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PM No. 2019-01 – Saint Thomas 3-Lot Subdivision October 20, 2021 Page 3 2 0 0 1 Corrigan retired from aviation in 1950 and bought an eighteen-acre orange grove in Santa Ana, where he would construct the single-family residence. Corrigan lived there with his wife and three sons until his death in 1995. While the existing residence is associated with Douglas Carrigan, no historical or significance events occurred on the property. Moreover, the single-family residence cannot be said to have “distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or period, that exemplify a particular architectural style or design features,” as required by Chapter 30 of the SAMC for listing in the Santa Ana Historic Register. Therefore, the property is not eligible for inclusion in the Santa Ana Register. Nonetheless, staff is recommending a condition of approval requiring that the applicant provide a plaque honoring and recognizing Douglas Corrigan, upon completion of the project. On January 2019, an application was submitted to process a parcel map subdivision to an existing parcel located at 2828 North Flower Street. The application was then processed through the City's Development Review Committee and after several formal and informal re-submittals the design was approved in August of 2021. Subsequently, the applicant proceeded to submit the formal discretionary application to approve a parcel map in order to subdivide the existing lot into three parcels. Project Analysis Subdivision requests are governed by Chapter 34 and Chapter 41 of the SAMC. Pursuant to Section 66473.5 and 66474 of the California Subdivision Map Act, applications for tentative parcel maps are approved when it can be shown that findings can be made in support of the request. Specifically, the findings are related to the proposal being consistent with the General Plan; that the site is in conformance with all applicable City ordinances; the project site is physically suitable for the type and density of the proposed project; the proposed project will not cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish and wildlife or their habitat; that the proposed project will not cause serious public health problems; or that the proposed project will not conflict with easements necessary for public access through or use of the property must be made. Using this information staff has prepared the following analysis, which, in turn forms the basis for the recommendation contained in this report. In analyzing the applicant's request, staff believes that the following analysis warrants approval of the tentative parcel map (Exhibit 6). The applicant is seeking approval of a tentative parcel map to subdivide an existing parcel of land into three lots. Upon completion of the subdivision, the lots will continue to be utilized for residential use in the form of single-family structures. Since this application is to subdivide a lot and approve a conceptual design of the new single-family homes, no major issues were identified with the proposal since the design and site improvements did not require additional discretionary approvals. In reviewing the project, staff determined that the proposal as conditioned is consistent with the various provisions of