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Check if a business can be open
Most businesses are now open, but have some restrictions. See what rules apply for your business.
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On May 20, 2021, SF expanded more business capacity within the State’s Yellow Tier.
Business types
See what business activities are allowed under the Public Health Order.
Businesses must follow certain rules to continue operating, such as posting required signage, limiting their maximum capacity, maintaining physical distance and face coverings.
Accounting services
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. Everyone must wear face coverings, especially if clients will visit the office
After school programs
Open for all children. See more information about schools, childcare, and youth programs.
Appliance or cell phone repair shops
Open indoors up to 50% capacity.
Aquariums
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See museum guidance.
Art galleries
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See indoor retail guidance.
Auto dealerships
Open as an outdoor business, delivery, and indoor retail.
Auto supply and repair shops
Maximum 50% capacity.
Banks and credit unions
Maximum 50% capacity.
Includes related financial institutions, including money lenders, check cashing services, and financing services at pawn shops (by appointment only).
Bars
Outdoor bars can open, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Indoor bars are open at 25% capacity, up to 100 people, with patrons a sitting or standing at service tables or the bar 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Live entertainment is allowed.
See dining guidance.
Bicycle supply and repair shops
Open indoors up to 50% capacity.
Body waxing studios
Open outdoors with customers stationed 6 feet apart. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Bookstores
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Cafes and restaurants inside bookstores can open up to 50% capacity. See dining guidance.
Breweries
Outdoor breweries can open, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Indoor breweries are open at 25% capacity, up to 100 people, with patrons a sitting or standing at service tables or bar 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
See dining guidance.
Cannabis
Retailers open for takeout, delivery, and indoor retail, up to 50% capacity. Consumption lounges allowed. See indoor dining guidance for edibles. Smoking lounges can open, if all customers inside prove they are fully vaccinated.
Carwashes
Open.
Charter boats (fishing and sightseeing)
Open, with everyone 6 feet apart. See guidance for larger tour groups.
Chefs
Open as an in-home service. See guidance for safer in-home services during the pandemic.
Childcare
Open. See more information about schools, childcare, and youth programs.
Climbing gyms
Open outdoors with people 6 feet apart, including outdoor classes.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity for patrons. Locker rooms can open. Steam rooms and saunas can open up to 25% capacity, masks not required.
Indoor fitness classes open, maximum 50% capacity up to 200 people. Six feet of physical distance allowed if the business posts the Ventilation Checklist and implements at least one measure in the room. Otherwise 12 feet distancing required between people engaged in aerobic exercise.
See detailed guidance for gyms and fitness centers.
Clothing and shoe stores
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Concert venues
Outdoor live events with assigned seats are allowed with 67% capacity. Suites and boxes up to 25% capacity.
See detailed guidance about seated live events and performances with in-person audiences.
Construction
All construction projects can continue, as long as they follow safety requirements.
Find out the safety requirements of your specific construction project.
Convenience stores
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for indoor retail.
Convention centers
Conference rooms, business centers, lounge areas and other gathering places allowed for events with capacity limits up to 200, 300, or 400. Assigned seating is required. Rules are based on:
- If it is indoor or outdoor
- COVID-19 testing requirements
- Vaccination status
See detailed guidance for conferences, meetings, and receptions.
Dance studios
No capacity limit outdoors. People do not have to be masked if 6 feet apart.
Indoor fitness classes open, maximum 50% capacity up to 200 people. If at least one ventilation measure is done, people can be 6 feet apart. If not, people must be 12 feet apart in classes where you have to breathe hard.
Locker rooms can open.
Steam rooms and saunas can open up to 25% capacity, masks not required.
See detailed guidance for gyms and fitness centers.
Day camps
Open for all children. See more information about schools, childcare, and youth programs.
Delivery services
Open. See guidance for delivery services.
Distilleries
Outdoor distilleries can open, with patrons at different tables 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Indoor distilleries are open at 25% up to 100 people, with patrons a sitting or standing at service tables or bar 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group..
See dining guidance.
