City of Dunwoody passes Emergency Dining Restrictions - take-out, delivery, drive-thru and curbside pick-up only.

"Tonight the Dunwoody City Council made the difficult decision to change the way restaurants can operate within the City of Dunwoody. To be clear, restaurants can remain OPEN, but there should be no dine-in option beginning Saturday morning. Restaurants can continue to provide take-out, delivery, drive-thru and curbside pick-up.

We did this because we have grave concerns about the public's health. The latest CDC recommendation of no groups more than 10 people plus our federal government's 15 days to slow the spread campaign pushed me to take action. I am grateful for Council's support and commitment to the health of not just our community but beyond.

I hope you will join my family in supporting our restaurants by ordering to eat at home the next few weeks."      Mayor Lynn Deutsch

City of Dunwoody Emergency Ordinance passed limiting Restaurant Dining

SECTION 4.  The City Council hereby ordains that the City strongly advises all businesses to follow the below requirements as of this adoption of this Ordinance, and further ordains that as of 9:00 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2020, the following requirements shall become effective, in full force, and mandatory for all businesses subject to these requirements:

4.1     Bars, Restaurants, or Businesses that sell food or beverages for consumption on premises:

4.1(a)    All bars, restaurants, or businesses who sell food or beverages for consumption on premises shall be closed to in-person dining, consumption of alcohol, or other business activities until the expiration of this declaration of emergency; provided that this requirement shall not apply to any retail grocery stores so long as they have discontinued and closed any areas designated for the consumption of food on the premises.

4.1(b)    Bars, restaurants, and other businesses who sell food may offer food for take-away or for customers to eat somewhere other than at the establishment.

4.1(c)     Businesses affected by these closures shall establish systems that that all onsite consumption of food is prohibited, and that patrons, employees and contractors of the business maintain at least 6 feet of personal distance between themselves as much as possible given the physical constraints of the premises.

4.1(d)     If a restaurant is licensed to sell beer and wine for on-premises consumption, such business during the efficacy of this declaration only shall be authorized to sell unopened bottles of beer or wine for take-out consumption off-premises.