Exercise of Powers in Carrying Out Urban Renewal Project.
Tampa Related Laws, art. XIX, § 19.15
in effectSec. 19.15. - Exercise of Powers in Carrying Out Urban Renewal Project.
(a) [By agent.] The City of Tampa may itself exercise its urban renewal project powers (as herein defined) or may, if the Board of Representatives [City Council] by resolution determines such action to be in the public interest, elect to have such powers exercised by the Urban Renewal Agency (created by section 16 [19.16]), if one exists or is subsequently established in the community. In the event the local government body makes such determination, the Urban Renewal Agency shall be vested with all of the urban renewal project powers in the same manner as though all such powers were conferred on such Agency instead of the municipality. If the Board of Representatives [City Council] does not elect to make such determination, the municipality in its discretion may exercise its urban renewal project powers through a board or commissioner or through such officers of the municipality as the Board of Representatives [City Council] may by resolution determine.
(b) [Definitions.] As used in this section, the term "urban renewal project powers" shall include the rights, powers, functions and duties of the municipality under this Act [article], except the following: the power to determine an area to be a slum or blighted area or combination thereof and to designate such area as appropriate for an urban renewal project and to hold any public hearings required with respect thereto; the power to approve urban renewal plans and modifications thereof; the power to establish a general plan for the locality as a whole; the power to formulate a workable program under section 4 [19.04]; the power to make the determinations and findings provided for in section 3 [19.03], section 5 [19.05], and section 6(d) [19.06(d)]; the power to issue general obligation bonds; and the power to appropriate funds, to levy taxes and assessments, and to exercise other powers provided for in section 7(h) [19.07(h)].
(Laws of Fla., Ch. 57-1904, § 15; Compiled Charter 1958, § 764)
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=CHRELA_PTBRELA_ARTXIXURRELA_S19.15EXPOCAOUURREPRFetched: 10/28/2026