Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

A deposit shall be required of all water and sewer customers, due upon application for service. Said deposit shall be security for payment of all charges for services in this title, including water, sewer and solid waste. The deposit amounts are as follows:

1. Residential. An amount equal to two and one-half times the actual or estimated maximum monthly utility bills or a minimum of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per dwelling.
2. Hotels/motels. An amount equal to two and one-half times the actual or estimated maximum monthly utility bills or a minimum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per unit.
3. Restaurant. An amount equal to two and one-half times the actual or estimated maximum monthly utility bills or a minimum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). Deposits on new restaurants or comparable facility will be based on an existing facility within the system, with comparable seating capacity in accordance with the above requirements. All new services will be subject to review and adjustment of deposits after twelve (12) months.
4. All others. In the event an establishment is constructed, not covered in the above categories, same will be subject to deposit based on two and one-half (2 1/2) times the usage of a facility that closest resembles that being constructed.

The amount of the deposit may be adjusted upward by the finance director or the utility supervisor if the actual usage increases. Existing deposits may also be adjusted based on renovations, expansions, etc. if the usage of utilities increases or will increase as a result of such activity.

The deposit may be made in the form of cash or check of, if the required deposit exceeds the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), the deposit may be made in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit, escrowed certificate of deposit, savings account, or surety bond.

The deposit required above may be used to pay any delinquent water, sewer, or solid waste charge imposed pursuant to this title. (1976 Code, § 13-137, as amended by Ord. #2395, Aug. 2008)