June 27, 1962 (8 pages)

. . EVADA COUNTY. ‘Serving the communities of Nevada City, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, H Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Coker tl Hill, Sailor Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Grass Valley, Red I Hill, g, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney . : ; Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Lake Giy, Selby Hat, Gal Hil, old Pia ill, Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Se eee ae a ET , Columbia Tremens. Vol. 67: NO. 27 10 Cents a Copy "THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Jaycee Trek To Confab GRASS VALLEY --TheJaycee "Hospitality Wagon" led the 2,80 California Junior Chamber of Commerce delegates across the state line on their way to the national convention in Las Vegas last week. According to delegate Pat O'Brien the local outfit, represented by 24 members, received more publicity than any group or any state as they set up camp on the lawn of the Sahara Hotelin that city. Roughing it has been the order for the travelers for many years but not until the wagon and the musical entertainment were added did the locals gain much recog~ nition, Coupling these innovations with free stew for the hungry and chain saw demonstrations at each stop, eveninhotel lobbies, andthe Jaycee's have developed a teal Nevada County publicity campaign. Thenext event on the Jaycee schedule is a trip over the historic Henness Pass road on July 7 and 8. Beginning in Grass Valley at 8:15 Saturday the trip will terminate in Reno sometime Sunday, Out of town invitations have been mailed to other Jaycees and some have already mailed back their acceptances, The Grass Valley Council has approved a Jaycee request that an area be set aside for the visitors to camp in the Memorial Park picnic area: during the night of July 6. Pat-O'Brienrequests that local persons who plan on taking the trip advise. him of any extra room in their vehicles for visitors who do not bring their own cars for the trip. THE SAHARA IN LAS VEGAS.Grass Valley Jaycees camped out on the lawn in front of the Las Vegas Sahara hotel last week while attending the national Jaycee convention there. The Grass Valley covered wagon drew more Las Vegas publicity than did any single state float or exhibit. ‘GRASS VALLEY --August 7th is the date for.the special election sought by the Nevada Irrigation District to secure financing of the proposed Yuba-Bear River project. Following the receiving of 31 petitions from district resSummer Camp Gets Use Permit NEVADA CITY--A use permit for the operation of a summer camp on the Loney property on Blue T ent Rd. was issued Monday night by the Nevada County Planning Commission. Designed for 30 campers between the ages of eight and 12 years, the camp will be operatedby Mr. and Mrs. George Burcham. Burcham said he expects less than 20 youngsters during this initial summer of operation. At least three adult supervisors will be available atall times during the operation of the camp. Use Permit Granted For Trailer Park NEVADA CIT Y--The Nevada County Planning Commission granted a use permit fora 190 unit trailer park on 33 acres of property in Mooney Flat at its Monday night meeting. The permit was sought by Leo Manning for the construction of a trailer park about one mile from Englebright Dam. The initial construction at Monte Del Dios will include 100 trailer spaces, with additional units to follow in a later construction job. idents, the NID Board of Directors selected this date for the election. At the special election on August 7th, the voters will be asked to approve two proposition 1) Whether the district shall issue $65 million principal amount of revenue bonds for acquisition of necessary water, water rights, property, construction of new works and improvement of existing works for the improvement of the dependable water supply of the district. 2) The 1962 Modification Plan with the holders of the NID First Refunding Bonds. TheBoard of Directors explained that proposition 2 is neededtoinsure the project. The First Refunding Issue was sold to finance some of the first facilities of the District, and holders of the bonds have first call on revenue of the District until the bonds are retired, It wastherefore necessary for the District to obSubdivision Map Is Approved NEVADA CITY--A 24-lot subdivision off Highway 49 north of Bear River was approved in its tenative map form Monday night by the Nevada County Planning Commission, Lunardi Assessment Measure Gets Backing SANTA BARBARA ---"To maintain California's position as the number one agricultural state in the nation, something must be done to correct the tax situation which forces many farmers