King County has been approved for Phase 1.5 yesterday - businesses are allowed modified openings & we'll go over some of the stipulations and guidelines around that...

Thanks for joining us for West Seattle Daily (should really change the name to West Seattle whenever I get around to putting out a new episode), Episode #066, brought to you by Sea-Town Team Powered by eXp Realty. I'm your host, Christian Harris.

FYI restaurants are allowed to open at 25% capacity now in king county. Tables of no more than 5 and tables 6 ft away. Masks are highly recommended and likely required in most businesses. Please follow the rules so we can all stay open and continue to operate under a new normal

Here is an overview of what’s happening in key sectors across King County:

Restaurants

    • Outdoor dining activities is allowed at 50 percent of capacity with all tables and chairs maintaining 6 feet of distance

    • Indoor dining services may operate at 25 percent of capacity, provided such tables and chairs are more than 6 feet away from each other.

In-store retail

    • All non-essential retail activities occupancy may not be not be higher than 15 percent of capacity.

    • Businesses are directed to provide signage encouraging indoor visits to less than 30 minutes, with face-to-face interactions limited to 30 minutes.

    • No changes for essential retail activities

Personal services: Cosmetologists, Hairstylists, Barbers, Estheticians, Master Estheticians, Manicurists, Nail Salon Workers, Electrologists, Permanent Makeup Artists, Tattoo Artists, Cosmetology Schools and Esthetics Schools

    • All activities may operate but the number of clients served will be limited to no more than 25 percent of capacity or one person if it is a single bed/chair studio.

Professional services: Accountants, architects, attorneys, engineers, financial advisors, information technologists, insurance agents, tax preparers, and other office-based occupations that are typically serving a client base

    • All activities allowed but an establishment's occupancy should not be higher than 25 percent of capacity.

    • Businesses are directed to provide signage encouraging indoor visits to be less than 30 minutes, with face to face interactions limited to 30 minutes.

Construction

    • All construction, including those activities for which social distancing may not be maintained and the start of new construction projects, is authorized to resume.

“By opening our economy carefully and deliberately, we make sure to stay healthy and continue down the path to full recovery.”

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