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11 TUESDA Y JANUARY 12. 1960 ,....-- The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Mlrtinsville, Virginia, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Tuesday, January 12, 1960, at 6:30 P.M., with the following members being present: Vice-Mayor and Councilman E. E. Stone, who presided, and Councilmen Clarence C. Donavant and J. Frank Wilson. Members absent were: Mayor and Councilman John W. Shultz and Councilman Thomas J. Burch. ,- t In accordance with duly-advertised public notice, Council conducted a public hearing on Mr. Roy C. Stone's petition requesting the rezoning of certain of his property hereinafter described. There being no objections registered, and in acceptance of the Planning Commission's recommendation, Council granted the reql1est ~ adopting the following ordinance effecting said rezoning, amending the City's Zoning Code and Zoning Map (cross-reference: see Council minutes of May 28, 1957) : BE IT CRDAlNED ~ the Council of the City of Martinsvi1le, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled this twelfth day of January, 1960, that the City's Zoning Code and Zoning Map be and is here~ amended to provide for the rezoning from "A-2 Residential" to "B-1 Business" that property not already so rezoned and owned by Mr. Roy C. Stone within the area bounded by the east side of Memorial Boulevard South, Rivermont Heights, Hillcrest Avenue, and,the City's south corporate limits, or bound,ed by properties (not owned ~ Mr. Roy C. Stone) within the above-described area. ,- (SEE NOTE BElOW) Attorney Robert H. May, counsel, appeared before Council in behalf of Branscom Poultry Farm at 721 Stultz Road, and requested that Council--in its preparation of an amendment to the City's "Animal & Fowl" ordinance--exclude any provisions or regulat:tons as would restrict the present operation of Branecam Poultry Farm, - Attorney May citing the sanitary measures now in practice at the poultry farm or hatchery and the lack of cause for objections by anyone. Council oontinued the proposed ordinance for further study. NOTE: According to Mr. Irving R. McGhee, C:Hiy 'Iraf'fic & Planning Engineer and Ex:-officio Secretary to the Planning Commission, the above rezoning is not to affect properties owmd by Mr. Roy C. Stone which front on Rivermont Heights and Hillcrest Avenue. The intention is that this rezoning would apply to Mr. Stone's property beginning at the rear lot lines of lots fronting on these tviO streets.