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Developers, staff and DRB seek county‑commission guidance after Hotel Rain raises Inlet Beach plan discrepancy
Summary
The DRB discussed a proposal for a 78‑room Hotel Rain at 30 Avenue and found a likely citation error in the Inlet Beach neighborhood plan that could limit lodging types; the board continued the item to Oct. 2 and staff said the county commission or attorney must resolve the code discrepancy.
Developers seeking approval for a 78‑room, four‑story boutique hotel at 30 Avenue in Inlet Beach ran into a code citation discrepancy that prompted Walton County planning staff and the Development Review Board to pause review and seek guidance from the county commission or county attorney.
Travis Altman, the project architect with Dale Partners, described Hotel Rain as “a 78 room boutique hotel, 4 stories” with a sunken first floor, an inward‑facing courtyard and an integrated parking garage. Tim Brown and Steven Schoen of county planning told the board there is a likely error in the Inlet Beach neighborhood plan language that cites the wrong LDC section for "limited lodging." Schoen said…
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