HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 1 Public Comment_NakamuraCity of Santa Ana
Planning Commission
Re: 2221 N. Heliotrope Drive CUP application 2022-06
To Whom it May Concern:
As a property owner in Floral Park and a former property owner on Heliotrope Dr., I am writing to
request that the Planning Commission deny the Conditional Use Permit 2022-06 to allow construction of
lhe 23' 4" height accessory structure in the rear yard a|2221 N. Heliotrope Drive.
Given the Historical Landmark status of the home and its prominence in Floral Park as well as its history
in the City of Santa Ana, having such a large non-conforming decorative structure in the back yard is
precisely what the SAMC regulations was trying to prevent. The structure, based on the renderings,
would be of an architecture and scale inconsistent with its proposed location and detract from the
streamline moderne architecture ofthe Historic Landmark Maharajah house. Ratherthan grantthe
CUP, the Planning Commission should direct the Homeowners to alter the structure to conform to both
SAMC regulations as well as to the scale of its proposed location.
My concern is that, based on past experience, as well as the presence of a dumpster and work already
underway at the proposed work site, is that the Homeowners will once again ignore the historic
significance of their home and its place in the history of our neighborhood a nd City and install the
proposed structure without permission. I was horrified by prior actions of the Homeowners in previous
years, which included tarping scaffolding to hide changes to the trlm on the home (which they were
forced to remove by the City), as well as the unauthorized changes to windows done without permission
that they have never corrected.
I would encourage the Planning Commission to deny the CUP application and that the City ensure the
Homeowners comply with all SAMC regulations. The Homeowners should be directed to work on an
installation that complements the design and architecture of the Historic Landmark property rather than
proposing one which overshadows lt.
Sincerely,
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Mason Nakamura
2215 N. Victoria Dr.
santa Ana, cA 92706