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38 TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1986 Also, pursuant to duly-published notice, Council conducted a public hearing on Mrs. Pauline Lawson's petition, recently recommended for Council's approval by the Plan- ning Commission, seeking the rezoning of Lot A at 313 Mulberry Road (Extension) from R-6 Residential to P-2 Professional. There being no objections registered to this petition by any citizen, Council unanimously accepted the Planning Commission's recommendation thereon and, in so doing, effected said requested rezoning by the following ordinance (duly adopted) amending the City's Zoning Map: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled, that the Zoning Map of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, be--and is hereby--amended to the extent that Lot A located at 313 Mulberry Road is hereby rezoned from R-6 Resi- dential to P-2 Professional. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by said Council that, an emergency existing, this ordinance shall be in force on and after April 9, 1986. Responding to Council's request (from Council's meeting held March 25, 1986), the Planning Commission reported that, having considered the safety aspects of hot-air balloon and pony rides which the Piedmont Arts Association desires to conduct and/or sponsor at its headquarters at 215-217 Starling Avenue, the Commission recommends that these two types of activities be included in a proposed amendment to Piedmont Arts' Special-Use Permit, subject to continued inspection and interpretation by the City's Building Inspector of safety factors. Upon motion, duly seconded and unani- mously carried, Council accepted the Planning Commission's recommendation and directed the amending of said Special-Use Permit to include--but be limited to--the following: Temporary, promotional, recreational, or fund-raising amusement activities and facilities of not more than two (2) days duration sponsored by civic, professional, fraternal, institutional or religious groups or organizations, and conducted for community, religious or benevolent purposes, and located on property owned or leased by the sponsor. Such amusement facilities and activ- ities shall be limited to musical entertainment, jamborees, edu- cational displays, arts and crafts, auctions, legal games, con- cessions, hot-air balloons, and/or pony rides.