Item 23 - Historic Property Preservation Agreements

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HRCA No. 2024-07, HRC No. 2024-05, HPPA No. 2024-10 — Buckheim House (1113 W. Riviera Drive) September 5, 2024 Page 3 door opens north toward a landscaped backyard featuring a below -ground swimming pool. The residence is adjoined to the detached garage by a covered walkway with a gable -roof structure. The walkway is separated from the adjacent backyard by a breeze - block partition. The detached garage, located northeast of the residence, has an appearance and materials generally consistent with those of the residence. Specifically, the rectangular - plan building culminates in a pyramidal roof with shake shingles and is clad entirely in stucco. The glazed, paneled garage door at its primary (south) facade fronts a long, paved driveway leading to West Riviera Street. There are additionally three standard -size wood doors, two on the east facade, and one on the north. A single steel casement window is present on the east facade. Character -defining features of the Buckheim House include, but may not be limited to: generally rectangular plan; asymmetrical primary facade at the south; moderate -pitch hipped roof with wood shake shingles; broad roof overhang; board -and -batten, stucco, and fieldstone veneer exterior cladding; fieldstone -veneer -clad chimney, integrated planter, and blade wall; wood casement windows; recessed front (south) entrance with fieldstone veneer and board -and -batten cladding; detached garage; covered walkway linking residence and garage and featuring a gable roof shelter with exposed trusswork; front yard lawn with landscaping including mature trees and shrubs, and backyard with landscaping, breeze -block partition, and swimming pool. The Buckheim House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of Ranch -style home in Santa Ana. Located in West Floral Park, the house cost $25,000 to build in 1956. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it is a good example of the Ranch style and contributes to the architectural character of the neighborhood. Mills Act Agreement Ordinance No. NS-2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute Historic Property Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act agreements for eligible properties (Exhibit 2). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property must be listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission Application and Historic Register Categorization actions proposed for this site authorize the listing of the property on the local register. The agreement provides monetary incentives to the property owner in the form of a property tax reduction in exchange for the owner's voluntary commitment to maintain the property in a good state of repair as necessary to maintain its character and appearance. Once recorded, the agreement generates a different valuation method in determining the property's assessed value, resulting in tax savings for the owner. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits include: