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:46 TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 1977 expressed by many persons appearing before the Commission and that the location of the building partially on the area petitioned for rezoning would be a better location from an engineering and safety standpoint than the other possible locations available for the store on the Petitioner's property without utilization of the area petitioned for rezoning. Commissioners also stated that they felt that the location of the proposed store in this area would have a tendency to stabilize the present population of the City. With reference to the foregoing subject matter, but claiming that the following petition filed on behalf of Dr. David W. Roycroft (seeking the rezoning of Lanier Farm's property "lying between the Gulf Oil Station on the East and the land which is already zoned R-9 on the West lying on the South side of Spruce Street" be rezoned to "P-l Professional" or "R-9 Residential") is a separate matter, Messrs, John D. Epperly and Junius P. Warren, Attorneys at Law, of the law firm of Broaddus, Epperly, Broaddus & Beck, appeared before Council and requested deferment by Council of any further action on the Lanier Farm rezoning petition, pending Council's referral of the Roycroft petition to the Planning Commission and receipt by Council of the Commission's report and recommendation thereon: The undersigned, being an interested property owner in the area to be affected, doth hereby petition Council, pursuant to Section 15.1-491 of the Code of Virginia, to rezone all of the land lying between the Gulf Oil Station on the East and the land which is already zoned R-9 on the West lying on the South side of Spruce Street, in the City of Martinsville, Virignia, from C-l Commercial to P-l Professional or R-9 Residential. The reason for this petition is that the existing C-l classification is not conducive to protecting the real estate values of the adjoining and other nearby property owners, that the C-l zoning is not harmonious to the community, that the C-l zoning presently and will in the future lead to congestion in the public streets and will beinimical to property values in the area, and that it will lead to overcrowding of land, undue density of population in relation to the community facilities existing or available, obstruction of light and air, danger and congestion in travel and transportation, or loss of life, health or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers, and in addition there is already existing an adequate structure on the north side of Spruce Street which was formerly used by the Kroger Company which could be conveniently enlarged and is served by a large parking lot, and would in no way infringe upon nor do damage to the property owner and others similarly situated.