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Nevada City Historical District Ordinance 338 (Uncataloged)(1968, 1985, 1996) (23 pages)

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(4G6-97_30 THE STORY OF THE NEVADA CITY HISTORICAL ORDINANCE In the annals of the past certain events from time to time have had unusual impacts on the course of history. On August 12, 1968, there occurred in the little town of Nevada City, California, an event which, albeit on a modest scale, has had a significant impact on the character of the City and the welfare of its people. That event was the adoption of Ordinance No. 338, entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEVADA CITY ESTABLISHING AN HISTORICAL DISTRICT AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND PERPETUATION OF BUILDINGS THEREIN". By the terms of that ordinance, there was created a socalled Historical District, which embraced the downtown core of the City, and it was provided that all buildings thereafter erected or altered within the District shall as to their exterior appearance within the public view substantially conform with a certain style of architecture called the "Mother Lode" type of architecture. In addition, the ordinance imposed stringent regulations on the use of signs within the District, and it placed restrictions upon the demolition or removal of buildings of special historical interest or of the Mother Lode type of architecture. At the time the ordinance was passed, the City Council was composed of Mayor John Rankin and Councilmen Arch McPherson, Lon Cooper, Bob Paine and Joe Day, and the vote was unanimous. -l-