Emergency Directive 20-09 1st Amendment County of Monroe BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
The Florida Keys Mayor Heather Carruthers,District 3
Mayor Pro Tern Michelle Coldiron District2
Craig Cates,District
-_ � David Rice,District 4
Sylvia J. Murphy,District 5
MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
FIRST AMENDMENT TO 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
July 27,2020
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 1,2020,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 COVID-I9novel 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-191novel
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, COVID-19'novel 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 Mayor's 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 COV ID-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:
1) 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
original vacation rental plan;
WHEREAS, on July 21,2020,the Board of County Commissioners met in special session and
discussed updating the County's vacation rental plan to add additional requirements for the safe
reopening of vacation rentals in light of the continued spike in COVIDI9 infections in Monroe
County; and
WHEREAS,on July 24, 2020, Secretary Beshears approved Monroe County's updated
vacation rental plan dated July 21, 2020; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend Exhibit A to Executive Directive 20-09 to fully
implement the County's updated Vacation Rental Plan dated July 21, 2020.
THERFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that:
I. Section 3 of Emergency Directive 20-09 is amended to incorporate an Amended
Exhibit A and shall now read as follows:
Additional state imposed safety 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 Amended 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.
2. The remainder of Emergency Directive 20-09 shall remain in full force and effect.
3. Per P.S. 252.46(2), this order shall take effect immediately upon being filed with
the Monroe County Clerk.
Signed: ` lbe"" Date: July 27,2020 Time: 0800 hrs
Shannon Weiner,Emergency Management Director
Approved for legal sufficiency by:
Robert 13. SkLLUager, July 26,2020
Monroe County Attorney