to leave their land," said Tujare County farmer William F. Cosart, president of the Agricultural Council of California. Reaffirming its support of Assemblyman Paul Lunardi’ constitutional amendment-A.C.A. 4, farm land assessments--which will be Proposition 4 on the November ballot, the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Council pledged its wholehearted sup port of Proposition 4, as being vital to California's entire economy. The Council Directors, in Santa Barbara attending the Council's 43rd Annual Meeting, stated: “The passage of Proposition 4 will provide a practical tool which can be used by California countiesto more fairly assess their lands thereby conserving many of their rich agricultural areas. " "A yes‘ vote on Proposition 4willhelp city people aswell as rural people, " said Council President Cosart. “When passed, Proposition 4 will provide a local option to: each county for the passage of an ordinance whereby agricultural lands can be assessed at their farm-use value rather than at an unrealistic speculative subdivision value. This means that farmers will not be forced off their lands by exorbitant taxation. Good agricultural lands surrounding our urban areas provide a continued broad tax base for all government functions; ‘open spaces" for pro‘per planning of future urban growth; and a continuation of a readily available, abundant supply of fresh , wholesome . SAN FRANCISCO ---Pending Federal legislation which would expedite Nationad Forest road and trail development isreceiving the support of the California State Chamber of Commerce, General Manager Clark Galloway announced today. The measure would further implement the 10-year Program for National Forests by increasing road authorizations by $22.5 million, and would eliminate wasteful reconstruction by encouraging long-term economy standards in road and trail construction. “Management of our National Forest resources has Policeman Is Hired GRASS VALLEY --The city council, acting on the recommendation of P olic e Chief Knuckey, hired Kenneth Anderson, Los Gatos, for duty as a patrolman, effectiveJuly ip Anderson was one of three men cited as suitable officer material by the personnel board, He will begin his job on a temporary appointment July 1, and will receive permanent employment as soon as he moves to Grass Valley. According tothe city charter all policemen must reside in the city limits. Windows Broken NEVADA CITY ---Two windows of a business establishment, 232 Commercial street, were reported broken this weekend. Thetwobreakages occured after midnight on both the 24th and 25th of June, Chief of Police, J. J. Jackson said. Large rocks were found inside the front windows, he concluded. Forest Roads, Trails Get Chamber Backing been severely hampered by substandard road and trail access, " Galloway said. "Adequate roads and trails in our National Forests are essential for recreational access for the general public and for better: fire. protection. " Roadrequirements in government timber sales should be limited tothe present Forest Service "prudency policy’, the Chamber feels. Overly expensive road construction reduces cash payments for timber and decreases revenue to county governments which receive 25 percent of National Forest receipts in lieu of taxes, The Chamber recommends that costs for construction of roads to standards in excess of those required solely for timber harvest should come from appropriated funds, since such higher-standard roads primarily benefit the recreation -seeking public. Sacramento Women In Construction Visit Nevada City NEVADA CIT Y-The monthly meeting of the Sacramento Women in Construction was held June 20 at the OsbornWoods studio on Commercial St. August 7 Date For NID Bond Vote tain permission of these bond holders before floating the project revenue bond issue. In.the agreement worked out by the District now called the 1962 Modification Plan, and approved by the CaliforniaDistrict Securities Commission, NID agrees to raise the interest rate on outstanding bonds from three to four percent. The bond holders in turn will grant permission for the revenue bondissue and also waive contingent interest coupons on their bonds. If the propositions are approved August 7th, the NID Board states that they will move ahead to take advanage of the favorable bond market. and recent low bidding on construction of similar projects and call for bids by the end of this year. The Directors hope that construction can get under way by early in 1963. 