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Town
Planners
nix B&B
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By Gerald Ochs
Rappahannock News Writer
Mary Ann Kuhn wanted to increase services at her Four Diamond-rated Middleton Inn B&B in response to customer requests, but proposed new uses would require an amendment to the Town’s Zoning Ordinance in order to be permissible. Accordingly, Ms. Kuhn, with the assistance of attorney John Davies, drafted a revision to the ordinance that added a new category, Bed and Breakfast Inn, under which an establishment could provide: “overnight accommodations; dining for overnight guests and for others by invitation or advanced reservation; hosting of meetings, receptions, weddings and other family-oriented celebrations, with food and beverage services provided for invited guests . . . and preparation of foods at the property by catering services to be provided by the inn at locations other than the property.”
In order for the Middleton Inn to be classified as a Bed and Breakfast Inn, the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment would have to be approved by the Town Council, after review and recommendation by the Town Planning Commission, and then the Inn would have to apply for the reclassification.
The first step in the process was the consideration, on Sept. 23, of the proposed amendment by the Planning Commission, and they decided, by a four-to-one vote, to recommend that the ordinance not be amended to add the new Bed and Breakfast Inn category.
The negative recommendation came after lengthy public discussion and debate that revealed two general poles of thought—those in favor who applauded Ms. Kuhn for the conduct of business at the Middleton Inn and who promoted the Inn’s expansion, as well as a general business expansion in Town; and those who also praised
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