Insurance.
Tampa City Code § 22-214
in effectSec. 22-214. - Insurance.
Before placing trash receptacles upon the public sidewalks of the city, the owner shall effect and during all periods of time during which the receptacles shall be maintained upon the sidewalks of the city shall maintain in force, in companies satisfactory to the city, the following types and amounts of insurance, all such insurance to be in insurance companies duly authorized to do business in the state, and the policies issued and countersigned by a duly authorized local resident producing agent of the companies in the state:
(1) Public liability and property damage insurance covering claims for damages for bodily injury, including accidental death, as well as claims for property damage, the liability insurance to be in an amount not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for injuries, including accidental death, to any one (1) person, and subject to the same limitations for each person, in an amount not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for any one (1) accident, and property damage insurance in an amount not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for any one (1) accident and in an aggregate amount not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
(2) An owner's protective public liability and property damage policy of like amounts as specified in (1) above, to protect the city against claims for damages for bodily injury, including accidental death, as well as claims for property damage, all of such insurance policies to be issued as required by law and to be endorsed so as to provide that the insurance company shall notify the city if the policies are to be terminated or any changes made therein during the life of the permit which will affect in any way the insurance requirements. As evidence of the carriage of such insurance, the holder of the permit shall furnish the city with a certificate of such public liability and property damage insurance and, if required at any time, a copy of each policy and shall furnish to the city the original owner's protective public liability and property damage insurance policy and shall also, if required, furnish to the city a receipted bill evidencing payment of the premiums on the policies. Failure to maintain such insurance at all times shall be grounds for the revocation forthwith of such owner's license or permit.
(Ord. No. 89-244, § 2(34-184), 9-28-89)
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_SDVIIITRRE_S22-214INFetched: 10/28/2026