HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrder No. 20-029 - Closing and Partially Re-Opening County Beaches - Amended and Restated Order (04-27-20) ORDER NO. 20-029
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CLOSING AND PARTIALLY RE-OPENING COUNTY BEACHES
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1. On March 17, 2020, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director declared a State �E c
of Local Emergency Covid-19 Public Health Emergency ("St. Lucie County o 0
Declaration of Emergency"); and
2. The findings in the St. Lucie County Declaration of Emergency are incorporated
herein; and
3. On March 16, 2020, President Donald J. Trump and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention ('CDC") issued the "15 Days to Slow the Spread"
guidance advising individuals to adopt far-reaching social distancing measures,
such as avoiding gatherings of more than 10 people, and in states with
evidence of community spread, recommending restrictions to certain
establishments conducive to mass gatherings and congregations; and
4. On March 29, 2020, the President extended such guidance to be in effect until
April 30, 2020; and
5. On March 24, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order
No. 20-83 directing the State Surgeon General and State Health Officer to issue
a public health advisory to all persons over 65 years of age and persons that
have serious underlying medical conditions that place them at high risk of
severe illness from COVID-19 urging them to stay home and to take such other
measures as necessary to limit their risk of exposure to COVID-19; and
6. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 20-83, the Governor of the State of Florida
further directed the State Surgeon General and the State Health Officer to issue
a public health advisory providing that individuals should cease all social or
recreational gatherings of 10 or more people; and
7. On March 25, 2020, the State Surgeon General issued a Public Health Advisory
consistent with Executive Order 20-83; and
8. On March 25, 2020, the President of the United States declared that a major
disaster exists in the State of Florida as a result of COVID-19; and
9. On April 1, 2020, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order
20-91 directing senior citizens, individuals with a significant underlying medical
condition, and persons engaging in nonessential services or activities to stay at
home.; and
10. 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
11.On March 23, 2020 at 8:00 am, the St. Lucie County Administrator issued
Emergency Order No. 20-002 closing County owned beaches, which Order the
Administrator now intends to amend and restate.
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 which were closed effective March 23, 2020 at
8:00 am are now partially re -opened effective April 28, 2020 at 7:00 am.:
• Blind Creek Beach — 5460 S. Ocean Drive, Fort Pierce, 34949
• Blue Heron Beach Park — 2101 Blue Heron Blvd., Fort Pierce, 34949
• Dollman Beach Park — 9200 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, 34957
• Frederick Douglas Beach Park — 3500 S. SR A1A, 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 A1A, Fort Pierce, 34949
• Queens Island Cove (Beachside) — 4653 SR AlA, Fort Pierce, 34949
• Walton Rocks Beach Park — 6700 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, 34957
• Waveland Beach Park — 10350 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, 34957
Subject to the following conditions:
• Beaches will be open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Social or recreational groups of 10 or more persons are prohibited.
• Persons using the beach shall practice social distancing by staying at least
six feet away whenever practicable from another person.
• Activities that do not maintain social distancing requirements, such as
congregating, partying, picnicking, camping, volleyball, Frisbee, football or
other organized group activities are strongly discouraged.
• No coolers, tents, blankets, umbrellas, beach chairs or sunbathing are
allowed. Equipment supporting people with disabilities is allowed.
• Permissible activities include walking, jogging, fishing, surfing, swimming,
collecting seashells, kayaking, paddle boarding or other activity provided
that social distancing requirements are maintained.
• Parents/Adults with young children are strongly encouraged to be in the
water supervising children who are also in the water.
• Beaches will remain open, as long as social distancing requirements are
followed.
3. Any provision(s) within this Emergency Order that conflict(s) with any state or
federal law or constitutional provision, or conflict(s) 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 Amended and Restated Order shall be effective
as of 7:00 am on April 28, 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 Amended and Restated Order shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court.
Signed this 2-7gday of April, 2020 at r0 a pm.
H ar D . Tipton
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