9184 Houses In County WASHINGTON, D.C, The 1960 Census of Housing counted 9,184 housing units in Nevada County. Of these 6,704 were in sound condition with all plumbing, 7,430 were occupied; 4, 946 were occupied by owners; $10, 600 wasthe median value of owner-occupied places; 2,484 were occupied by renters; $65 was the ‘median gross rent of rented places; 8,581 had hot and cold running water; 8,517 had flush toilet; 8,467 bathtub or shower; 2,630had basement; and 184 were trailér homes. A total of 439 households had air conditioning; 6,159 had TV; 6,604 radio; 5,877 telephone; 6, 273 had washing machine; 1,555 clothes dryer; 2,447 had one or more home food freezers; 4,141 had one automobile; 1,709 had two automobiles; and 143 three or more automobiles. NEVADA CIT Y--The Nevada County subdivision ordinance, after nearly one year of study and revision, will come before the board of supervisors Monday. In what its chairman called "a milestone in our efforts", the Nevada County Planning Commission passed the ordinance draft Monday night by a 7-0 roll call vote. Commissioners Alfred Heller and John Looser were absent from the meeting. Chairman Cecil Edmunds, re-elected to his post later inthe meeting, reminded the commission that the ordinance had been requested by the county supervisors in 1959. Planning director Bill Roberts told the commission that the ordinance had been discussed in 25 of 27 meetings of the commission held during the current fiscal year. The commission held four special meetings during the yearto discuss the ordinance progress. In its recommended form, the subdivision ordinance is substantially the revised draft that was worked out after meetings between commission members and groups and individuals who objected to the initial draft ordinance. Minor changes were made Monday night to clarify wording of the ordinance and to correct typographical errors. The ordinance that supervisors will consider. Monday is one that has the support of most groups that met with the commission, Although minor changes recommended by these groups for the most part were rejected Monday by the commission, only the legal advisor for some county real estate brokers had requested drastic changes in the ordinance, The Nevada County Farm Bureau president had also sought a 30 to 60 day delay in action by the commission. In a letter to the commission, John Personeni called the ordinance “applicable and workable". He had-opposed the original ordinance, Real estate broker Ray Jacobus said the ordinance "is reasonable and shall be anasset to all ofNevada County. " Phil Personeni said the ordinance was “greatly improved over the previous ones. " Other letters expressed pleasure that points on which major objections to the first draft had been raised were revised to take care of the objections, The real estate brokers, however, suggested the elimination of several paragraphs and changes in others, They desirerless than 60 foot rights of way for streets, 1000 foot cul de sacs rather than 500 foot liminations, halfNEVADA CIT Y--The Fourth of July celebration is now in the final planning stages according toParade Chairman, Dick Knee. There are more than 43 entries inthe parade, not including the Sheriff's Posse and the Nevada County Horseman's riding groups. The theme of the parade is "Patriotic Events in History” and the floats will be lined up in chronological order. Starting time for the parade is 10:30 with the formation taking place at the top of Broad street. Knee estimates the total time for the completion of the parade at around an hour and one half. : After the parade and through the noon hour the "Clampers Band" will play for the enjoyment of the crowd in the roped off portion of Pine street. Inthe same area, and at the same time, there willbe a money scramble and mule rides for the children. About 2 p.m. the traditionalhose cart races will be Weather Thirty women, representing many branches of the construction industry, attended the dinner meeting after touring Nevada City. The dinner was catered by The Jacks, who will be opening a new restaurant in Town Talk in August. Topics of discussion following the dinner included a proposed trip through Frank Lloyd Wright's Marin Center and the proposed Nevada City freeway. David Osborn and Charles Woods explained their work in graphic and industrial design and its relationtothe building industry; Notice NEVADA CITY--An extra edition of the Nevada County Nugget will be published Sunday to bring readers the latest information of Fourth of July celebration plans. The newspaper will be on the newsstands late Saturday, and will be delivered to homes either late Saturday or early Sunday morning. Included in the issue will be a photo story of the Seattle World's Fair as seen through the eyes of Sierra Byways. NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall June 20 92 50 21 93 51 22 93 §=50 23° ~~ -90-~—CSOS ED O46 8T 43 25 88 45 26 84 43 