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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1997 process for an overlay district had a fee cost stated, and wondered fithis should be removed, so that the Charter would not have to be amended each time the fee was changed. All agreed that this was a good amendment. Councilmember Haskell emphasized the need to keep the review cost modest. Vice-Mayor Crabtree then pointed out that Council' s action tonight would be to simply set a public heating on the subject, ,/~'~not to accomplish the Charter change at this time. Upon motion duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the following Resolution: · BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session held on October 14, 1997, that a public hearing be, and it hereby is, scheduled to be held, in accordance with the requirements of Section 15.1-835 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, at the next regular meeting of Council at 7:00 P.M. on October 28, 1997, at City Hall, to determine if the citizens of the City of Martinswille desire that the City request the General Assembly to amend its Charter so that subsection (32) under Section 2 of Chapter 1 of said Charter be amended to read as follows: (32) (a) For the purpose of guarding against the calamities of fires, the city council may, from time to time, designate such portions and parts of the city as it deems proper within which inflammable buildings may not be erected. It may prohibit the erection of wooden buildings or buildings of inflammable material in any portion of the city without its permission, and may provide for the removal of such buildings or additions which shall be erected contrary to such prohibition at the expense of the builder or owner thereof, or if any building in process of erection or already built appears clearly to be unsafe, the council may cause such building to be taken down, after reasonable notice to the owner; it may provide for the disposition of garbage and waste; provide precautionary measures against danger from fires; provide for the removal of buildings or structures of any kind, erected in violation of ordinances, at the expense of the builder or owner; and may do all other things lawful to be done, looking to the health and safety of the inhabitants of the city. (b) The council may, by proper ordinance, divide the city into zones; specify the kind and character of buildings which may be erected in the different zones; and may, after recommendation from the planning commission and public notice and hearing pursuant to Section 15.1-431, establish design overlay districts to encourage compatible development in areas of the city identified on an adopted comprehensive plan as having historic value or unique architectural value and located within an area designated on an adopted plan for conservation, rehabilitation or redevelopment. In such areas, the council shall adopt specific standards as to new construction or rehabilitation within view from public streets and provide for a design review process. City council may establish a fee applicable to such design review process which shall not exceed the actual cost of such review process. Council next considered financial reports for the months ending 07/31/97 and 08/31/97, as submitted by Mr. Wade Bartlett, City Finance Director. Councilmember Haskell expressed her gratitude for the reports, and