FAQs For Businesses

Marinas are encouraged to remain open to enable the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences for those living on boats, and to enable commercial fishermen to continue operations as essential infrastructure workers.

Marinas, docks, and boat storage facilities must also ensure passengers on transient vessels are restricted to the marina or dock property (for Beaufort Docks, this includes the boardwalk) and that services shall only be provided to recreational vessels if the passengers are residents of Carteret County, or for those who have secondary residences in Carteret County and are residing in them at the time the Governor's Stay at Home Order goes into effect on March 30, 2020 at 5:00 PM.

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For Essential Businesses, yes.  Only residents of Carteret County are permitted in Town limits.  This includes anyone with a secondary residence in Carteret County who is residing there when the Governor's Stay at Home Order takes effect at 5:00 PM on March 30, 2020.

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If you are an essential business, you are required to take proactive measures to ensure those at their place of business practice social distancing within your store, as defined in the Proclamation. 

Essential Businesses shall post signage to alert people to the six-foot social distancing requirement and modify retail check-out lines however possible (e.g., installing sneeze guards, floor markings, etc.) to ensure social distancing.  Also,  Essential Businesses shall clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces (e.g., check-out stations, rest rooms, shopping cart handles, gas pump nozzles, pieces of equipment, etc.) at least every hour while open, and at the beginning and end of each work day.
 

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Yes, provided you meet Social Distancing Requirements (as defined in §1.2) and your employees coming in to perform Minimum Basic Operations (as defined in §2.3).

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In a Coronavirus Memo dated March 15, 2020, NC Courts are to postpone hearings on foreclosures and evictions(summary ejectments) for at least 30 days.

Yes, with social distancing to perform these Minimum Basic Operations, allowing employees (pastor, staff, etc.) to work remotely through the broadcast of worship services or organizational meetings.

Yes, if picking up mail is necessary as part of Minimum Basic Operations.