Emergency Directive 20-09 County of Monroe �'
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
The Florida Keys / "s. Mayor H ather Carruthers,District 3
Mayor Pre I em Michelle C ld ron,District 2
Craig Cates.District I
_ - David Rice,District 4
Sylvia J. Murphy,District 5
MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY DIRECTIVE 20-09
REOPENING KEYS TO TOURISM AS OF 6/1/2020
BY RESCINDING EMERGENCY DIRECTIVES 20-02,20-03,20-04,AND 20-07
May 26,2020
WHEREAS, Section 252.38(3)(a), Florida Statutes, gives political subdivisions the
authority to declare and enact a State of Local Emergency for a period of up to seven days,
thereby waiving the procedures and formalities otherwise required of the political subdivision by
law; and
WHEREAS, on March I,2020,the Governor of Florida issued Executive Order Number
20-51, directing the State Health Officer and Surgeon General to declare aPublic Health
Emergency due to the discovery of CO V ID-l9'novel Coronavirus in Florida; and
WHEREAS, on March 9,2020, the Governor of Florida issued Executive Order Number
20-52, declaring a State of Emergency for the state of Florida related to COVID-I91novel
Coronavirus; and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, the County Mayor declared a State of Emergency for
all of Monroe County in order for the County to take actions to protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the community due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, COV1D-19novel Coronavirus poses a health risk to Monroe County residents
and visitors, particularly the elderly and those who are immunosuppressed or otherwise have high-
risk medical conditions; and
WHEREAS, the County Mayors declaration of local emergency and Section 11-3 of
the Monroe County Code vest the Emergency Management Director with the authority to
issue emergency directives: and
WHEREAS, due the threat of COVID-19 to Monroe County, the Emergency Management
Director issued the following emergency directives to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the
residents of Monroe County:
I) Emergency Directive 20-02, which enacted a ban on tourism and leisure travel in
Monroe County and which was amended twice;
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2) Emergency Directive 20-03, which directed the Sheriff to erect a checkpoint at
the County line to turn way non-residents who did not have legitimate business in
the County, which was amended 7 times via an amended Exhibit A to that
directive;
3) Emergency Directive 20-04, which expanded the screening of air passengers and
crew arriving at Key West International Airport and Florida Keys Marathon
International Airport and directed isolation for 14-days after arrival; and
4) Emergency Directive 20-07, which established restrictions limiting inbound
passengers on Greyhound busses to County residents with physical addresses and
directed health screenings and directed isolation for 14-days after arrival; and
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2020, the Governor banned vacation rentals throughout the
State of Florida for a period of 14 days in Executive Order 20-87; that ban was extended to April
30, 2020, in Executive Order 20-103, and further extended to May 4, 2020 in Executive Order
20-111; and further extended indefinitely in Executive Order 20-112; and
WHEREAS, on May 18, 2020,the Governor modified the statewide vacation rental ban by
imposing a requirement that such rentals could only re-open in a county upon a written request from
that County's Administrator to the Department of Business and Professional Regulations(DBPR)
Secretary, which contained a safety plan for vacation rental operations in Executive Order 20-123;
and
WHEREAS,on May 23,2020, DBPR Secretary Halsey Beshears approved Monroe County's
vacation rental plan;
WHEREAS, according to the Monroe County Health Department Administrator, conditions
have improved in Monroe County to the extent to which some restrictions can be lifted effective
June 1, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.
THERFORE, it is hereby:
ORDERED that
I. Emergency Directive 20-02, as amended (tourism ban), Emergency Directive 20-
03, as amended (checkpoint), Emergency Directive 20-04 (airport screening local
additional requirements), Emergency Directive 20-07 (greyhound bus passenger
limits and screening requirements), are hereby rescinded effective June 1, 2020 at
12:01 a.m.
2. The Florida Keys are reopened to all tourists and leisure visitors under the
conditions set forth in the Executive Orders issues by the Governor and several
executive branch departments, as well as local Emergency Directive 20-08, as
amended, until the current state of local emergency is lifted or this directive is
rescinded or modified by subsequent order. Lodging establishments are
encouraged to limit occupancy to 50 percent capacity through June 15. 2020.
3. Additional state imposed safely requirements with respect to vacation rentals.
The safety requirements imposed by Governor DeSantis in Executive Order 20-123
for lifting the statewide ban on vacation rentals, which are attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit A, will sunset when the State imposed conditions
of reopening sunset. Nothing herein shall relieve a vacation rental owner or agent
from also complying with the relevant County or municipal comprehensive plan,
land development regulations, or ordinances including but not limited to vacation
rental ordinances.
4. Each municipality is authorized to enact its own emergency directive that is more
restrictive than this directive and/or maintain any previously enacted directive that
is more restrictive than this directive.
5. Severability. If any provision herein, or any portion thereof, is held to be invalid or
unenforceable by any administrative hearing officer or court of competent
jurisdiction, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision, or any portion
thereof, shall neither limit nor impair the operation, enforceability, or validity of any
remaining portion(s) thereof, or of any other provision herein.
6. Construction. This Emergency Directive, being necessary for the health, safety, and
welfare of the residents of the county, shall be liberally construed to effect the
public purpose(s) hereof, and interpretation of this Article shall be deferred in favor
of Monroe County. the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, and the relevant
incorporated municipality within the county, and such construction and interpretation
shall be entitled to great weight in adversarial administrative proceedings, on trial,
and on appeal.
