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Martinsville council approves rezoning for First Presbyterian and second-reading street abandonment
Summary
Council approved rezoning three parcels owned by First Presbyterian Church to residential-transitional and advanced a street-right-of-way abandonment connected to a planned development; staff recommended approval and there were no public objections recorded.
Martinsville City Council approved a rezoning request on second reading for three parcels owned by First Presbyterian Church, changing them from residential to residential-transitional to permit uses intended to provide the church additional options to generate income. City staff reported no public hearing objections and recommended approval; the council approved the second reading on a recorded 5–0 vote as noted in the meeting transcript.
Council also approved a second-reading ordinance to abandon a small leftover right-of-way adjacent to East Church Street tied to a proposed development. Staff described the parcel as roughly 300 square feet of remnant right-of-way from a previous intersection reconfiguration and said any land transfer would follow the city’s land-transfer process.
A council member asked whether the snippet could be sold for $1; staff and council agreed the abandonment process is the appropriate next step and any sale or conveyance would return to a future agenda for additional action. No public opposition was reported during the planning commission public hearing or in emails to staff, according to staff comments in the meeting record.