52.89 36.51 Rainfall to date Rainfall last year GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall June 20 94 62 ai 4 G1 22. Mt St 23. #92 59 24 25 89 56 26 85 53 51.70 38.66 Rainfall to date ‘Rainfall last year Fourth Celebration Plans Completed held at Pioneer Park. Most of the areas fire departments are scheduled to compete in this event where men take the place of horses drawing the old fire carts along a specified route. At 2:30 the water fight between these same companies of men will take place in front of the National Hotel. This event shows which of the companies is'the fastest, on the given day, to connect a hosetoa fire hydrant and hit the desired target. Following this crowd pleasing hassel comes the Bartenders Race, the Pie T hrowing Contest and the awarding of the Grand Prizes. First prize is an 11 day trip for 2 to the Worlds Fair in Seattle. Second prize is a 2: day trip for two to Lake T ahoe Third prize is a 2 day trip to Reno. Tickets may be purchased until 2 p.m, on the Fourth. Asa featured attraction the Ice House Players will present Never Come, Never Go, a musical play based on the building of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. It will be shown on stage, July 3 and4 at 8 p.m, in the old ice house on the Plaza. SUBDIVISION CODE PASSES acre lots for spetic tank use rather than anacre minimum 25 foot lot widths rather than 50 foot minimums, 75 foot depths rather than 100 foot depth minimums, and no requirement for paving of streets in subdivisions. The commission noted that these objections generally concerned road design and improvements. Since the c Ounty supervisors recently adopted designs and improvement standards for roads. by resolution, and since these standards are the minimum standards in the subdivision ordinance, the commission left action on the real estate broker's request to the discretion of the supervisors, Supervisors must call a public hearing on the ordinance before adopting it. RESOLUTION PC-21 WHEREAS, on November 3, 1959, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Nevada directed the Planning Commission to prepare and submit a draft subdivision ordinance to the Board of ‘Supervisors for subsequent adoption; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission onJuly 10, 1961 instructed the Director of Planning to prepare a preliminary ordinance draft for study by the Commission and said draft was prepared and was studied; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commissiondid hold two public hearings on November 27, 1961 and December 11, 1961 to obtain public comments, criticisms and suggestions for improvement of said draft ordinance; and WHEREAS, following said hearings and at the request of theBoard of Supervisors, committees composed of members of the Planning Commission met with five study groups representing real estate brokers, subdividers and farmers and other interests, and also reviewed writtencomments received from Bath Bids Rejected “GRASS VALLEY ---Two bids for the construction of the Memorial Park women's bath house were rejected at the City Council Meeting last night. City engineer Carlos McGuire recommended the rejection because “In our opinion they are over the engi~ neers estimate---about 40% over." "Too much money for something like that. " The bidders were asked to meet with McGuire and see if the marked difference in costs could be ironed out, The Council has readvertised for bids to be opened at 8 p.m. July 10. . interested groups and individuals; and WHEREAS, a revised ten‘tative study draft was then prepared after careful consideration of all public comments thus obtained, and said revised draft was forwarded to the participants in the study committee meetings andthree copies of said draft were placed on file for public inspection inthe office of the County Clerk onJune7, 1962; and WHEREAS, those comments which have been received on there vised tentative study draft indicate generally favorable public acceptance thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Planning Commission of the Cou-~ nty of Nevada herewith transmits the attached draft entitled “Nevada County Subdivision Ordinance”, dated June 25, 1962. and recommends the adoption thereof, including any changes found necessary and desirable, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Nevada, after proper study and public hearing thereon. DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the County of Nevada on the 25th day of June, 1962, by the following roll call vote: AYES: COMMISSION ERS Beechel, Edmunds, Graham, Hillier, Kitts, McWhinney and Dewing NOES: COMMISSIONERS none ABSENT: Heller and Looser. Cecil Edmunds” Cecil Edmunds, Chairman of the Nevada County Planning Commission

