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December 11, 2001 Council considered conducting a Public Hearing and adopting Ordinances to rezone an area located between Lester, Green, and Clay Streets and the railroad right- of-way. City Manager Reynolds stated that the original proposal presented would have rezoned a single parcel containing 30,0000 square feet. The Planning Commission had denied this proposal with a concern of spot zoning. The revised proposal, presented tonight, includes ten parcels containing 10.03 acres and would change the zoning to RP-1. The benefits of the revised prop.osal include (1) it is comprehensive and promotes the welfare of the community as a whole, (2) the historical M-1 land use is no longer valid, and (3) RP-1 zoning allows uses that create job and capital investments more in-line with present-day economic conditions. Mayor Crabtree declared the Public Hearing open. Bill Adkins, property owner, spoke in favor on the proposal, as did Thelma Pinkard, of 208 Park Street, and Robert Turner. Vice Mayor Teague moved to adopt the following Ordinance, on an emergency basis; the motion was dulY seconded and carried by the following roll call vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Crabtree, Dallas, Ferrill, Roop, Teague; Nays (0) ' None: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled, that in order to assure compliance with Virginia Code Section 15.2-2200, it is stated that the purpose for which this Ordinance is initiated is to promote the public health, safety, convenience and welfare of its citizens and to plan for the future development of the community, that the Zoning Map of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, be - and is hereby - amended to the extent that Parcels 33(3)F/1,2; 33(3)G/ID, 1C-R,3; 33(2)00/1,2,3,4; and 33(3)G/16 on the Zoning Map of the City of Martinsville, located between Lester, Green, Wade, and clay street and the railroad right-of-way, is hereby rezoned from R-9 Residential and M-1 Industrial to RP-1 Residential-Professional and, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by said Council that, an emergency existing, this ordinance shall be in force immediately upon adoption.