Permit types.

Tampa City Code § 22-58

in effect

Sec. 22-58. - Permit types. (a) Driveway permit. (1) Required for: Installing or relocating driveway aprons and/or curbs between private property line and street pavement. (2) May be issued to: Owner, contractor or agent. (3) Scope of work: Forming and pouring asphalt or concrete or the placement of bricks or stone in accordance with approved plans and/or department specifications. (b) Right-of-way permit—Maintenance. (1) Required for: Performing utility maintenance activity which causes any obstruction or redirection of normal traffic flow in excess of the following time periods: Collector; major or minor arterial .....4 hours Local streets .....8 hours (2) May be issued to: Certified/licensed contractors; utility companies. (3) Scope of work: Obstruction or redirection of traffic flow in accordance with this Code and state law. (c) Right-of-way permit—New construction. (1) Required for: Performing utility construction activity which causes any obstruction or redirection of normal traffic flow. (2) May be issued to: Certified/licensed contractors; utility companies. (3) Scope of work: Obstruction or redirection of traffic flow in accordance with this Code and state law. (d) Right-of-way permit; miscellaneous structures. (1) Required for: Installing or relocating miscellaneous structures on city right-of-way between the private property line and the street pavement. (2) May be issued to: Owner, contractor or agent. (3) Scope of work: Placement of miscellaneous structures on the right-of-way in accordance with approved plans and/or department specifications. (e) Sidewalk café permit. (1) Required for: Operation of a sidewalk café. (2) May be issued to: Any person meeting the requirements for a sidewalk café contained in this chapter. (3) Scope of work: Operation of a sidewalk café. (f) Right-of-way permit for guardhouses and/or gates. (1) Required for: The erection, operation and maintenance of guardhouses and/or gates on, in or in any manner affecting public right(s)-of-way. (2) May be issued to: A corporation or association incorporated or formed under the laws of the State of Florida whose membership is comprised of all owners of real property located in a subdivision or a clearly defined development or a community development district or special district formed for the purpose of erecting, operating and maintaining a guardhouse and/or gates at the entrance into the subdivision or development to be located on, in or in any manner affecting public right(s)-of-way and meeting the following criteria: a. The public right-of-way on which the guardhouse and/or gate is erected shall not provide a means of vehicular access through the subdivision or development to any public roads or streets located outside of the subdivision or development; and b. All public rights-of-way located within the subdivision or development intersecting the public right-of-way on which the guardhouse and/or gates are located shall not provide a means of vehicular access through the subdivision or development to any public roads or highways located outside of the subdivision or development; and c. All other requirements contained herein in connection with the permitting, erection, operation and maintenance of the guardhouse and/or gates shall be satisfied. (3) Scope of work: The erection, operation and maintenance of a guardhouse and/or gates located in, on, or in anyway affecting public right(s)-of-way subject to the standards set forth in this ordinance and any specific permit requirements. (Ord. No. 89-244, § 2(34-63), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 92-37, § 1, 3-12-92; Ord. No. 92-45, § 3, 4-2-92; Ord. No. 99-105, § 2, 5-13-99)

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_SDIGE_S22-58PETYFetched: 10/28/2026