7. Per F.S. 252.46(2), this order shall take effect immediately upon being filed with
the Monroe
County Clerk.
Signed: Date: May 26,2020 Time: 3:00 pm
Shannon Weiner,Emergency Management Director
Approved for legal sufficiency by:
Robert 13. Sk-i/A.i,i..ger. May 26 2020
Monroe County Attorney
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I Rental Reopening Plan for
Monroe County
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Guidelines for Property
Owners and Managers
To allow short-term vacation rental reservations and the acceptance of arriving guests in Monroe
County, beginning the week of June 1 the following plan will be implemented. This plan will be
reviewed weekly and updated as needed.
Reservations
• Reservations and stays will be allowed from U.S. states with a COVID-19 Case Rate less than 700
cases/100K residents as of June 1. (https://www.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/index.html)
• Reservations from COVID-19 hot spots identified by the Governor are to be avoided for the next
30-45 days.
• Reservations from international travelers will not be accepted.
Health and Safety of Guests
• Remote check-in/out should be made available when possible to cut down on face-to-face interactions.
• CDC resources must be provided to any guest while staying on property. These resources are available
in multiple languages at the CDC website.
• CDC guidance must be provided to guests traveling with pets and service/assistance animals if the property
is pet friendly.
• All properties must provide local COVID-19 guidance for guests. Monroe County has a dedicated webpage
that includes local information at www.monroecountyem.com
• Employees or contractors working in short-term rentals will be provided CDC related safety guidance to
alleviate the transmission of the virus and provide further protection for employees and guests.
Cleanliness of the Property
• All Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)sanitation guidelines must be followed:
61C-3.001 Sanitation and Safety Requirements of the transient lodging statutes.
• CDC related guidelines that are for public spaces, businesses, schools and homes must be followed which
expand upon the State of Florida and DBPR requirements for safety and sanitation for all lodging.
• Extra time must be allowed for enhanced cleaning procedures to take place between stays based upon the
use of CDC cleaning and sanitization procedures.
• Housecleaning shall conform to the "Enhanced Industry-Wide Hotel Cleaning Standards in response to
COVID-19" adopted by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA).
• All cleaning shall be completed prior to guest check in,so as to avoid any physical contact between
cleaning staff and guests.
• Shared pools and elevators, as well as common areas, shall be subject to the Enhanced Industry-Wide
Hotel Cleaning Standards(AHLA).
• Spare blankets and pillows shall be removed, unless cleaned between each guest stay.
• To inform guests signage will be placed at each property highlighting the cleaning protocols between stays.
• If multiple members of the cleaning and/or rental staff are present at a property,they should maintain at 2
least 6 feet apart at all times, and wear masks and gloves.
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& Hand Sanitizer Guest
CDC guidelines shall govern the duty of all employees to Responding swiftly and reporting to local health officials
engage in frequent hand washing for the duration of at any presumed cases of COVID-19
least 20 seconds and use of hand sanitizer.Washing at the property shall be a staff wide requirement.
hands with soap and water is the preferable method. In Employees exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 shall
remain or return home. While at work, employees who
situations where soap/water is not available, alcohol notice a coworker or guest exhibiting symptoms of
based sanitizer is recommended.This should occur after COVID-19 shall immediately contact a manager.
any of the following activities: using the restroom,
sneezing,touching the face, cleaning, smoking, At a minimum,vacation rentals shall follow CDC
eating, drinking, accepting items from a guest (ID, guidelines for employers and businesses, including
cash, credit card, key card),taking a break, and instructing employees to self-isolate for the required
before a shift and as needed throughout the shift. amount of time, as defined by the CDC,from the onset
When possible, employees shall wear gloves for of symptoms and be symptom-free for at least three
added protection and sanitation efforts. Proper hand days without medication.
hygiene, in accordance with CDC guidelines,should
be followed prior to and after removing the gloves.
+. r Case Notification
Hand sanitizer dispensers shall include no less than
60% alcohol content,where available, and touchless At minimum, confirmed cases of COVID-19 shall be
where possible.As available, dispensers shall be immediately reported tothe Florida Department of
placed at key guest and employee entrances and Health in Monroe at 305 293 7500 in accordance
contact areas.At a minimum,this will include lobby with appropriate actions recommended by the
reception areas and employee entrances, but could CDC
also include any other reception areas,entire lobby
areas,restaurant entrances,meeting spaces, elevator
landings, pools,exercise areas and other public areas Physical Distancing &
as applicable to the property. Queuing
As recommended by the CDC's social distancing
eji Personal Protective guidelines,guests shall be advised to practice
Equipment(PPE) physical distancing by standing at least six feet away
from other groups of people not traveling with
CDC recommendations along with federal and local them, including any area where guests or employees
government regulations shall dictate appropriate queue.
PPE to be worn.
Such areas shall be clearly marked for appropriate
physical distancing, and where possible, encourage
t Pools and Beaches one-way guest flow with marked entrances and
exits. When applicable, lobby furniture and other
Seating shall allow at least six feet of separation public seating areas will be reconfigured to promote
between groups of guests. social distancing.
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