25A - AGMT HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERV

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HRCA No. 2017-04, HRC No:'2017-03 HPPA No. 2017-21 September 29,201 Page 2 property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site having inmporiance ao the history' or architecture of the, city in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 30-2 of the -Santa Ana Municipal Code- (SAMC). This: project, entails ;applying the:selection 'c'riteria established in Chapter.30 of. the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Signifigance) to, determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the sfructures be 50 or more years old; The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the,.Sarita Ana_ Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30=2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code as the structure is 88 years old. No known doe'violations exist on record for this property. The property, recognized as the H.L. Johnson House, .has distinctive architectural featuresof the English Revival style, ,and was built in 1927 by an unknown architect. Character defining .features of the H.L..Johnson House that should be.preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes. Generally rectangular in plan, the building has a, steep -pitch, cross -gabled roof where'Awo front -facing gables project from the primary side gable Iform, with a chimney at the southern gable. The steep pitch roof of the southernmost,gable projection eases -into a catslide.flare above the main entry. The roof is_clad in asphalt single roofing throughout and'exhibits'open eaves -with a thin fascia in.the gables. The exterior is clad in stucco throughout. The primary entry is a rectangular door set into the. north elevation of the southernmost projecting gable'. The asymmetrical exterior features groups of fixed and casement windows that are either rectangular or round -arched, as well as a single leaded -glass window near the main entry. All original exterior'features of the H.L. Johnson House are considered to be character defining and should be.preserved (Exhibit2). It is recommendedthat the house be designated to the Santa. Ana Register of Historical Properties and categorized as "Contributive",because it "is a good example of period architecture" in'its presentation of the English Revival style. Mills Act Agreement 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 (Exhibit 3). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property must .be listed. on the'Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic Resources' Commission Application and Historic Register Categorization actions proposed for this site authorize the listing of the property on the Local register: The ;agreement provides monetary incentive to the -property owner In the form of a property tax reduction in exchange for the owner's voluntary commitment to maintain the property Ina good.state of repair as necessary to' maintain its character and appearance. Once recorded, the agreement generates a, differentvaluatiori "method in -determining the property's assessed value, resulting in tax savings for'the owner. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits include.--. 25A-116