Restaurants, Retail and Other Business Services
Current Colorado Public Health Order
Our leading guide, for businesses and citizens alike, is understanding and staying in compliance with the current public health order for our region set forth by San Juan Basin Public Health.
What Does this Mean for your Business?
+ Restaurants
Update on 6/18:
Bars can open at 25% Capacity – No more than 50 people
Update on 5/27/2020: New Public Health Order- Safer at Home Phase 2 for Restuarants and Summer Camps, Read press release
State of Colorado Guidance for Restaurants and Food Services
Centura Health- Easy Precautions While Eating Out- Read more HERE. 1: /s/SaferLaPlataPhase2.pdf
Self-certify here: https://forms.laplata.co.us/Forms/Restaurant-Cert
CO Restaurant Bingo – CRA collaborative effort with CTO
+ Retail
Both critical and non-critical retail may be open for curbside pick-up, or in-store shopping. All must self-certify with San Juan Basin Public Health in order to open, and critical retail have until May 15 to do so in order to remain open.
Face coverings are required for employees, but businesses have the option of requiring them or encouraging them for customers.
Click HERE for details and checklists to create a plan to comply with all the requirements.
Self-certify here: https://forms.laplata.co.us/Forms/BusinessCert
+ Other Services
** Personal services may be open on an appointment only basis, no walk-ins. All must self-certify with San Juan Basin Public Health in order to open.
Face coverings are required for customers.
Click HERE for details and checklists to create a plan to comply with all the requirements.
Self-certify here: https://forms.laplata.co.us/Forms/BusinessCert
Best Practices & Strategies
The Durango Chapter of the Colorado Restaurant Association, Durango and Ignacio Chamber of Commerce, Local First, and Durango Business Improvement District BID) are all working with restaurants, retail and service businesses all over La Plata County on strategies to meet the requirements to open their businesses, in a safe manner. We are working to compile a list of best practices. Please reach out to any of these organizations to help answer your specific questions.
Revitalizing Main Streets + Bump Outs!
The Creative District and BID have been helping beautifying spaces on Main Ave for businesses to have customers sit outside safely and responsibly. The Colorado Department of Transportation is offering $4 million in grants to promote healthy and economic activity. Check it out HERE.
Sidewalk Sales
For businesses located in Downtown Durango, the BID is leading an effort to extend businesses space to sell goods or provide meals to customers to the sidewalks and into Main Ave. A plan will be presented in mid to late May to the City and to San Juan Basin Public Health, with the hope of implementing the new plan on or around June 1. Contact Tim Walsworth, Executive Director for BID, at timw@downtowndurango.org to learn more.
Parking Space Use
Check out Summertime Parking in Durango!
The City of Durango has recently allowed businesses with parking lots to use up to 25% of their required parking spaces to conduct its business. This is used primarily for retail now, but when restaurants can open this will be helpful to those businesses as well. Learn More HERE.
The use of PPE for restaurant, retail and service businesses is required by the State of Colorado’s public health order. For assistance in obtaining any of the following required PPE, please contact swcoda@gmail.com
Touchless thermometers for employee/customer symptom screening
Face coverings for employees and customers
Hand sanitizer
Disinfecting wipes
Gloves
Plexiglass
Toolkit
Restaurant Compliance Flyer
Colorado Safer At Home Guidance Best Practices for All Businesses
PDFS of Face Covering Posters for City Order
Self-Certification Social Distancing Business Form
Fast Signs COVID-19 Health & Safety Signs
Hyper Hygiene PDF to Print
Face Covering PDF
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