Orange Tier Effective Wednesday, April 7
Sonoma County is officially moving to the Orange Tier of California’s coronavirus reopening framework on Wednesday, April 7 at 12:01am. The change will allow many businesses and stores to open up 25 percent more than in the red tier and additional businesses to resume limited operations.
Here's what that means for Sonoma County businesses:
- Restaurants, including wineries, breweries, and distilleries that serve meals, are allowed to operate indoors with 50 percent capacity or a maximum of 200 people, whichever is fewer.
- Retail establishments are allowed to operate indoors at normal capacity.
- Places of worship and movie theaters are allowed to operate indoors with 50 percent capacity or a maximum of 200 people, whichever is fewer.
- Gyms and health clubs, including yoga studios, are allowed to operate indoors with 25 percent capacity.
- Museums, zoos, and aquariums can offer indoor activities at 50 percent capacity.
- Breweries, wineries and distilleries that do not serve meals may open indoors with modifications: 25 percent capacity indoors, or 100 people, whichever is fewer.
- Bars that do not serve meals may open outdoors with modifications.
- Non-essential offices can open indoors with modifications. However, telework is still strongly encouraged.
- Graduation and commencement ceremonies can be held outdoors at 33 percent capacity with assigned seating and other modifications.
A current guide from the California Department of Public Health outlining activity and business tiers can be found here.
The State's industry guidance (modifications) documents for all sectors can be found here.
Additional changes
The State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy was updated on April 2nd with new guidance for gatherings, receptions, and conferences that become effective April 15, 2021. …read more
Governor Newsom today announced that California plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces June 15. …read more
