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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 13 - Historic Property Preservation AgreementsPlanning and Building Agency www.santa-ana.org/pb Item # 13 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report November 4, 2025 TOPIC: Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreements AGENDA TITLE Historic Property Preservation Agreements for the Properties Located at 1412 N. Louise Street, 2402 N. Riverside Drive, 2556 N. Valencia Street, 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue, and 2520 N. Valencia Street RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Mills Act agreements with the below - referenced property owners for the identified structure(s) (Agreement Nos. A-2025-XXX, A-2025-XXX, A-2025-XXX, A-2025-XXX, and A-2025-XXX). [Includes determination that the proposed projects are exempt from further review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act as Categorical Exemption (s)/Environmental Review Nos. 2025-69, 2025-70, 2025-72, 2025-75, 2025-78 will be filed for the project.] Table 1: Mills Act Agreements Approved by the Historic Resources Commission (HRC) Historic Property Property Owner(s) Preservation Address/House Vote by HRC Agree ent No. Ricardo Diaz and Rebeca 5:0:0:3 (Commissioners Diaz, husband and wife 2025-09 1412 N. Louise Street Shipp, Rincon, and Vice Chair Christy as joint tenants absent Steven E. Meese and 5:0:0:3 (Commissioners Joelle K. Meese, 2025-07 2402 N. Riverside Drive Shipp, Rincon, and husband and wife as joint Vice Chair Christy tenants absent) Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja, husband and 4:0:1:3 (Commissioner wife, as Almendral abstaining; Trustees of The Stephen 2025-08 2556 N. Valencia Drive Commissioners Shipp, Anthony Gorgone And Rincon, and Vice Chair Crishon Maria Preja Christy absent) Revocable Living Trust Dated July 5, 2022 Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreements November 4, 2025 Page 2 Property Owner(s) Historic Property Preservation Agreement No. Address/House Vote by HRC 5:0:0:3 (Commissioners E. Thomas Chappell, an 2025-10 433 W. Santa Clara Shipp, Rincon, and Unmarried Man Avenue Vice Chair Christy absent) 4:0:1:3 (Commissioner Almendral abstaining; DLKC Investments, LLC 2025-06 2520 N. Valencia Street Commissioners Shipp, Rincon, and Vice Chair Christy absent) GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: Yes DISCUSSION On September 23, 2025, the Historic Resources Commission (HRC) recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the Mills Act agreements listed in Table 1, above, with the identified property owners for historic structure(s) in the City, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. This action allows for the approval of a Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA/Mills Act Contract) which provides a property tax reduction whereby property owners agree to reinvest the tax savings towards the maintenance of the historic property. Additionally, the agreement prevents inappropriate alterations to the protected historic structure(s). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed projects are exempt from further review. The following Categorical Exemptions will be filed for this project: • ER No. 2025-72 (1412 N. Louise Street) • ER No. 2025-70 (2402 N. Riverside Drive) • ER No. 2025-69 (2556 N. Valencia Street) • ER No. 2025-78 (433 W. Santa Clara Avenue) • ER No. 2025-75 (2520 N. Valencia Street) FISCAL IMPACT The Historic Property Preservation Agreements will reduce the Property Tax revenue account 01102002-50011 to the City by an estimated $4,627.79 annually noted below, for a period of not less than ten years. HPPA No. Address Estimate Exhibit No. 2025-09 1412 N. Louise Street $773.05 1-2 2025-07 2402 N. Riverside Drive $347.84 3-4 2025-08 2556 N. Valencia Drive $914.78 5-6 2025-10 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue $1,590.13 7-8 2025-06 2520 N. Valencia Street $1,000.99 9-10 Total for All Properties: $4,627.79 Approval of Historic Property Preservation Agreements November 4, 2025 Page 3 EXHIBITS 1. Mills Act Agreement — 1412 2. HRC Staff Report — 1412 N 3. Mills Act Agreement — 2402 4. HRC Staff Report — 2402 N 5. Mills Act Agreement — 2556 6. HRC Staff Report — 2556 N N. Louise Street Louise Street N. Riverside Drive Riverside Drive N. Valencia Street Valencia Street 7. Mills Act Agreement — 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue 8. HRC Staff Report — 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue 9. Mills Act Agreement — 2520 N. Valencia Street 10. HRC Staff Report — 2520 N. Valencia Street Submitted By: Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director, Planning and Building Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nunez, City Manager RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: Clerk of the Council FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Ricardo Diaz and Rebeca Diaz, husband and wife as joint tenants, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at 1412 North Louise Street, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECITALS A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity. B. The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 1412 North Louise Street, Santa Ana, California, and more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property." C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner. MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property agree as follows: 1. Effective Date and Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and commence on November 5, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below. 2. Renewal. a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of nonrenewal is served as provided herein. b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided herein. C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal. d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply. 3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property. During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions: a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character - defining features described in the "Executive Summary" and "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked collectively as Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City. -2- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition. C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public. d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location. e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. As part of the periodic inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance with the terms of this Agreement. f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, "Proposed Structure Improvements" or "Work Plan" and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2025-09) staff report dated November 4, 2025. All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including 1) address discoloration on planter wall adjacent to the primary fagade; 2) assess condition of paint and stucco and repair as necessary, subject to staff approval; 3) replace non -compatible window on north side of detached garage, subject to staff approval; 4) assess condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, exposed rafter tails, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repair and replace in -kind, as necessary, subject to staff approval; and 5) and assess all historic windows and window framing and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary. Proof of completion, as requested by the City of Santa Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list. -3- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 4. Furnishing of Information. The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation. a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (121/2) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement. b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster. C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288. 6. Enforcement of Agreement. a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner, the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided -4- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default hereunder. 7. Binding effect of Agreement. a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 1412 North Louise Street, Assessor Parcel Number, 405-272-02, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement. b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument. C. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register). In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City's historic Register. 8. No Compensation. Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property. 9. Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the parties hereto. City: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk -5- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 Owner: Ricardo Diaz and Rebeca Diaz 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 10. General Provisions. a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise. b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property. C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever. C. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court. f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby. g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County. -6- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 11. Recordation. No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange. 12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto. 13. Effective Date This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows} -7- ATTEST: JENNIFER L. HALL City Clerk OWNERS Date: '`0- Date: /y/ vltd' APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA CARVALHO City Attorney By: B DON SALVATIERRA Deputy City Attorney MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 CITY OF SANTA ANA ALVARO NUNEZ City Manager By: RICARD DIAZ C RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: LI PEZESH OUR Executive Director Planning and Building Agency -8- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 9 OF TRACT 863 IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 26, PAGE 30 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID ORANGE COUNTY. Assessor's Parcel Number: 405-272-02 -9- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Exhibit B R. Miller House 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME R. Miller House REF. NO. ADDRESS 1412 North Louise Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1932 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT I N/A NEIGHBORHOOD I Washington Square CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C/3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Tudor Revival The Tudor Revival looked to medieval England for its inspiration. Signature features of the style include steeply pitched gables; decorative half-timbering; arched openings, often Tudor or Gothic in form; asymmetrical arrangements of building features; tall brick chimneys; and picturesque windows of leaded glass or diamond patterned lights. The more ambitious examples of the Tudor Revival were executed in brick or even stone; however, stucco over wood frame is quite common in the forgiving climate of southern California. The Tudor Revival was favored primarily for residential buildings, although small scale commercial buildings in the style also occur. Originating in the late 19th century, the Tudor Revival was associated with some Craftsman era building but was most popular during the 1920s and 1930s. