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<br />T1ESDAY
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<br />lIJiY 28. 1963
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<br />The regular semi-monthly meeting of the COlmcil of the City of Martinsville,
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<br />Virginia, vr:i.th Hayor J. Fr~mk Hilson arcsiding, 1.-TaS held in the Council Chamber,
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<br />City Hnll, Tuesday, Ea.:! 23,1963, beginning at 7:30 P.H. AIl members of Council
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<br />]"rere nresent, 'liz., :Mayor J. Frank Hilson; Dr. Fred T. Renick, Vice-lilayor;
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<br />Harry L. Boaz; Thomas J. Burch; and E. E. Stone.
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<br />After the invocation, COlillcil 8.oproved as recorded the minutes of its regular
<br />meeting hold Hay 1 L, 1963.
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<br />Pursuant to duly-advertised nublic notice, Council conducted a public hearinp on
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<br />,:1 oroposal-c2Trying the Planning Commission ,~; C1.Dproval-to rezone to "B-1 Busin8r3slt
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<br />aU that nroperty (r-,ot already s') z aned) ,.,ithin the hlock bounded b;y East Church
<br />street, Ell~3"Torth Street, Bro'\m Street, and Broe,a Street, except the residenti,al
<br />properties frontinr on EllSimrth and 3ro"m Streets. This proposn,l crone ebout
<br />in connectior;, l.Jith a petition fUed on behalf of thu estate of HI'S. Cecil vEtten
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<br />Ford, requesting such rezo ning on the Ford Estrrte property locatec at 128 East
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<br />ChITch Street. t.:r. Irving E. Graves, Jr., of the Piedmont rlnJ,:,t ~3G.rik, aDTx;ared
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<br />before C01111Cil as reDrescmtative of, and netitior;,er for, th8 Ford Estato, 2nd
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<br />informed Counc:tl of the terms of the lat8 Jvlrs. Ford's will Dertaining to tbis
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<br />Dropert.y ,emd, ~;,lso, of the Pla:min,,: Commission's request that the estate deed to
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<br />the City a ten-foot stri D alonf: East Church Street for street-,.rideniTE purposes.
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<br />Hr. G:20""-eS nointed out that the Piee-mont Trust Dank, as executors of the estate,
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<br />could not deed any le,nel to the City eXc8nt 'mder mandate of the Planning Conmission
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<br />under subdivision 'lnproval of the Dropert;y given by the Commission and, further,
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<br />th[~t if the prODerty is sold to one purchaser an rddit50nal ten-foot set-back
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<br />,muld be requiJ~ed. There be Lng no objections to the proposed rezo ning, Cormcil
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<br />illlanirnously o.mended its Zoning Code and Zoning Hap by adoDting the fol1mdng
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<br />ordinance effective the nroDosed 1'020 nir;,g:
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