2019-115 - Approving Site Plan Review No. 2019-01

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7. After project occupancy, landscaping and hardscape materials must be maintained as shown on the approved landscape plans. 8. A Resident Storage Plan shall be provided for the project prior to occupancy. Storage shall be available at no cost to the residents. 9. Prior to issuance of building permits, the Applicant shall submit a construction schedule and staging plan to the Planning Division for review and approval. The plan shall include construction hours, staging areas, parking and site security/screening during project construction. 10. Prior to any structural modification activities, including removal of the 1970s-era First American Title façade, the Applicant shall retain, at its sole expense, a professional who meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Professional Qualifications Standards (“Professional”) as determined by the City of Santa Ana. The Professional shall have experience in architectural historic preservation and adaptive re-use of historic structures. The Professional shall be onsite to monitor the controlled removal of the 1970s-era First American Title façade from the exterior of the west building at First American Square. The exterior shall be removed in such a way as to determine if any original materials or features from the 1930s-era building remain underneath the current exterior of the building. The Professional shall assess the structural integrity of the building and whether it can be incorporated into the Project in the manner depicted in Applicant’s Preservation Alternative. After removal of the First American Title façade, no further structural demolition or construction shall occur until the Professional has prepared a report addressing the structural integrity of the building and whether it can be safely incorporated into the Project as depicted in the Applicant’s Preservation Alternative (“Recommendation Report”). If the Professional concludes that the 1930s-era building can be safely and feasibly incorporated into the Project as depicted in the Applicant’s Preservation Alternative, the Applicant shall implement said Alternative. If the Professional concludes that the 1930s-era building cannot be safely incorporated into the Project, the Professional shall submit the Recommendation Report to the City to document the results of the assessment. The Professional’s Recommendation Report shall also address whether any exterior or interior building materials and/or features warrant further documentation prior to demolition, and shall document those materials and/or features in accordance with the requirements of the Historic American Building Survey. Archival copies of these photographs and the Professional’s Recommendation Report documenting these efforts shall be submitted to the Santa Ana History Room so that they may be archived and available to the public. Resolution No. 2019-115 Page 8 of 11