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The R. Miller House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of Tudor Revival -style home in Santa Ana. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it is a good example of the Tudor Revival style and contributes to the historical and architectural character of its neighborhood. (Santa Ana Municipal code, Section w-2.3 EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. 5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listing Review Code Primary # HRI # Trinomial_ NRHP Status Reviewer Page 1 of 6 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) R. Miller House Date P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Anaheim Quadrangle California -Orange County 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022 *c. Address 1412 North Louise Street City: Santa Ana Zip: 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 405-272-02 *133a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) The R. Miller House is a single-family residence built in the Tudor Revival style (Figure 1). The residence is characterized by an irregular plan and a complex cross -gabled and flat roof with shingle cladding. The eaves have no overhang, except at the rear addition, where they are moderate with exposed rafter tails. The building's exterior is sheathed in moderately rough stucco with false half-timbering at the facade gables. The primary (east) facade is characterized by an asymmetrical composition, consisting of two short gabled wings, flanking a recessed front porch. At the north end of the porch, the south - facing main entrance features a solid wood door and a period door knocker and other hardware. A carved beam supports the outer edge of the porch roof (Figure 2). Windows on the primary facade are historical and generally are of wood, multi -pane construction. The sole exception is the single -pane focal window situated in a pentagonal opening and framed with a molded surround evocative of stonework (Figure 3). The secondary and rear elevations (Figure 4) feature stucco cladding and a combination of double -hung wood -sash windows (Figure 5) on the original portion of the building and horizontally sliding wood -sash windows on the rear addition (Figure 6). A secondary entrance is located on the south elevation; the door there is accessed via a short set of straight concrete steps and sheltered by a pent porch roof with wood brace supports (Figure 7). (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single family property *P4. Resources Present: ■Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) (Figure 1) Primary (east) facade, view northwest, taken July 18, 2025 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic 1932/0riginal Building Permit *P7. Owner and Address: Ricardo and Rebeca Diaz 1412 N. Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: James Williams City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza M-20 Santa Ana, CA 92702 *P9. Date Recorded: September 23, 2025 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") None *Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information State of California -The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 6 *Resource Name or #: R. Miller House *NRHP Status Code 5S3 131. Historic Name: R. Miller House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single -Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single -Family Residence *135. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival *136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): 1932. Construct residence and garage. $4, 000. 1939. Build new chimney. $145. 1942. Build recreation room. $275. 1978. Addition to garage. $2500. 2017. Replace in -kind composition shingle roofing. No valuation indicated. 2025. Replace concrete driveway and walkway. No valuation indicated. *137. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original location: *138. Related Features: Detached garage B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: A.H. McClary/JasperFarney *1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1932 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: C13 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The R. Miller House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Tudor Revival -style house in Santa Ana. The original building permit is dated March 9, 1932, and indicates the residence and garage were constructed by A.H. McClary for $4,000. The original permit did not include the original owner; however, a 1932 The Register article listed A.H. McClary as the owner of the property and Jasper Farney as the contractor (The Register 1932). Available evidence did not confirm McClary lived on the property. Farney was a contractor and real estate investor from the 1920s to the 1950s. He started as part of Honer, Herzig and Farney during the 1920s to 1930s but formed his own company in the 1940s to 1950s (The Register 1928a, Ancestry.com 2017). Farney designed and constructed single-family residences in the Tudor Revival style such as 1210 South Van Ness Avenue and 1137 South Garnsey Street (The Register 1928b). The first confirmed owner occupants of the property were Robert A. and Eda Miller and their son Ronald. The miller family lived at the property from circa 1935 to circa 1956 (Press -Telegram 1935, Ancestry. com 2011). The first confirmed owner occupant was Robert In 1939, a second permit indicates owner, Robert Miller, hired contactor, William Rohrbacher, to construct a new chimney for $145. Born in 1904 in Illinois, Miller was a real estate agent in Orange County from the 1940s into the 1960s (Ancestry.com 2022, The Register 1945, 1965). Eda Miller was born in 1906 in Sweden (Ancestry.com 2022). (See Continuation Sheet 3) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) None *1312. References: (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 6.) B13. Remarks: None *1314. Evaluator: Ashley Losco, City of Santa Ana. *Date of Evaluation: September 23, 2025 (This space reserved for official comments.) Sketch Map R. Miller House 1412 North Louise Street - uasv ssso• ti c -a� Cn m m DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 6 Resource Name: «Name_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams "Date September 23, 2025 0 Continuation ❑ Update *P3a. Description (continued): The detached garage is located southwest of the residence. It has a rectangular plan, gabled roof with asphalt shingle cladding, and stucco siding throughout. On the east fagade, the glazed metal swing -up garage door faces a concrete driveway, which leads to east North Louise Street (Figure 8). On the north elevation there is a non -original suspended garage door and horizontally sliding aluminum framed window (Figure 9). The front yard is landscaped with a lawn and mature trees and shrubs. Low hedge rows trace the eastern property line and areas bordering the driveway and front porch. A knee -height brick wall delineates the property's western boundary. *1310. Significance (continued): Though a name is not listed on the building permit, Mr. Miller likely constructed a recreation room in 1942 for $275. A newspaper article from 1946 listed Mrs. Everett Hunter as living at 1412 North Louise Street, though the Miller family lived at the property during this period (The Register 1946). Mrs. Everett was either a family friend or relative, or the newspaper made a mistake. In 1959, The Register listed a sale advertisement for the property, and 1412 North Louise Street was not listed in the 1960 Santa Ana City Directory (The Register 1959, Ancestry. com 2011). From 1962 to 1966, Robert T. Bailey and his wife Phyllida C. Bailey, lived at the property; however, no additional information was identified on the couple (The Register 1962, Ancestry. corn 2017). Dated March 23, 1978, owner John Mullins filed for a permit to construct a 360 square foot addition to the garage for $2500. Mullins lived on the property until circa 2002 (Ancestry.com 2005). The R. Miller House is located in Washington Square, a neighborhood located northwest of the city center bounded by West Seventeenth Street on the north, West Civic Center Drive on the south, North Flower Street on the east, and North Bristol Street on the west. Most of this area was owned by the family of Jacob Ross, who had purchased portions of the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana in 1868 and 1869. Walnuts and other crops were grown in the area during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with a few farmhouses, most notably the Ross -McNeal House at 1020 North Baker Street, dotting the landscape. By 1905, Baker and Towner were the only streets in the neighborhood, which extended from Hickey (now Civic Center) only as far as Washington and which contained only about a dozen homes. The status quo had not changed much by 1915, when a brick yard was located at the northern terminus of Olive Street at Hickey. In 1925, the beginning of the development that would convert this largely agricultural area into a middle class neighborhood of single-family homes over the next 25 years had begun. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Tudor Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival homes were the standard, with American Colonial Revival saltboxes and ranch style homes favored in the years before and after World War ll. During the 1930s, many of the homes were built by local contractor Emmett Rogers, who sold lots and built homes according to standard plans, which individual property owners could customize to their tastes ("Washington Square: A Neighborhood of Pride, " Washington Square Neighborhood Association). With the return of servicemen following the war and the accompanying demand for homes in southern California, the development of Washington Square was all but completed. The R. Miller House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of an Tudor Revival -style residence in Santa Ana. Located in Washington Square, the house cost $4,000 to build in 1932. