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~ ~ ~J... TUESDAY JUNE 22, 1976 BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsvil1e, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twenty-second day of June, 1976, that subsection (a) of Section 3-9 of Chapter 3 of the Code of the City of Martinsvil1e, Virginia, be--and is hereby--amended to read as follows: -,"-"'" Section 3-9. (a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog to allow such dog to run at large, at any time, within the City even though the dog is both lawfully licensed and vaccinated. For the purpose of this section, the term "to run at large" shall mean to roam, loiter, walk, run or be off the premises of the owner or keeper without being physically carried or held by leash, chain or other restraint or in the physical presence of a responsible person and under the command of that person. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor which shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and for a second and for each successive offense thereafter by a fine of not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00). In lieu of the issuance of a criminal warrant charging a violation of the provisions of this section, and, in addition to, or, in lieu of the impounding required by Section 3-12 in accordance with Section 3-10 of this article, the impounding officer, or any other authorized official designated by the City Manager, may issue to the known owner or keeper of any dog ~ound at large in the City a notice of violation of the provisions of this section. Such notice shall impose upon the owner or keeper a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) which may, at the discretion of the owner or keeper, be paid to the City Treasurer within seventy-two (72) hours in full satis- faction of the assessed penalty. In the event such penalty is not paid within the time prescribed, a criminal warrant charging a violation of the provisions of this section shall be issued. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by said Council that this ordinance shall become effective September 1, 1976. ",- Pursuant to recommendation of the Planning Commission, Council denied the petition submitted May 11, 1976 by Messrs. William C. & Donald H. Edwards, requesting the rezoning of petitioners' property at 208 Fayette Street to a "C-3" zoning to permit the conduct of a used-car business at that location, the Planning Commission --- pointing out that the requested rezoning would constitute "spot" zoning which might in the future open the property for another use not compatible with "C-3" zoning. Meanwhile, the Commission recommended that the Zoning Code be amended to allow the conduct of used-car lots and/or repair garages in "C-2 Commercial District" zoning