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Planning commission approves multifamily conversion, allows removal of two rear additions at former General Wayne Hotel
Summary
The Waynesboro Planning Commission voted to approve a conditional use permit to convert the former General Wayne Hotel at 620 West Main into 38–45 market‑rate apartments and also approved a certificate of appropriateness to demolish two one‑story additions to the building.
The Waynesboro Planning Commission voted to approve a conditional use permit to allow a multifamily building at 620 West Main — the former General Wayne Hotel — and also approved a certificate of appropriateness to remove two one‑story additions to the building.
Staff told the commission the property sits in the Central Business (CB) District and the Downtown Historic District. The applicant proposes renovating the main hotel into about 38 to 45 market‑rate apartments and will seek state and federal historic tax credits; staff recommended both approvals after site inspections found the two small additions were deteriorated and that removing them would expose and allow restoration of the original façade.
The commission heard…
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