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3i TUESDAY JANUARY 28. 1969 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, with Mayor F. T. Renick, M.D., presiding, was held Tuesday, January 28, 1969, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members being present, viz., Mayor F. T. Renick, M.D.; Francis T. West, Vice-Mayor; Harry L. Boaz; W. Donald Hartford; and William D. Hobson. ,- After the invocation, Council approved as recorded the minutes of its regular meeting held January 14, 1969. In tentative acceptance of the Planning Commission's report and recommendation, Council called for a duly-advertised public hearing--to be conducted at Council's forthcoming February 25th meeting--on a petition submitted by Mr. Lawrence N. Rorrer (see minutes of meeting held November 26, 1968), requesting the rezoning of his property located at 413 East Church Street to a "P_2 ProfessionaP classification. In connection with the procedures followed by the Planning Comrrlission in its deliberations upon this matter, Mr. Ralph E. Keys, of 411 East Church Street, registered his protest and objections against said procedures, alleging that the Commission had arrived at its final decision and recommendation in a non-public meeting; however, it was noted that Mr. Keys had the benefit-- and exercised his privilege--of attending a duly-advertised public hearing conducted by the Commission and, also, could have been present at the Commission's subsequent luncheon meeting when it arrived at its decision. In unanimously accepting the following report and recommendation of the Planning Commission, Council denied the petition of LaMar Dean Outdoor Advertising Company of North Carolina, Inc., as presented by its counsel, Mr. John D. Epperly, Attorney at Law, under date of October 21, 1968, seeking certain changes in the Land Use Regulations (Zoning cr.dinance) of the City: