Recycling—Materials and goods.
Tampa City Code § 27-282.22
in effectSec. 27-282.22. - Recycling—Materials and goods.
(a) Within the IG District, the following standards shall apply:
(1) Subject property shall contain a minimum of ten thousand (10,000) square feet and no more than one and one-half (1½) acre. For those properties that lie east of 22 nd Street/US-41 (Business) within the city limits, the land area may exceed one (1) acre.
(2) All open storage and processing areas placed outside of an entirely enclosed structure shall adhere to the buffering and screening requirements of sections 27-284 and 27-282.12 and shall not exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the total area of the subject site.
(3) The dismantling of wrecked or inoperative automobile or other vehicles/vessels or machinery is allowed provided that all fluids are removed from the wrecked or inoperative automobile or other vehicles/vessels or machinery prior to its/their arrival onsite, and the removal of all scrap metals or other scrap materials and junk is removed from the property on a semi-annual basis (based on a calendar year).
(4) If vehicle/vessel/other machinery-related fluids are extracted on the subject location as part of the recycling facility, then all such fluids shall be stored in an environmentally safe manner (subject to applicable law) and removed from the property on a semi-annual basis (based on a calendar year).
(5) If a residential zoning district lies within five hundred (500) feet of the subject location, outdoor receiving/processing/recycling and distribution activities shall only operate during the following hours:
a. Sunday through Thursday from 7:00 am and 7:00 pm; and,
b. Friday and Saturday from 7:00 am and 9:00 pm.
(b) Within the IH District, the following standards shall apply:
(1) Subject property shall contain a minimum of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(2) All open storage and processing areas placed outside of an entirely enclosed structure shall adhere to the buffering and screening requirements of sections 27-284 and 27-282.12 and shall not exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the total area of the subject site.
(3) The dismantling of wrecked or inoperative automobile or other vehicles/vessels or machinery is allowed provided that all fluids are removed from the wrecked or inoperative automobile or other vehicles/vessels or machinery prior to its/their arrival onsite, and the removal of all scrap metals or other scrap materials and junk is removed from the property on a semi-annual basis (based on a calendar year).
(4) If vehicle/vessel/other machinery-related fluids are extracted on the subject location as part of the recycling facility, then all such fluids shall be stored in an environmentally safe manner (subject to applicable law) and removed from the property on a semi-annual basis (based on a calendar year).
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_CH27ZOLADE_ARTVISURE_DIV2RESPUS_S27-282.22REATGOFetched: 10/28/2026