Legal Documents of Gatlinburg
Code of Gatlinburg
Title 14 Zoning and Land Use Control
Chapter 4 Tree Protection Ordinance
14-408 : Tree replacement provision.
Where the GMPC or the building official or his/her designee has approved the removal of an existing healthy, nonhazardous hardwood tree with a DBH of ten inches (10") or greater and/or an existing healthy, nonhazardous evergreen tree with a DBH of fifteen inches (15") or greater, a replacement tree(s) shall be provided based on the following schedule:
Tree Replacement Schedule
| Size of Tree Proposed for Removal | Required Number of New Trees |
| 10" - 15" DBH | 2 |
| between 15" and 20" DBH | 3 for a hardwood tree removed; 1 for an evergreen tree removed |
| >20" DBH | 4 for a hardwood tree removed; 2 for an evergreen tree removed |
All replacement trees shall be at least one and one-half inches (1.5") DBH and from the following list:
| Alder | Fir | Oak |
| Ash | Franklinia | Pagodatree |
| Bald Cypress | Fringe Tree | Paw Paw |
| Basswood | Ginkgo | Persimmon |
| Beech | Golden Chain Tree | Pine |
| Birch | Golden Rain Tree | Plum |
| Black Gum | Hackberry | Redbud |
| Buckeye | Hawthorn | Sassafras |
| Cedar | Hemlock | Service Berry |
| Cherry, Flowering | Hickory | Silverbell |
| Chestnut | Holly | Sourwood |
| Chinkapin | Honey Locust (thornless) | Spruce |
| Coffeetree, Kentucky | Horn Beam | Stewartia |
| Crab Apple, Flowering | Ironwood | Sweetgum |
| Crape Myrtle | Katsura Tree | Sycamore |
| Cypress | Linden | Tulip Tree |
| Dawn Redwood | Locust | Walnut |
| Dogwood | Magnolia | Willow |
| Elm | Maple | Yellowwood |
| False Cypress | Mulberry Red (fruitless male) | Zelkova |
Where replacement trees cannot be reasonably accommodated on the subject property, as certified by a licensed landscape architect, the developer shall be required to dedicate the excess required replacement trees to a public property approved by the Gatlinburg Tree Board. (as added by Ord. #2408, April 2009)
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Mike Werner
Vice Mayor - Mark McCown
Commissioner - Ryan DeSear
Commissioner - Chad Reagan
Commissioner - Kirby Smith
City Manager - Cindy Cameron Ogle
City Attorney - Ronald E. Sharp