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it is a good example of the Tudor Revival style and contributes to the historical and architectural character of the neighborhood (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). Character -defining features of the R. Miller House include: L-shaped plan; asymmetrical primary fagade; cross -gabled and flat roof with moderate to high -pitch; minimal roof overhang; gable vents, moderately rough stucco siding and false timbering; external brick chimney; multi -pane, wood -sash windows; single -pane focal window situated in a pentagonal opening and framed with a molded surround evocative of stonework, tripartite focal window with central fixed pane and flanking multi -pane wood sashes; recessed, diamond -glazed window located adjacent to the front entrance and to the focal window; main entrance set within in a small gable and accessible by two curved concrete steps; and detached garage. DPR 523L State of California -The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 6 Resource Name: «Name_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams "Date September 23, 2025 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update *1312. References (continued): Ancestry. com. 2005. U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry. com Operations Inc, 2005. https://www.ancestry,com/search/collections/7339/records/112329201?tid=&pid=&puervld=4e52d2ef- 1997-41 e7-b5ba-9e6314ab3d74& phsrc=JhD 1775& ohstart=successSource (accessed July 2025). 2011. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry. com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewerlcollections/2469/imagesl3399120?usePUB=true& phsrc=JhD1779&p1d=1169513051 (accessed July 2025). . 2017. California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 [database on-line]. 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"July 20, 1935. https://www.newspapers. com/imape/703909013/?match=1&terms=%221412%201ouise%22 (accessed July 2025). Office of Historic Preservation. 1995. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995. htt,os://scic.sdsu.edu/ resources/docs/manua195.1p (accessed July 2025). The Register. 1932. "Building Permits. " March 10, 1932. https://www. newspapers.com/image/88019466/?match=1&terms=%22a.h.%20mcclary%22 (accessed July 2025). . 1928a. "Building Permits." March 2, 1928. https://www. newspapers. corn/image/81807164/?match=1&terms=%22honer%2C%20herzig%20and%20farney%22 (accessed July 2025). 1928b. "Building Permits."November 27, 1928. https://www.newspapers.comlimagel90406622/?match=1&terms=%22iasper%20famev%22 (accessed July 2025). 1945. Advertisements. January 25, 1945. https://www.newspapers.com/image/9981811320match=1&terms=%22robert%20miller%22 (accessed July 2025). 1946. "Fellowship Circles Meet Friday." September 4, 1936. https://www. newspapers. corn/image/998114101/ (accessed July 2025). 1959. Advertisement. October 22, 1959. httos://www.newspapers.com/image/996652638/?match=1&terms=%221412%201ouise%22 (accessed July 2025). 1962. 'Births. "August 21, 1962. https://www.newspapers.com/image/996495327/ (accessed July 2025). 1965. Advertisement. August 20, 1965. htt,os://www.newspapers.com/image/996915018/?match=1&terms=%22robert%20miller%22 (accessed July 2025). Whiffen, Marcus. 1969. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press. DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 5 of 6 Resource Name: «Name_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams *Date September 23, 2025 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update Additional Figures: 11 goo Figure 2. View of front porch, including solid wood front Figure 3. At the primary (east) fagade, the pentagonal door and multilight wood casement windows, facing single -light focal window features a molded surround northwest suggestive of stonework, facing west. AL A.T Figure 4. An overview of the rear (west) fagade shows the rear addition, facing east. Figure 5. At the rear (west) fagade, this window is generally representative of double -hung wood sashes displayed throughout the original secondary exteriors of the residence, facing east. DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 6 of 6 Resource Name: ((Name_ of Structure))*Recorded by James Williams "Date September 23, 2025 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update �o ip I � I 1 Figure 6. Windows on the rear addition are generally Figure 7. Located on the south fagade, the secondary horizontally sliding wood sashes of this type, facing entrance is sheltered by a pent porch roof, facing east. northwest M. ON Figure 8. The detached garage is located southwest of Figure 9. The north fagade of the garage has incurred the residence. Its front -facing gable end is punctuated alterations that include a large rear addition, secondary with a vehicle bay accessed by way of a non -original garage door, and horizontally sliding aluminum windows, lazed metal garage door, facing west. facing southeast. DPR 523L MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 Exhibit C Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows: I. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose. 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with -1- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. -2- Exhibit D: Proposed Structure Improvements ("Work Plan") 1412 North Louise Street Item Year Improvement 1 2026 Remediate discoloration on planter wall adjacent to the primary facade. 2 2028 Assess condition of paint and stucco; repair as necessary, subject to staff approval 3 2029 Replace non -compatible window on north side of detached garage, subject to staff approval. 4 2030 Assess condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, exposed rafter tails, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repair as necessary, subject to staff approval. 5 2031 Assess all historic windows and window framing and repaint, repair, or replace in - kind, as necessary. Window repair and replacement is subject to staff approval. Planning and Building Agency Item # 13 "oRr City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Historic Resources Commission Staff Report September 23, 2025 Topic: HRCA No. 2024-10, HRC No. 2025-07, HPPA No. 2025-09 — The R. Miller House (1412 N. Louise Street) RECOMMENDED ACTIONS 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2024- 10 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2025-07; and 2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Ricardo Diaz and Rebeca Diaz, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, for the property located at 1412 N. Louise Street, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ricardo and Rebeca Diaz are requesting approval to designate an existing Tudor Revival - style residence located at 1412 N. Louise Street to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana. The property qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival -style house. It is also worthy of "Contributive" categorization as it contributes to the history and character of its neighborhood as an example of the Tudor Revival style, including, but not limited to, its asymmetrical primary facade, cross -gabled roof, moderately rough stucco siding, and wood -sash windows in various configurations. DISCUSSION Project Location and Site Description The subject property is located on a rectangular lot with North Louise Street to the east and adjacent private properties to the north, south, and west, in the Washington Square neighborhood in Santa Ana. The site contains a 1,672-square-foot, Tudor Revival -style residence and detached garage on a 7,195-square-foot residential lot (Exhibit 3). HRCA No. 2024-10, HRC No. 2025-07, and HPPA No. 2025-09 — The R. Miller House (1412 N. Louise Street) September 23, 2025 Page 2 Analysis of the Issues Historical Listing In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS-2363 establishing the Historic Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing, designate as a historical 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 SAMC (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 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 structure is 93 years old and is a sound example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The R. Miller House is architecturally significant as an example of a Tudor Revival -style house. The original building permit is dated March 9, 1932, and indicates the residence and garage were constructed by A.H. McClary for $4,000. The original permit did not include the original owner; however, a 1932 The Register article listed A.H. McClary as the owner of the property and Jasper Farney as the contractor (The Register 1932). Available evidence did not confirm McClary lived on the property. Farney was a contractor and real estate investor from the 1920s to the 1950s. He started as part of Honer, Herzig and Farney during the 1920s to 1930s but formed his own company in the 1940s to 1950s (The Register 1928a, Ancestry.com 2017). Farney designed and constructed single- family residences in the Tudor Revival style such as 1210 S. Van Ness Avenue and 1137 S. Garnsey Street (The Register 1928b). In 1939, a second permit indicates owner, Robert Miller, hired contactor, William Rohrbacher, to construct a new chimney for $145. Robert A. Miller and his wife Eda and their son Ronald lived at the property from 1935 to circa 1956 (Press -Telegram 1935, Ancestry. corn 2011). Born in 1904 in Illinois, Miller was a real estate agent in Orange County from the 1940s into the 1960s (Ancestry.com 2022, The Register 1945 and 1965). Eda Miller was born in 1906 in Sweden (Ancestry.com 2022). Though a name is not listed on the building permit, Mr. Miller likely constructed a recreation room in 1942 for $275. A newspaper article from 1946 listed Mrs. Everett Hunter as living at 1412 N. Louise Street, though the Miller family lived at the property during this period (The Register 1946). Mrs. Everett was either a family friend or relative, or the newspaper made a mistake. In 1959, The Register listed a sale advertisement for HRCA No. 2024-10, HRC No. 2025-07, and HPPA No. 2025-09 — The R. Miller House (1412 N. Louise Street) September 23, 2025 Page 3 the property, and 1412 N. Louise Street was not listed in the 1960 Santa Ana City Directory (The Register 1959, Ancestry.com 2011). From 1962 to 1966, Robert T. Bailey and his wife Phyllida C. Bailey, lived at the property; however, no additional information was identified on the couple (The Register 1962, Ancestry.com 2017). Dated March 23, 1978, owner John Mullins filed for a permit to construct a 360-square-foot addition to the garage for $2500. Mullins lived on the property until circa 2002 (Ancestry.com 2005). The R. Miller House is a single-family residence built in the Tudor Revival style. The residence is characterized by an irregular plan and a complex cross -gabled and flat roof with shingle cladding. The eaves generally have no overhang, but in select locations they are moderate with exposed rafter tails. The building's exterior is sheathed in moderately rough stucco with false half-timbering at the fagade gables. The primary (east) fagade is characterized by an asymmetrical composition, consisting of two short gabled wings, flanking a recessed front porch. At the north end of the porch, the south -facing main entrance features a solid wood door and a period door knocker and other hardware. A carved beam supports the outer edge of the