Minutes 09/26/1963 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

34 THURSDAY SEPI'EMB~ 26~ 1963 Brief comments were offered by City officials on the recent annual convention of the Virginia Municipal League attended ~ these officials, with some emphasis on the importance of representation on the league's executive committee frcm Martinsvi1le, preferably by City Manager Hirst, who has long been active in League matters and has made outstanding contributions to the Virginia cities through the league. Council acknowledged receipt--and referred to the Planning Commission for its consideration and recommendations--of the following rezoning petitions: (1) By MOorefield's Cleaners & Laundry, Inc., requesting the rezoning from residential to business a lot owned by Moorefield's and located on Cross Street to the rear of the existing laundry off Memorial Boulevard; (2) By Lester lumber Company, Inc., requesting a rezoning to "B-1 Business" of residential property located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Northside Drive with Clearview Drive; and t3) By John A. Jamison and B. G. Frith (through their counsel, Attorney Douglas K. Frith), requesting the rezoning from "A-2 Residential" to "B-1 Business" that portion (not already so zoned) of a lot located on the west side of Route 108 (Figsboro Road), on which a variance has already been granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals and on which the petitioners expect to operate a "drive-in" restaurant. City Manager Hirst reported that, because of expansion by panni1l Knitting Company of its manufacturing facilities on the west side of Cleveland Avenue, it is necessary that the City construct a .36" storm-drain under Cleveland Avenue, for a distance of eighty feet, with a depth of from 1.3 feet to 26 feet; and, because of the scope or nature of this project, it has been determined that this work can best be done by an independent contr(;!.ctor. With this in mind, City Manager Hirst further reported, bids have been invited and the following three received: