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110 TUESDAY MARCH 24. 1959 The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor Jom W. Shultz presiding, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Tuesday, March 24, 1959, at 7:00 P.M., the following members being present: Mayor and Councilman Jom W. Shultz; Vice-Hayor and Councilman E. E. Stone; and Councilmen Rives S. Brown, Jr., and Thomas J. Burch. Councilman Clarence C. Donavant was absent. After the invocation, Council approved as read the minutes of its regular meeting held March 10, 1959. Council then extended a warm welcome to members of one of Martinsville High School's government classes, who appeared as guests and observers. Under date of March 24, 1959, the Planning Commission submitted the following report and recommendation pertaining to the rezoning petition presented to Council March 10th by Arthur Hooker Sales Company, Inc., which report recommended denial of the petitioner's request: Your Planning Commission, at its meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 1959, considered a petition referred to it by Council. This petition was submi tted by Mr. Arthur Hooker and requested the rezoning of property owned by him between Brown Street and Mulberry Extension from A-1 Residential to B-1 Business. After due consideration of this petition it was the opinion of the Commission that the interest of the petitioner could be better served by delaying action in this matter pending the outcome of a proposed new zonblg ordinance for the City. The petitioner, however, expressed a desire to have action taken immediately, whereupon the Commission voted unanimously to recommend to Council "that the petition for rezoning be denied." The Planning Commission, in making its decision, considered the following: 1. That the B-1 Business classification, under the present zoning ordinance, is broad in that intensive commercial use is allowed. 2. That the petitioner has no definite plans for business use of his property.