With Phase 3 expected to begin as early as Friday for Rochester and the Finger Lakes, The state is releasing guidelines for restaurants and personal care businesses. Highlights include limiting capacity to 50%, all employees wearing personal protective equipment, and keeping customers 6 feet apart. Get the fill list of requirements below...
Restaurants
Limit indoor capacity to no more than 50% of maximum occupancy, exclusive of employees
Limit outdoor capacity to the number of tables that can be safely and appropriately arranged, such that each table is a minimum of 6 ft. away from another
All indoor and outdoor tables with seating for customers must be separated by a minimum of 6 ft. in all directions. Wherever distancing is not feasible between tables, physical barriers must be enacted between such tables. Barriers must be at least 5 ft. in height and not block emergency and/or fire exits
Regardless of physical distance, employees must wear an acceptable face covering at all times
Patrons must wear face coverings at all times, except while seated; provided that the patron is over the age of 2 and able to medically tolerate such covering
Individuals seated at the same table must be members of the same party (but may be from different households), with a maximum of 10 people per table
Seating in bar areas and communal tables are only permitted if at least 6 ft. can be maintained between parties
Clearly signal 6 ft. spacing in any lines for customers waiting to order, pick-up food, be seated or use the restroom, as well as in any pick-up or payment location
Designate entrances/exits for customers and separate entrances/exits for employees, where possible
Limit in-person gatherings (e.g. staff meetings) to the greatest extent possible
Establish designated areas for vendor pickups and/or deliveries, limiting contact to the extent possible
Employees must wear face masks at all times
Personal Care Businesses
Personal care services that require customers to remove face coverings (e.g. lip/nose piercings, face massage, facials, lip/nose waxing) are prohibited
Limit the workforce and customer presence to no more than 50% of the maximum occupancy, inclusive of customers, who must maintain 6 ft. of separation from others, except during the service, and, in all cases, only
be permitted entry if wearing an acceptable face covering; provided that the customer is over age 2 and medically able to tolerate one
Ensure 6 ft. distance between individuals at all times, unless safety or the core activity requires a shorter distance (e.g. performing a piercing/tattoo, providing a massage, performing a manicure/pedicure)
Employees must wear face coverings any time they interact with customers (e.g. performing a service, ringing up a purchase) and any time they come within 6 ft. of another person
Ensure that customer seating allows customers to maintain a 6 ft. distance from all others except for the employee providing service (e.g. tattoo and piercing workstations, massage tables, or salon workstations must be 6 ft. apart from each other), unless a physical barrier is in place in accordance with OSHA guidelines
Ensure that employees at appointment desks/cash registers maintain 6 ft. of distance from others, unless there is a physical barrier (e.g. Plexiglas) between them, or the employee is wearing a face covering; however, even with a barrier, employees must wear a face covering any time they interact with a customer
Close waiting rooms
Put in place practices for adequate social distancing in small areas, such as restrooms and breakrooms
Establish designated areas for pickups and deliveries, limiting contact to the extent possible
Several regions entered phase two of reopening a little less than two weeks ago. Reopening phases are spaced to be at least two weeks apart, and it is not yet clear when regions such as the Finger Lakes and Central New York may officially enter phase three.