision of community meal programs), observing social distancing and hand cleaning.

COALINGA

Coalinga is declaring all businesses in the city 'essential', in defiance of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency 'shelter in place' order.

A resolution passed by the city said that all businesses in the city are allowed to stay open and operate 'for the duration of the local and state emergency'.

SELMA

The city of Selma says they are following state guidelines for all businesses.

Curbside ordering and pickup from retailers is now allowed for both essential and non-essential businesses. Customers are not allowed to shop in the stores but can make selections via phone, online, or place orders from parking spaces. Lines and parking lot sales/pickup sites must observe social distancing and businesses are encouraged to review the industry guidelines available at www.covid19.ca.gov/roadmap.

The city is urging residents to respect one another and wear masks when out in public. This is highly encouraged to help stop the spread of coronavirus as symptoms are not always present in affected people.

Barbershops, hairdressers, tattoo parlors, and dine-in restaurant services are to remain closed as they are categorized as high risk for transmission and will not be able to open until Phase Three begins. Areas of the economy requiring state licenses risk the termination of their license due to non-compliance

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