Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

Special event signage may be placed on the Fred W. McMahan (Parkway) Parking Garage if it meets the criteria set forth herein. For the purpose of this section only, special event signage is defined as signage advertising events which are open to the public, occurring at the city-owned Gatlinburg Convention Center/Mills Auditorium, which have a duration of no less than three (3) days. The placement of such signage must comply with the following:

1. File an application with the City Planner for the City of Gatlinburg at least fourteen (14) days prior to the placement of the signage and pay an application fee in the amount of $10.00 to defray the expense of processing said application;
2. The proposed signage shall only contain language indicating the official name of the event, time and duration of the event, and the location (Gatlinburg Convention Center) of the event;
3. The proposed signage shall be of the flexible announcement device type (i.e. a banner) as set forth more fully in § 16-306 hereinabove;
4. If approved, the applicant must purchase and pay for the appropriate signage;
5. The banner shall be six (6) feet in height and twenty-three (23) feet in length;
6. Said signage shall be delivered to the City of Gatlinburg at the location designated by the city planner and shall be placed on the parking garage by city employees. The location on the parking garage shall be determined by the city;
7. The sign shall be placed on the garage no more than two (2) days prior to the event and shall be removed within twenty-four (24) hours following the conclusion of the event. Signage must be picked up by the applicant within three (3) business days of the removal of said signage. Any sign not picked up by the applicant within three days will be disposed of by the city. (as added by Ord. #2273, June 2002)