License and permit requirements for private or haul-your-own solid or special waste services.

Tampa City Code § 26-160

in effect

Sec. 26-160. - License and permit requirements for private or haul-your-own solid or special waste services. (a) It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of collection, transportation or disposal of solid waste within the city without first making written application for an approved permit from the Department for service at each specific address and paying the appropriate occupational license tax. (b) A permit may be granted to a person to engage in the business of collection, transportation or disposal of solid waste within the city when, by reason of the nature, size, volume. shape or character of solid waste generated or produced at a particular premises, it is not possible, safe, feasible or practicable within the discretion of the director for the solid waste to be collected, transported or disposed of by the equipment and facilities of the Department. Any such permit shall limit the recipient to collection, transportation or disposal of solid waste generated or produced from such particular premises specified in the permit. The director may deny any permit if service can be furnished by the Department. (c) Whenever by reason of the nature, size, volume, shape or character of any solid waste it shall not be possible, safe, feasible or practicable for the solid waste to be collected, transported and disposed of by the equipment and facilities of the Department and the owner or occupant of the premises which generated or produced such solid waste does not choose to use a private solid waste service, such owner or occupant may, upon written application therefore, be issued a permit by the director to collect, transport and dispose of the same himself. The application shall indicate the manner of collection, transportation and disposal to be utilized and the exact location of disposal. An occupational license tax will not be required for haul-your-own accounts, but the owner or occupant must pay the permit fee as herein provided. Regular solid waste haulers must pay the occupational license tax as well as the permit fee as herein provided. (d) An application for a permit to engage in the business of collection, transportation or disposal of solid waste from a specific address shall be on a form provided by the Department. The form shall show the name and address and authorization of the customer to be served, the name of the person to be granted the permit or, if a corporation, the names of the principal officers and the names of the local operating managers who are actually responsible for performing such services for the corporation, together with the business address and telephone number of each such person; a description of the type, size, pickup service frequency of equipment to be used; the length of service, permanent or temporary (less than six (6) months) and the exact location of disposal. (e) There shall be an application fee administered for the processing of each application submitted to the Department. The application fee may be waived for nonprofit organizations involved in recycling. The fee is payable in cash or money order when the application is submitted. The application must be submitted to the Department at least seven (7) days prior to the planned commencement of permanent service. The Department must approve the permit prior to commencement of service. The application fee is not reimbursable if the application for the permit is denied. If the application for the permit is approved, the permit shall be issued. (f) A permit is valid for one (1) calendar year from approval date. The permit shall be renewed each year or with the change of solid waste haulers. (g) A permit holder, upon request of the Department, may at any time be required to show receipts from the approved disposal site. Failure to produce receipts may result in the revocation of the permit. (h) Any permittee who, at his business location, transfer site or other site authorized by the director, collects, receives, transports, stores and separates solid or special waste which is generated within the 1983 jurisdictional limits of the city may dispose of any nonrecyclable solid or special waste either within or outside the city limits at locations approved by the appropriate governmental entity. The owner or his agent, as a condition precedent to receiving this nonrecyclable waste for disposal at that location, shall apply for and receive a permit from the Department. (Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-165), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 91-83, § 7, 5-16-91; 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_S26-160LIPEREPRHANSOSPWASEFetched: 10/28/2026