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REQUEST FOR <br />Historic Resources Commission Action ., <br />HISTORIC RESOURCES CONMS,SIONNEE INGDATE: <br />JULY 11, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION <br />AGREEMENT NO. 2013-02 FOR THE PROPERTY <br />LOCATED AT1225 NORTH FRENCH STREET <br />Prepared by Hally Soboleske <br />HISTORIC RESOURCES CONVIISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Executive Director Planning Manag <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute <br />the attached agreement with James J. Tellier and Rebecca Ralph, property owners, for the <br />structure located at 1225 North French Street subject to non-substantive changes approved by the <br />City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Request of Applicant <br />The applicants, James J. Tellier and Rebecca Ralph, request the approval of Historic Property <br />Preservation Agreement No. 2013-02 (Mills Act) between the property owner and the City of Santa <br />Ana. <br />Property Description <br />The subject property includes a Prairie styled residence and two story garage located at 1225 <br />North French Street and is within the French Park National Register District. Surrounding land <br />uses include single family residential, with multi-family residential within 500 feet to the north, and a <br />medical center within 500 feet to the east (Exhibit 1). <br />Analysis of the Issues <br />In March 1999, the City Council approved an ordinance authorizing Historic Property Preservation <br />Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as the Mills Act contracts, for eligible historic properties. <br />The agreement provides monetary incentive to the property owner in the form of a property tax <br />reduction in exchange to the owner's voluntary commitment to maintain the property in a good <br />state of repair and to rehabilitate the property as necessary to maintain its character and <br />appearance. Once recorded, the agreement triggers the use of a different valuation method in <br />determining the property's assessed value, thereby resulting in potentially significant property tax <br />savings for the owner. EXHIBIT A <br />25B-3