Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

For non-construction activities, a plan for tree replacement shall be presented to the building official or his/her designee. Replacement trees shall be provided per the requirements specified in this chapter and the minimum landscape requirements of the Gatlinburg Zoning Ordinance.

Where land is to be reused for commercial logging and timber harvesting, an alternate plan involving natural or other forms of tree regeneration may be considered if such a plan is prepared and recommended by a licensed landscape architect. At a minimum, the plan shall clearly promote the purpose and intent of this chapter and shall be in accordance with Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry Best Management Practices. (as added by Ord. #2408, April 2009)