Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

An existing healthy, nonhazardous tree to be saved and which has a DBH of ten inches (10") or greater and is located within an approved area of disturbance may be credited toward fulfilling a portion of the landscape requirements specified in the Gatlinburg Zoning Ordinance. Tree credits shall be based on the following schedule:

Tree Credit Schedule

The preservation of clusters of healthy, non hazardous hardwood trees, which are less than ten inches (10") at DBH but more than four inches (4") in caliper and are located within an approved area of disturbance may also be credited toward fulfilling a portion of the landscaping requirements. For every five (5) caliper inches preserved, a credit may be given toward the planting of one (1) new tree. Where the resultant number of credited trees contains a fraction, any fraction less than one-half (1/2) may be dropped and any fraction one-half (1/2) or more shall be counted as one (1) credited tree. In all cases, trees proposed for credit must. comply with all applicable provisions specified in this chapter and the landscaping requirements in the Gatlinburg Zoning Ordinance. (as added by Ord. #2408, April 2009)