porch roof. Windows on the primary fagade are historical and generally are of wood, multi -pane construction. The sole exception is the single -pane focal window situated in a pentagonal opening and framed with a molded surround evocative of stonework. The secondary and rear elevations feature stucco cladding and a combination of double -hung wood -sash windows on the original portion of the building and horizontally sliding wood -sash windows on the rear addition. A secondary entrance is located on the south elevation; the door there is accessed via a short set of straight concrete steps and sheltered by a pent porch roof with wood brace supports. The detached garage is located southwest of the residence. It has a rectangular plan, gabled roof with asphalt shingle cladding, and stucco siding throughout. On the east fagade, the glazed metal garage door faces a concrete driveway, which leads to east North Louise Street. On the north elevation there is a non -original suspended garage door and horizontally sliding aluminum framed window. The front yard is landscaped with a lawn and mature trees and shrubs. Low hedge rows trace the eastern property line and areas bordering the driveway and front porch. A knee -height brick wall delineates the property's western boundary. Character -defining features of the R. Miller House include: L-shaped plan; asymmetrical primary fagade; cross -gabled and flat roof with moderate to high -pitch; minimal roof overhang; gable vents, moderately rough stucco siding and false timbering; external brick chimney; multi -pane, wood -sash windows; single -pane focal window situated in a pentagonal opening and framed with a molded surround evocative of stonework; tripartite focal window with central fixed pane and flanking multi -pane wood sashes; recessed, diamond -glazed window located adjacent to the front entrance and to the focal window; main entrance set within in a small gable and accessible by two curved concrete steps; and detached garage. HRCA No. 2024-10, HRC No. 2025-07, and HPPA No. 2025-09 — The R. Miller House (1412 N. Louise Street) September 23, 2025 Page 4 The R. Miller House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival -style residence in Santa Ana. The recommended categorization is Contributive because it is a good example of the Tudor Revival style and contributes to the historical and architectural character of the neighborhood (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). 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 2). 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: • Long term preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood • A mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation • Incentives for potential buyers to purchase historic structures • Discouraging inappropriate alterations to the property The property has no identified unauthorized modifications. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement subject to a completion of future improvements as described in an attached Work Plan. Overall, future improvements (Work Plan) proposed by the homeowner during the initial ten years of the Mills Act Agreement include the following: new roof and general maintenance. Staff suggests adding the following items to the Work Plan: 1) address discoloration on planter wall adjacent to the primary fagade; 2) assess condition of paint and stucco and repair as necessary, subject to staff approval; 3) replace non -compatible window and door on north side of detached garage, subject to staff approval; 4) assess condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, exposed rafter tails, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repair and replace in -kind, as necessary, subject to staff approval; and 5) assess all historic windows and window framing and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary. Window repair and replacement is subject to staff approval. Staff will ensure that the proposed work will be done sensitively and will maintain the property's character - defining features as part of the Mills Act Agreement for this property. HRCA No. 2024-10, HRC No. 2025-07, and HPPA No. 2025-09 — The R. Miller House (1412 N. Louise Street) September 23, 2025 Page 5 As part of the Mills Act approval process, staff will work with the applicant to ensure that a bronze plaque is installed honoring and recognizing the structure. The plaque will include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation. Lastly, the site will be subject to general maintenance and upkeep requirements including, but not limited to, replacement or restoration of damaged character -defining features, landscaping upkeep, painting, etc. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement to enable the Mills Act. Public Notification The subject site is located within the Washington Square Neighborhood Association. The president of this Neighborhood Association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, the project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, has been received from any members of the public. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 15331 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 31 — Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. Based on this analysis, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2025-72, will be filed for this project. FISCAL IMPACT The Historic Property Preservation Agreement will reduce the Property Tax revenue account 01102002-50011 to the City by an estimated $773.05 annually, for a period of not less than ten years. EXHIBITS 1. Resolution 2. Mills Act Agreement — 1412 N. Louise Street 3. 500-Foot Radius Map — 1412 N. Louise Street 4. Copy of Public Notice — 1412 N. Louise Street Submitted By: James Williams, Contract Planner Approved By: Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director, Planning and Building Agency FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2024-10 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1412 N. LOUISE STREET, SANTA ANA, ON THE HISTORICAL REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2025-07 PLACING SAID PROPERTY WITHIN THE CONTRIBUTIVE CATEGORY 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. On September 23, 2025, the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed public hearing for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2024-10) and categorization (Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2025-07) of the R. Miller House located at 1412 N. Louise Street, Santa Ana. B. The R. Miller House has distinctive architectural features of the Tudor Revival style and was built in 1932. C. The R. Miller House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival -style home in Santa Ana. The house displays characteristics of the Tudor Revival style through its use of its asymmetrical primary fagade, cross -gabled roof, moderately rough stucco siding, and wood -sash windows in various configurations. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it contributes to the history and character of its neighborhood as an example of the Tudor Revival style. Character -defining features of the R. Miller House include, but may not be limited to: L-shaped plan; asymmetrical primary fagade; cross -gabled and flat roof with moderate to high -pitch; minimal roof overhang; gable vents, moderately rough stucco siding and false timbering; external brick chimney; multi -pane, wood -sash windows; single -pane focal window situated in a pentagonal opening and framed with a molded surround evocative of stonework; tripartite focal window with central fixed pane and flanking multi -pane wood sashes; recessed, diamond -glazed window located adjacent to the front entrance and to the focal window; main entrance set within in a small gable and accessible by two curved concrete steps; and detached garage. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 1 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 D. The legal owners of the property are Ricardo Diaz and Rebeca Diaz, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants. E. The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. F. The subject property meets the standards for placement on the City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. G. The subject property meets the minimum standards for placement in the Contributive category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. H. In addition to meeting the standards for placement in the Contributive category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the applicant has agreed, as part of the requested Mills Act agreement Work Plan, to restoration of select elements described therein to address discoloration on planter wall adjacent to the primary fagade; assess condition of paint and stucco and repair as necessary, subject to staff approval; replace non -compatible, non -historic window and door on north side of detached garage, subject to staff approval; assess condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, exposed rafter tails, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repair and replace in -kind, as necessary, subject to staff approval; and assess all historic windows and window framing and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary, subject to staff approval. Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt from further review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15331, Class 31, as these actions are designed to preserve historical resources. Categorical Exemption No. ER-2025-72 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: A. Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2024-10 to place the R. Miller House located at 1412 N. Louise Street, Santa Ana, 92706 on the historical register, as conditioned, and B. Historic Register Categorization No. 2025-07 placing the R. Miller House located at 1412 N. Louise Street, Santa Ana, 92706 within the Contributive category, as conditioned in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein. These decisions are based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Staff report and exhibits attached thereto, the report entitled "Historical Property Description," and the public testimony, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 4. For the subject property, a report entitled "Historical Property Description" is on file with the Planning Division, and is hereby approved and adopted, and together with the staff report and this Resolution, justify the findings for placement on the Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 2 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties into a category. The Historic Resources Commission Secretary is authorized and directed to include this Resolution in the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. Section 5. 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 23rd day of September, 2025. