April 10, 2020
Community Development Department
Business Update
The Stay Well at Home Order Updated, April 9, 2020 requires essential businesses to post a "Social Distancing Protocol" for each of their facilities in the County frequented by the public or employees.
Stay Well at Home Order Updated, April 9, 2020
The Ventura County Public Health Officer has issued a Stay Well at Home Order Updated, April 9, 2020 :

  • prohibiting all gatherings, no matter the size, outside of places of residences with limited exceptions;

  • adding certain businesses to the list of essential businesses;

  • requiring essential businesses to adopt and implement social distancing protocols;

  • providing guidance for hospital holding units and long-term care facilities; and

  • declaring that violations of Health Officer Orders constitute a nuisance

R ead the updated Order in it's entirety here . En Español aqui .

Read the press release here .
All Essential Businesses must prepare and post by no later than April 12, 2020, a “Social Distancing Protocol” for each of their facilities in the County frequented by the public or employees.

The Social Distancing Protocol must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees.

A copy of the Social Distancing Protocol must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility.

All Essential Businesses shall implement the Social Distancing Protocol and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand.




The Social Distancing Protocol Form is on the VC Emergency website here or download it here .
For ease of reference, the Social Distancing Protocols required for essential businesses, in Section 5 of the Order, is below:
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