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Planning and Building Agency <br />Item # d <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Historic Resources Commission Staff Report <br />September 5, 2024 <br />Topic: HPPA No. 2022-20— The Elwood (214-218 West 41h Street) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute <br />a Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills Act) with Liennette Chung, with Wild <br />Orchid Investments, LLC, for the property located at 214-218 West Fourth Street, subject <br />to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney (Exhibit 1). <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Liennette Chung is requesting approval to execute a Mills Act Agreement with the City of <br />Santa Ana at an existing commercial building located at 214-218 W. Fourth Street that is <br />currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places, California Register of Historical <br />Resources, and Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Project Location and Site Description <br />The subject property, known as the Elwood, consists of an existing two-story Art Deco -style <br />commercial building that is approximately 9,100 square feet in size on a 5,200-square-foot <br />commercial lot on the south side West Fourth Street (Exhibit 2). The Elwood was listed on <br />the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the Downtown Historic <br />District and was later automatically added to the California Register of Historical Resources, <br />pursuant to State regulations. The Elwood was added to the Santa Ana Register of Historical <br />Properties ("Register") in 2001, categorized as "Contributive." <br />Analysis of the Issues <br />Ordinance No. NS-2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute <br />Historic Property Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act <br />agreements, for eligible properties. The property is listed on the Register and categorized <br />as Contributive, making it eligible for a Mills Act Agreement. The agreement provides <br />monetary incentives to the property owner in the form of a property tax reduction in <br />