Doctors and dentists
Open. Get healthcare during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Health Order does not advise or encourage healthcare workers over 60 to stop working.
Dog walkers
Open as personal household or curbside service.
Drive-in theaters
Open up to 100 cars 6 feet apart. See guidance for drive-in gatherings.
Dry cleaners
Open indoors up to 50% capacity.
Electricians
Open
Electrologists
Open for indoor services only, up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Estheticians
Open outdoors with customers stationed 6 feet apart. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Exterminators
Open as an in-home service. See guidance for safer in-home services during the pandemic.
Family entertainment centers
Open outdoors. Allowed outdoor activities include playgrounds, skate parks, roller and ice skating, laser tag, paintball, batting cages, kart racing, and mini golf, without capacity limits.
Ferris wheels, carousels, trampolines, and train rides allowed, masks required. Each space must be 6 feet apart.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity, for group activities that are already distanced. Examples are bowling, billiards, and mini golf. One household per group.
Activities where people mingle can open up to 50% capacity. Examples are arcade game centers, ice and roller skating rinks, and indoor playgrounds.
Farmers markets
Open. See guidance for farmers markets.
Festivals
Outdoor music and art festivals without assigned seating are allowed, for up to 100 attendees. Each household group must be 6 feet apart. See guidance for festivals without assigned seating.
If the festival is outdoors with assigned seating, see guidance about seated live events and performances with in-person audiences.
If the festival is indoors with assigned seating, see guidance for conferences, meetings, and receptions.
Film productions
In a single location, up to 100 people outdoors or up to 50 people indoors, with safety measures in place.
In a single location, up to 300 people outdoors or up to 200 people indoors if everyone provides proof that they are fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test.
Craft services are allowed outdoors and indoors, following dining guidance.
Fire stations
Open
Florists
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Food banks
Open
Food cultivation (farming, livestock, fishing)
Open
Funeral homes, mortuaries, cemeteries, and crematoriums
Open to transport or prepare remains. Can hold funerals inside, up to 50% capacity. Outdoor funerals can be held, with all attendees 6 feet apart. Only 1 service per space at a time.
For receptions, see detailed guidance for conferences, meetings, and receptions.
Garden centers
Open as outdoor no restrictions. Indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Gas stations
Open
Government services
See what City services are open.
Grocery stores
Open up to 50% capacity. Self-serve bulk foods are allowed with restrictions. Reusable bags and containers are allowed with restrictions. See guidance for grocery stores.
Gyms and fitness centers
No capacity limit outdoors. People do not have to be masked if 6 feet apart.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity for patrons, with everyone being able to stay 6 feet apart with some conditions. Locker rooms open at 25% capacity. Steam rooms and saunas can open up to 25% capacity, no masks required
If at least one ventilation measure is done in the room, people can be 6 feet apart. If not, people must be 12 feet apart in classes where you have to breathe hard.
See detailed guidance for gyms and fitness centers.
Hair salons and barbershops
Open outdoors with customers stationed 6 feet apart. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Handypersons and general contractors
Open. See guidance for safer in-home services during the pandemic.
Hardware stores
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for hardware stores.
Home and furnishing stores
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Home-based care for adults, children, and pets
See guidance for safer in-home services.
Hospitals and urgent care
Get healthcare during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hotels and short-term rentals (Airbnb and hostels)
Open for tourists who are registered guests.
Short-term rentals must be for entire homes. See guidance for hotels.
Housekeepers
Open as an in-home service. See guidance for safer in-home services during the pandemic.
Indoor playgrounds (bounce centers, ball pits, laser tag)
Open up to 50% capacity, with masks. See guidance for indoor playgrounds.
Jewelry stores
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Job training businesses
Open
Landscapers
Open
Laundromats and laundry services
Open
Legal services
Open up to 50% maximum capacity.
Libraries
Can open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for indoor retail
Open for curbside service. See more information about SFPL to Go.
Liquor stores
Open for indoor retail, up to 50% capacity.
Live theaters
Allowed.
