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:12 TUESDAY MARCH 23, 1954 A petition, as follows, from JAr. George L. Nease and others, requesting the rezoning of certain property between U.S. Route 220 North and the Albert Harris School, was referred to the Planning Commission for its consideration and reconunendation. I wish to make a request to you and the City Zoning board to have the property owned by Nease, Wheeler, and Blackard, Inc. re-zoned for business. This is the tract lying between U.S. Route 220 North and the Albert Harris School. The front of this pt'operty is now zoned for business and we have a Gulf Service Station and a Dairy Queen business there. Also referred to the Planning Connnission for its consideration and recommendation was the following petition received from Messrs. R. H. Oakley and J. Carroll Eanes requesting the rezoning from IIA-2 Residential" to "B-1 Business" of their property on the West side of State Highway Route 108 at or near Irunan Street: PETITION RE: REZONING OF A-2 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO B-1 BUSINESS PROPERTY TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MA.RTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA YOUR PETITIONERS, R. H. Oakley and J. Carroll Eanes, of Martinsville, Virginia, represent that a map of the R. H. Oakley, J. C. Eanes and Charlie Finney property; said property lying on the West side of State Highway Number 108, in the City of Martinsville, Virginia; is of record in Map Book No. 3 at Page 83 in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Martinsville, Virginia. The said property pr'oposed to be rezoned is described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the west margin of State Highway No. 108 thence along said highway North 3 degrees 33 minutes West 388.50 feet to a point corner with Inman Street; thence along the south side of Inman Street South 81 degrees 43 minutes West 125.40 feet to a point; thence running off from Inman Street South 3 degrees 33 minutes East 353.3 feet to a point; thence South 45 degrees 50 minutes East 68 feet to a point; thence North 68 degrees 26 minutes East 84 feet to the point of beginning. Said pr'operty to have a consistent depth of approximately 125 feet, with all fronting on State Highway No. 108. Your petitioners desire to have the property hereinabove described as shovm on said map, rezoned from A-2 Residential property to B-1 Business Property for the reasons hereto set forth.