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Blowing Rock council approves conditional rezoning for Green Park Inn redevelopment
Summary
Council approved a conditional rezoning that clears the way for a developer plan to replace much of the historic Green Park Inn with a smaller hotel, 12 condos and four duplex cottages while preserving or replicating the historic lobby where feasible; conditions include parking, density limits and façade controls.
Blowing Rock’s town council on Feb. 11 approved a conditional rezoning for the Green Park Inn property at 9239 Valley Boulevard, allowing a redevelopment plan that would reduce the hotel to about 40 rooms, add 12 condominiums and four duplex cottages (20 residential units total) and require a series of design and operational conditions.
The rezoning request, submitted by applicant John Winkler, changes the parcel from its R-6M (multifamily) designation to Conditional General Business with site-specific conditions. Planning staff told council the proposal includes underground utilities, a detention system for stormwater, and parking sufficient for the mixed uses: staff calculated a requirement of about 132 spaces and the applicant proposed 151, a surplus of 19 spaces.
Why it matters: The Green Park Inn is a 135‑year‑old landmark in the Green Park Historic District. The developer’s team said full structural restoration of the entire building appears economically infeasible; the proposal centers on either carefully salvaging the original lobby or building a closely matched replica encapsulated within a new structure. The team, represented by attorney Chelsea Garrett, emphasized the financial risk, the…
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