See detailed guidance about seated live events and performances with in-person audiences.
Massage therapy studios
Open outdoors with customers stationed 6 feet apart. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Medical supply
Open
Movie theaters
Open up to 50% capacity, up to 500 people for each theater screen. Food and concessions can be sold. See movie theater guidance.
Open as drive-in theaters, up to 100 cars 6 feet apart.
Moving companies
Open
Museums
Outdoor museums can open with no capacity limits.
Open indoors up to 50% visitor capacity, with distancing. See museum guidance.
Nail salons
Open outdoors with distancing. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
News media (newspapers, television, radio, photography)
Open
Nightclubs
Closed unless operating only as a bar. See dining guidance.
Non-profit organizations
Open to provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals.
If the organization provides non-essential services, they must follow guidance for offices.
Notaries
Open, up to 50% maximum capacity. Everyone must wear face coverings.
Offices
Offices can operate up to 50% capacity for unvaccinated staff, if everyone can stay 6 feet apart. Only staff who cannot work from home should use the office.
See guidance for offices.
Pet groomers
Open for curbside pickup and dropoff and indoor up to 50% capacity. Open also as an in-home service.
Pharmacies
Open indoor up to 50% capacity. See guidance for pharmacies.
Piercing shops
Open for indoor service only, up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Places of worship (churches, synagogues, templates, mosques)
Open indoors up to 50% normal attendee capacity. Sections without distancing is allowed, if attendees can prove they are fully vaccinated. These sections still count toward the 50% capacity.
Open outdoors, as long as people are 6 feet apart. See guidance for places of worship.
Playgrounds
Open outdoors. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See RecPark safety tips about playgrounds.
Plumbing services
Open. See guidance for hiring in-home services.
Police stations
Open
Post offices
Open indoors up to 50% capacity.
Professional sports
Outdoor professional sporting events are allowed for up to 67% attendee capacity. Up to 3 households with a max of 6 people can sit together, although each group must be 6 feet apart with assigned seating. Suites and boxes up to 25% capacity.
Both indoor and outdoor venues can have special sections with 100% capacity, if everyone 16 and older shows proof of vaccination. Youth under 16 must show a negative COVID-19 test.
See detailed guidance about seated live events and performances with in-person audiences.
Real estate services
Real estate agents can show homes by appointment. Everyone involved must wear face coverings and maintain distance. Realtors should let in fresh outside air, like opening windows and doors.
Rental cars
Open as retail business with up to 50% capacity.
Restaurants
Open for take-out and delivery.
Open for outdoor dining, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables or the bar 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
See dining guidance.
Retailers
Open for curbside and indoor retail, up to 50% capacity.
Rideshare (including bikeshares and scooters)
Open
Schools
Grades TK to 12 can reopen with approval from the Health Officer, which includes an approved safety plan and a site assessment. Middle and high schools can apply to open for outdoor classes. Check the school reopening dashboard to see where schools are in the process.
Segway tours
Allowed.
Shipping services
Open
Shopping malls
Open up to 50% capacity.
Food courts can open up to 50% capacity.
Short-term lodging rentals
Open only for rentals of the entire home. See details for hotels and lodging.
Skin care services
Open outdoors with customers stationed 6 feet apart. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Smoking or hookah lounges
Closed as lounges. Can open as indoor retail up to 50% maximum capacity.
Sporting goods stores
Open for curbside and indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Sports
Outdoor and indoor sports facilities are open. Outdoor and indoor classes are allowed.
See details about staying active during the pandemic.
See rules for organized recreational sports, outdoors and indoors.
Supply chain businesses (manufacturing, warehousing, logistics)
See guidance for warehousing and logistics. See guidance for manufacturing.
Swimming pools
Open outdoors.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity.
Locker rooms are open. Saunas and steam rooms are allowed up to 25% capacity and masks are not required. Indoor hot tubs are allowed at 50% capacity, outdoor hot tubs are allowed at full capacity.
See guidance for sports facilities.