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney EM Brandon Salvatierra Deputy City Attorney AYES: NOES: Commissioners: ABSENT: Commissioners: ABSTENTIONS: Commissioners: Edward Murashie Chairperson Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 3 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Gema Zapien, Acting Historic Resources Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2025-XX to be the original resolution adopted by Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana on September 23, 2025. Date: Gema Zapien Acting Commission Secretary City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 4 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION APN Address Legal Description Owner Names 405-272-02 1412 N. Louise Street THE LAND REFERRED TO Ricardo Diaz and HEREIN BELOW IS Rebeca Diaz SITUATED IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 9 OF TRACT 863 IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 26, PAGE 30 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID ORANGE COUNTY. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 5 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 EXHIBIT B Conditions of Approval for Historic Resources Commission Al2plication No. 2024-10 and Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2025-07 The Applicant must comply with each condition listed below prior to exercising the rights conferred by the Historic Resource Commission's approval and the City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-6 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The Applicant must remain in compliance with all condition(s) listed below: 1. Within 180-days of execution of this resolution, the applicant shall install a bronze plaque as per a template on file with the Planning Division honoring and recognizing the structure at 1412 N. Louise Street, historically known as the R. Miller House. The plaque shall include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation. The final dimensions, location, text and description on the plaque shall be reviewed and approved by Planning Division staff. 2. The applicant shall regularly maintain all landscaping in the front yard area (pruning and thinning trees and shrubs) so that the historic building and its character defining features (including but not limited to its asymmetrical primary fagade, cross -gabled roof, moderately rough stucco siding, and wood -sash windows in various configurations) are visible from the public right-of-way. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 6 of 6 RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: Clerk of the Council FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Ricardo Diaz and Rebeca Diaz, husband and wife as joint tenants, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at 1412 North Louise Street, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECITALS A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity. B. The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 1412 North Louise Street, Santa Ana, California, and more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property." C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner. MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property agree as follows: 1. Effective Date and Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and commence on November 5, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below. 2. Renewal. a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of nonrenewal is served as provided herein. b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided herein. C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal. d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply. 3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property. During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions: a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character - defining features described in the "Executive Summary" and "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked collectively as Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City. -2- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition. C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public. d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location. e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. As part of the periodic inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance with the terms of this Agreement. f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, "Proposed Structure Improvements" or "Work Plan" and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2025-09) staff report dated November 4, 2025. All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including 1) address discoloration on planter wall adjacent to the primary fagade; 2) assess condition of paint and stucco and repair as necessary, subject to staff approval; 3) replace non -compatible window on north side of detached garage, subject to staff approval; 4) assess condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, exposed rafter tails, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repair and replace in -kind, as necessary, subject to staff approval; and 5) and assess all historic windows and window framing and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary. Proof of completion, as requested by the City of Santa Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list. -3- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 4. Furnishing of Information. The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation. a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (12 %2) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement. b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster. C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288. 6. Enforcement of Agreement. a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner, the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided -4- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default hereunder. 7. Binding effect of Agreement. a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 1412 North Louise Street, Assessor Parcel Number, 405-272-02, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement. b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument. C. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register). In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City's historic Register. 8. No Compensation. Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property. 9. Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the parties hereto. City: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk -5- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 Owner: Ricardo Diaz and Rebeca Diaz 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 10. General Provisions. a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise. b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property. C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever. e. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court. f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby. g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County. -6- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 11. Recordation. No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange. 12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto. 13. Effective Date This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows} -7- ATTEST: JENNIFER L. HALL City Clerk OWNERS Date: Date: APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA CARVALHO City Attorney By: BRANDON SALVATIERRA Deputy City Attorney MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 CITY OF SANTA ANA ALVARO NUNEZ City Manager By: RICARDO DIAZ By: REBECA DIAZ RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: ALI PEZESHKPOUR Executive Director Planning and Building Agency -8- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 9 OF TRACT 863 IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 26, PAGE 30 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID ORANGE COUNTY. Assessor's Parcel Number: 405-272-02 -9- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY R. Miller House 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME R. Miller House REF. NO. ADDRESS 1412 North Louise Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1932 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Washington Square CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C/3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Tudor Revival The Tudor Revival looked to medieval England for its inspiration. Signature features of the style include steeply pitched gables; decorative half-timbering; arched openings, often Tudor or Gothic in form; asymmetrical arrangements of building features; tall brick chimneys; and picturesque windows of leaded glass or diamond patterned lights. The more ambitious examples of the Tudor Revival were executed in brick or even stone; however, stucco over wood frame is quite common in the forgiving climate of southern California. The Tudor Revival was favored primarily for residential buildings, although small scale commercial buildings in the style also occur. Originating in the late 19th century, the Tudor Revival was associated with some Craftsman era building but was most popular during the 1920s and 1930s. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The R. Miller House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of Tudor Revival -style home in Santa Ana. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it is a good example of the Tudor Revival style and contributes to the historical and architectural character of its neighborhood. (banta Ana Municipal Uode, Section 3U-2.3). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. 5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code Primary #. HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Reviewer Page 1 of 6 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) R. Miller House Date P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Anaheim Quadrangle California -Orange County 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022 *c. Address 1412 North Louise Street City: Santa Ana Zip: 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 405-272-02 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) The R. Miller House is a single-family residence built in the Tudor Revival style (Figure 1). The residence is characterized by an irregular plan and a complex cross -gabled and flat roof with shingle cladding. The eaves have no overhang, except at the rear addition, where they are moderate with exposed rafter tails. The building's exterior is sheathed in moderately rough stucco with false half-timbering at the facade gables. The primary (east) facade is characterized by an asymmetrical composition, consisting of two short gabled wings, flanking a recessed front porch. At the north end of the porch, the south - facing main entrance features a solid wood door and a period door knocker and other hardware. A carved beam supports the outer edge of the porch roof (Figure 2). Windows on the primary facade are historical and generally are of wood, multi -pane construction. The sole exception is the single -pane focal window situated in a pentagonal opening and framed with a molded surround evocative of stonework (Figure 3). The secondary and rear elevations (Figure 4) feature stucco cladding and a combination of double -hung wood -sash windows (Figure 5) on the original portion of the building and horizontally sliding wood -sash windows on the rear addition (Figure 6). A secondary entrance is located on the south elevation; the door there is accessed via a short set of straight concrete steps and sheltered by a pent porch roof with wood brace supports (Figure 7). (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single family property *P4. Resources Present: ■Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) (Figure 1) Primary (east) facade, view northwest, taken July 18, 2025 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic 1932/0riginal Building Permit *P7. Owner and Address: Ricardo and Rebeca Diaz 1412 N. Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: James Williams City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza M-20 Santa Ana, CA 92702 *P9. Date Recorded: September 23, 2025 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") None *Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information State of California -The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 6 *Resource Name or #: R. Miller House *NRHP Status Code 5S3 131. Historic Name: R. Miller House 132. Common Name: Same 133. Original Use: Single -Family Residence 134. Present Use: Single -Family Residence *135. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival *136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): 1932. Construct residence and garage. $4, 000. 1939. Build new chimney. $145. 1942. Build recreation room. $275. 1978. Addition to garage. $2500. 2017. Replace in -kind composition shingle roofing. No valuation indicated. 2025. Replace concrete driveway and walkway. No valuation indicated. *137. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original location: *138. Related Features: Detached garage B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: A.H. McClary/Jasper Farney *1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1932 Property Type: Single -Family Residential Applicable Criteria: C/3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The R. Miller House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Tudor Revival -style house in Santa Ana. The original building permit is dated March 9, 1932, and indicates the residence and garage were constructed by A.H. McClary for $4,000. The original permit did not include the original owner,' however, a 1932 The Register article listed A.H. McClary as the owner of the property and Jasper Farney as the contractor (The Register 1932). Available evidence did not confirm McClary lived on the property. Farney was a contractor and real estate investor from the 1920s to the 1950s. He started as part of Honer, Herzig and Farney during the 1920s to 1930s but formed his own company in the 1940s to 1950s (The Register 1928a, Ancestry.com 2017). Farney designed and constructed single-family residences in the Tudor Revival style such as 1210 South Van Ness Avenue and 1137 South Garnsey Street (The Register 1928b). The first confirmed owner occupants of the property were Robert A. and Eda Miller and their son Ronald. The miller family lived at the property from circa 1935 to circa 1956 (Press -Telegram 1935, Ancestry. com 2011). The first confirmed owner occupant was Robert In 1939, a second permit indicates owner, Robert Miller, hired contactor, William Rohrbacher, to construct a new chimney for $145. Born in 1904 in Illinois, Miller was a real estate agent in Orange County from the 1940s into the 1960s (Ancestry.com 2022, The Register 1945, 1965). Eda Miller was born in 1906 in Sweden (Ancestry.com 2022). (See Continuation Sheet 3) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) None *1312. References: (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 6.) B13. Remarks: None *1314. Evaluator: Ashley Losco, City of Santa Ana. *Date of Evaluation: September 23, 2025 (This space reserved for official comments.) Sketch Map R. Miller House 1412 North Louise Street 14450/-� N4.50' - _ f cn m m a DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 6 Resource Name: aName_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams "Date September 23, 2025 El Continuation ❑ Update *P3a. Description (continued): The detached garage is located southwest of the residence. It has a rectangular plan, gabled roof with asphalt shingle cladding, and stucco siding throughout. On the east fagade, the glazed metal swing -up garage door faces a concrete driveway, which leads to east North Louise Street (Figure 8). On the north elevation there is a non -original suspended garage door and horizontally sliding aluminum framed window (Figure 9). The front yard is landscaped with a lawn and mature trees and shrubs. Low hedge rows trace the eastern property line and areas bordering the driveway and front porch. A knee -height brick wall delineates the property's western boundary. *1310. Significance (continued): Though a name is not listed on the building permit, Mr. Miller likely constructed a recreation room in 1942 for $275. A newspaper article from 1946 listed Mrs. Everett Hunter as living at 1412 North Louise Street, though the Miller family lived at the property during this period (The Register 1946). Mrs. Everett was either a family friend or relative, or the newspaper made a mistake. In 1959, The Register listed a sale advertisement for the property, and 1412 North Louise Street was not listed in the 1960 Santa Ana City Directory (The Register 1959, Ancestry. com 2011). From 1962 to 1966, Robert T. Bailey and his wife Phyllida C. Bailey, lived at the property; however, no additional information was identified on the couple (The Register 1962, Ancestry.com 2017). Dated March 23, 1978, owner John Mullins filed for a permit to construct a 360 square foot addition to the garage for $2500. Mullins lived on the property until circa 2002 (Ancestry.com 2005). The R. Miller House is located in Washington Square, a neighborhood located northwest of the city center bounded by West Seventeenth Street on the north, West Civic Center Drive on the south, North Flower Street on the east, and North Bristol Street on the west. Most of this area was owned by the family of Jacob Ross, who had purchased portions of the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana in 1868 and 1869. Walnuts and other crops were grown in the area during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with a few farmhouses, most notably the Ross -McNeal House at 1020 North Baker Street, dotting the landscape. By 1905, Baker and Towner were the only streets in the neighborhood, which extended from Hickey (now Civic Center) only as far as Washington and which contained only about a dozen homes. The status quo had not changed much by 1915, when a brick yard was located at the northern terminus of Olive Street at Hickey. In 1925, the beginning of the development that would convert this largely agricultural area into a middle class neighborhood of single-family homes over the next 25 years had begun. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Tudor Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival homes were the standard, with American Colonial Revival saltboxes and ranch style homes favored in the years before and after World War 11. During the 1930s, many of the homes were built by local contractor Emmett Rogers, who sold lots and built homes according to standard plans, which individual property owners could customize to their tastes ("Washington Square: A Neighborhood of Pride, " Washington Square Neighborhood Association). With the return of servicemen following the war and the accompanying demand for homes in southern California, the development of Washington Square was all but completed. The R. Miller House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of an Tudor Revival -style residence in Santa Ana. Located in Washington Square, the house cost $4, 000 to build in 1932. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it is a good example of the Tudor Revival style and contributes to the historical and architectural character of the neighborhood (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). Character -defining features of the R. Miller House include: L-shaped plan; asymmetrical primary fagade; cross -gabled and flat roof with moderate to high -pitch; minimal roof overhang; gable vents, moderately rough stucco siding and false timbering; external brick chimney; multi -pane, wood -sash windows; single -pane focal window situated in a pentagonal opening and framed with a molded surround evocative of stonework; tripartite focal window with central fixed pane and flanking multi -pane wood sashes; recessed, diamond -glazed window located adjacent to the front entrance and to the focal window, main entrance set within in a small gable and accessible by two curved concrete steps; and detached garage. 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September 4, 1936. https://www.newspapers.com/image/9981141011 (accessed July 2025). 1959. Advertisement. October 22, 1959. https://www.newspapers.com/imagel996652638/?match=1 &terms=%221412%20/ouise%22 (accessed July 2025). 1962. `Births."August 21, 1962. https://www.newspapers.com/imape/996495327/ (accessed July 2025). 1965. Advertisement. August 20, 1965. https://www.newspapers.com/image/996915018/?match=1&terms=%22robert%20miller%22 (accessed July 2025). Whiffen, Marcus. 1969. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press. DPR 523L >tate of California —The Resources Agency Primary # )EPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 5 of 6 Resource Name: aName_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams "Date September 23, 2025 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update Haamonai m n Figure 2. View of front porch, including solid wood front door and multilight wood casement windows, facing northwest. Figure 4. An overview of the rear (west) fagade shows the rear addition, facing east. Figure 3. At the primary (east) fagade, the pentagonal single -light focal window features a molded surround suggestive of stonework, facing west. Figure 5. At the rear (west) fagade, this window is generally representative of double -hung wood sashes displayed throughout the original secondary exteriors of the residence, facing east. DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 6 of 6 Resource Name: oName_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams "Date September 23, 2025 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update I I; I it Figure 6. Windows on the rear addition are generally Figure 7. Located on the south fagade, the secondary horizontally sliding wood sashes of this type, facing entrance is sheltered by a pent porch roof, facing east. northwest. - t rrr ■rrr ■Awf 2i ■rr ■rrr ■�rl� �� I Figure 8. The detached garage is located southwest of Figure 9. The north fagade of the garage has incurred the residence. Its front -facing gable end is punctuated alterations that include a large rear addition, secondary with a vehicle bay accessed by way of a non -original garage door, and horizontally sliding aluminum windows, lazed metal garage door, facing west. facing southeast. DPR 523L MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 Exhibit C Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows: 1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose. 