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~52 TUESDAY JULY 25. .:l.2M. To The P1()norable, The Planning Commission of the City of 11irtinsville, Virginia The undersigned citizen and taxpayer of the City of Hartinsville, owning and residing in a valuable residence, adjacent and conti~lous to the property generally known as the Starling Thomas property, sought to be rezoned from A-1 Residential classificatioCl to P-1 Professional classification in order to construct a Hedical Office Building, respectfully protests the granting of such application for the follo'.finf, reasons: (1) Protestant is now, and has been for many years past, a resident of this area, an occupant of a valuable residence; that relying upon the zoning restrictions now in ef.fect, he has in the p3..st, and nOvT is, maintaining his residence in a desirable state of maintenance and repair, calculated to make such area desirable as a place of residence; and, (2) That any deviation fron the present zoning ordinance, either temporary or nerrranent, is objectionable to tta Protestant, by reason of being adjacent to a busines::'. establishment, tte erection of "\:hich is calculated to produce objectionable noises, and increase the traffic congestion incident to this area; and, (3) That the granting of the r(~-classification sought by the Petitioner, will tend to decrease the value of Protestant's property as a residence, and cause annoyance and hardship to the Protestant; and, (4) That the premises sought to be re-classified should be reserved for acquisition by either, or both, the Hartinsville GeCleral Hospital or the City of Martinsville, for the purpose of expandiClg the present facilities of said Hospital to take care of such expansion of its facilities consistent with the anticipated grovrth a::lct exp,'lnsion of the population o:~ the City of Martinsville; and, (5) That the construction of a Medtcal Office Building or any other building upon these premises is not required by any demand of Public Convenience and Necessity; and, (6) That the granting of the prayer of the ?etitioner vlEl amount to "Spot-Zoning," which action, on the part of the publJc authorities, has in the past been consistently denied to other Petitioners. Respectfully submitted this April 19, 1961. N. S. Schottland By Counsel - H. H. Hac Bryde, Jr., Attorney, P. Q.