Tattoo establishments
Open for indoor service only, up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Toy stores
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Walking tours
Allowed.
Weddings (ceremonies only)
Allowed as a religious ceremony outside, with distancing.
Allowed as religious ceremony indoors, up to 50% attendee capacity. Sections without distancing is allowed, if attendees can prove they are fully vaccinated. These sections still count toward the 50% capacity.
See guidance for places of worship.
For receptions, see detailed guidance for conferences, meetings, and receptions.
Wineries
Outdoor wineries can open, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Indoor wineries open at 25% up to 100 people, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables or the bar 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
See dining guidance.
Yoga studios
Open outdoor with people 6 feet apart.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. Up to 25% capacity fors locker rooms.
See detailed guidance for gyms and fitness centers.
Zoos
Open for outdoor exhibits, with visitors 6 feet apart.
Open indoors up to 50% maximum visitor capacity. See museum guidance.
Información complementaria
Casos especiales
Closed businesses can only do minimum basic operations
Businesses that are not allowed to reopen must cease all activities at facilities located within the City, except minimum basic operations.
Operations that can continue include:
- Inventory, ensure security, process payroll, and employee benefits
- Activities that help employees work from their homes
- Sanitation, including janitorial
All businesses can have their employees work from home.
Enforcement
If you see a business or organization that might be violating the order and endangering the public or its employees, report a health order violation.
The Public Health Order is a legal order issued under the authority of California law. You are required to comply if you do not fall within the exemptions specified in the order. It is a misdemeanor crime not to follow the order, although the intent is not for anyone to get into trouble.
Appeal a City decision
The City may direct you to temporarily shut down or change your business operations.
To be reconsidered, email HealthOrderAppeals@sfcityatty.org with:
- Business name
- Street address
- Email and phone number of business manager or contact
- The directive the business was given
- Name of the City official who gave you the directive
- Explanation of why you’re appealing
- References to the relevant provisions in the Public Health Order.
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Qué saber
¿Qué hacer?
See updates
On May 20, 2021, SF expanded more business capacity within the State’s Yellow Tier.
Business types
See what business activities are allowed under the Public Health Order.
Businesses must follow certain rules to continue operating, such as posting required signage, limiting their maximum capacity, maintaining physical distance and face coverings.
Accounting services
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. Everyone must wear face coverings, especially if clients will visit the office
After school programs
Open for all children. See more information about schools, childcare, and youth programs.
Appliance or cell phone repair shops
Open indoors up to 50% capacity.
Aquariums
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See museum guidance.
Art galleries
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See indoor retail guidance.
Auto dealerships
Open as an outdoor business, delivery, and indoor retail.
Auto supply and repair shops
Maximum 50% capacity.
Banks and credit unions
Maximum 50% capacity.
Includes related financial institutions, including money lenders, check cashing services, and financing services at pawn shops (by appointment only).
Bars
Outdoor bars can open, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Indoor bars are open at 25% capacity, up to 100 people, with patrons a sitting or standing at service tables or the bar 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Live entertainment is allowed.
See dining guidance.
Bicycle supply and repair shops
Open indoors up to 50% capacity.
Body waxing studios
Open outdoors with customers stationed 6 feet apart. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Bookstores
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Cafes and restaurants inside bookstores can open up to 50% capacity. See dining guidance.
Breweries
Outdoor breweries can open, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Indoor breweries are open at 25% capacity, up to 100 people, with patrons a sitting or standing at service tables or bar 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
See dining guidance.
Cannabis
Retailers open for takeout, delivery, and indoor retail, up to 50% capacity. Consumption lounges allowed. See indoor dining guidance for edibles. Smoking lounges can open, if all customers inside prove they are fully vaccinated.
Carwashes
Open.
Charter boats (fishing and sightseeing)
Open, with everyone 6 feet apart. See guidance for larger tour groups.
Chefs
Open as an in-home service. See guidance for safer in-home services during the pandemic.
Childcare
Open. See more information about schools, childcare, and youth programs.
