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Title 18 : Water and Sewers
Chapter 4 : Stormwater Ordinance

18-406 : Existing locations and developments.

  1. Requirements for all existing locations and developments. The following requirements may apply to locations and developments where land disturbing activities have occurred

    previous to the enactment of this ordinance and deemed to create an immediate problem:

    1. Denuded or bare areas must be vegetated or covered under the standards and guidelines specified in the BMP manual and on a schedule acceptable to the City of Gatlinburg Public Works Department.
    2. Cuts and slopes must be properly covered with appropriate vegetation and/or retaining walls constructed.
    3. Drainage ways shall be properly covered in vegetation or secured with riprap, channel lining, etc., to prevent erosion.
    4. Trash, junk, rubbish, etc. shall be cleared from drainage ways.
    5. Stormwater runoff shall be controlled to the extent reasonable to prevent pollution of local waters.
  2. Requirements for existing problem locations. The City of Gatlinburg Public Works Department shall in writing notify the owners of existing locations and developments of specific drainage, erosion or sediment problem affecting such locations and developments, and the specific actions required to correct those problems. The notice shall also specify a reasonable time for compliance.
  3. Inspection of existing facilities. The City of Gatlinburg Public Works Department may, to the extent authorized by state and federal law, establish inspection programs to verify that all stormwater management facilities, including those built before as well as after the adoption of this ordinance, are functioning within design limits. These inspection programs may be established on any reasonable basis, including but not limited to: routine inspections; random inspections; inspections based upon complaints or other notice of possible violations; inspection of drainage basins or areas identified as higher than typical sources of sediment or other contaminants or pollutants; inspections of businesses or industries of a type associated with higher than usual discharges of contaminants or pollutants or with discharges of a type which are more likely than the typical discharge to cause violations of the municipality's NPDES stormwater permit; and joint inspections with other agencies inspecting under environmental or safety laws. Inspections may include, but are not limited to: reviewing maintenance and repair records; sampling discharges, surface water, groundwater, and material or water in drainage control facilities; and evaluating the condition of drainage control facilities and other BMPs.
  4. Corrections of problems subject to appeal. Corrective measures imposed by the City of Gatlinburg Public Works Department under this section are subject to appeal under §18-401 of this ordinance. (as added by Ord. #2331, June 2005, and replaced by Ord. #2387, June 2008, and Ord. #2467, Sept. 2013)
Date Last Updated: 03/23/2022
Codification Date: 03/01/2000

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Mike Werner

Vice Mayor - Mark McCown

Commissioner - Ryan DeSear

Commissioner - Chad Reagan

Commissioner - Kirby Smith

City Manager - Cindy Cameron Ogle

City Attorney - Ronald E. Sharp

Date Last Updated: 03/23/2022
Codification Date: 03/01/2000

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Mike Werner

Vice Mayor - Mark McCown

Commissioner - Ryan DeSear

Commissioner - Chad Reagan

Commissioner - Kirby Smith

City Manager - Cindy Cameron Ogle

City Attorney - Ronald E. Sharp