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HRCA No. 2017-38, HRC No. 2017-37 HPPA No. 2017-42 March 22, 2018 Page 2 property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site having importance to 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 criteria established in Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) 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 structures be 50 or more years old. The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code as the property is 88 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The property, recognized as the Cecil 0. Cartwright House, is located within the Floral Park neighborhood boundaries and has distinctive architectural features of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The residence was built in 1930 by an unknown builder. However, developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), was credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881- 1965), continued developing the groves of Floral Park. In the early post World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Character -defining features of the Cecil O. Cartwright House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: materials and finishes (stucco and tile); low pitched side -gabled roof configuration; massing and composition; recessed catenary window; recessed porthole window; wood doors and wood casement windows; ornamental wrought iron details; "spearhead" awnings; protruding turret"; clay tile attic vents; brick chimney with stucco finish and corbeled brick top; and the one-story, stucco -clad garage (Historical Property Description included in Exhibit 3). It is recommended that the house be designated to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and categorized as Key for its "distinctive architectural style and quality," embodying the massing, materials, and detailing of Spanish Colonial Revival design and for its "association with a significant period in the history of the city", namely the development of Floral Park as the premier residential district of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Santa Ana. 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 incentives to the property owner in the form of a property tax reduction in exchange for the owner's voluntary commitment to maintain the property in a good state of repair as necessary to maintain its character and appearance. Once recorded, the agreement generates a different valuation method in determining the property's assessed value, resulting in tax savings for the owner. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits include: 25A-52