  Dear Permittees,
Effective Wednesday, March 17, 2021, San Diego County will move to the Red Tier, or Tier 2. Below is a brief summary of allowable operations with modifications in the Red Tier or Tier 2 which include:
- Restaurant indoor dining (maximum 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer), outdoor dining, drive-thru, take-out, pick-up, and delivery.
- Wineries, breweries, and distilleries take out, pick up, delivery, and outdoor dining only with the modifications below:
- Use of reservations
- 90-minute time limit
- Seating/tables only
- Limited hours (service for on-site consumption closed by 8pm)
- A meal is not required to be served at wineries, breweries, and distilleries when operating within the stated modifications.
- Bars that serve a meal and comply with the restaurant requirements. (Bars without food must remain closed)
- Shopping centers, including swap meets, open indoors (maximum 50% capacity and closed common areas).
- Gyms and fitness centers, open indoors at a 10% maximum capacity.
- Museums, zoos, aquariums, open indoors with 25% maximum capacity.
- Body art facilities and massage establishments may continue offering indoor services with modifications outlined in the State’s COVID-19 Industry Guidance for Expanded Personal Care Services.
Reopening allowances for business sectors not listed above can be found on the State's Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
Please continue to take all the following necessary precautions to slow the spread of COVID‐19:
Review your onsite Safe Re‐opening Plan or Food Facility Protocols, and if necessary, update it to be consistent with the new requirements.
We appreciate your continued commitment to protecting public health. If you have questions regarding this information or your operation, please contact our duty information specialist at (858) 505‐6900 or email at fhdutyeh@sdcounty.ca.gov.
For updated information about COVID‐19, including resource documents such as frequently asked questions, informational posters, and guidance, please visit www.coronavirus‐sd.com. You can also text COSD COVID19 to 468-311 to get text alert updates or follow SDCountyHHSA on Facebook or @SDCountyHHSA on Twitter.
Sincerely,
Department of Environmental Health and Quality
Food and Housing Division
Environmental and public health through leadership, partnership and science.
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