Climbing gyms
Open outdoors with people 6 feet apart, including outdoor classes.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity for patrons. Locker rooms can open. Steam rooms and saunas can open up to 25% capacity, masks not required.
Indoor fitness classes open, maximum 50% capacity up to 200 people. Six feet of physical distance allowed if the business posts the Ventilation Checklist and implements at least one measure in the room. Otherwise 12 feet distancing required between people engaged in aerobic exercise.
See detailed guidance for gyms and fitness centers.
Clothing and shoe stores
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Concert venues
Outdoor live events with assigned seats are allowed with 67% capacity. Suites and boxes up to 25% capacity.
See detailed guidance about seated live events and performances with in-person audiences.
Construction
All construction projects can continue, as long as they follow safety requirements.
Find out the safety requirements of your specific construction project.
Convenience stores
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for indoor retail.
Convention centers
Conference rooms, business centers, lounge areas and other gathering places allowed for events with capacity limits up to 200, 300, or 400. Assigned seating is required. Rules are based on:
- If it is indoor or outdoor
- COVID-19 testing requirements
- Vaccination status
See detailed guidance for conferences, meetings, and receptions.
Dance studios
No capacity limit outdoors. People do not have to be masked if 6 feet apart.
Indoor fitness classes open, maximum 50% capacity up to 200 people. If at least one ventilation measure is done, people can be 6 feet apart. If not, people must be 12 feet apart in classes where you have to breathe hard.
Locker rooms can open.
Steam rooms and saunas can open up to 25% capacity, masks not required.
See detailed guidance for gyms and fitness centers.
Day camps
Open for all children. See more information about schools, childcare, and youth programs.
Delivery services
Open. See guidance for delivery services.
Distilleries
Outdoor distilleries can open, with patrons at different tables 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Indoor distilleries are open at 25% up to 100 people, with patrons a sitting or standing at service tables or bar 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group..
See dining guidance.
Doctors and dentists
Open. Get healthcare during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Health Order does not advise or encourage healthcare workers over 60 to stop working.
Dog walkers
Open as personal household or curbside service.
Drive-in theaters
Open up to 100 cars 6 feet apart. See guidance for drive-in gatherings.
Dry cleaners
Open indoors up to 50% capacity.
Electricians
Open
Electrologists
Open for indoor services only, up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Estheticians
Open outdoors with customers stationed 6 feet apart. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Exterminators
Open as an in-home service. See guidance for safer in-home services during the pandemic.
Family entertainment centers
Open outdoors. Allowed outdoor activities include playgrounds, skate parks, roller and ice skating, laser tag, paintball, batting cages, kart racing, and mini golf, without capacity limits.
Ferris wheels, carousels, trampolines, and train rides allowed, masks required. Each space must be 6 feet apart.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity, for group activities that are already distanced. Examples are bowling, billiards, and mini golf. One household per group.
Activities where people mingle can open up to 50% capacity. Examples are arcade game centers, ice and roller skating rinks, and indoor playgrounds.
Farmers markets
Open. See guidance for farmers markets.
Festivals
Outdoor music and art festivals without assigned seating are allowed, for up to 100 attendees. Each household group must be 6 feet apart. See guidance for festivals without assigned seating.
If the festival is outdoors with assigned seating, see guidance about seated live events and performances with in-person audiences.
If the festival is indoors with assigned seating, see guidance for conferences, meetings, and receptions.
Film productions
In a single location, up to 100 people outdoors or up to 50 people indoors, with safety measures in place.
In a single location, up to 300 people outdoors or up to 200 people indoors if everyone provides proof that they are fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test.
Craft services are allowed outdoors and indoors, following dining guidance.
Fire stations
Open
Florists
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Food banks
Open
Food cultivation (farming, livestock, fishing)
Open
Funeral homes, mortuaries, cemeteries, and crematoriums
Open to transport or prepare remains. Can hold funerals inside, up to 50% capacity. Outdoor funerals can be held, with all attendees 6 feet apart. Only 1 service per space at a time.
For receptions, see detailed guidance for conferences, meetings, and receptions.
