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("'. prTn f,.' <,f TUESDAY JULY 10, 1979 .--. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor William D. Hobson presiding, was held Tuesday, July 10, 1979, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., William D. Hobson, Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr., Vice Mayor; Barry A. Greene; L. D. Oakes; and Francis T. West. After the invocation, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular meeting held June 26, 1979. Pursuant to duly-published public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on a proposed up-dating of the City's Comprehensive Plan, including its Land-Use Plan, adoption of which up-dated plans were recommended by the Planning Commission in its report dated May 22, 1979, a copy of which follows: The Planning Commission has for some time been in the process of updating the Land Use Plan as adopted by Council some years ago. Much work and study has gone into this plan, a copy of which is attached to this letter. Many special meetings and committee meetings have been held. You will note, in going over this plan, that one of the primary objections to the previous plan, as raised on several occasions, has been eliminated. That was the category known as "Open Space Transitional". Those areas have been included in whatever category surrounded them. You will note also that an area around the south and west sides of the Central Business District has been placed in a "High Density" category. It was felt that this area could be used for apartment buildings and professional uses, including high-rise buildings. It should be noted here that the Conunission is presently involved with new proposals for amendments to the existing Zoning Ordinance to control the location and development of apartments in the City in order to obviate some of the objections to apartment complexes that have been raised in the past. The Planning Commission has held three Public Hearings with regard to the Comprehensive Plan including this proposed Land Use Plan, two of which were held at evening meetings. The Commission considered the objections that were raised at these Public Hearings and, at its last Public Hearing on the evening of April 19, 1979, made some changes as are indicated on the Plan in red pencil. Then, at its meeting on May I, 1979, the Commission voted to relay this updated Plan to Council with the recommendation that Council adopt it.