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WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an emergency exists because the preservation of public property, health, safety, and welfare requires the City to take immediate action to ensure the health of all City residents, public and private employees, business patrons, and to ensure recipients of government services are protected to the greatest extent possible from transmission of COVID-19 while engaging in commercial and governmental transactions within the City during the Pandemic. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Ordinance, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: A. Face covering shall mean a uniform piece of cloth or other similar material that fits snugly but comfortably against the side of the face and covers the nose and mouth and remains affixed in place without the use of one's hands. B. Person shall mean and include a natural person, non-profit corporation, or a business association (however defined by the law). C. Place of public accommodation means a place of business that is open to the public, including an office or other facility where government services may be accessed. Section 2. Face Coverings Required. It shall be unlawful: A. For any person to enter a place of public accommodation without wearing a face covering. B. For any person who owns, or who is in responsible control of, a place of public accommodation to allow or permit to remain within such place of public accommodation any person who is not wearing a face covering. C. For any person within Louisville, except as specifically exempted below, not to wear a face covering whenever they are outside their residence and unable to maintain, or when not maintaining, social distance of at least six (6) feet from any non -household members. Section 3. Exceptions. Nothing herein shall require the wearing of face coverings by the following: A. Children under the age of two (2) years, except in child care environments, where children under the age of three (3) years and children of any age while napping shall not be required to wear face coverings; B. Any child aged twelve (12) years or younger for whom the only available face covering would pose a possible choking or strangulation hazard; any child aged twelve (12) years Ordinance No. 1793, Series 2020 Page 3 of 6