Gatlinburg commission approves parking‑rate ordinance, insurance contract, grants and multiple zoning changes at first reading
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Summary
The Board approved Ordinance No. 26‑44 on second reading to change aquarium parking rates, accepted the comprehensive annual financial report with no findings, approved a 2026 insurance agreement and several grant contracts, and passed multiple zoning ordinances on first reading; amounts for several charitable requests were not specified.
At its December meeting the Gatlinburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a package of routine items by voice vote, including an ordinance to change parking rates at the aquarium, a consulting and brokerage agreement for 2026, acceptance of the city’s comprehensive annual financial report and several grant and funding actions.
Ordinance No. 26‑44 (second reading) — an amendment to municipal code section 15‑6071 to change parking rates at the aquarium parking facilities on McMahon Parkway — was called, motioned, seconded and approved without recorded opposition.
The commission approved a consulting and brokerage agreement with Barnes Insurance Agency Inc. for calendar year 2026 after a motion and second. It also voted to accept the comprehensive annual financial report for the year ending June 30, 2025; commissioners and staff noted the audit was clean with no findings.
The board approved providing matching funds for an EDA FY2025 disaster supplemental grant related to the city’s water transmission line project, and approved the 5311 rural transportation operating assistance grant contract with the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the mass transit department.
A set of zoning changes were introduced and passed on first reading: Ordinance No. 26‑45 amending multiple articles of the Gatlinburg zoning ordinance (Ordinance No. 8‑30); Ordinance No. 26‑46 adding definitions and provisions for outdoor dining and café areas; Ordinance No. 26‑47 updating off‑street parking provisions; and Ordinance No. 26‑48 amending Title 12 to adopt a revised building inspection fee schedule. All four items passed their first readings with motions and seconds.
The commission also approved additional funds requests for the Sevier County Food Ministry and for 'Up Sports World' as spoken in the record; the specific amounts for those requests were not specified in the meeting discussion. Finally, the board voted to declare certain city items surplus; inventory or dollar amounts were not presented on the record.
All actions recorded in the transcript were taken by voice vote; no roll‑call tallies or opposing votes were recorded in the meeting transcript.
