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i42 TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1987 Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously recorded, Council approved--as recorded-- the minutes of Council's regular meeting held December 9, 1986. Council unanimously called for a public hearing to be conducted by Council at its forthcoming January 27th regular meeting on the Planning Commission's recommendation that the specified areas along Market Street be rezoned to C-IA Commercial, viz., (1) the areas north of Market Street, between Ellsworth Street and West Church Street; presently zoned R-P Residential-Professional, and (2) the areas south of Market Street, adjoining College Street south to Railroad Street and now zoned R-6 Res iden tial. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council adopted the following ordinance (identified as Ordinance No. 87-1), as introduced and revised at Council's recent December 9th meeting, which ordinance amends Section 13-37 of the City Code and revises prior requirements and/or controls pertaining to grass and weeds and like vegetative growth on properties within the City: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsvi1le, Virginia, in regular session held January 13, 1987, that Chapter 13 Offenses-- Miscellaneous, Section 13-37, Excessive Growth of Grass, Weeds, Etc., on Vacant Property, Sub-section (a), be and is hereby amended, as follows: Sec. 13-37. Excessive growth of grass, weeds, etc., on vacant property. (a) It shall be the duty of the owner of any parcel of land in the city to cut or cause to be cut all grass, weeds or like vege- tative growth which exceeds a height of eighteen (18) inches above the ground and which is deemed by the director of public works to create a potential threat to public health or safety; and it shall be the duty of the owner of any legally established lot situated in the city fronting a city-maintained public street to cut there- on any weeds, brush, grass or like vegetative growth if an occu- pied building or residence is situated on an adjacent lot, subject to the following: Applicable growth shall be cut to a height of eighteen (18) inches above ground for a depth of eighty (80) feet from the street line measured at ninety (90) degrees with the street line, and such vegetative growth shall be cut two times per year--between May 15 and June 15; and between August 1 and September 1. The Director of Public Works may grant a variance