countywide measure s resolution

8/11/2019 Countywide Measure S Resolution

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WHEREAS n

Apri122,

2014,

h e Nevada

County Board of

u p e r v i s o r s r e c e i v e d

c e r t i f i c a t i o n from

t h e

Nevada

County E l e c t i o n s

O f f i c i a l t h a t t h e Medical

Marijuana C u l t i v a t i o n

Measure

had r e c e i v e d

s u f f i c i e n t ,

v a l i d s i g n a t u r e s t o be

c o n s i d e r e d f o r a d o p t i o n by t h e

Board

o r

by

t h e

v o t e r s of Nevada

County

p u r s u a n t

t o E l e c t i o n s

Code e c t i o n 9116; and,

WHEREAS

l e c t i o n s Code

e c t i o n

9116(b)

u t h o r i z e s t h e Board of u p e r v i s o r s t o

immediately

c a l l

f o r

a

S p e c i a l

E l e c t i o n

on

h e

proposed

Measure

p u r s u a n t

t o E l e c t i o n s Code

s e c t i o n 1 4 0 5 a ) ;

and,

WHEREAS n Apri122,

014,

h e

Board d u l y c o n s i d e r e d t s

o p t i o n s p u r s u a n t t o E l e c t i o n s

Code s e c t i o n s

9116(b) and 1 4 0 5 a ) ,

and d i r e c t e d

t h a t

t h e

Medical Marijuana

C u l t i v a t i o n

Measure

be s u b m i t t e d

t o

t h e

v o t e r s f o r

c o n s i d e r a t i o n ;

and,

WHEREAS l e c t i o n s

Code

e c t i o n

1 4 0 5 a ) 2 ) p r o v i d e s

t h a t where t

i s

l e g a l l y

p o s s i b l e t o

h o l d

a

s p e c i a l

e l e c t i o n

on

an

i n i t i a t i v e

measure d u r i n g t h e

p e r i o d

between

a r e g u l a r l y

s c h e d u l e d

s t a t e w i d e

d i r e c t

primary

e l e c t i o n

and

a

e g u l a r l y

s c h e d u l e d

s t a t e w i d e g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n

i n

t h e same

y e a r , t h e

s p e c i a l

e l e c t i o n

on

t h e i n i t i a t i v e

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h e l d

on

t h e same d a t e

a s , and

be

c o n s o l i d a t e d

w i t h ,

t h e

s t a t e w i d e g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n ;

and,

WHEREAS

u r s u a n t

t o

E l e c t i o n s

Code

e c t i o n 1405(a) t

s

l e g a l l y

p o s s i b l e t o

h o l d t h e

S p e c i a l E l e c t i o n

on t h e

proposed Measure between

J u l y 2 1

and August , 2014; and,

WHEREAS

h e

p o t e n t i a l

d a t e s

f o r

a

S p e c i a l E l e c t i o n

on h e proposed Measure o c c u r

d u r i n g

t h e

p e r i o d

between t h e

r e g u l a r l y s c h e d u l e d

s t a t e w i d e

d i r e c t primary e l e c t i o n

on

June

3,

2014,

and

t h e r e g u l a r l y

s c h e d u l e d

s t a t e w i d e

g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n

on November 4, 014;

and,

WHEREAS

o n s o l i d a t i n g

t h e

S p e c i a l E l e c t i o n w i t h

t h e

2 0 1 4

t a t e w i d e

g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n

s i g n i f i c a n t l y

r e d u c e s

t h e c o s t t o

t a x p a y e r s f o r

c o n d u c t i n g

a s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n w h i l e p r o v i d i n g f o r

t h e

h i g h e s t

l e v e l

of

o t e r

p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e

i n i t i a t i v e p r o c e s s .

NOW HEREFORE

BE

T RESOLVED

y h e

Nevada

County Board of u p e r v i s o r s

t h a t :

The

o r e g o i n g

r e c i t a l s

a r e

a d o p t e d a s

f i n d i n g s of h e

Board

of u p e r v i s o r s

a s

though

s e t f o r t h

f u l l y

h e r e i n .

2 .

P u r s u a n t t o

t h e p r o v i s i o n s of

l e c t i o n s Code

e c t i o n s 9116(b) and 1 4 0 5 a ) 2 ) ,

t h e

Board of

u p e r v i s o r s hereby

c a l l s

a

S p e c i a l

Municipal

l e c t i o n t o

be

h e l d

and

conducted

i n and o r

t h e County of

Nevada

on

Tuesday, November 4,

014,

f o r

t h e

purpose

of

u b m i t t i n g t h e

Medical

Marijuana


Measure

Measure )

o t h e v o t e r s of

Nevada County, and u r t h e r

o r d e r s

t h a t

t h e S p e c i a l

Municipal

l e c t i o n be

c o n s o l i d a t e d

w i t h

t h e

S t a t e w i d e

General

l e c t i o n t o be

h e l d on

November

4, 014.


