Business Closure Update In Aliso Viejo

Press release from the City of Aliso Viejo:

July 13, 2020

The State of California has ordered a statewide closure of all bars and some indoor business operations due to the increased risk of infection from COVID-19. The following business sectors are required to shut down all indoor operations, and must only continue to operate if their services can be modified to accommodate customers outside or by pick-up:

• Restaurants
• Wineries and tasting rooms
• Movie theaters
• Family entertainment centers (for examples: bowling alleys, miniature golf, batting cages and arcades)
• Zoos and museums
• Cardrooms

Please note: bars, breweries, pubs and brewpubs must close all operations, unless they are offering sit-down, outdoor dine-in meals. Alcohol can only be sold in the same transaction as a meal.

The State has also ordered certain counties, including Orange County, to close additional indoor business operations for the following business sectors:

• Fitness centers
• Worship services
• Protests
• Offices for non-essential sectors
• Personal care services, like nail salons, body waxing, and tattoo parlors
• Hair salons and barbershops
• Malls

For more information regarding CDPH guidance and the State’s Resiliency Roadmap, please visit covid19.ca.gov.

The Orange County Health Care Agency has issued an amended health order in compliance with the State’s actions.

Aliso Viejo Businesses: In order to help businesses accommodate guests and meet State guidelines, the City is allowing our businesses to use common areas, parking lots, or public rights-of-way to continue offering their services while increasing social distancing measures. Please contact us at avthrives@avcity.org to apply for a temporary use permit if this is something you would like to implement.

This press release was produced by the City of Aliso Viejo. The views expressed here are the author’s own.