HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 1 Public Comment_LaFontFrom:Marc LaFont
To:eComments, PBA
Subject:re: conditional use permit at historic Maharaja House
Date:Monday, March 28, 2022 3:33:18 PM
NO!
This is a historic property, possibly one of the most unique in the country: It is the
ONLY palace of a reigning foreign Royal in the United States. It is of significant
historical importance. Yet this proposed construction has somehow skipped review by
the city's Historic Resources Commission. It's also a Mills Act property which means
that the owners cannot alter the site without approval by the Commission.
I suspect that approval of this without approval by the Historic Resources
Commissions puts the city in a very vulnerable and litigious legal position as well as
setting a very dangerous precedent. Regardless of its dubious aesthetics and how it
impacts the neighboring community, this simply cannot be approved without approval
by the Commission.
Marc LaFont
1816 N. Heliotrope Drive
Santa Ana