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f., TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1982 and in acceptance of the Planning Commission's recommendation that the petition be approved, Council unanimously effected said requested rezoning through its adoption of the following ordinance 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 reclassify from R-6 Residential to P-2 Professional that certain property located at 416 Starling Avenue, being identified on the City's Tax Maps as Lot No. 16 of Section 43(2), Block A-16, and on a Plat of Survey, prepared by J. A. Gustin & Associates under date of December 29, 1981, as Lot 3-R. Also, pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to amend Section II and Section V of Appendix B of the City Code, pertaining to the regulating of visual screening of materials stored outside, and the storing of materials outside, the premises of business establishments within the City. Several persons present, representing commercial business firms, made certain inquiries into certain aspects of the proposed ordinance amendments, among whom were ~r. John J. A. Sanders (for his property at 913 East Church Street and who expressed his opposition to the proposed amendments), Mr. Douglas Lawrence (of Lawrence Auto Repairs, 1011-1013 East Church Street), and Mr. Robert Sirt (of Sirt's Auto Repair, 125 Bridge Street). At the conclusion of this public hearing, and upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council accepted the introduction of the proposed amending ordinance for further consideration and/or adoption at its forthcoming March 9th meeting. Unanimously commending the members of the Martinsville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., for their continuing and outstanding contributions of time, monies and efforts toward fire prevention and control within the City, Council accepted this organization's (1981) Annual Report. After reviewing a proposed ordinance (developed by Commonwealth's Attorney J. Randolph Smith, Jr.) which would wholly amend Section 11-27 of the City Code, relating to the regulation of excessive and disturbing noises within the City, and after hearing com- ments thereon by Mr. Edgar H. Dietrich, of 218 Arrowhead Trail (in which Mr. Dietrich urged members of Council to avail thereselves of research data on decibel-rating of noises), Council referred the proposed ordinance to City Manager Edmonds for study, in collaboration with City Attorney Worthy.