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TUESDAY AUGUST 22, 1978 Also, pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on Mrs. Margaret S. Hearn's petition seeking the rezoning of her property at 208 Starling Avenue from "R-6 Residential" to "P-2 Professional", as filed through her attorney, Mr. Benjamin R. Gardner, with Council on June 13, 1978. The Planning Commission having processed this petition and having recommended same for approval, and there being no objections registered by any citizen to the proposed rezoning, Council unanimously adopted the following ordinance effecting the requested rezoning and amending the City's Zoning ,/ Map accordingly: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twenty-second day of August, 1978, that the Zoning Map of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, be--and is hereby--amended to effect and reflect a "P-2 Professional" zoning of that property identified as owned by Mrs. Margaret S. Hearn and situated on the west side of Starling Avenue and as being located at 208 Starling Avenue. Pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on Mr. Donald C. Custer's amended application (see Council minutes of meeting held April 25, 1978) for a Special-Use Permit which, if granted, would allow Mr. Custer to construct twelve apartment units (in addition to his existing five units) on property located at the corner of Spruce Street and Berkshire Place, should he obtain the Planning Commission's approval of a resubdivision of said property by combining Lots Nos. 25 and 26 with Lot No. 27. At the outset of this public hearing, Council reviewed the Planning Commission's report on this matter, dated July 21, 1978, in which report the Commission recommended that Council not approve Mr. Custer's application. Said report was as follows: The Planning Commission conducted a Public Hearing on Thursday, July 20, with regard to a petition submitted by Mr. Donald C. Custer requesting a Special Use Permit which would allow him to construct an additional twelve units of apartments making a total of seventeen units on the property lying at the corner of Spruce Street and Berkshire Place. During this Public Hearing many of the residents of Berkshire Place and several on Spruce Street in close proximity to property in question appeared before the Commission objecting to the construction of additional apartments on this property on the grounds that traffic would increase in