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ME SURE

ORDINANCE

NO.

N ORDINANCE

OF THE COUNTY OF

NEVADA REPEALING

ORDINANCE

NO.

2349

ND

ENACTING AN

INITIATIVE

ORDINANCE REGARDING

MEDICAL

MARIJUANACULTIVATION

THEPEOPLE

OF

THECOUNTYOFNEVADAORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

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Whereas a ajority of NevadaCounty i t i z e n s

voted

for Prop 15,and

Whereas he intent

of

Prop 15 andSB

20

Health &Safety

Code

ec.

11362.7

was

o

insure

that

any

atient

in need of Medical

Marijuana has

safe, ffordable and onvenient access to

Medical

Marijuana,and

Whereas

edical

marijuana

has

been

f ound to

b e an

f f e c t i v e

therapy for treating

many

conditions

and e b i l i t a t i n g diseases,and

Whereas

he California

Attorney General's Guidelines for

the

Security

and

Non-

Diversion of

Marijuana Grown or Medical

Purposes

acknowledges Collectives and ooperatives that

provide medicine for

t h e i r

memberscomply with

State law,

and

Whereas he California

Supreme

our t n the City of Riverside v. The nland Empire atients

Health

&Wellbeing ollective decision acknowledged

that t

was nc um bent

on i t i z e n s

to

use

the n i t i a t i v e proc ess to define regulations in h e i r communities,

Whereas t r i c t regulations ensure the non

-

diversion of Medical

Marijuana

into the

l l i i t drug

market,

THEREFORE, E

T

RESOLVED

h a t

the

County

of

Nevada

does

hereby

enact he

following:

Section 1. TITLE

These

provisions of the Nevada County

GeneralCode

h a l l

be

known

s

the

Safe


Act

f

Nevada

County.

Section

. PURPOSE

ND

NTENT

To

elp

ensure h a t Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t s of

Nevada County

can

u l t i v a t e

or obtain

cannabis

f o r medical

purposes

when

eemed appropriate b y

a

i c e n s e d

physician in accordance

with

CA

aw

To

r e a t e c l e a r

g u i d e l i n e s f o r

the

u l t i v a t i o n , d i s t r i b u t i o n , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ,

s t o r a g e ,

and

use

p r a c t i c e s

f o r

Medical

Marijuana

in

unincorporated

areas

of

Nevada

County.

Toamend

rdinance

#2349

r t i c l e

5

f

Chapter

IV

of

the

Nevada County

General

C o d e

p e r t a i n i n g

to the u l t i v a t i o n of

Medical

Marijuana and e p l a c e

i t

with

the

Safe


Act

f

Nevada

County.

Nothing n t h i s Ordinance

purports

o permit c t i v i t i e s t h a t

are

otherwise

l l e g a l under

s t a t e or o c a l

law.

Section

. DEFINITIONS

Marijuana

h a 1 1

be defined as the

usable medicinal

a r t s of the p l a n t .


5/8

(a)

Usable

m a r i j u a n a means

h e s e e d s , l e av e s and

f l o w e r s

of

a r i j u a n a

and

any

m i x t u r e

o r

p r e p a r a t i o n ma d e from m a r i j u a n a .

( b ) The t e r m

does n o t

i n c l u d e

t h e

s t a l k s o r r o o t s

of

h e

p l a n t .

Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t , Q u a l i f i e d Caregiver, o l l e c t i v e

are

the s a m e

as

those

in Health

a n d

S a f e t y

Code ec11362.7 SB420).

Indoor C u l t i v a t i o n

s h a l l

apply

t o

a n y

e g a l s t r u c t u re , such

a s ,

a Pr imar y

Residence, Gue s t

H ou s e ,

Out

-

b u i l d i n g s ,

Barns, a s

defined

b y

N e v a d a

Count

o d e .

For purposes

of

h i s

ordinance, he use

of

a Greenhouse i s

considered

outside c u l t i v a t i o n .

