Safely REOPENING Ventura County
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Follow restaurant guidance where meal is provided.

Follow this guidance for campgrounds, RV parks, ski operations, and other outdoor recreation 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 playgrounds can open with modifications in all tiers. See requirements for outdoor playgrounds to keep them safe and fun for everyone.

Outdoor skateparks can open with modifications in all tiers. Attendees must adhere to physical distancing requirements and mask wearing as outlined in the outdoor playground guidance.

Drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors, are permitted in indoor and outdoor swimming pools in all tiers, as they are deemed essential.

Guidance for Outdoor Playgrounds

• Indoor with modifications
• Capacity limited to 25%
• Racetracks may resume training and competition without live audiences, subject to approval by the county public health officer

Guidance (indoor)

• 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.

Groups sizes are limited to a 14:1 ratio for each group (14 campers with one instructor).

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.

• Indoor with modifications
• Capacity limited to 25%
• If all guests are tested or show proof of full vaccination, 50% capacity is allowed
• 100% masking except for food and beverage service
• Food and beverage consumption must be restricted to designated areas separated from activity areas
• Service of alcohol without meals must follow bar guidance (outdoor only)

Playgrounds: Outdoor only with modifications

• Capacity must be limited to 25%
• Indoor pools can open
• Indoor hot tubs, saunas, and steam rooms must close
• Drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors, are permitted in indoor and outdoor swimming pools in all tiers, as they are deemed essential
• Climbing walls can open

A gym can offer personal training for only one person at a time (no more than a total of one trainer and one client permitted at a time per business premises). Follow the guidance for limited services when providing one-on-one personal fitness training.

Fitness centers may open at 25% capacity

• Counseling
• Laundromats
• Dry Cleaners
• Auto Repair
• Car Washes
• Landscapers
• Pet Grooming
• Dog Walking
• Tanning Salon
• Cleaning Services
• HVAC
• Appliance Repair
• Electricians
• Plumbers
• Handypersons
• General Contractors

Follow this guidance for limited services to support a safe, clean environment for workers and customers. A limited service is one that generally does not require close contact.

Review the guidance, prepare a plan, and post the checklist for limited services in your workplace to show clients and employees that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for business.

Faith-based counseling can reopen within the following parameters:

1. Counseling services are permissible in-person where the service cannot reasonably be practiced remotely;
2. Counseling services should adopt state guidance on Limited Services, where applicable;
3. This designation does not permit gatherings beyond counseling to members of a single household.

Personal care services can open indoors with modifications in all tiers. Follow this guidance for personal care services like nail salons, tattoo parlors, and body waxing to support a safe, clean environment for workers and customers. This guidance applies to services that require touching a client’s face, like facials, electrolysis, and waxing. It also applies to esthetic services, skin care, and massage therapy. Review the guidance, prepare a plan, and post the checklist for personal care services in your workplace to show customers and employees that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for business.

This guidance and checklist include additional considerations for:

• Esthetic and skin care services
• Electrology services
• Nail services
• Body art professionals, tattoo parlors, and piercing shops
• Massage services (in non-healthcare settings)

• Indoor with modifications
• Capacity must be limited to 50% or 200 people, whichever is less.

Family entertainment centers:

• Indoor with modifications
• Capacity limited to 25%
• If all guests are tested or show proof of full vaccination, 50% capacity is allowed
• 100% masking except for food and beverage service
• Food and beverage consumption must be restricted to designated areas separated from activity areas
• Service of alcohol without meals must follow bar guidance (outdoor only)

Playgrounds: Outdoor only with modifications

Indoor activities must be limited to 50% of capacity

Personal care services can open indoors with modifications in all tiers. Follow this guidance for personal care services like nail salons, tattoo parlors, and body waxing to support a safe, clean environment for workers and customers.

• Eyelash Extensions
• Esthetic and skin care services
• Waxing
• Electrology services
• Nail services
• Body art professionals, tattoo parlors, and piercing shops
• Massage services (in non-healthcare settings)

Personal care services can open indoors with modifications in all tiers. Follow this guidance for personal care services like nail salons, tattoo parlors, and body waxing to support a safe, clean environment for workers and customers. This guidance applies to services that require touching a client’s face, like facials, electrolysis, and waxing. It also applies to esthetic services, skin care, and massage therapy. Review the guidance, prepare a plan, and post the checklist for personal care services in your workplace to show customers and employees that you’ve reduced the risk and are open for business.

This guidance and checklist include additional considerations for:

• Esthetic and skin care services
• Electrology services
• Nail services
• Body art professionals, tattoo parlors, and piercing shops
• Massage services (in non-healthcare settings)

• Indoor activities must be limited to 50% of building capacity

Faith-based office workspaces can reopen within the following parameters:

• Faith-based facilities are considered “offices” only for those employed by the organization and where the facility is their regular place of work.
• The employer should implement state guidance relating to offices before reopening the facility for employees.
• This designation does not permit gatherings of non-employees, such as the organization’s congregation.

Template for Dine-In

• 100% capacity allowed
• Closed common areas
• Reduced capacity food courts (see restaurants)

Outdoor only with modifications when not serving food. If offering sit-down dining, follow the Restaurant guidance).

• Indoor with modifications
• Capacity must be limited to 25% or 100 people, whichever is less

This guidance applies to all organized youth sports, including:

• K-12 school programs
• Community-sponsored recreational programs
• Private clubs and leagues

This guidance also applies to adults playing recreational sports. It does not apply to collegiate or professional sports.

As of January 25, 2021, competitions for some sports may resume.

• Competitions must be between only two teams.
• Out-of-state tournaments are not permitted.

Find all the details in the latest guidance for youth and adult recreational sports, including limitations for competitions.