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1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />10/24/2019 <br /> <br />Mr. Mark McLoughlin <br />Chair, Planning Commission <br />City of Santa Ana <br /> <br />Re: Proposed First American Title Co. Development at Main and Fifth <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Chairman and Planning Commissioners: <br /> <br />This letter is sent on behalf of the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society and Preserve <br />Orange County (“Preservation Organizations”). It memorializes the additional conditions <br />necessary to implement the amended design for the proposed First American Title Company <br />project (“Project”) presented by the developer, Toll Brothers, at the 10/21/2019 meeting with <br />these preservation organizations and planning agency staff. The preservation organizations <br />look forward to working with Toll Brothers and the City to ensure that these conditions are <br />incorporated into Project approval and to implement the amended design in an expeditious <br />manner. <br /> <br />Toll Brothers presented the Preservation Organizations and City with renderings and revised <br />plan documents at our meeting of October 21. In concept, the amended design includes <br />preservation of the original 1931 west façade in its entirety together with a portion of the north <br />façade that includes 2 of the original 5+ window bays. The facades will be set forward, retaining <br />the exterior appearance of the First American building, while the upper floors of the new <br />structure will be set back approximately 5 feet from the façade. Many details remain to be <br />worked out, but this reflects the main changes to the previous design. We expect the revised <br />renderings and plan documents will be submitted to the Planning Commission prior to its <br />October 28 meeting. <br /> <br />The following conditions were generally agreed at the 10/1/2019 or 10/21/2019 meetings, so <br />should be familiar to all parties involved. <br /> <br /> If determined to be reasonably possible through the partial demolition and review <br />process described below, the Project developer will implement the amended plan as <br />A Legacy of Preservation Since 1974