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Neighbors object as Gatlinburg aldermen approve rezoning request for Winfield Heights property
Summary
The Board approved a rezoning application for properties at 433 and 439 Winfield Heights Road after public opposition from nearby homeowners and a presentation by an attorney who said the property is being marketed as a hotel.
The Gatlinburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a zoning change for properties at 433 and 439 Winfield Heights Road after a public hearing that drew objections from adjacent homeowners.
Attorney Nathan Ryle, representing nearby homeowners Jim and Donna Wade and Sharon Rivas, told the Board the rezoning request had been presented to the city as a bed-and-breakfast but was being advertised online as a hotel with a bar and restaurant. "My clients are extremely opposed to this primarily because they believe that the commission has been misled as to the nature of this program, this rezoning," Ryle said. He cited listings on multiple travel…
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