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with - 1 - MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 1412 North Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. -2- Exhibit D: Proposed Structure Improvements ("Work Plan") 1412 North Louise Street Item Year Improvement 1 2026 Remediate discoloration on planter wall adjacent to the primary facade. 2 2028 Assess condition of paint and stucco; repair as necessary, subject to staff approval 3 2029 Replace non -compatible window on north side of detached garage, subject to staff approval. 4 2030 Assess condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, exposed rafter tails, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repair as necessary, subject to staff approval. 5 2031 Assess all historic windows and window framing and repaint, repair, or replace in - kind, as necessary. Window repair and replacement is subject to staff approval. HRCA NO. 2024-10, HRC NO. 2025-07, HPPA NO. 2025-09 1412 NORTH LOUISE STREET THE R. MILLER HOUSE PLANNING AND BUILDING AGENCY ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER — SINCE 1921 — 600 W SANTA ANA BLVD STE 812, SANTA ANA, CA 92701 Telephone (714) 543-2027 / Fax (714) 542-6841 GEMA ZAPIEN CITY OF SANTA ANA/PLANNING & BUILDING AGEN 20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA 2ND FLR SANTA ANA, CA - 92702 PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) State of California ) County of ORANGE )SS Notice Type: GPN - GOVT PUBLIC NOTICE Ad Description: 1412 N Louise St I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published in the English language in the city of SANTA ANA, county of ORANGE, and adjudged a newspaper of general circulation as defined by the laws of the State of California by the Superior Court of the County of ORANGE, State of California, under date 06/20/1922, Case No. 13421. That the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to -wit: 09/12/2025 Executed on: 09/12/2025 At Los Angeles, California I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 11iuuiu1[u1i� iu1[�uim uiiuiiiiuiuuui This space for filing stamp only O R #: 3965552 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION The City of Santa Ana encourages the public to participate in the decision - making process. We encourage you to contact us prior to the Public Hearing if you have any questions. Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. Project Location: 1412 North Louise Street located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Project Applicant: Ricardo and Rebeca Diaz (Property Owner & Applicant) Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2024-10, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-07, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-09 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Contributive" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-72 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to dale information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-ana.org/pb/meeting- participation. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to P BAe C o m m e n t s (a) s a n to -a n a. o rg (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https://santa- ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact case planner James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency by email at JWilliams@santa-ana.org or by phone at 714-647-5899. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. Si tiene preguntas en espanol, favor de Ilamar a Gema Zapien al (714) 667- 2732. NeucanlienIacbangtiengViet, An di e n tho a i cho Kristie Ha (714) f 67-2206. 9/12/25 OR-3965552# Email CITY OF SANTA ANA Planning and Building Agency " 20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, California 92702 www.santa-ana.org/pba NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. Project Location: 1412 North Louise Street located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Project Applicant: Ricardo and Rebeca Diaz (Property Owner & Applicant) Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2024-10, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-07, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-09 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Contributive" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-72 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to date information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-ana.org/pb/meeting-participation. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to PBAeComments(a-).santa-ana.org (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https://santa-ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency at JWilliams(absanta-ana.org. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. Si tiene preguntas en espanol, favor de Ilamar a Gema Zapien al (714) 667-2732. Neu can lien lac bang tieng Viet, xin dien thoai cho Kristie Ha (714) 667-2206. 500' RADIUS NOTIFICATION MAP f � j6 JIWI E� 1-r�.-- I FWm F, `�• 1v1 141 l� 152423 low r�r - �_ Tim # 4 155 feet - = L 1412 North Louise Street 500-Foot Buffer Map NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION The City of Santa Ana encourages the public to participate In the decision -making process. We encourage you to contact us prior to the Public Hearing if you have any questions. Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. > Proiect Location: 1412 North Louise Street located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Proiect Applicant: Ricardo and Rebeca Diaz (Property Owner & Applicant) Proiect Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2024-10, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-07, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-09 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Contributive' and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-72 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to date information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-ana.orq/l)b/meeting-participation. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to PBAeCommentsC@santa-ana.orq (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701, Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https //santa ana primegoy com/public/portal Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency at JWilliams(ailsanta-ana.org or 714-647-5899. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. Si tiene preguntas en espanol, favor de Ilamar a Gema Zapien at (714) 667-2732. Neu can lien lac bang tieng Vi$t, xin diQn thopi cho Kristie Ha (714) 667-2206. � '3� r �� i� � :�. RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: Clerk of the Council FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Steven E. Meese and Joelle K. Meese, husband and wife as joint tenants, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at 2402 North Riverside Drive, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECITALS A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity. B. The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 2402 North Riverside Drive, Santa Ana, CA, 92706 and more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property." C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner. MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property agree as follows: 1. Effective Date and Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and commence on November 5, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below. 2. Renewal. a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of nonrenewal is served as provided herein. b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided herein. C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal. d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply. 3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property. During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions: a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character - defining features described in the "Executive Summary" and "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked collectively as Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City. -2- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition. C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public. d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location. e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. As part of the periodic inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance with the terms of this Agreement. f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, "Proposed Structure Improvements" or "Work Plan" and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2025-7) staff report dated November 4, 2025. All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including replacing missing horizontal upper window frame member at east fagade, using the design of the similar adjacent window as a model; restaining the fence around the recreational vehicle enclosure as necessary, subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing the condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing the condition of the roof, roof cladding, eaves, exposed rafters, and fascia and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; and assessing paint and stucco throughout the residence and repairing or replacing, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. Proof of completion, as requested by the City of Santa -3- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list. 4. Furnishing of Information. The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation. a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (121/2) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement. b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster. C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288. 6. Enforcement of Agreement. a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner, the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. -4- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default hereunder. 7. Binding effect of Agreement. a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 2402 North Riverside Drive, Assessor Parcel Number, 002-064-20, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement. b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument. C. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register). In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City's historic Register. 