Item 19 - Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreements

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Planning and Building Agency Item # 1 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Historic Resources Commission Staff Report September 8, 2022 Topic: HRCA No. 2022-13, HRC 2022-6, HPPA No. 2022-3 – Gibbs-Wasley House RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2022- 13 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2022-6 (Exhibit 1). 2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Benjamin and Catherine Mayberry, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney (Exhibit 2). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Benjamin and Catherine Mayberry are requesting approval to designate an existing residence located at 2405 Bonnie Brae to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana. The request was originally agendized for the July 7, 2022, Historic Resources Commission (HRC) meeting. However, after opening up the public hearing and discussing the request, the HRC voted to continue the item to the next regular meeting. The item was continued to allow the HRC time to ensure that ongoing construction on the site was in keeping with the approval of Historic Exterior Modification Application (HEMA) No. 2021-03, which was granted by the HRC on July 1, 2021, to allow exterior modifications to the residence. The exterior modifications consisted of additions to the first floor, basement, and detached garage, and the construction of a pool and spa and three detached accessory structures. For reference, staff has included site photos of the ongoing construction (Exhibit 4) and has included the HRC approved drawing exhibits (Exhibit 5), which include the approved site plan, demolition plans, floor plans, and elevations. Historic Resources Commission 1 – 1 9/8/2022