HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrder No. 20-002 - Closing County Beaches (03-23-20)JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE # 4692288 03/27/2020 10:50:35 AM
OR BOOK 4401 PAGE 2385 - 2387 Doc Type: ORD
Order No. 20-002 RECORDING: $27.00
AN ORDER OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
REGARDING
(CLOSING COUNTY BEACHES)
WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director has made the following
determinations:
1. Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") is a severe acute respiratory illness
that can spread among humans through respiratory transmission and presents with symptoms
similar to those of influenza; and
2. In late 2019, a new and significant outbreak of COVID-19 emerged in China; and
3. The World Health Organization previously declared COVID-19 a Public Health
Emergency of International Concern; and
4. In response to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in China, Iran, Italy, Japan and South
Korea, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") has deemed it necessary to prohibit
or restrict non -essential travel to or from those countries; and
5. On March 1, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order
Number 20-51 directing the Florida Department of Health to issue a Public Health Emergency;
and
6. On March 1, 2020, the State Surgeon General and State Health Officer declared a
Public Health Emergency exists in the State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and
7. On March 7, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida directed the Director of the
Division of Emergency Management to activate the State of Emergency Operations Center to Level
2 to provide coordination and response to the COVID-19 emergency; and
8. On March 9, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order
Number 20-52 declaring that a state of emergency exists in the State of Florida; and
9. As of March 13, 2020, seventeen counties in Florida have positive cases for COVID-
19, and COVID-19 poses a risk to the entire state of Florida; and
10. The CDC currently recommends community preparedness and that everyday
prevention measures should be taken by all individuals and families in the United States, including
voluntary home isolation when individuals are sick with respiratory symptoms, covering coughs
and sneezes with a tissue and disposal of the tissue immediately thereafter, washing hands often
with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, using alcohol -based hand sanitizers with 60%-95%
alcohol if soap and water are not readily available and routinely cleaning frequently touched
surfaces and objects to increase community resilience and readiness for responding to an
outbreak; and
11. The CDC currently recommends mitigation measures for communities
experiencing an outbreak including staying at home when sick, keeping away from others who
are sick, limiting face-to-face contact with others as much as possible, consulting with your
healthcare provider if individuals or members of a household are at high risk for COVID-19
complications, wearing a facemask if advised to do so by a healthcare provider or by a public
health official, staying home when a household member is sick with respiratory disease symptoms
if instructed to do so by public health officials or a health care provider; and
12. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation of a
declaration of national emergency; and
13. On March 13, 2020, the Coordinating Officer for the State of Florida Division of
Emergency Management issued Emergency Order No. 20-004, authorizing the Department of
Education to delay school assessments and to adjust school calendars including rescheduling,
extending or cancelling spring breaks.
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director declared a State
of Local Emergency Covid-19 Public Health Emergency ("St. Lucie County Declaration of
Emergency'); and
WHEREAS, paragraph 2 of the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency provides that
the County Administrator may take all actions necessary and appropriate to protect human life
and prosperity, to the extent necessary to accommodate the emergency; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The determinations, orders, and declarations identified above are incorporated herein.
2. To best protect the health, safety, and welfare of the County and its residents, the
following County Beaches are closed effective March 23, 2020 at 8:00 am:
• Blind Creek Beach — 5460 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce, 34949
• Blue Heron Beach Park — 2101 Blue Heron Blvd., Fort Pierce, 34949
• DoRman Beach Park — 9200 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, 34957
• Frederick Douglas Beach Park — 3500 S. SR AlA, Fort Pierce, 34949
• Hermans Bay Park — 7880 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, 34957
• John Brooks Beach — 3300 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce, 34949
• Middle Cove Beach Park — 4600 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce, 34949
• Normandy Beach Park — 8550 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, 34957
• North Ocean Drive Beach Accesses — North Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce
• Ocean Bay Park — 6851 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, 34957
• Pepper Park Beach Park — 3302 North AlA, Fort Pierce, 34949
• Queens Island Cove (Beachside) — 4653 SR A1A, Fort Pierce, 34949
• Walton Rocks Beach Park — 6700 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, 34957
• Waveland Beach Park —10350 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, 34957
3. Any provision(s) within this Emergency Order that conflict(s) with any state or federal
law or constitutional provision, or conflicts) with or are superseded by a current or
subsequently -issued Executive Order of the Governor or the President of the United
States, shall be deemed inapplicable and deemed to be severed from this Emergency
Order, with the remainder of the Emergency Order remaining intact and in full force
and effect. To the extent application of some or all of the provisions of this Emergency
Order is prohibited on the sovereign land of a federally or state recognized sovereign
Indian tribe, such application is expressly excluded from this Emergency Order.
4. Effective Date; Duration. This order shall be effective as of 8:00 (am) on March 23,
2020. This order shall expire upon the expiration of the existing State of Local
Emergency, as same may be extended by subsequent order or declaration, unless
earlier terminated by subsequent Emergency Order.
5. This Order shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Signed this 23rd day of March, 2020 at 8:00 am.
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