Garden centers
Open as outdoor no restrictions. Indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Gas stations
Open
Government services
See what City services are open.
Grocery stores
Open up to 50% capacity. Self-serve bulk foods are allowed with restrictions. Reusable bags and containers are allowed with restrictions. See guidance for grocery stores.
Gyms and fitness centers
No capacity limit outdoors. People do not have to be masked if 6 feet apart.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity for patrons, with everyone being able to stay 6 feet apart with some conditions. Locker rooms open at 25% capacity. Steam rooms and saunas can open up to 25% capacity, no masks required
If at least one ventilation measure is done in the room, people can be 6 feet apart. If not, people must be 12 feet apart in classes where you have to breathe hard.
See detailed guidance for gyms and fitness centers.
Hair salons and barbershops
Open outdoors with customers stationed 6 feet apart. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Handypersons and general contractors
Open. See guidance for safer in-home services during the pandemic.
Hardware stores
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for hardware stores.
Home and furnishing stores
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Home-based care for adults, children, and pets
See guidance for safer in-home services.
Hospitals and urgent care
Get healthcare during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hotels and short-term rentals (Airbnb and hostels)
Open for tourists who are registered guests.
Short-term rentals must be for entire homes. See guidance for hotels.
Housekeepers
Open as an in-home service. See guidance for safer in-home services during the pandemic.
Indoor playgrounds (bounce centers, ball pits, laser tag)
Open up to 50% capacity, with masks. See guidance for indoor playgrounds.
Jewelry stores
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Job training businesses
Open
Landscapers
Open
Laundromats and laundry services
Open
Legal services
Open up to 50% maximum capacity.
Libraries
Can open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for indoor retail
Open for curbside service. See more information about SFPL to Go.
Liquor stores
Open for indoor retail, up to 50% capacity.
Live theaters
Allowed.
See detailed guidance about seated live events and performances with in-person audiences.
Massage therapy studios
Open outdoors with customers stationed 6 feet apart. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Medical supply
Open
Movie theaters
Open up to 50% capacity, up to 500 people for each theater screen. Food and concessions can be sold. See movie theater guidance.
Open as drive-in theaters, up to 100 cars 6 feet apart.
Moving companies
Open
Museums
Outdoor museums can open with no capacity limits.
Open indoors up to 50% visitor capacity, with distancing. See museum guidance.
Nail salons
Open outdoors with distancing. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
News media (newspapers, television, radio, photography)
Open
Nightclubs
Closed unless operating only as a bar. See dining guidance.
Non-profit organizations
Open to provide food, shelter, and social services, and other necessities of life for economically disadvantaged or otherwise needy individuals.
If the organization provides non-essential services, they must follow guidance for offices.
Notaries
Open, up to 50% maximum capacity. Everyone must wear face coverings.
Offices
Offices can operate up to 50% capacity for unvaccinated staff, if everyone can stay 6 feet apart. Only staff who cannot work from home should use the office.
See guidance for offices.
Pet groomers
Open for curbside pickup and dropoff and indoor up to 50% capacity. Open also as an in-home service.
Pharmacies
Open indoor up to 50% capacity. See guidance for pharmacies.
Piercing shops
Open for indoor service only, up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Places of worship (churches, synagogues, templates, mosques)
Open indoors up to 50% normal attendee capacity. Sections without distancing is allowed, if attendees can prove they are fully vaccinated. These sections still count toward the 50% capacity.
Open outdoors, as long as people are 6 feet apart. See guidance for places of worship.
Playgrounds
Open outdoors. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See RecPark safety tips about playgrounds.
Plumbing services
Open. See guidance for hiring in-home services.
Police stations
Open
Post offices
Open indoors up to 50% capacity.
Professional sports
Outdoor professional sporting events are allowed for up to 67% attendee capacity. Up to 3 households with a max of 6 people can sit together, although each group must be 6 feet apart with assigned seating. Suites and boxes up to 25% capacity.