Section 4 . LANDUSECODE

MEN E

( 1 )

r d i n a n c e #2349 r t i c l e 5,

h a p t e r IV

of h e

Nevada

Cotmty

G e n e r a l C o d e

i s

h e r e b y

r e p e a l e d and

r e p l a c e d a s f o l l o w s :

A) edical

M a r i j u a n a


m a y

o n l y be u n d e r t a k e n

b y

Q u a l i f i e d

P a t i e n t s )

o r

a Q u a l i f i e d

Primary C a r e g i v e r on a

Legal

P a r c e l o r a Legal Premises

h a t

i s

o c c u p i e d

b y a t

l e a s t

one

Q u a l i f i e d

P a t i e n t o r

Q u a l i f i e d

C a r e g i v e r .

( B )

u r s u a n t

t o

t h i s

O r d i n a n c e , C o l l e c t i v e s and

C o o p e r a t i v e s

t h a t r e c e i v e compensation

f o r a c t u a l

e x p e n s e s i n c u r r e d

i n c a r r y i n g

o u t

a c t i v i t i e s

t h a t

a r e

i n

c o m p l i a n c e w i t h

t h e s e g u i d e l i n e s ,

i n c l u d i n g

r e a s o n a b l e

compensation

i n c u r r e d

f o r

s e r v i c e s p r o v i d e d t o

t h e

members

o r

t h e

o r g a n i z a t i o n ,

s h a l l

n o t

be s u b j e c t

t o

p r o s e c u t i o n

o r

punishment i t h e r

c i v i l l y

o r

c r i m i n a l l y , s o l e l y on h a t

b a s i s .

( C ) n d o o r C u l t i v a t i o n m a y

o c c u r

w i t h i n any l e g a l s t r u c t u re t h a t

meets

l l

a p p l i c a b l e p r o v i s i o n s

of

t h e

C o u n t y ' s

Land

U s e

and

Development Code. u l t i v a t i o n

w i t h i n any

d e t a c h e d

a c c e s s o r y

s t r u c t ur e t h a t does n o t

meet h e

d e f i n i t i o n

of

n d o o r ,

such

a s

a

Greenhouse,

h a l l be

c o n s i d e r e d

Outdoor C u l t i v a t i o n .

D)

l l e l e c t r i c a l and plumbing u s e d f o r

I n d o o r

C u l t i v a t i o n of

Medical M a r i j u a n a

s h a l l be

i n s t a l l e d a c c o r d i n g t o

l l

a p p l i c a b l e

County

Codes.

(E )

The o l l o w i n g l i m i t a t i o n s a p p l y t o

C u l t i v a t i o n of Medical

M a r i j u a n a l o c a t e d

on

R e s i d e n t i a l

p r o p e r t i e s w i t h i n t h e

u n i n c o r p o r a t e d a r e a

of

Nevada County.

( 1 )

P r e m i s e s

l o c a t e d

w i t h i n any a r e a zoned

p r i m a r i l y f o r

r e s i d e n t i a l u s e s

e . g .

R

- 1 ,

R

- 2

o r

R

- 3 )

h a l l

be l i m i t e d t o t h e

f o l l o w i n g :

a . The

d e f i n e d

a r e a s

of

u l t i v a t i o n

a r e i n

a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h i s s e c t i o n ,

and

t h e

c u l t i v a t i o n does

n o t exceed

t h e

a l l o w a n c e s

l i s t e d

below.

1 .

I n d o o r

G r o w a r e a s a r e

r e s t r i c t e d

t o one

hundred

( 1 0 0 )

q u a r e f e e t i n

R- 1 ,R

- 2 ,

and R- 3 z o n e s . An

d d i t i o n a l

a l l o w a n c e

of one

hundred

(100)

s q u a r e f e e t

of

n d o o r

c u l t i v a t i o n i s

a l l o w e d i f

t wo

2 ) r more p a t i e n t s

l i v e

on t h e

p r o p e r t y .

a . The

i n d o o r

s p a c e m a y b e d i v i d e d t o

a l l o w

f o r a

V e g e t a t i v e

Room

nd

a

F l o w e r i n g

R o o m .

The o t a l

c u l t i v a t i o n a r e a

s h a l l n o t

exceed

t h e

m a x i m u m a l l o w a b l e s p a c e .

b . I n d o o r Gro w s n


Zones

R- 1 R- 3

s h a l l

n o t

exceed t wo hundred 2 0 0 ) s q u a r e

f e e t r e g a r d l e s s

of

h e

number of

q u a l i f i e d p a t i e n t s t h a t l i v e

on

t h e

p r e m i s e s .


6/8

c .

