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Historic Resources CommissionRegular Meeting Agenda MinutesMarch 5, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M.Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
<br />CALL TO ORDER
<br />ATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, Chairperson
<br />Alberta Christy, Vice Chairperson
<br />Ignacio Rincon
<br />Ginelle Hardy
<br />Dwayne Shipp
<br />Manuel J. Escamilla
<br />Irma Perez Jauregui
<br />Dylan Almendral
<br />Staff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Executive Director
<br />Brandon Salvatierra, Assistant City Attorney
<br />Ricardo Soto, AICP, Planning Manager
<br />Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary
<br />ROLL CALL
<br />Minutes: Quorum was reached at 4:31 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:37
<br />PM.
<br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
<br />PUBLIC COMMENTS
<br />CONSENT CALENDAR
<br />a.Minutes
<br />Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the special meeting of January 29,
<br />2026.
<br />b.Excused absences
<br />Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
<br />c.Certified Local Government 20242025
<br />Recommended Action: Receive and File the Certified Local Government 20242025
<br />Annual Report.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve.
<br />YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, Ignacio
<br />Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
<br />Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
<br />*End of Consent Calendar*
<br />BUSINESS CALENDAR
<br />Public Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unless
<br />appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested
<br />party or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on February 23,
<br />2026 and notices were mailed on said date.
<br />1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202505 FOR THE
<br />PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 WEST RIVER LANE LOCATED WITHIN THE
<br />SINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
<br />Project Applicant: Kelly and Bethany Thomas (Property Owners and
<br />Applicants)
<br />Project Description: Applicants are requesting approval of Historic Exterior
<br />Modification Application (HEMA) No. 202505 for a historic property known as the E.M.
<br />Crawford House, which was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties
<br />in 2020 and was categorized as “Landmark.” Exterior modifications include
<br />construction of a rear addition to the semidetached garage. The rear addition includes
<br />a 160squarefoot storage room consisting of a gabled roof, masonry veneer walls, two
<br />wood doors, and a fiberglass casement window.
<br />Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
<br />and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
<br />15331 (Class 31), as this action is designed to preserve a historic resource. A Notice
<br />of Exemption, ER No. 2025113, will be filed for this project.
<br />Recommended Action:
<br />Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic
<br />Exterior Modification Application No. 202505 as conditioned.
<br />Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
<br />Commission had questions for staff.
<br />Staff answered questions from the Commission.
<br />Applicants, Kelly and Bethany Thomas, provided comments to the Commission.
<br />Commission had questions for the Applicants.
<br />Applicants answered questions from the Commission.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Rincon to
<br />Approve.
<br />YES: 8 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
<br />Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Pass
<br />2.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202518, HISTORIC
<br />REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202601 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
<br />PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
<br />2214 NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
<br />RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
<br />Project Applicant: Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the
<br />Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust (Property Owners and Applicants)
<br />Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application
<br />(HRCA) No. 202518, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202601, and Historic
<br />Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202601 to allow the placement and
<br />categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as
<br />“Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of
<br />Santa Ana.
<br />Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
<br />the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class
<br />31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption,
<br />ER No. 202612, will be filed for this project.
<br />Recommended Actions:
<br />1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
<br />No. 202518 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20261; and
<br />2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
<br />Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinson
<br />and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living
<br />Trust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to non
<br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
<br />Approve.
<br />YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
<br />Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
<br />ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
<br />Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
<br />Commission had questions for staff.
<br />Staff answered questions from the Commission.
<br />Applicant, Steve Doughty, provided comments to the Commission.
<br />Commission provided comments to the applicant.
<br />3.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202515, HISTORIC
<br />REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202602 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
<br />PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202602 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
<br />2117 NORTH GREENLEAF STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
<br />RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
<br />Project Applicant: Charles AllenWalter and Travis AllenWalter (Property
<br />Owner & Applicant)
<br />Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission
<br />Application (HRCA) No. 202515, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2026
<br />02, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202602 to allow the
<br />placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical
<br />Properties as “Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation
<br />Agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
<br />Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
<br />and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
<br />15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A
<br />Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202613, will be filed for this project.
<br />Recommended Actions:
<br />1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
<br />No. 202515 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20262; and
<br />2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
<br />Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Charles AllenWalter
<br />and Travis AllenWalter, for the property located at 2117 N. Greenleaf
<br />Street, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager
<br />and City Attorney.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
<br />Approve.
<br />YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
<br />Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
<br />ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
<br />Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
<br />Commission had questions for staff.
<br />Staff answered questions from the Commission.
<br />Applicant, Charles AllenWalker, answered questions from the Commission.
<br />Commission provided comments to the applicant.
<br />Resident, Tim Rush, requested for driveway to be returned to it’s original condition.
<br />4.ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 202601 TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER
<br />30 (PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE) OF THE
<br />SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF HISTORIC
<br />PROPERTIES, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
<br />TRANSFER DISCLOSURE.
<br />Project Applicant: City of Santa Ana
<br />Project Description: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to adopt Ordinance
<br />Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places of
<br />Historical and Architectural Significance) of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. The
<br />amendments are intended to modify the regulatory framework for historic property
<br />modification procedures, establish regulations addressing demolition by neglect, and
<br />require disclosure of a property’s historic designation status at the time of a real estate
<br />transaction.
<br />Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
<br />and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
<br />15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that there is
<br />no possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally,
<br />the action is not a project pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because it
<br />will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
<br />environment. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202619, will be filed for this project.
<br />Recommended Action:
<br />Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Ordinance
<br />Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places
<br />of Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana Municipal
<br />Code (SAMC) relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition by
<br />Neglect, and Historic Property Transfer Disclosure.
<br />Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
<br />Commission had questions for staff.
<br />Staff answered questions from the Commission.
<br />Resident, Tim Rush, provided comment and recommendation on the item.
<br />Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui to
<br />Approve with added condition.
<br />YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
<br />Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
<br />NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
<br />Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
<br />*End of Business Calendar*
<br />WORK STUDY SESSION
<br />5. Budget Workshop 20262027
<br />Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
<br />Commission had questions for staff.
<br />Staff answered questions from the Commission.
<br />*End of Work Study Session*
<br />STAFF COMMENTS
<br />Minutes: Staff had comments for the Commission.
<br />COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
<br />Minutes: Commission had comments for staff.
<br />ADJOURNMENT
<br />The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for May 07, 2026, at
<br />4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
<br />Minutes: Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.
<br />APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
<br />the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
<br />may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
<br />Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
<br />Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
<br />day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
<br />day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
<br />note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
<br />matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
<br />raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
<br />written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
<br />MEETING INFORMATION
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<br />Submit a written comment
<br />You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
<br />Visit the City’s Public Portal
<br />Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
<br />Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
<br />M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<br />Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
<br />consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
<br />meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
<br />Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
<br />written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
<br />Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
<br />TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
<br />hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
<br />sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
<br />City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
<br />Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
<br />consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
<br />address the Commission at the podium.
<br />Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
<br />anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
<br />comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
<br />permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
<br />acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
<br />del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
<br />disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
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<br />Historic Resources Commission 2 3/5/2026
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