Transit shelter advertising.
Tampa City Code § 22-135
in effectSec. 22-135. - Transit shelter advertising.
(a) Transit shelters may be permitted only in accordance with the standards contained in this Code and Florida Statutes.
(b) Transit shelters containing advertising may be permitted in any commercial, office, or industrial zoning district; or Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority ("HART") routes adjacent to hospitals, schools or other permitted non-residential uses in multifamily residential zoning districts, including planned development districts containing such uses. No new transit shelters containing advertising shall be permitted in the Westshore Overlay District Development Standards, per section 27-238. No transit shelters with advertising shall be permitted in single-family residential detached zoning districts, including planned developments which contain single-family detached as an allowed use, unless the transit shelter is to be located on an arterial or collector roadway. Transit shelters containing advertising shall only be constructed at approved bus stops on HART routes as approved by HART.
(c) The construction of the Transit shelters shall comply with Chapter 5 of this Code and Florida Statutes. Transit shelters containing advertising shall meet the following minimum design specifications:
(1) Transit shelters shall be not less than seven (7) feet high (interior), no more than ten (10) feet high (exterior), and shall have a minimum of two (2) wall panels.
(2) Transit shelters shall have seating that accommodates a minimum of two (2) persons.
(3) Shelters shall provide protection from wind, sun and rain.
(4) Shelters shall offer see-through visibility, except for the sign panels.
(5) Access to shelters shall be provided at least through the front, the right-of-way side of the shelter.
(6) Shelters shall contain display transit information, a route map, and other schedule information.
(7) Shelters shall be constructed of material designed to withstand vandalism and weathering, such as extruded aluminum with anodized finish.
(8) Transparent vertical panels shall be composed of a minimum one-quarter (¼) inch tempered glass except that the advertising panel may be three-sixteenths ( 3/16 ) inch tempered glass. High impact strength polycarbonate may be substituted for the tempered glass.
(d) Advertising on transit shelters permitted subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The advertising contained in the transit shelter shall be limited to the "downstream" end wall (furthest from approaching transit vehicles) for a two-sided or flared and secured panel.
(2) Lighting of advertising materials shall be limited to back-lighting and shall comply with the lighting standards contained in City of Tampa Code of Ordinances section 27-289.12 for on-site signs. Electronic message signs are prohibited on transit shelters.
(3) No advertising poster shall exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in area, or be greater than six (6) feet in height and four (4) feet in width.
(Ord. No. 2007-50, § 1, 2-15-07; Ord. No. 2010-57, § 6, 5-20-2010; Ord. No. 2012-150, § 1, 12-20-2012; Ord. No. 2013-22, § 2, 2-7-2013)
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_SDIVMUBESHBIKIDIAD_S22-135TRSHADFetched: 10/28/2026