Permits.
Tampa City Code § 26-157
in effectSec. 26-157. - Permits.
A permit is required to engage in the business of collecting, receiving, storing, separating, transporting or disposing of any type of waste, including but not limited to solid or special waste. The parties identified below in section 26-157(a)—(c) are exempt from this permit requirement.
(a) A person that has a commercial solid waste franchise pursuant to chapter 26, article VIII.
(b) Collectors of recyclable material sand recovered materials in compliance with the proposed requirements in chapter 26, article V ("recyclable and recovered materials ordinance").
(c) A person that is a repairman, roofer, or contractor who collects only the waste material he or she generates while providing their services and then transports such material in the person's own motor vehicle.
Upon request, a permittee must provide receipts demonstrating that the permittee used the McKay Bay Facility for the disposal of processible solid waste that the permittee collected or generated within the city.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-162), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 91-83, § 6, 5-16-91; Ord. No. 2022-4, § 2, 1-13-2022)
Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26UT_ARTIVSOWA_S26-157PEFetched: 10/28/2026