Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

All drainage facilities shall be designed to carry water to the nearest practical drainage way approved by the building official and/or the city engineer as a safe place to deposit such water. If drainage facilities discharge onto natural ground, riprap may be required. At least two percent gradient toward approved drainage facilities from building pads will be required unless waived by the building official for non-hilly terrain. (1976 Code, § 4-610, as replaced by Ord. #2209, June 2000)