P r e c a u t i o n s s h a l l

be t a k e n

t o m i t i g a t e t h e

o d o r ,

l i g h t ,

o r

n o i s e

from

d i s t u r b i n g

n e i g h b o r s , . e . i n s t a l l c a r b o n

f i l t e r s and

b l o c k

l i g h t

from e s c a p i n g

o u t s i d e t h e C u l t i v a t i o n

Roo m.

2 . R

- 1 ,R- 2 , and R- 3 P a r c e l s on

e s s

t h a n

two 2)

c r e s

a r e l i m i t e d t o

I n d o o r

C u l t i v a t i o n o n l y .

3 .


P a r c e l s

l o c a t e d i n R e s i d e n t i a l

Zones

R

- 1 ,

R

- 2 ,

o r

R

- 3 ,

o v e r

two

2)

c r e s

a r e

r e s t r i c t e d

t o

t w e l v e

12)

mmature p l a n t s

o r

s i x

6)

m a t u r e p l a n t s f o r Outdoor

C u l t i v a t i o n r e g a r d l e ss of h e number of

u a l i f i e d

p a t i e n t s t h a t r e s i d e

on t h e p a r c e l .

4 .

The

u s e

of

Greenhouses s e n c o u r a g e d t o c o n t r o l o d o r s ,

o b s c u r e

t h e

g a r d e n

from p u b l i c

s i g h t ,

and

i n c r e a s e

s a f e t y

m e a s u r e s . I f e n c l o s e d

w i t h i n

a

Greenhouse,

h e

p l a n t c o u n t on R- 1 ,

R

- 2 , and R

- 3 p a r c e l s

o v e r

two a c r e s

s h a l l

be

i n c r e a s e d t o t w e l v e 12)

a t u r e

p l a n t s .

F) The

o l l o w i n g

l i m i t a t i o n s

a p p l y

t o t h e C u l t i v a t i o n

of

Medical

M a r i j u a n a

f o r p r o p e r t i e s zoned

RA G

E, R,

r

TPZ,

o c a t e d

w i t h i n t h e u n i n c o r p o r a t e d a r e a

of

Nevada

County. n d o o r

and Outdoor


m a y

o c c u r

s i m u l t a n e o u s l y .

1 .

For

p a r c e l s l e s s

t h a n

f i v e

5)

c r e s ,

t w e n t y

- f o u r 24)immature o r e i g h t e e n 18)

mature

p l a n t s

m a y

be

c u l t i v a t e d

o u t d o o r s . O n e

hundred 100) q u a r e f e e t

of

n d o o r

C u l t i v a t i o n p e r

Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t i s

a l l o w e d

w i t h

a m axi m u m

of

wo h u n d r e d 200)

s q u a r e

f e e t

r e g a r d l e s s

of

h e number of

m em bers

p a t i e n t s i n t h e

C o l l e c t i v e

o r

C o o p e r a t i v e .

2 . For

p a r c e l s f i v e

5) c r e s , b u t l e s s

t h a n

t e n 10) c r e s , t h i r t y

- s i x

36)

mmature o r

twenty- f o u r

24)

mature

p l a n t s

m a y

be c u l t i v a t e d

o u t d o o r s . O n e

h u n d r e d

100)

q u a r e

f e e t

of

n d o o r


p e r

Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t

i s

a l l o w e d w i t h

a

m axi m u m

of

h r e e

hundred 300) q u a r e

f e e t

r e g a r d l e s s of h e number of

m em bers n

t h e C o l l e c t i v e

o r


3 .

For

p a r c e l s t e n 10) c r e s ,

b u t l e s s

t h a n t w e n t y

20) c r e s ,

f o r t h - e i g h t

48)

mmature

o r

t h i r t y - s i x

36)

mature

p l a n t s m a y be

c u l t i v a t e d

o u t d o o r s .

O n e u n d r e d 100) q u a r e

f e e t of

n d o o r

C u l t i v a t i o n p e r


i s a l l o w e d

w i t h a

m axi m u m of

o u r

hundred

400) q u a r e

f e e t

r e g a r d l e s s

of h e number of

m em bers n

t h e

C o l l e c t i v e o r


4 .

For

p a r c e l s

twenty

a c r e s

2 0 ) , b u t

l e s s

t h a n

t h i r t y 30)

c r e s , a

o t a l of i x t y 60)

immature

o r

f o r t y

- e i g h t

48)

ature

p l a n t s

m a y

be

c u l t i v a t e d

o u t d o o r s .

