Item 17 - Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreements

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Planning and Building Agency ova¢ City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Historic Resources Commission Staff Report March 5, 2026 Topic: HRCA No. 2025-18, HRC No. 2026-1, HPPA No. 2026-1 — The M.I. Thomson House (2214 N. Westwood Avenue) RECOMMENDED ACTIONS 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025- 18 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2026-1; and 2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust, are requesting approval to designate an existing Minimal Traditional-style residence located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties ("Register"), as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana. The property qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Ranch-style house. It is worthy of "Contributive" categorization as it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Ranch style, including its gable-on-hip roof, original wood-sash windows, and lap wood siding, among other features. DISCUSSION Project Location and Site Description The subject property is located mid-block on Westwood Avenue, between Santa Clara Avenue to the north and Twenty-first Street to the south, in the West Floral Park neighborhood in Santa Ana. The site contains a 2,674-square-foot, Ranch-style residence on an approximately 10,890 -square-foot residential lot (Exhibits 3 and 4).