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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING
THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1226 SOUTH BIRCH STREET
(HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO.
2021-08)
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby
finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. Fredericka Ann Older (“Applicant”), is requesting approval of Historic
Exterior Modification Application No. 2021-08 to allow exterior modifications
to the property at 1226 South Birch Street, historically known as the
Sandstrom House.
B. The legal owner of the property is Fredericka Ann Older.
C. The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit
A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
D. The Sandstrom House is individually listed as No. 372 on the Santa Ana
Register of Historical Properties and categorized as “Contributive” in 2003.
E. The Sandstrom House has distinctive architectural features of the Tudor
Revival style and was built circa 1929. Character-defining exterior features
of the house that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to:
original materials and finishes (wood, brick); roof configuration and
treatment (including rolled edges, extended rakes); massing and
composition; original doors and windows; patio; chimney; and architectural
detailing (truss work, brackets).
F. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 30-6, no exterior physical
modifications, other than those identified by the Historic Resources
Commission for administrative approval by city staff, shall be permitted with
respect to a historic structure until the Historic Resources Commission
approves such request at a duly noticed public hearing and issues a
certificate of appropriateness. The Historic Resources Commission shall
issue the certificate of appropriateness upon finding that the proposed
modification(s) does not substantially change the character and integrity of
the historic property.
G. The proposed exterior modifications will include the replacement of an
existing 173-square-foot addition at the rear of house with a 308-square-
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foot addition for a master suite, and construction of a 66-square-foot rear
addition to the detached garage. The remodeled master bedroom suite will
be built with wood windows to match existing, wood French doors with a
transom window, wood shake shingle roof to match, half-timbering, brick
surround, and new stucco siding to match the existing residence. The
addition would also incorporate a roof design to match the existing roof pitch
but will not be any taller than the existing massing. The garage remodel
consists of the replacement of a garage door, new wood door and window,
new exterior wood trim and stucco, and the retention of the north and south
existing building walls.
H. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 30-6, the Historic
Resources Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on November 4,
2021 for the request for exterior modifications to the Sandstrom House.
I. Since the property is deemed a historic structure, all exterior modifications
are required to meet the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
1. The following Secretary of Interior’s Standards are applicable:
i. The project complies with Standard No. 1. The property
currently maintains its historic use as a single-family
residence. The use is not proposed to change. The interior
configuration will remain substantially the same with the
addition providing enhanced functionality.
ii. The project complies with Standard No. 2. The historic
character of the subject property will be retained and
preserved. The proposed single story addition has been
designed to remove as little historic material as possible, and
will be located on secondary elevations, toward the side and
rear of the structure. The proposed addition is not visible from
the street and is designed to be compatible in scale with a
lower roof height and features similar wood windows. The
proposed exterior alterations will not alter the primary east
(front) elevation, or any important spatial relationships that
characterize the property.
iii. The project complies with Standard No. 3. The proposed
changes will not create a false sense of historical
development. The proposed addition will read as
contemporary in comparison to the existing single-family
residence which incorporates distinctive architectural features
of the Tudor Revival style. The addition is single story and will
have a matching pitch roof to the existing house but lower in
height to distinguish it from the historic structure, and is
designed to be compatible with the existing scale and
massing of the residence. Therefore, the architectural
treatment will read as contemporary, not conjectural.
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iv. The project complies with Standard No. 5. Distinctive
materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or
examples of craftsmanship that characterize the property will
be preserved. The project does not propose to remove
character-defining features or materials/finishes along the
primary elevation. The project proposes to replace a rear
bedroom addition with more square footage for a master
bedroom suite, which is not readily visible from the public
right-of-way.
v. The project complies with Standard No. 9. The new addition
will not destroy historic materials, features, or spatial
relationships that characterize the property. Although the
proposed addition is located at the rear in an area that is not
easily visible from the public right-of-way. Important spatial
relationships characterizing the Tudor Revival architectural
style will not be disturbed, as the addition is only single story,
positioned to the rear of the existing house, and will not alter
the existing roof line. These features allow the addition to
appear subordinate to, and not overwhelm the existing
massing, while also preserving the historic sense of the
existing roof line. The materials of the new addition will also
be compatible with the existing historic materials, through
the use of similar materials.
vi. The project complies with Standard No. 10. The proposed
project is considered generally reversible as it does not
remove essential aspects of the building’s form and
materials. The proposed addition will be located at the rear
of the house, where it is not generally visible from the public
right-of-way, and avoids the most significant and character-
defining features. The essential form of the house and the
vast majority of its historic materials will remain unimpaired.
vii. Standards 4 and 6-8 are not applicable. No features of this
description would be affected by this Project.
Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the
recommended action is exempt from further review under Section 15331, Class 31, as
this action is designed in a manner consistent with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards.
Categorical Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2021-75 will be filed for this project.
Section 3. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana after
conducting the public hearing hereby approves the Certificate of Appropriateness for
Historic Exterior Modification Application No. 2021-08. The Historic Resources
Commission finds that the proposed modifications do not substantially change the
character and integrity of the historic property. This decision is based upon the evidence
submitted at the above said hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Staff Report
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and exhibits attached thereto and the public testimony, all of which are incorporated
herein by this reference.
Section 4. The Historic Resources Commission Secretary is hereby directed to
file a certified copy of this Resolution with the County Recorder’s Office after the adoption
of this Resolution pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5029.
ADOPTED this 4th day of November 2021.
__________________________
Tim Rush
Chairperson
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:________________________
John M. Funk
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Commission members: CARPENTER, CHRISTY, HARDY,
MURASHIE, PENA-SARMIENTO (5)
NOES: Commission members___________________________________
ABSTAIN: Commission members: RUSH (1)
NOT PRESENT: Commission members: FRAZIER, MCLOUGHLIN, SHIPP (3)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, CHRISTINA LEONARD, Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2021-25 to be the original resolution adopted by Historic
Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana on November 4, 2021.
Date: ________________ ____________________________________
Commission Secretary
City of Santa Ana
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
APN Address Legal Description Owner Names
013-151-38 1226 SOUTH BIRCH
STREET
LOTS 19 OF TRACT NO. 921,
AS SHOWN ON MAP
RECORDED IN BOOK 28,
PAGE 45, OF
MISCELLANEOUS MAPS,
OFFICIAL RECORDS OF
ORANGE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA.
Fredericka Ann
Older