Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

No portion of a driveway shall exceed a fifteen percent (15%) slope within the required set back area as determined by the zoning ordinance, however, this provision shall not apply to existing lots of record with street frontage of less than fifty (50) feet or lots which have a topographical slope greater than thirty percent (30%). In no instance shall any portion of any new driveway exceed a grade of twenty-five percent (25%).

Where a driveway connects to the adjoining street there shall be a transition area not exceeding a maximum grade of twelve percent (12%) for a minimum length of sixteen feet (16') measured from the edge of the street pavement. Residential driveways that will have an uphill grade from the street shall be constructed at a grade not exceeding a maximum grade of twelve percent (12%) to a point across the developed drainage ditch before starting an incline or in the case of no ditch, to a point not less than sixteen feet (16') in length. In no case shall the driveway apron extend out onto the paved street. Residential driveways that will have a downhill grade from the roadway shall not cut into the shoulder or pavement of the developed roadway and in no case shall the driveway undermine the roadway. (1976 Code, § 12-112, as replaced by Ord. #2342, March 2006)