Permit revocation, violations, removal.
Tampa City Code § 22-154
in effectSec. 22-154. - Permit revocation, violations, removal.
(a) At any time after the installation of any such news rack, the transportation manager may review the location of news rack. The permit issued to any applicant for the installation, maintenance and operation of a news rack may be revoked at any time by the transportation manager, upon written notice to the applicant, whenever the transportation manager finds and determines that:
(1) The applicant has failed to install such news rack in compliance with the terms and provisions of this article;
(2) The applicant has failed to operate and maintain such news rack in compliance with the provisions and conditions hereof;
(3) Such news rack interferes with public safety.
The applicant shall at his or her own cost and expense, within thirty (30) days from the date of the written notice, remove the news rack. Should applicant fail to remove the news rack, the transportation manager may remove the same and the applicant, upon demand of the city, shall reimburse it for all costs incurred in the connection with such removal.
(b) It is a violation of this Code to install, operate, or maintain a news rack without a permit. It is further a violation of this Code to install, operate, or maintain a news rack in a manner not in compliance with the terms and provisions of this article, regardless of whether a permit has been issued for the news rack.
(c) If the transportation manager determines that the immediate further operation or maintenance of any news rack, regardless of whether a permit has been issued for the news rack, is an immediate threat to public safety, the transportation manager may remove or move the same and the owner or applicant, upon demand of the city, shall reimburse it for all costs incurred in the connection with such removal.
(d) Revocation of a news rack permit may be appealed in accordance with section 1-19 of the City of Tampa Code. The decision rendered pursuant to section 1-19 may be appealed in any manner allowed by law.
(Ord. No. 89-244, § 2(34-132), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2010-60, § 13, 5-20-2010)
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_CH22STSI_ARTIADPR_DIV3FEAUTYPEIN_SDVNERA_S22-154PEREVIREFetched: 10/28/2026