. . EVADA COUNTY. ‘Serving the communities of Nevada City, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, H Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Coker tl Hill, Sailor Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Grass Valley, Red I Hill, g, You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney . : ; Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Lake Giy, Selby Hat, Gal Hil, old Pia ill, Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Se eee ae a ET , Columbia Tremens. Vol. 67: NO. 27 10 Cents a Copy "THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" Jaycee Trek To Confab GRASS VALLEY --TheJaycee "Hospitality Wagon" led the 2,80 California Junior Chamber of Commerce delegates across the state line on their way to the national convention in Las Vegas last week. According to delegate Pat O'Brien the local outfit, represented by 24 members, received more publicity than any group or any state as they set up camp on the lawn of the Sahara Hotelin that city. Roughing it has been the order for the travelers for many years but not until the wagon and the musical entertainment were added did the locals gain much recog~ nition, Coupling these innovations with free stew for the hungry and chain saw demonstrations at each stop, eveninhotel lobbies, andthe Jaycee's have developed a teal Nevada County publicity campaign. Thenext event on the Jaycee schedule is a trip over the historic Henness Pass road on July 7 and 8. Beginning in Grass Valley at 8:15 Saturday the trip will terminate in Reno sometime Sunday, Out of town invitations have been mailed to other Jaycees and some have already mailed back their acceptances, The Grass Valley Council has approved a Jaycee request that an area be set aside for the visitors to camp in the Memorial Park picnic area: during the night of July 6. Pat-O'Brienrequests that local persons who plan on taking the trip advise. him of any extra room in their vehicles for visitors who do not bring their own cars for the trip. THE SAHARA IN LAS VEGAS..Grass Valley Jaycees camped out on the lawn in front of the Las Vegas Sahara hotel last week while attending the national Jaycee convention there. The Grass Valley covered wagon drew more Las Vegas publicity than did any single state float or exhibit. ‘GRASS VALLEY --August 7th is the date for.the special election sought by the Nevada Irrigation District to secure financing of the proposed Yuba-Bear River project. Following the receiving of 31 petitions from district resSummer Camp Gets Use Permit NEVADA CITY--A use permit for the operation of a summer camp on the Loney property on Blue T ent Rd. was issued Monday night by the Nevada County Planning Commission. Designed for 30 campers between the ages of eight and 12 years, the camp will be operatedby Mr. and Mrs. George Burcham. Burcham said he expects less than 20 youngsters during this initial summer of operation. At least three adult supervisors will be available atall times during the operation of the camp. Use Permit Granted For Trailer Park NEVADA CIT Y--The Nevada County Planning Commission granted a use permit fora 190 unit trailer park on 33 acres of property in Mooney Flat at its Monday night meeting. The permit was sought by Leo Manning for the construction of a trailer park about one mile from Englebright Dam. The initial construction at Monte Del Dios will include 100 trailer spaces, with additional units to follow in a later construction job. idents, the NID Board of Directors selected this date for the election. At the special election on August 7th, the voters will be asked to approve two proposition 1) Whether the district shall issue $65 million principal amount of revenue bonds for acquisition of necessary water, water rights, property, construction of new works and improvement of existing works for the improvement of the dependable water supply of the district. 2) The 1962 Modification Plan with the holders of the NID First Refunding Bonds. TheBoard of Directors explained that proposition 2 is neededtoinsure the project. The First Refunding Issue was sold to finance some of the first facilities of the District, and holders of the bonds have first call on revenue of the District until the bonds are retired, It wastherefore necessary for the District to obSubdivision Map Is Approved NEVADA CITY--A 24-lot subdivision off Highway 49 north of Bear River was approved in its tenative map form Monday night by the Nevada County Planning Commission, Lunardi Assessment Measure Gets Backing SANTA BARBARA ---"To maintain California's position as the number one agricultural state in the nation, something must be done to correct the tax situation which forces many farmers