O n e

h u n d r e d

100)

q u a r e

f e e t of

n d o o r C u l t i v a t i o n p e r


i s a l l o w e d

w i t h a

m a x i m u m

of

i v e

hundred 500)

q u a r e f e e t

r e g a r d l e s s of h e number of

members

n

t h e



5 . For p a r c e l s

t h i r t y

30) c r e s

o r

more,

a

o t a l of i n e t y

- n i n e 99)

mmature

p l a n t s

o r

s i x t y

60)

mature

p l a n t s m a y be

c u l t i v a t e d

o u t d o o r s . O n e hundred

100)

q u a r e f e e t

of

I n d o o r C u l t i v a t i o n

p e r Q u a l i f i e d P a t i e n t

i s a l l o w e d w i t h

a m axi m u m of

i x h u n d r e d

600)

q u a r e

f e e t

r e g a r d l e s s

of h e number

of

m em bers n

t h e




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G

) h

e

o l l

o w i n g

s e

t b a c k s

s h

a l l a p p l y

t o

l l

Out

door C u

l t i v a t i

o n a r e

a s and

s h a

l l be

r i e

a s u r e d

i n a

s t r a i

g h t

l

i n e fro

m t h e

n e a r e

s t

p o i n t of

h e

C u l t i v a

t i o n a r e

a t o t h e n e

a r e s t

e x t e

r i o r

w a l l

of

h

e

n e i g h b o

r i n g

p r i m a

r y l

i v i n g

s t r

u c t u r e

and/ o r

r e

n t a l

u n i t s

i f

o c c u p

i e d .

(1

)

On

l l

R

e s i d e n t

i a l

R

- 1 ,R

- 2 an

d

R

- 3

P a r c e l

s ,

t

h e C u

l t i v a t i

o n

A

rea

h a l l b

e a t l e a s

t

o

ne

hundre

d

(10

0)e e t

fro m

an

y

l e g a l

r e s i

d e n c e l o c a

t e d

o n a

n

a d

j a c e n t

s e p

a r a t e L e

g a l P a r c

e l

mea sur

ed

from

t h e

edge

of

h e c a n n a

b i s g

a r d e n t o t

h e

c l o s

e s t e x t e r i

o r

w a l

l of

h e p r i

m a r y

r e s

i d e n c e

n e x

t

d o o r .

(

2)

On l l P a r

c e l s

z

oned

RA,

G,

E R, r

TPZ,

h e C u

l t i v a t i

o n Area

h a l l

b

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t

wo

hundr

ed

(20

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an

y e g a

l

r e s

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l o

c a t e d

o n

an

a d j a c e

n t

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egal

P a r

c e l mea

sured f

ro mt

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of

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c a

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g a r d e

n

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e

c l

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t e r i o r

w a

l l

o f h

e

p

r i m a r y

r e s i d e

n c e n e x

t

d o o r

.

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a n t t o

CA t a

t e law,

l l

M

a r i j u a

n a

C u l t i

v a t i o n

Are

as

h a l l

be

a t

l e

a s t

600

f

e e t )

f

rom

any

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o o l ,

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h,

u

b l i c

P a r k ,

i c e n

s e d

C

h i l d

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r , o r

any

c i l i t i

e s t h a t

p r i

m a r y

c a t e

r

t o c

h i l d r e n

.

(4)

a r i j

u a n a s h a l l

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be

i s i b

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m t h e P u b l

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iew

t

a

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en

viewed

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er

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v e r a b i

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of provi

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rovisi

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i s a c t

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is ion

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h a s

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s o l u t i

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b a

l l o t

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a s ur e was

app

roved

b y a m a j

o r i t y

o f o t e r s

v o t i

n g

t h

e r e o n .

If h i s Ordin

ance

s

not

appro

ved

b y

a m a j o r

i t y o f

he v o t e

r s

a

t

the

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mber

4

,

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4

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t s

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8/8

PASSED AND ADOPTED y h e

Board

of

u p e r v i s o r s of h e

County of Nevada

t

a

e g u l a r

meeting

of

s a i d Board, e l d on h e

22nd

day of

Apri12014,

by

h e f o l l o w i n g v o t e of a i d

Board:

ATTEST

DONN

ANDI

Clerk of h e Board of upervisors

04/22/2014

c r .

County

Counsel

S h e r i f f

R e g i s t r a r

of V o t e r s

Ayes:

S u p e r v i s o r s

Nathan

H.

eason,

Edward S c o f i e l d ,

T e r r y

Lamphier, Hank Weston and

Richard Anderson.

Noes:

None.

Absent:

None.

A b s t a i n : None.

countywide measure s resolution

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