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Planning and Building Agency <br />Item # 1 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Historic Resources Commission Staff Report <br />March 2, 2023 <br />Topic: HRCA No. 2023-2, HRC 2023-1, HPPA No. 2023-1 – Turk House <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2023-2 <br />and Historic Register Categorization No. 2023-1 (Exhibit 1). <br />2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council <br />to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Brian and Krystle L. Newquist, subject <br />to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney (Exhibit 2). <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Brian and Krystle L. Newquist are requesting approval to designate an existing Mid- <br />Century Modern style residence located at 2311 North Benton Way to the Santa Ana <br />Register of Historical Properties, as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement <br />with the City of Santa Ana. The property is worthy of local designation as “Key” status <br />because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Mid-Century <br />Modern style in Santa Ana. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Project Location and Site Description <br />The subject property is located on the east side of North Benton Way in the Floral Park <br />neighborhood. The site contains a 1,781-square-foot, Mid-Century Modern style <br />residence and attached garage on a 7,560-square-foot residential lot (Exhibit 3). <br />Analysis of the Issues <br />Historical Listing <br />In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS-2363 establishing the <br />Historic Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The <br />Historic Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing, <br />Exhibit 2 2 -1Historic Resources Commission March 2, 2023