Both indoor and outdoor venues can have special sections with 100% capacity, if everyone 16 and older shows proof of vaccination. Youth under 16 must show a negative COVID-19 test.
See detailed guidance about seated live events and performances with in-person audiences.
Real estate services
Real estate agents can show homes by appointment. Everyone involved must wear face coverings and maintain distance. Realtors should let in fresh outside air, like opening windows and doors.
Rental cars
Open as retail business with up to 50% capacity.
Restaurants
Open for take-out and delivery.
Open for outdoor dining, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables or the bar 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
See dining guidance.
Retailers
Open for curbside and indoor retail, up to 50% capacity.
Rideshare (including bikeshares and scooters)
Open
Schools
Grades TK to 12 can reopen with approval from the Health Officer, which includes an approved safety plan and a site assessment. Middle and high schools can apply to open for outdoor classes. Check the school reopening dashboard to see where schools are in the process.
Segway tours
Allowed.
Shipping services
Open
Shopping malls
Open up to 50% capacity.
Food courts can open up to 50% capacity.
Short-term lodging rentals
Open only for rentals of the entire home. See details for hotels and lodging.
Skin care services
Open outdoors with customers stationed 6 feet apart. Open indoors up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Smoking or hookah lounges
Closed as lounges. Can open as indoor retail up to 50% maximum capacity.
Sporting goods stores
Open for curbside and indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Sports
Outdoor and indoor sports facilities are open. Outdoor and indoor classes are allowed.
See details about staying active during the pandemic.
See rules for organized recreational sports, outdoors and indoors.
Supply chain businesses (manufacturing, warehousing, logistics)
See guidance for warehousing and logistics. See guidance for manufacturing.
Swimming pools
Open outdoors.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity.
Locker rooms are open. Saunas and steam rooms are allowed up to 25% capacity and masks are not required. Indoor hot tubs are allowed at 50% capacity, outdoor hot tubs are allowed at full capacity.
See guidance for sports facilities.
Tattoo establishments
Open for indoor service only, up to 50% capacity. See guidance for personal care services.
Toy stores
Open for indoor retail up to 50% capacity.
Walking tours
Allowed.
Weddings (ceremonies only)
Allowed as a religious ceremony outside, with distancing.
Allowed as religious ceremony indoors, up to 50% attendee capacity. Sections without distancing is allowed, if attendees can prove they are fully vaccinated. These sections still count toward the 50% capacity.
See guidance for places of worship.
For receptions, see detailed guidance for conferences, meetings, and receptions.
Wineries
Outdoor wineries can open, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
Indoor wineries open at 25% up to 100 people, with patrons sitting or standing at service tables or the bar 6 feet apart. Maximum 8 people to a group.
See dining guidance.
Yoga studios
Open outdoor with people 6 feet apart.
Open indoors up to 50% capacity. Up to 25% capacity fors locker rooms.
See detailed guidance for gyms and fitness centers.
Zoos
Open for outdoor exhibits, with visitors 6 feet apart.
Open indoors up to 50% maximum visitor capacity. See museum guidance.
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Casos especiales
Closed businesses can only do minimum basic operations
Businesses that are not allowed to reopen must cease all activities at facilities located within the City, except minimum basic operations.
Operations that can continue include:
- Inventory, ensure security, process payroll, and employee benefits
- Activities that help employees work from their homes
- Sanitation, including janitorial
All businesses can have their employees work from home.
Enforcement
If you see a business or organization that might be violating the order and endangering the public or its employees, report a health order violation.
The Public Health Order is a legal order issued under the authority of California law. You are required to comply if you do not fall within the exemptions specified in the order. It is a misdemeanor crime not to follow the order, although the intent is not for anyone to get into trouble.
Appeal a City decision
The City may direct you to temporarily shut down or change your business operations.
To be reconsidered, email HealthOrderAppeals@sfcityatty.org with:
- Business name
- Street address
- Email and phone number of business manager or contact
- The directive the business was given
- Name of the City official who gave you the directive
- Explanation of why you’re appealing
- References to the relevant provisions in the Public Health Order.