to leave their land," said Tujare County farmer William F. Cosart, president of the Agricultural Council of California. Reaffirming its support of Assemblyman Paul Lunardi’ constitutional amendment-A.C.A. 4, farm land assessments--which will be Proposition 4 on the November ballot, the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Council pledged its wholehearted sup port of Proposition 4, as being vital to California's entire economy. The Council Directors, in Santa Barbara attending the Council's 43rd Annual Meeting, stated: “The passage of Proposition 4 will provide a practical tool which can be used by California countiesto more fairly assess their lands thereby conserving many of their rich agricultural areas. " "A yes‘ vote on Proposition 4willhelp city people aswell as rural people, " said Council President Cosart. “When passed, Proposition 4 will provide a local option to: each county for the passage of an ordinance whereby agricultural lands can be assessed at their farm-use value rather than at an unrealistic speculative subdivision value. This means that farmers will not be forced off their lands by exorbitant taxation. Good agricultural lands surrounding our urban areas provide a continued broad tax base for all government functions; ‘open spaces" for pro‘per planning of future urban growth; and a continuation of a readily available, abundant supply of fresh , wholesome . SAN FRANCISCO ---Pending Federal legislation which would expedite Nationad Forest road and trail development isreceiving the support of the California State Chamber of Commerce, General Manager Clark Galloway announced today. The measure would further implement the 10-year Program for National Forests by increasing road authorizations by $22.5 million, and would eliminate wasteful reconstruction by encouraging long-term economy standards in road and trail construction. “Management of our National Forest resources has Policeman Is Hired GRASS VALLEY --The city council, acting on the recommendation of P olic e Chief Knuckey, hired Kenneth Anderson, Los Gatos, for duty as a patrolman, effectiveJuly ip Anderson was one of three men cited as suitable officer material by the personnel board, He will begin his job on a temporary appointment July 1, and will receive permanent employment as soon as he moves to Grass Valley. According tothe city charter all policemen must reside in the city limits. Windows Broken NEVADA CITY ---Two windows of a business establishment, 232 Commercial street, were reported broken this weekend. Thetwobreakages occured after midnight on both the 24th and 25th of June, Chief of Police, J. J. Jackson said. Large rocks were found inside the front windows, he concluded. Forest Roads, Trails Get Chamber Backing been severely hampered by substandard road and trail access, " Galloway said. "Adequate roads and trails in our National Forests are essential for recreational access for the general public and for better: fire. protection. " Roadrequirements in government timber sales should be limited tothe present Forest Service "prudency policy’, the Chamber feels. Overly expensive road construction reduces cash payments for timber and decreases revenue to county governments which receive 25 percent of National Forest receipts in lieu of taxes, The Chamber recommends that costs for construction of roads to standards in excess of those required solely for timber harvest should come from appropriated funds, since such higher-standard roads primarily benefit the recreation -seeking public. Sacramento Women In Construction Visit Nevada City NEVADA CIT Y-The monthly meeting of the Sacramento Women in Construction was held June 20 at the OsbornWoods studio on Commercial St. August 7 Date For NID Bond Vote tain permission of these bond holders before floating the project revenue bond issue. In.the agreement worked out by the District now called the 1962 Modification Plan, and approved by the CaliforniaDistrict Securities Commission, NID agrees to raise the interest rate on outstanding bonds from three to four percent. The bond holders in turn will grant permission for the revenue bondissue and also waive contingent interest coupons on their bonds. If the propositions are approved August 7th, the NID Board states that they will move ahead to take advanage of the favorable bond market. and recent low bidding on construction of similar projects and call for bids by the end of this year. The Directors hope that construction can get under way by early in 1963. 9184 Houses In County WASHINGTON, D.C, The 1960 Census of Housing counted 9,184 housing units in Nevada County. Of these 6,704 were in sound condition with all plumbing, 7,430 were occupied; 4, 946 were occupied by owners; $10, 600 wasthe median value of owner-occupied places; 2,484 were occupied by renters; $65 was the ‘median gross rent of rented places; 8,581 had hot and cold running water; 8,517 had flush toilet; 8,467 bathtub or shower; 2,630had basement; and 184 were trailér homes. A total of 439 households had air conditioning; 6,159 had TV; 6,604 radio; 5,877 telephone; 6, 273 had washing machine; 1,555 clothes dryer; 2,447 had one or more home food freezers; 4,141 had one automobile; 1,709 had two automobiles; and 143

