Safely REOPENING Ventura County
Prior to opening, all businesses (essential and non-essential) must submit a business registration.
STEPS TO OPEN
- Scroll down this page to find the guidance for your industry, business, event, or activity.
- Review it completely.
- Perform a detailed risk assessment and create a worksite-specific protection plan.
- Train employees on how to limit the spread of COVID-19. This includes how to screen themselves for symptoms and when to stay home.
- Set up individual control measures and screenings.
- Put disinfection protocols in place.
- Establish physical distancing guidelines.
- Establish universal face covering requirements (with allowed exceptions). See CDPH guidelines (PDF).
- Post your completed checklist so everyone can know the steps you’ve taken. Feel free to add more safety measures to the ones included in your industry’s guidance.
- BEFORE YOU CAN OPEN YOU MUST COMPLETE THE ATTESTATION FORM by clicking here.
- ONCE YOU REGISTER AND IMPLEMENT YOUR SAFETY MEASURES YOU CAN OPEN.
- Post the hotline flyer form at your business so that it is visible to customers and employees. (COVID-19 Hotline Flyer) SOCIAL DISTANCING/MASK HOTLINE FLYER (English & Spanish)
Upon completing your attestation, an official from your local jurisdiction may conduct a site visit to review your Covid measures. However, a site visit is not necessary in order to open.
BELOW ARE TEMPLATES THAT WILL SATISFY THE COVID-19 PREVENTION PLAN REQUIREMENTS. A COMPLETED SAMPLE TEMPLATE CAN BE VIEWED HERE. YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE OF THESE FOR YOUR INDUSTRY TYPE OR COMPLETE YOUR OWN.
| SECTOR | Tier 1 – Purple State of California |
State Guidance | Specific Ventura County Guidance | COVID Compliance Template |
| Agriculture and Livestock | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Auto Dealers and Auto Rental | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Bars, Breweries, and Distilleries | Must serve food to be open.Follow Restaurant Guidance. | Guidance | “All bars, pubs, brewpubs, breweries and other businesses licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on their premises must close indoor operations, but may open outdoor operations if they offer sit-down, outdoor dine-in meals. Alcohol can only be sold in the same transaction as a meal. Wineries and wine tasting rooms may open outdoor operations even if they do not offer sit-down, outdoor dine-in meals. Curbside service is allowed. Local cities may have additional restrictions regarding outdoor operations. Please check with your local city before starting any outdoor operations. In addition to complying with the State orders and guidance, these businesses must comply with the following requirements: – only members of the same household may sit together at a single table – the maximum time a patron may be on premises is one and a half hours – bars must be closed to the public between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.”Live music is allowed outdoors with the following modifications: • Live solo or duet (from same household) singers/musicians can perform outdoors at restaurants, bars, or wineries. • The soloist/duet must stay at least 20 feet away from patrons and not amplify the music to the point where people have to lean in to be heard. • The live music cannot cause people to gather. It should be for the benefit of the business patrons who are already seated and not to attract people to gather around the performers and/or stage. • All other local and state guidance must be followed. |
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| Campgrounds, RV Parks, and Outdoor Recreation | Open with Modifications | Guidance | “RV parks at the beach are allowed at 2/3 capacity RV parks and campgrounds not at the beach are allowed at 50% capacity” |
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| Cardrooms, Satellite Wagering | “Outdoor only with modifications Racetracks may resume training and competition without live audiences, subject to approval by county public health officers” |
Cardrooms, satellite wagering facilities, and/or racetracks are being assessed and can open only with approval of County Health official. | ||
| Childcare | “Follow the guidance for the childcare industry to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Review the guidance, prepare a plan, and post the checklist for childcare in your facility to show employees and families that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for operation.Follow the guidance related to cohorts of children and youth. See the answers to frequently asked questions about cohorts and waivers for childcare providers. Follow the case and contact management guidance related to cohorts for childcare facilities.” |
SEE THE ADDITIONAL LIST OF GUIDANCE LOCATED AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE | Template | |
| Communications | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Construction | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Day Camps | Follow this guidance for day camps to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Review the guidance, prepare a plan, and post the checklist for day camps in your facility to show employees, campers, and families that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for operation. Follow the guidance related to cohorts of children and youth. | Guidance SEE THE ADDITIONAL LIST OF GUIDANCE LOCATED AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE |
“Groups sizes are limited to a 10-1 or 10-2 ratio for each group (10 campers with one or two instructors). Each group must be stable. The same campers and instructor stay together and do not mix with other groups, including from day to day. Any camp activity must maintain 6-foot social distancing. Individual skills and drills can be done, but no group or contact sports such as a football or basketball games may be played.” |
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| Delivery Services | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Energy & Utilities | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Family Entertainment Centers | “Outdoor Only with modifications e.g. •Kart Racing •Mini Golf •Batting Cages” |
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| Gyms and Fitness Facilities | “Outdoor only with modifications Saunas and steam rooms must close” |
Guidance | Gyms, Fitness Facilities, marital arts studios, yoga studios, Pilates studios, dance studios and similar facilities are only allowed to be open outdoors at this time. Group activities should only be offered if distancing requirements can be maintained. Businesses seeking to move operations outside must also comply with city/county codes for outdoor use. Please check with your local city before starting any outdoor operations. | Template |
| Hair Salons and Barbershops | “Open Indoors with modifications” |
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| Healthcare | Open with Modifications | Guidance | ||
| Hotels, Lodging, and Short Term Rentals | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Hotels need to follow the state issued guidance, and rooms do not need to be left vacant for 24 hours after a guest has departed. (updated 9/6/2020)Short-term rentals do not need to register at VCReopens.com. Attestation is included through permit issuance. | Template |
| Life Sciences | Guidance | Template | ||
| Limited Services Includes:
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Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Logistics | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Manufacturing | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Massage Service | Outdoor Only with modifications (Non-medical massage) Medical massage can be done indoors |
Guidance | Medical massage is massage that is done based on a referral from a doctor or chiropractor. Medical massage can be done indoors as it is considered essential as healthcare. It is not limited by whether it is in a healthcare setting. Providers of medical massage must keep patient records of the medical referral.
