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2117 N. Victoria Drive, Santa Ana, California <br /> <br /> Page 1 <br />I. INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />This historic resource assessment and impacts analysis report evaluates a proposed project located at 2117 <br />N. Victoria Drive in Santa Ana, California (hereinafter referred to in this report as “subject property”). <br />Situated in the Floral Park neighborhood in the north part of the City, the subject property contains one <br />single-family home, which was constructed in 1929 for local attorney L.A. West and designed by <br />architect Allan Ruoff. The subject property is locally designated as a Santa Ana Landmark for its Spanish <br />Colonial Revival architecture and association with L.A. West, and has a Mills Act Historical Property <br />Contract. The subject property was also previously found eligible for listing in the National Register of <br />Historic Places (National Register) and California Register of Historical Resources (California Register). <br />The subject property is considered an historical resource under the California Environmental Quality Act <br />(CEQA). The current property owner is proposing alterations including construction of a new half <br />bathroom at the first floor within an existing closet and incorporation of a new elevator and second floor <br />addition off the master bedroom (proposed project). Because the subject property is designed as a Santa <br />Ana Landmark and qualifies as an historical resource under CEQA, a Certificate of Appropriateness is <br />required for the proposed project. Alterations must be reviewed for conformance with the Secretary of the <br />Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (Secretary’s Standards) and compliance <br />with the Santa Ana Historic Structure Guidelines. Projects that are in conformance with the Secretary’s <br />Standards are generally considered mitigated to a less than significant level or exempt under CEQA and <br />are also generally in compliance with the Santa Ana Historic Structure Guidelines. This report establishes <br />the history of the subject property, including description of character-defining features, and describes and <br />evaluates the plans for the proposed project. This report concludes the proposed project is in conformance <br />with the Rehabilitation Standards of the Secretary’s Standards, compliant with the Santa Ana Historic <br />Structure Guidelines, and will have no historical resources impact under CEQA. <br /> <br /> <br />II. CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS <br /> <br />This report was prepared by Kathryn McGee. Ms. McGee visited and photographed the subject property <br />on January 11, 2019. Ms. McGee is an architectural historian and historic preservation planner based in <br />Los Angeles. With over ten years of experience, she meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional <br />Qualification Standards in Architectural History. Ms. McGee launched an independent practice in 2015. <br />She previously worked as a Senior Associate at the historic preservation consulting firm, Chattel, Inc. Her <br />educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in architectural history from the University of <br />California, Santa Barbara and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from the University of <br />California, Irvine. She has also completed the Summer Program in Historic Preservation at the University <br />of Southern California and is a LEED Accredited Professional with specialty in Neighborhood <br />Development. Her consulting work entails writing reports for purposes of environmental and local project <br />review; preparation of historic resource assessments and surveys; preparation of technical reports for <br />General Plan Updates; evaluation of properties seeking or complying with Mills Act Contracts; and <br />consultation on adaptive reuse and federal Investment Tax Credit projects. <br /> <br /> <br />III. METHODOLOGY <br /> <br />Project methodology involved the following research: <br /> <br />Building Permits: Historic building permits available at the City of Santa Ana Building Safety Division <br />were reviewed in-person and online. The City of Santa Ana does not have the original building permit <br />from the subject property’s date of construction in 1929, nor does it have other early permits, though there <br />are some permits available from recent decades. Relevant data is referenced in this report. <br />3-47