Legal Documents of Gatlinburg
Code of Gatlinburg
Title 9 Business, Peddlers, Solicitors, etc.
Chapter 3 Charitable, Religious And Commercial Solicitation
9-307 : Regulation of location and numbers of charitable and religious solicitors.
Due to the heavy traffic and pedestrian congestion in the city and the potential safety hazards, soliciting of funds on the streets, sidewalks and ten (10) foot front yard setback areas of the City of Gatlinburg are strictly prohibited. Religious solicitation is limited to areas where the sidewalk is at least ten (10) feet in width, as measured from the street side of the sidewalk curb measuring away from the street, and there shall be a maximum of two (2) persons at any one location at any given time. Persons violating the limitations set forth herein may be suspended from further solicitations in addition to other penalties provided by law. (1976 Code, § 5-307, as amended by Ord. #2219, Oct. 2000, and replaced by Ord. #2355, Sept. 2006)
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