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Planning and Building Agency Item # c City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Historic Resources Commission Staff Report September 23, 2025 Topic: HPPA No. 2025-06 – The Taylor-Gustlin House (2520 N. Valencia Street) RECOMMENDED ACTION Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills Act) with DLKC Investments, LLC, for the property located at 2520 N. Valencia Street, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DLKC Investments, LLC, is requesting approval to execute a Mills Act Agreement with the City of Santa Ana at an existing residence located at 2520 N. Valencia Street that is currently listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and is categorized as Landmark. DISCUSSION Project Location and Site Description The subject property, known as the Taylor-Gustlin House, consists of an existing two-story Colonial Revival-style residence and a relocated carriage house of a combined 4,529 square feet in size located on a 26,100-square-foot residential lot. The Taylor-Gustlin House was added to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (“Register”) in 2004 and categorized as “Landmark” (Exhibit 4). Analysis of the Issues 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. The property is listed on the Register and categorized as Landmark, making it eligible for a Mills Act Agreement. 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 Historic Resources Commission 16 9/23/2025