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Are restaurants with outdoor seating in tents allowed to close the tent sides?
The Governor’s Office and the Division of Public Health have agreed to modify the Restaurant and Food Services Guidance so that tent sides of outdoor restaurant seating areas can be partially closed on the following conditions:
- Local officials who approved/permitted the outdoor seating areas must be consulted and must agree with the actions for partially closing the tents that each restaurant wants to take prior to the restaurant implementing those actions;
- Cross-ventilation must be established through the tents;
- Spacing of 6 feet between the guests at each table must be maintained; and
- Guests shall not stand/mingle inside the tent area.
https://www.covidguidance.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt381/files/files/inline-documents/guidance-restaurants.pdf
Except for seating at bars, tables and back-to-back booths can be positioned closer than 6 feet between parties if protective, non-porous, rigid barriers separate the tables and booths (e.g., structural walls or Plexiglas/rigid plastic dividers) provided the following:
i. Pliable materials (i.e., shower curtains or plastic sheeting) or porous materials (i.e., cloth dividers) shall not be used as barriers.
ii. Any barrier used must be at a height that extends at least 6 feet from floor level and must be installed between tables and high traffic areas.
iii. All barriers must allow for adequate airflow and air exchanges for each table. Each restaurant must consult with its HVAC contractors to ensure that any barriers that are installed do not cause issues with limiting air exchanges throughout the restaurant.
iv. No barrier shall be installed within 18 inches of a sprinkler head.
v. Restaurant owners must consult with their local health, fire, and building officials to ensure that any barriers constructed inside their restaurants are compliant with life safety code regulations.
vi. All barriers must be cleaned in accordance with CDC cleaning and disinfecting guidance.
vii. If a booth is equipped with a barrier, no table shall be placed directly at the end of the booth unless guests can be distanced at least 6 feet from the booth, or unless there is a barrier.
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