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<br />t""1 I) <br />$ !~ <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 13, 1973 <br /> <br />Council conducted a duly-advertised public hearing on a petition submitted <br /> <br />by Lester Lumber Company (11-14-72) requesting the rezoning from R-9 Residential <br /> <br />to R-6 Residential a tract of land situated between Northside Drive and the <br /> <br />Carolina & Northwestern Railroad, beginning at Jones Creek and running south <br /> <br />approximately 800 feet. No citizen spoke in favor of or in opposition to the <br /> <br />proposal. After reviewing the Planning Commission's recommendation that the <br /> <br />rezoning petition be granted, and after studying a map submitted by Lester <br /> <br />Lumber Company, motion was made by Mr. Hartford, seconded by Mr. Hobson, <br /> <br />and carried unanimously, that the petition for rezoning be granted, as <br /> <br />recommended by the Planning Commission, by ordinance, as follows: <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED by Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in <br />regular meeting assembled this 13th day of February, 1973, that the <br />Zoning Code and the Zoning Map of the City of Martinsville be and are <br />hereby amended so as to effect a "R-6 Residential" zoning of the <br />following property: <br /> <br />That tract of land lying between Northside Drive and the <br />right-of-way of Carolina & Northwestern Railway, with the <br />easternmost corner, on the boundary line of Northside Drive <br />being opposite the intersection of Dudley Street with <br />Northside Drive, the tract fronting 275 feet on the western <br />boundary of Northside Drive and running back 187.34 feet to <br />the boundary of the C~ & N.W. Railway; thence along the <br />right-of-way of said railway a distance of 155.97 feet to <br />a point; thence eastward a distance of 233.83 feet to the <br />western right-of-way line of Northside Drive. <br /> <br />After consideration of a Planning Commission report, under date of February 9, <br /> <br />1973, in which report the Commission recommended approval of a petition (filed <br /> <br />12-12-72) by Dr. John D. French, requesting an amendment to the City's Zoning <br /> <br />Ordinance to allow interior decoration and design shops in P-2 Professional <br /> <br />Districts, motion was made, seconded, and carried unanimously, that this <br /> <br />proposed amendment be advertised for a public hearing to be conducted at the <br /> <br />upcoming March 13th meeting of Council. <br />