three or more automobiles. NEVADA CIT Y--The Nevada County subdivision ordinance, after nearly one year of study and revision, will come before the board of supervisors Monday. In what its chairman called "a milestone in our efforts", the Nevada County Planning Commission passed the ordinance draft Monday night by a 7-0 roll call vote. Commissioners Alfred Heller and John Looser were absent from the meeting. Chairman Cecil Edmunds, re-elected to his post later inthe meeting, reminded the commission that the ordinance had been requested by the county supervisors in 1959. Planning director Bill Roberts told the commission that the ordinance had been discussed in 25 of 27 meetings of the commission held during the current fiscal year. The commission held four special meetings during the yearto discuss the ordinance progress. In its recommended form, the subdivision ordinance is substantially the revised draft that was worked out after meetings between commission members and groups and individuals who objected to the initial draft ordinance. Minor changes were made Monday night to clarify wording of the ordinance and to correct typographical errors. The ordinance that supervisors will consider. Monday is one that has the support of most groups that met with the commission, Although minor changes recommended by these groups for the most part were rejected Monday by the commission, only the legal advisor for some county real estate brokers had requested drastic changes in the ordinance, The Nevada County Farm Bureau president had also sought a 30 to 60 day delay in action by the commission. In a letter to the commission, John Personeni called the ordinance “applicable and workable". He had-opposed the original ordinance, Real estate broker Ray Jacobus said the ordinance "is reasonable and shall be anasset to all ofNevada County. " Phil Personeni said the ordinance was “greatly improved over the previous ones. " Other letters expressed pleasure that points on which major objections to the first draft had been raised were revised to take care of the objections, The real estate brokers, however, suggested the elimination of several paragraphs and changes in others, They desirerless than 60 foot rights of way for streets, 1000 foot cul de sacs rather than 500 foot liminations, halfNEVADA CIT Y--The Fourth of July celebration is now in the final planning stages according toParade Chairman, Dick Knee. There are more than 43 entries inthe parade, not including the Sheriff's Posse and the Nevada County Horseman's riding groups. The theme of the parade is "Patriotic Events in History” and the floats will be lined up in chronological order. Starting time for the parade is 10:30 with the formation taking place at the top of Broad street. Knee estimates the total time for the completion of the parade at around an hour and one half. : After the parade and through the noon hour the "Clampers Band" will play for the enjoyment of the crowd in the roped off portion of Pine street. Inthe same area, and at the same time, there willbe a money scramble and mule rides for the children. About 2 p.m. the traditionalhose cart races will be Weather Thirty women, representing many branches of the construction industry, attended the dinner meeting after touring Nevada City. The dinner was catered by The Jacks, who will be opening a new restaurant in Town Talk in August. Topics of discussion following the dinner included a proposed trip through Frank Lloyd Wright's Marin Center and the proposed Nevada City freeway. David Osborn and Charles Woods explained their work in graphic and industrial design and its relationtothe building industry; Notice NEVADA CITY--An extra edition of the Nevada County Nugget will be published Sunday to bring readers the latest information of Fourth of July celebration plans. The newspaper will be on the newsstands late Saturday, and will be delivered to homes either late Saturday or early Sunday morning. Included in the issue will be a photo story of the Seattle World's Fair as seen through the eyes of Sierra Byways. NEVADA CITY Max. Min. Rainfall June 20 92 50 21 93 51 22 93 §=50 23° ~~ -90-~—CSOS ED O46 8T 43 25 88 45 26 84 43 52.89 36.51 Rainfall to