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; \.j' \./ .. t (J TUESDAY MAY 14, 1968 City of Martinsville in lieu of its present gross receipts license tax.1I Pursuant to duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on petition of Mr. Stafford G. Whittle, III, denial of which petition has twice previously been recommended by the Planning Commission, requesting the rezoning of property at 604 Starling Avenue from IIR-611 to IIC-3", on which property it is proposed to construct and operate a 117-11" store. Messrs. James H. McFarland and F. E. Sites, residing at 709 and 707 Starling Avenue, respectively, appeared before Council in opposition to the proposed rezoning although indicating no opposition if the entire area along Starling Avenue were so rezoned. A representative of other citizens in the area inquired as to plans for the widening of Starling Avenue, response to which revealed no such plans in the near future. As heretofore expressed before Council, Mr. Whittle (petitioner) reviewed the action of the Planning Commission, in which denial of the petition was recommended by a vote of three-to-two, being five of the seven-member Commission. A poll by Mr. Whittle of the entire seven members indicated a vote of three-and-three on this matter, with the seventh member being undecided, thus constituting reason for Mr. Whittle's contention that Council should decide upon this matter. Upon motion, duly seconded and carried, Council effected said requested rezoning by adopting the following motion, including therein reference to a suggested IIturn-Ianell for vehicular traffic: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this fourteenth day of May, 1968, that the City's Zoning Code and Zoning Map be, and are hereby, amended to reclassify--for zoning purposes--to IIC-3 Commercialll that property located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Starling Avenue and Spring Street, which property fronts along the west side of Starling Avenue for a distance of approximately 103 feet and extends parallel to the north side of Spring Street for a distance of approximately 125 feet.