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22 IUESDA Y JANUARf 20, 1956 7. That representatives and the o~mers of property on the east and west sides of the Old Danville Road bet\.Jeen Church Street and parkview Avenue which is presently zoned as A-l and A -2 Residential property were present at the hearing and objected to a change in their present zoning. 1nese representatives included Hr. Benjamin F. Gravely for the C. Y. Thomas Estate who stated that their subdivis_'on plans "Here being made to utilize their property under its present A-l Residential zoning and the. t they \.Jould not li2<:e it changed, even though the maj ori ty of the property directly across Old Danville Road is presently zoned to B-2 or Industrial use. It was pointed out by the Planning Commission to Hr. Gravely that if his plans for a subdivision included front:il1[; houses on the Old Danvi11e Road opposite this B-2 zoning that a determination would be made at such time as the C. Y. TIlomas Estate approached the Commission with a subdivision layout for the Commission's approval whether or not an improper use was being planned and also that the question of zoning of this property might arise 9_gain at that time. TDe Planning Commission respectfully ffilbmits the above recomr~endations for Council's further consideration. Council unanimously accepted seid report and reconLl1londations and adopted the following ordLDance amending the City's Zoning Code to effect said rezoning immediately: BE IT ORDAmED by the Council of the City of }1artinsville, in regular meeting assembled this twenty-fourth day of Janl1ary, 1956, that the Zoning Code and Zoning Hap of the Ci t~r of Hartinsville be amended to provide as follows: 1. That the east side of the Old Danville Road betvleen a point 460 feet north of its intersection ..lith Parkview Avenue and a point 1530 feet sou~~ of the above-mentioned intersection be rezoned from B-1 Business to A-2 Residential zoning. 2. That the west side of the Old Danvil1e Road between the above-mentioned points be rezoned from B-I Business to A-I Hesidentia1 zoning. An amergency existing, this ordinance shall be in force from date of its passage. After discussing ways and means of financing anticipated debt service on the two bond ordinances nOVl pending before C01Jncil--viz., for construction of new school buildings and for construction of a Police-Fire Headquarters building--Council, by a recorded vote ~lich was unanimous, adopted the following resolution calling for an amendment to the City's Charter to provide