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HRCA No. 2020-05, HRC No. 2020-04, HPPA No. 2020-07 October 29, 2020 Page 2 Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails applying the selection criteria established in Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old. The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, as the property is 75 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The property, recognized as the M.E. LeSourd House, is located within the Floral Park neighborhood boundaries and has distinctive architectural features of the Ranch House style. The residence was built in 1945 by local builder Myron E. LeSourd. A majority of Floral Park was developed by prominent local builder Allison Honer who was credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell, continued developing the groves of Floral Park. In the early post World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Symmetrical in composition, the residence features a "U"-shaped plan, topped with a cross - gabled wood shake, medium -pitched roof, with two prominent rear -facing gable extensions. The roof design exhibits wide open eaves with exposed rafters. The exterior is clad in wood shingle siding. Located off -center and sheltered under the main roof, the full -facade entry porch is characterized by wood "Dutch" door flanked by two sidelights, decorative brick walkway, simple wood square supports, and a prominent wood tripartite, casement picture window adjacent to the west of the front door. The front (south) elevation also features a six -over -six double -hung wood window with decorative white shutters. Along the north, east, and west the house features a series of double -hung wood windows, including two -over -two, three -over -three, and four -over - four sashes. The "U"-shaped plan forms a rear outdoor patio/deck with prominent multi -light wood French doors, flanked by a series of sidelights. The north elevation has a prominent brick chimney. The south elevation features four three -over -three windows and two smaller windows. An interior brick chimney located towards the rear rises above the roof ridgeline and frames a modestly sized rear patio. Character -defining features of the M.E. LeSourd house include, but may not be limited to: symmetrical facade, materials and finishes (wood siding shingle siding, wood shake roof); roof configuration; massing and composition (full -facade entry porch); fenestration (multi -pane hung windows where extant); and prominent brick chimney. The M.E. LeSourd house qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion No. 1 as an intact example, and one of the first to be constructed immediately post -World War II, of the Craftsman -influenced variant of the Ranch style. Additionally, the house 25C-199