date Rainfall last year GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. Rainfall June 20 94 62 ai 4 G1 22. Mt St 23. #92 59 24 25 89 56 26 85 53 51.70 38.66 Rainfall to date ‘Rainfall last year Fourth Celebration Plans Completed held at Pioneer Park. Most of the areas fire departments are scheduled to compete in this event where men take the place of horses drawing the old fire carts along a specified route. At 2:30 the water fight between these same companies of men will take place in front of the National Hotel. This event shows which of the companies is'the fastest, on the given day, to connect a hosetoa fire hydrant and hit the desired target. Following this crowd pleasing hassel comes the Bartenders Race, the Pie T hrowing Contest and the awarding of the Grand Prizes. First prize is an 11 day trip for 2 to the Worlds Fair in Seattle. Second prize is a 2: day trip for two to Lake T ahoe Third prize is a 2 day trip to Reno. Tickets may be purchased until 2 p.m, on the Fourth. Asa featured attraction the Ice House Players will present Never Come, Never Go, a musical play based on the building of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. It will be shown on stage, July 3 and4 at 8 p.m, in the old ice house on the Plaza. SUBDIVISION CODE PASSES acre lots for spetic tank use rather than anacre minimum 25 foot lot widths rather than 50 foot minimums, 75 foot depths rather than 100 foot depth minimums, and no requirement for paving of streets in subdivisions. The commission noted that these objections generally concerned road design and improvements. Since the c Ounty supervisors recently adopted designs and improvement standards for roads. by resolution, and since these standards are the minimum standards in the subdivision ordinance, the commission left action on the real estate broker's request to the discretion of the supervisors, Supervisors must call a public hearing on the ordinance before adopting it. RESOLUTION PC-21 WHEREAS, on November 3, 1959, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Nevada directed the Planning Commission to prepare and submit a draft subdivision ordinance to the Board of ‘Supervisors for subsequent adoption; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission onJuly 10, 1961 instructed the Director of Planning to prepare a preliminary ordinance draft for study by the Commission and said draft was prepared and was studied; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commissiondid hold two public hearings on November 27, 1961 and December 11, 1961 to obtain public comments, criticisms and suggestions for improvement of said draft ordinance; and WHEREAS, following said hearings and at the request of theBoard of Supervisors, committees composed of members of the Planning Commission met with five study groups representing real estate brokers, subdividers and farmers and other interests, and also reviewed writtencomments received from Bath Bids Rejected “GRASS VALLEY ---Two bids for the construction of the Memorial Park women's bath house were rejected at the City Council Meeting last night. City engineer Carlos McGuire recommended the rejection because “In our opinion they are over the engi~ neers estimate---about 40% over." "Too much money for something like that. " The bidders were asked to meet with McGuire and see if the marked difference in costs could be ironed out, The Council has readvertised for bids to be opened at 8 p.m. July 10. . interested groups and individuals; and WHEREAS, a revised ten‘tative study draft was then prepared after careful consideration of all public comments thus obtained, and said revised draft was forwarded to the participants in the study committee meetings andthree copies of said draft were placed on file for public inspection inthe office of the County Clerk onJune7, 1962; and WHEREAS, those comments which have been received on there vised tentative study draft indicate generally favorable public acceptance thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Planning Commission of the Cou-~ nty of Nevada herewith transmits the attached draft entitled “Nevada County Subdivision Ordinance”, dated June 25, 1962. and recommends the adoption thereof, including any changes found necessary and desirable, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Nevada, after proper study and public hearing thereon. DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the County of Nevada on the 25th day of June, 1962, by the following roll call vote: AYES: COMMISSION ERS Beechel, Edmunds, Graham, Hillier, Kitts, McWhinney and Dewing NOES: COMMISSIONERS none ABSENT: Heller and Looser. Cecil Edmunds” Cecil Edmunds, Chairman of the Nevada County Planning Commission