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Tampa City Code § 26-303

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Sec. 26-303. - Definitions. For the purposes of this article, certain abbreviations, terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall have the following meanings: Director means the director of the wastewater department or his or her designee. Food service facility or facility means any business or food service facility which prepares and/or packages food or beverages for sale or consumption. This does not apply to private residences. Food service facilities may include, but are not limited to, food courts, food manufacturers, food packagers, restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries, lounges, meat markets, hospitals, hotels, nursing homes, churches, schools, cafeterias, delicatessens, coffee shops, concession stands and all other food service facilities not specifically listed above. Food service facility owner or owner means in the case of individual food service facilities, the owner or proprietor of the food service facility. Where the facility is a franchise operation, the owner of the franchise is the responsible person or entity. Where the facility is owned by a partnership, corporation, or other type of business entity, the individual who is authorized to legally act on behalf of the business entity under Florida State law shall be the responsible person. Where two (2) or more food service facilities share a common grease interceptor, the owner shall be the individual who owns or assumes control of the grease interceptor or the property on which the grease interceptor is located. Owner shall also mean his or her duly authorized representatives, employees or agents. GMP inspector means a member of the staff of the city's grease management program, designated by the director to enforce the City of Tampa Grease Management Ordinance. Gray water means all liquid contained in a grease interceptor that lies below the floating grease layer and above the food solids layer. Grease means a material either liquid or solid, composed primarily of fats, oils or grease from animal or vegetable sources. Grease hauler means a person who collects the contents of a grease interceptor or trap and transports it to an approved recycling or disposal facility. Grease interceptor means an interceptor whose rated flow exceeds fifty (50) gpm or has a minimum storage capacity of seven hundred fifty (750) gallons or more and is a device located underground and outside of a facility. It is designed to collect, contain or remove food wastes or grease from the wastewater while allowing the balance of the liquid waste to discharge to the wastewater collection system by gravity. Grease trap means an interceptor whose rated flow is fifty (50) gpm or less and is a device located inside a facility and/or under a sink designed to collect, contain, or remove food wastes and grease from the wastewater while allowing the balance of the liquid waste to discharge to the wastewater collection system by gravity. Hydromechanical interceptor means a device that is installed at a food service facility, to prevent fats, oil and grease from entering the wastewater system, that may incorporate, incombination or separately, air entrapment, interior baffling and internal barriers. Notice of violation (NOV) means a written notice informing a food service facility owner or grease hauler that a violation of the City of Tampa Grease Management Ordinance has occurred. Registered hauler means a grease hauler registered with the City of Tampa in accordance with this article who is authorized to perform inspection, cleaning, and grease disposal for food service facilities. Sanitary facilities mean bathrooms, bathroom fixtures, bathroom groups, hand sinks or other similar fixtures or facilities. Treatment works mean any part of the city's wastewater system as defined in section 26-117 of the City of Tampa Code. (Ord. No. 2006-288, § 1, 11-11-06; Ord. No. 2022-160, § 2, 9-15-22)

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_ARTVIIGRMA_S26-303DEFetched: 10/28/2026