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..,' R .1 v. APRIL 27, 1976 TUESDAY of the quorum present at this hearing recommended Council's granting of petitioner's request. There being no objections registered by any citizen present, and in acceptance of the Planning Commission's recommendation, by motion (duly seconded) and by an affirmative vote of four to one (Councilman Fitz-Hugh voting against the motion), Council approved said petition and effected the 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 this twenty-seventh day of April, 1976, that the Zoning Map of the City of Martinsvil1e, Virginia, be--and is hereby--amended to effect and reflect a "P-2 Professional" zoning of that certain property identified and/or designated as "231 Starling Avenue", being Lot No. 28 situated on the southeast side of Starling Avenue, as shown on map prepared in May of 1910 by C. B. Bryant, Surveyor, of a partition among the C. Y. Thomas Heirs subdivision. Also, pursuant to a duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted jointly with the Planning Commission a public hearing on an application (filed February 10, 1976) for a Special-Use Permit, as filed by the West Martinsville Jaycees, Inc., seeking permission to be allowed to sponsor the Sells & Gray Circus on May 19, 1976, at the Liberty Heights Fairgrounds. In acceptance of the Planning Commission's recommendation, Council unanimously approved said .-. application, subject to the following conditions: (1) "girlie-type" shows will not be allowed: (2) money-type gambling games will not be allowed; (3) applicable fire and health regulations will be complied with; and (4) safety measures will be coordinated with the Police Department and with the City's Building Official. Mayor Boaz announced that a ribbon-cutting ceremoney will be held May 1, 1976, to initiate the 1976 CROP Walk fund-raising campaign.