DES MOINES – The following is a list of the businesses that are allowed to open and under what circumstances, on May 15, 2020:
- Restaurants
- Limits customers to 50% capacity
- Groups of no more than 6 people
- Tables must be at least 6 feet apart
- No self-service food or beverages
- Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
- Fitness Centers
- Limits customers to 50% capacity
- Equipment must be spaced 6 feet apart
- Group classes must be limited to no more than 10 people
- Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
- Malls
- Limits customers to 50% capacity
- All common seating, including food courts, need to remain closed
- Play areas must remain closed
- Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
- Other Retail Stores
- Limits customers to 50% capacity
- Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
- Salons & Barber shops
- Limits customers to 50% capacity
- Appointment only so people do not congregate in the waiting area
- All customers must be 6 feet apart
- Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
- Medical Spas
- Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
- Tanning Facilities
- Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
- Massage Therapy Establishments
- Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
- Tattoos Establishments
- Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
- Campgrounds
- Must make reasonable efforts to maintain social distance and increase hygiene practices
- Race Tracks
- Spectators are not allowed
- Libraries
- Limited to 50% capacity
- Ensure social distancing with customers and employees
- Drive in Theaters
- Must ensure all cars are parked 6 feet apart
- Ensure social distancing with customers and employees
- Social and Fraternal Clubs
- Make reasonable efforts to protect the vulnerable population
- Limited to 50% capacity
- Limit party size to 6 or less
- Ensure 6 feet of space between parties
- No self-service of food or drinks allowed
The following will remain closed until May 28, 2020.
- Bars
- Theaters – includes both live and motion pictures
- Casino and gaming facilities- exceptions for race tracks that conduct pari-mutuel wagering and do not allow spectators
- Senior citizens and adult daycare facilities
- Amusements-includes bingo halls, bowling alleys, pool halls, arcades, and amusement parks
- Museums, aquariums, and zoos
- Skating Rinks and skate parks – indoor and outdoor roller- and ice-skating rinks.
- Playgrounds – Indoor and outdoor, includes children play centers. Does not include a private residence or child care facility
- Swimming Pools- includes spas, swimming pools, wading pools, water slides, wave pools, spray pads, and bathhouses
- Door-to-Door Sales
Mass Gatherings– All mass gatherings with 10 or more people are still to be prohibited until May 28, 2020, with the following exceptions:
- Spiritual and religious gatherings. A place of worship must take the proper protocol to ensure social distancing and be consistent with the guidance from the Iowa Department of Public Health
- A gathering of people inside parked enclosed motor vehicles, so long as not more than 10 people in the motor vehicle
Farmers Markets- Farmers Markets will still be allowed operate with the following regulations:
- Entertainment and activities prohibited
- Common seating prohibited
- Vendor spacing must be six feet apart with empty space
- Social distancing, hygiene, and public health measures shall be implemented