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FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 LS 4.4.19 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-xx A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 200 NORTH MAIN STREET (HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 2018-18) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Evan Raabe with Creative Space, representing LH 200 N Main Street, LLC (“Applicant”) is requesting approval of Historic Exterior Modification Application No. 2018-18 to allow exterior modifications to the property at 200 North Main Street, historically known as the Builders Exchange Building. B. The property was built in 1928 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as an individual resource, and in 1984 as a contributor to the Downtown Historic District. The property is also listed in the California Register of Historical Resources and individually listed as No. 136 on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and categorized as “Landmark” in 2001. C. The Builders Exchange Building is historically significant for its association with the Builders Exchange organization whose members individually and collectively shaped the face of Santa Ana and provided the first industry self-regulation and standards in a geographic area of rapid, unregulated growth. They were a building industry booster group that could assure the public of quality construction in an era when the construction of many structures was questionable. The quality of Santa Ana's historic building stock today is the result of early code adoption and self-regulation advocated by members of the building industry as the membership of the Builders Exchange. The location of the Builders Exchange Building across the street from the original Santa Ana City Hall is an indication of the close relationship between the building trades and the prosperity of the City. D. The Builders Exchange Building is architecturally significant as a good example of commercial building design in the 1920s influenced by late 19th and 20th century revival of the Italian Renaissance style. The property is constructed of steel, reinforced concrete, and brick, and features architectural ornamentation executed in terracotta. Although the Builders Exchange Building has undergone several alterations and 2-13