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lC ~O TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1985 in order that usage (perhaps not otherwise possible) might be made of certain vacant lots and more affordable housing might be made available. While expressing support of the proposed amendments, Mr. Mike Lester, a local building contractor, suggested that provisions be made whereby such two-unit apartment structures might be con- structed (such as in townhouse-type structures) to allow for sales of individual units and/or separate ownership. Council referred Mr. Lester (and his suggestion) to the City administration and, perhaps, to the Planning Commission for study and report. Meanwhile, City Manager Brown explained the effect of the proposed amend- ments by comparing proposed parking-and-lot-size requirements with current require- ments. There being no other persons desiring to speak to this matter, Mayor Cole declared the public hearing closed; whereupon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council adopted said recommended amendments in the form of the following ordinance: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twenty-sixth day of February, 1985, that the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, be-- and is hereby--amended, as follows: (1) Amend Section V, District Use Regulations, Sub-Section D-6, to read: "Two-unit apartments subject only to the same requirements as a single family residence, except for parking requirements." (2) Amend Section VI, Dimension Regulations, Sub-Section A-2 to read: "Minimum additional dimensions required in the following dis- tricts, for each dwelling unit in excess of one (1), with the minimum dimensions in Sub-Paragraph 1 above to apply for one (1) unit with the exception that for two-unit apartments in the R-16 and R-9 Districts, the additional lot area and lot width requirements shall not apply." (3) Amend Section IX, Off-Street Parking and Loading Space, Sub- Section B-1, to read: "Residences, two (2) spaces for each single family residence in all districts. Two-unit apartments, four (4) spaces, two (2) for each unit and may consist of a single driveway on each side, per unit, with a minimum size of ten (10) feet by forty (40) feet. Multi-family, one and one-half (1.5) spaces for each unit in the RP-1, C1-A, C-2, C-3, and M-1 Districts."