Non-medical massage is allowed outdoors but must be approved by the local jurisdiction that the business is located in. Outdoor operations may be conducted under a tent, canopy, or other sun shelter, but only as long as no more than one side is closed, allowing sufficient outdoor air movement. |
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| Mining and Logging | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Movies and Family Entertainment | Outdoor Only with modifications | Guidance | Movie Theaters must close indoor operations. | Template |
| Museums, Galleries, Zoos, and Aquariums | Outdoor Only with modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Nail Salons | Outdoor Only with modifications | Guidance | Outdoor operations may be conducted under a tent, canopy, or other sun shelter, but only as long as no more than one side is closed, allowing sufficient outdoor air movement. | Template |
| Office Workspaces | Remote | Guidance | Template | |
| Ports | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
Personal Services
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Guidance | Outdoor operations may be conducted under a tent, canopy, or other sun shelter, but only as long as no more than one side is closed, allowing sufficient outdoor air movement. | Template | |
| Pet Grooming | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Places of Worship | Outdoor Only with modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Public Transit | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Public transit will continue to operate on a limited basis. When using public transit, maintain at least six feet of distance from others. | Template |
| Real Estate | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Restaurants | Outdoor only with modifications | SEE ADDITIONAL LIST OF GUIDANCE LOCATED AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE | “All bars, pubs, brewpubs, breweries and other businesses licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on their premises must close indoor operations, but may open outdoor operations if they offer sit-down, outdoor dine-in meals. Alcohol can only be sold in the same transaction as a meal. Wineries and wine tasting rooms may open outdoor operations even if they do not offer sit-down, outdoor dine-in meals. Curbside service is allowed. Local cities may have additional restrictions regarding outdoor operations. Please check with your local city before starting any outdoor operations. In addition to complying with the State orders and guidance, these businesses must comply with the following requirements:
Live music is allowed outdoors with the following modifications:
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| Retail | Open Indoors with modifications
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| Shopping Malls | “Open Indoors with modifications •Max 25% capacity •Closed common areas •Closed food courts” |
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| Tattoo Parlors and Piercing Shops | Closed | Guidance | Closed. Cannot be open at this time. | Template |
| Youth Sports | Open with Modifications | Guidance | Template | |
| Wineries | Outdoor only with modifications | Live music is allowed outdoors with the following modifications:
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Additional State Guidance
Follow the guidance for the childcare industry to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Review the guidance, prepare a plan, and post the checklist for childcare in your facility to show employees and families that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for operation.
- Follow the guidance related to cohorts of children and youth.
- See the answers to frequently asked questions about cohorts and waivers for childcare providers.
- Follow the case and contact management guidance related to cohorts for childcare facilities.
- Children and Youth — Guidance for Small Cohorts/Groups of Children and Youth 8/25/2020
A cohort is a stable group of no more than 14 children or youth and no more than two supervising adults in a supervised environment. The group stays together for all activities, including meals and recreation. And this group avoids contact with anyone not in their group.
Kids and adults in supervised care environments must be in groups as small as possible. Kids and supervising adults in one group must not physically interact with:
- kids and supervising adults in other groups
- other facility staff
- parents of kids in other groups
Practicing a cohort structure:
- decreases opportunities for exposure to or transmission of the virus
- facilitates more efficient contact tracing in the event of a positive case
- allows for targeted testing, quarantine, and isolation of a single group instead of an entire population of kids and supervising adults
The guidance related to cohorts of children and youth sets minimum guidelines for providing specialized, targeted support services, necessary in-person child supervision and limited instruction, and facilitation of distance learning in small group environments in ways that maintain the focus on health and safety to minimize transmission. This guidance enables schools to provide specialized services for students with disabilities and English learners, and in-person support for at-risk and high-need students.
- See the answers to frequently asked questions about cohort guidance in K-12 school settings.
- See the answers to frequently asked questions about cohorts and waivers for childcare providers.
- Follow the case and contact management guidance related to cohorts for childcare facilities.
Local educational agencies, nonprofits, or other authorized providers must follow the guidance for cohorts of children and youth in controlled, supervised and indoor environments. These environments include, but are not limited to, the following:
- public and private schools
- licensed and license-exempt childcare settings
- organized and supervised care environments, like “distance learning hubs”
- recreation programs
- before and after school programs
- youth groups
- day camps
Guidance and directives related to schools, childcare, day camps, and youth sports are not superseded by this guidance for cohorts of children and youth and still apply to those specified settings.
Take-out restaurants
- Follow this guidance for restaurants providing take-out, drive-through, and delivery to create a safer environment for workers and patrons.
- Review the guidance and prepare a plan for your workplace to show customers and employees that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for business.
Outdoor dining
- Follow this guidance for restaurants providing outdoor dining, take-out, drive-through, and delivery to create a safer environment for workers and patrons.
- Review the guidance and prepare a plan for your workplace to show customers and employees that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for business.
Restaurants, wineries, and bars
- Follow this guidance for restaurants, wineries, and bars to create a safer environment for workers and patrons.
- Review the guidance, prepare a plan, and post the checklist for restaurants, wineries, and bars in your workplace to show customers and employees that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for business.
Dine-in restaurants
- Follow this guidance for dine-in restaurants to create a safer environment for workers and customers.
- Review the guidance, prepare a plan, and post the checklist for dine-in restaurants in your workplace to show customers and employees that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for business.