Permit issuance.

Tampa City Code § 22-225

in effect

Sec. 22-225. - Permit issuance. (a) Prior to the issuance of a permit, the applicant shall furnish the transportation engineering coordinator or designee with the following: (1) A completed, signed permit application; (2) A copy of a valid City of Tampa business tax receipt as required by this Code; (3) Copies of all required health department permits to operate a sidewalk café; (4) Insurance with companies authorized to do business in Florida, with an A.M. Best rating of B+ or better and Class VII or higher. All liability policies shall name City of Tampa as an additional insured as to the operations of the permittee, and shall provide the severability of interest provision. In lieu of the additional named insured requirement, permittee may purchase an owner's and contractor's protective liability policy. Such policy shall be written in the name of the city at the same limit as is required for general liability coverage. The permittee shall provide proof of a commercial general liability insurance policy on the most current Insurance Services Office (ISO) form, or its equivalent, with an amount of no less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence and a two million dollar ($2,000,000.00) general aggregate. The insurance coverages and limits required must be evidenced by a properly executed Accord 25 Certificate of Insurance form. This requirement is waived for the owner of a personal dwelling; and, city franchised utilities, the city, the state, the county, or other governmental body, board, or authority, which are self-insured in limits exceeding those set forth herein, provided further, however, that this waiver shall not be applicable to any contractor employed by the owner of a personal dwelling or any of the aforementioned governmental agencies. Thirty (30) days' written notice must be given the city of any cancellation or reduction in the policy coverages; (5) An agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney of the City of Tampa and executed by the applicant to hold the city harmless from any and all liability arising out of the issuance of a sidewalk and street café permit and/or execution of a sidewalk and street café lease; (6) The sidewalk and street café permit fee; (7) Two (2) copies of a scaled site plan in compliance with section 27-224; and (8) Written authorization (notarized) from owner(s) of property upon which the restaurant or retail shop is located, authorizing the location of a sidewalk and street café adjacent to such property. (b) Upon approval of an application and submission of the aforesaid items, the transportation engineering coordinator shall issue a sidewalk and street café permit. (Ord. No. 92-45, § 4, 4-2-92; Ord. No. 2005-306, § 4, 11-10-05; Ord. No. 2009-174, § 3, 12-3-09; Ord. No. 2013-66, § 3, 5-16-13; Ord. No. 2022-108, § 4, 6-16-2022)

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_CH22STSI_ARTIADPR_DIV3FEAUTYPEIN_SDIXSICA_S22-225PEISFetched: 10/28/2026