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City of Santa Ana <br />Planning Commission <br />Re: 2221 N. Heliotrope Drive CUP application 2022-06 <br />To Whom it May Concern: <br />As a property owner in Floral Park and a former property owner on Heliotrope Dr., I am writing to <br />request that the Planning Commission deny the Conditional Use Permit 2022-06 to allow construction of <br />the 23' 4" height accessory structure in the rear yard at 2221 N. Heliotrope Drive. <br />Given the Historical Landmark status of the home and its prominence in Floral Park as well as its history <br />in the City of Santa Ana, having such a large non -conforming decorative structure in the back yard is <br />precisely what the SAMC regulations was trying to prevent. The structure, based on the renderings, <br />would be of an architecture and scale inconsistent with its proposed location and detract from the <br />streamline moderne architecture of the Historic Landmark Maharajah house. Rather than grant the <br />CUP, the Planning Commission should direct the Homeowners to alter the structure to conform to both <br />SAMC regulations as well as to the scale of its proposed location. <br />My concern is that, based on past experience, as well as the presence of a dumpster and work already <br />underway at the proposed work site, is that the Homeowners will once again ignore the historic <br />significance of their home and its place in the history of our neighborhood and City and install the <br />proposed structure without permission. I was horrified by prior actions of the Homeowners in previous <br />years, which included tarping scaffolding to hide changes to the trim on the home (which they were <br />forced to remove by the City), as well as the unauthorized changes to windows done without permission <br />that they have never corrected. <br />I would encourage the Planning Commission to deny the CUP application and that the City ensure the <br />Homeowners comply with all SAMC regulations. The Homeowners should be directed to work on an <br />installation that complements the design and architecture of the Historic Landmark property rather than <br />proposing one which overshadows it. <br />Sincerely, <br />Mason Nakamura <br />2215 N. Victoria Dr. <br />Santa Ana, CA 92706 <br />