3- HEMA2019-03_2117 N VICTORIA AVENUE

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2117 N. Victoria Drive, Santa Ana, California Page 14 In conformance with Standard 9, the new second floor addition will not destroy historic materials, features, or spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new addition is located in the rear and most private portion of the existing house. It is not generally visible from the public right-of-way. Important spatial relationships characterizing the Spanish Colonial Revival design will not be disturbed, as the addition will sit within the existing building footprint and read as an insertion. New will be differentiated from old, with new walls set back from the existing parapet edge, allowing the addition to appear subordinate to and not overwhelm the existing massing, and preserve the historic sense of a rambling floorplan. The design of exterior walls, incorporating fenestration, will achieve a lightness and transparency that will allow for a relationship of solid to void compatible with that of existing surrounding walls, similar to a screened-in sleeping porch, which is a common alteration to historic properties. The roofline of the addition has been designed with the lowest possible pitch to appear subordinate to the existing roofline. The materials of the new addition will also be compatible with existing historic materials, through use of similar yet differentiated materials. Stucco walls will be smooth stucco, distinct from existing textured, hand-troweled stucco; new rafter tails will have a simple profile distinct from the more elaborate existing rafter tails; and new window sash will include a light pattern and sash profile that reads as a simplified version of existing. Paint colors will be chosen in light colors complementary to existing such that the design does not overwhelm the house. 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. In conformance with Standard 10, the proposed project is considered generally reversible as it does not remove essential aspects of the building’s form and materials. The new first floor bathroom will be an insertion into an existing closet, which is not considered a character-defining feature. There will be no penetrations in the exterior wall, nor removal of important historic fabric. The new elevator and second floor addition will be located in the rear corner of the house where they are not generally visible from the public right-of-way and avoid the most significant and character-defining features. The essential form of the house and the vast majority of its historic materials will remain unimpaired. City of Santa Ana Historic Structure Guidelines The City of Santa Ana Historic Structures Guidelines are included in Chapter 13 of the Citywide Design Guidelines.51 Excerpts relevant to review of the proposed project are included below. These guidelines are consistent with the above-described Secretary’s Standards. For purposes of completeness, analysis of the proposed project’s compliance with each guideline follows, though there is some redundancy with the prior evaluation of conformance with the Secretary’s Standards. 13.8.1 General Principles Additions should be designed so that if the addition were to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the original structure would be unimpaired. When designing an addition, the following principles should apply: a. Preserve significant historic and architectural features, details, and materials of existing building. b. Preserve the character and scale of the structure by maintaining existing proportions for the new addition. c. Avoid creating a faux historical look. 51 Citywide Design Guidelines, City of Santa Ana, https://www.santa-ana.org/pb/planning-division/citywide-design-guidelines, accessed January 30, 2019. 3-60