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GO 0~ TUESDAY MAY 27, 1975 Under date of May 22, 1975, the Martinsville Planning Commission recommended approval by Council of a petition filed by Nationwide Homes, Inc., (under date of April 8, 1975) requesting the rezoning of pr?perty situated on the south side of Rives Road Extension, at its intersect~on with Drewry Road, from "R-9 Residential" to "M-3 Industrial". ~1r. Jackson L. Kiser, Attorney at Law and Counsel for a number of property owners in the area of the property for which rezoning was requested, appeared before Council and requested that City Council reject the Planning Commission's report and, in effect, deny the request of petitioner on the premises that (1) the land requested rezoned has been a buffer separation between residentially-zoned properties and non-residentially-zoned properties in the area; and (2) the Planning Commission's processing of this petition is not valid in that the Chairman (Mr. James H. Ford, Attorney at Law) of the Commission, although he has made full disclosures and has abstained from officially taking part in the processing of the petition, is legal counsel for petitioner in this case although, as pointed out by the Chairman (Mr. Ford), there is no prohibition against such representation. In addition, the Planning Commission Chairman (Mr. Ford) agreed to withdraw as legal counsel for petitioner and, furthermore, upon the advice of City Attorney Worthy, in order to avoid the possibility of future litigation, Nationwide Homes--through its President, Mr. James W. Severt--officially and formally withdrew the petition. Subsequently, during the course of this meeting, Mr. Severt filed a new petition under date of May 27, 1975, requesting the rezoning of the aforementioned property from "R-9 Residential" to "M-3 Industrial", which petition Council referred to the Planning Commission for its consideration and recommendation.