Resurvey of premises; appeal from charges.
Tampa City Code § 26-155
in effectSec. 26-155. - Resurvey of premises; appeal from charges.
(a) The director has the right at any time on his own motion or upon citizen request to recheck or resurvey any premises and to reduce or increase the service charge for the following months as provided herein according to the volume of solid waste found to be produced or accumulated upon such premises or the type of services rendered.
(b) A customer who believes that a fee or charge assessed is incorrect may file a written application with the director for an administrative hearing to determine whether the proper service charges have been assessed. Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such application, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Staff to appoint a Hearing Officer who will promptly schedule an administrative hearing at which the Department shall present evidence and testimony to show that the service charges have been properly assessed and are due and owing, and the customer shall have the right to rebut by cross-examining witnesses and by presenting evidence and testimony to show that such service charges are incorrect. Such application for hearing shall be made prior to the time the disputed service charge becomes delinquent and, if application is not made within the prescribed time, any right to hearing will be deemed waived; the customer shall be subject to the penalties enumerated in this chapter. If the service charge is found to be correct after hearing, the charge shall be payable immediately, and the customer shall be assessed an additional charge of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) to cover the cost of the hearing, which amount shall be included in the customer's bill on a pro rata basis over the next three (3) billing periods.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-160), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2022-4, § 2, 1-13-2022)
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_CH26UT_ARTIVSOWA_S26-155REPRAPCHFetched: 10/28/2026