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<br />;2 <br /> <br />TUES DAY <br /> <br />DECE1ffiER 23, 1952 <br /> <br />4. That the City Council give these two streets a name, which names shall <br />be suggested by the Chatham Heights Baptist Church, it being understood <br />that these streets as they now exist do not carry names. <br /> <br />In recommending to Council that they accept this street relocation plan <br />as proposed b,y the Chatham Heights Baptist Church, the Commission believes <br />that the proposed layout is a better one than that of the present street <br />entrances from the standpoint of traffic and street development. Also, <br />the Commission recognizes that the Chatham Heights Baptist Church does <br />not have room for future expansion of their present church facilities due <br />to the way in which their land is cut in two by the present street right <br />of way. The Commission feels that, if adopted, this proposal will make <br />a definite improvement in the street layout in this immediate area as well <br />as benefit a group of church people who have been very cooperative and <br />have made a reasonable request in an intelligent manner. <br /> <br />...- <br /> <br />This is to advise that the Martinsville Planning Conw~ssion, at a meeting <br />held on December 20, 1952, voted unanimously to recommend to City Council <br />that certain property on the east side of Cleveland Avenue, as requested <br />by Dr. John W. Clark, be rezoned from A-I Residence to B-1 Business. This <br />property is shown as a shaded area on the map which is herewith attached. <br /> <br />Also the Commission wishes to recommend that in addition to this property <br />as shown, the remainder of the lots between Dr. Clerk's property and <br />Mulberry Street Extended facing the east side of Cleveland Avenue also be <br />rezoned from A-1 Residence to B-1 Business. This additional property can <br />best be described for the purposes of this letter as being four lots <br />fronting on the east side of Cleveland Avenue lying between a fifteen-foot <br />alley north of Dr. Clark's property and Mulberry Street Extended. <br /> <br />For further description the Planning Commission wishes to recommend that <br />the Public Works Department's Engineering Division submit a detailed <br />description of the entire property to be rezoned before final action is <br />taken. <br /> <br />In making this recommendation the Planning Com.rnission has taken into <br />consideration the need for additional business locations in this area, and <br />at the same time, in order to avoid f1spotn zoning, decided to recoIIDnend <br />rezoning what they considered to be an entire block on the east side of <br />Cleveland rather than one particular piece of property. This recommendation <br />is made following a public hearing which the Commission held on Tuesday, <br />November 20, 1952. <br />v <br /> <br />In response to a renewed appeal from Attorney John Hartley on behalf of local <br /> <br />theater management for a reduction in the local amusement admission tax or for <br /> <br />an outright repeal of the admission tax ordinance and, also, in response to <br />