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REQUESTFOR <br />ilistodc Resouirc C'orrimission AA lion <br />H1,5N'C"MRE..""uoV1RCESC° 0MM- SON RMEEINGDATE: <br />NOVEMBER 6, 2014 <br />°f gTLE. <br />HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION <br />AGREEMENT NO. 2014 -13 FOR THE MELLENTHIN <br />HOUSE LOCATED AT 2340 N. NORTH PARK <br />BOULEVARD {STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5, 2; 5, 3) <br />Prepared by Hally Soboleske <br />HSIUX RRX) JRCES4'OMMM" UN SEC RHARY <br />APPROVED <br />:] As Recommended <br />As Amended <br />C_1 Set Public. I°ir,;,wing For <br />CONJINUE TO <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 Ruth Lyons, property owner, for the structure located at 2340 N. <br />North Park Boulevard, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Request of Applicant <br />The applicant, Ruth Lyons, requests the approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreement No. <br />2014 -13 (Mills Act) between the property owner and the City of Santa Ana. <br />Property Description <br />The subject property consists of a two -story Monterey Revival styled residence and garage located <br />at 2340 N. North Park Boulevard. The site is within the Single Family Residential (R1) zoning <br />district. Surrounding land uses are residential (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 Mills Act contracts, for eligible historic properties. The <br />agreement provides monetary incentive to the property owner in the form of a property tax <br />reduction in exchange for 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. <br />EXHIBIT B6 <br />25A -71 <br />Interim Executive Diwlctor <br />Acting <br />Plann,�g IVAahager <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 Ruth Lyons, property owner, for the structure located at 2340 N. <br />North Park Boulevard, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Request of Applicant <br />The applicant, Ruth Lyons, requests the approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreement No. <br />2014 -13 (Mills Act) between the property owner and the City of Santa Ana. <br />Property Description <br />The subject property consists of a two -story Monterey Revival styled residence and garage located <br />at 2340 N. North Park Boulevard. The site is within the Single Family Residential (R1) zoning <br />district. Surrounding land uses are residential (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 Mills Act contracts, for eligible historic properties. The <br />agreement provides monetary incentive to the property owner in the form of a property tax <br />reduction in exchange for 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. <br />EXHIBIT B6 <br />25A -71 <br />