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TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1990 A duly-called. special joint meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, and the MartinSville Planning Commission was held Tuesday, March 6, 1990, at the Jefferson Plaza Care, beginning at 12:00 Noon, for the purpose of discussing matters of mutual concern as it relates to the City government. All members of Council were present, viz., L. D. 0~{es, Mayor; Clyde L. Williams, Vice-Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr.; Alfred T. Groden; and Allan McClain, along with City Manager George W. Brown and City Attorney David B. Worthy. All memberSof the Martinsville Planning Commission were present, except for Julius Murrell who was sick and Earle W. Greene who was out of town, viz., James H. Ford, Chairman; George B. Adsms, Jr.; Shelton It. Blackwell, Jr.; George C. Cox; Ben F. Gray; Ann W. Marks; m~d Robert Willjams, along with City Planner/Zoning AdmtniseratOr'Kevin B. Reed'. Mayor Oakes called the meeting to order and expressed appreciation to the Planning Commission for their work in planning for the City. The Mayor noted that it would be good for the Council m~d Planning Commission to meet annually to review past activities and discuss future growth of the City. Mayor Oakes asked about the status of the revisions to the City's .Zoning Ordinance. Chairman James Ford noted that the Pl~u~ning Commission had been working on revisions to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance. The Zoning Ordinance should be ready soon for a public hearing, following which a recommendation would be made to the Council. b'tle noted that the recent request by Council to consider further the inclusion of a two-acre minimum requirement for the development of townhouse units had been considered amd was included in the revision. Robert Williams noted that the Commission. felt there could be