8. No Compensation. Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property. 9. Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the parties hereto. City: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk -5- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 Owner: Steven E. Meese and Joelle K. Meese 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 10. General Provisions. a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise. b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property. C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever. C. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court. f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby. g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County. -6- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 11. Recordation. No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange. 12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto. 13. Effective Date This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows} -7- ATTEST: JENNIFER L. HALL City Clerk OWNER Date: V Date: APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA CARVALHO City Attorney i C i / 131bVID-ON SALVATIERRA Deputy City Attorney MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 CITY OF SANTA ANA ALVARO NUNEZ City Manager By: YL. C.. ?;�� STEVEN E. MEESE By: ld4J<—� JOELLE K. MEESE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: ALI PEZESH POUR Executive Director Planning and Building Agency -8- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 97 OF TRACT NO.425, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 16, PAGES 33 AND 34 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Assessor's Parcel Number: 002-064-20 -9- Exhibit B EXECUTIVE SUMMARY H.A. Petersen House 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME H.A. Petersen House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2402 North Riverside Drive CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1951 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT Floral Park NEIGHBORHOOD I Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C/3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Contemporary Modern The Contemporary Modern style emerged in the early post -World War II period as a popular application of architectural modernism to residental properties. At its emergence in the 1940s, the style was notable for its lack of ornament, relatively large building footprints, and open floorplans. In addition, a key to the style's popularity was its integration of outdoor and indoor spaces, echoing common practices in residential architecture in Japan, Greece, and China, among other places, where private courts were a common element of residential planning. The popularity of the indoor -outdoor concept after World War II may have resulted from the exposure of American GIs to East Asian architecture during the war. Although the Contemporary Modern style was much less common in postwar residential subdivions than the Ranch house, it was an important feature of the residentail architectural landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. In California, the style's most notable proponent was developer Joseph Eichler, who built more than 10,000 Contemporary Modern homes in stylistically cohesive developments throughout the state. Residential variants of the Contemporary Modern style are characterized by their roof forms, most commonly gabled, butterfly, and slant. A common set of character -defining features applies to most examples, whatever the variant. These include plans with one or more private court, often covered; generous use of windows, with especially large windows overlooking key locations at the rear of the property; recesedexterior doors to promote privacy; carports; grilles; exposed post -and -beam construction; and a general lack of ornament. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The H.A. Petersen House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern -style home in Santa Ana. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it is a good example of the style and contributes to the historical and architectural character of its neighborhood. i5anta Ana Municipal uoae, Section ju-z.j EXPLANATION OF CODES: California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. 5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listing Review Code Primary # HRI # Trinomial_ NRHP Status Reviewer Page 1 of 6 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) H.A. Petersen House Date P1. Other Identifier: N/A *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Orange Quadrangle California -Orange County 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022 *c. Address 2402 North Riverside Drive City: Santa Ana Zip: 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 002-064-20 *133a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) Located on a corner parcel in the Floral Park neighborhood, the H.A. Petersen House consists of a one-story, single-family residence and attached garage constructed in the Contemporary Modern style (Figure 1). The parcel is bound east by North Benton Way and north by North Riverside Drive. The residence is irregular in plan with exterior walls sheathed in stucco and a narrow section of vertical wood lap siding on the upper half of the north and east facades. The residence is capped by a low-pitched cross -hipped roof clad in composite shingles with overhanging eaves. The asymmetrical main fagade has a recessed entry with a floor -to -ceiling glass block window and flush wood door accessed by brick steps (Figure 2). Windows on the north elevation are wood sliding sash units with aluminum -framed screens (Figure 3). Other notable primary-fagade elements include brick lining around planter beds (Figure 4). (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single -Family Residence *P4. Resources Present: ■Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) (Figure 1) Primary (north) facade, view southeast, taken July 18, 2025. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic 1951, Assessor data *P7. Owner and Address: Steven E. & Joelle K. Meese 2402 Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706-1615 *P8. Recorded by: James Williams City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza M-20 Santa Ana, CA 92702 *P9. Date Recorded: September 23, 2025 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") None *Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ■Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A (1195) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 6 *Resource Name or #: H.A. Petersen House *NRHP Status Code 5S3 131. Historic Name: H.A. Petersen House 132. Common Name: Same 133. Original Use: Single-family residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence *135. Architectural Style: Contemporary Modern Style *136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): July 6, 1951. Residence and garage constructed. $15,000. June 28, 1956. Swimming pool constructed. Value unknown. January 24, 2006. Re -roof with composition shingles. Value unknown. Date unknown. Pool filled in and backyard landscaped with brick pavers, addition of roll -up garage door. *B7. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original loca *B8. Related Features: N/A B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: R.C. Kidde *1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1951 Property Type: Single-family residence Applicable Criteria: C/3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The H.A. Petersen House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern -style house in Santa Ana. The property is currently a contributor to the Floral Park Historic District which is roughly bounded by Santiago Creek, 171h Street, Broadway, and Flower Street. The district includes 576 contributing buildings and 97 non-contributing buildings that are single-family or multi -family residential. Assessor data indicates the property was built in 1951 by contractor Douglas W. Edwards for $15,000. The six -room residence and garage were constructed for Homer A. Petersen. Homer Petersen and his wife Grace are listed in the 1954 Santa Ana City Directory, and Petersen was listed as an internal revenue agent (Ancestry.com 2011a). The Petersen family owned and occupied 2402 North Riverside Drive until Dr. Paul Lambert and his wife Jean L. Lambert purchased the property in 1955 (The Register 1955). Dr. Lambert was a physician and general practitioner in Santa Ana and served in the Korean War. According to city building permits, in 1956, Anthony Bros Inc. constructed a swimming pool for Paul Lambert, though the property does not currently have a swimming pool and black and white aerials make it difficult to confirm a swimming pool was constructed in the narrow backyard. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 6). B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) None *1312. References: (See Continuation Sheet 4 of 6.) B13. Remarks: None *1314. Evaluator: Ashley Losco, City of Santa Ana. *Date of Evaluation: September 23, 2025 (This space reserved for official comments.) Sketch Map QWE � TF a CT II L J l' 17 8 9 0 3a qHouse� H.A. Petersen2402 N. RiverN .,• n.y. �,asr F r2 el � .� DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 6 Resource Name: H.A. aName_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams *Date September 23, 2025 I] Continuation ❑ Update *P3a. Description (continued): The east elevation faces North Benton Way and features an exterior brick chimney, four wood -frame horizontal sliding sash or double -hung windows, and an aluminum vertical sliding window. At the southern end of the east elevation is an attached garage with a non -historic aluminum roll -up door. Secondary fagades on the south, west, and east have a large wood -frame, 21 pane fixed window, three wood -framed sliding glass doors and screens, and two secondary entrances with glazed wood paneled doors (Figures 5 and 6). The secondary, rear facades are shaded by exposed roof beams that extend from the west side of the roof slope (Figure 7). A small shed of modern fabrication is located at the rear of the property. Landscaping on the property consists of a lawn north and east of the residence, palms and ornamental plants in the brick planter beds on north and east sides of the house, and a mature tree and various plantings in the back yard. *1310. Significance (continued): According to a newspaper article from 1958, the pool was used as a model pool for Anthony Bros. Inc. (The Register 1958). The Lambert family lived at the property until 1960 (Ancestry.com 2011b). Between 1964 and 1968, Mary Ann and Matthew A. Brown occupied 2402 North Riverside Drive; Mr. Brown was the owner of the Santa Ana Book Store and Mrs. Brown worked for the Santa Ana recreational program (The Register 1964). The H.A. Petersen House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of orange, avocado, and walnut trees and widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War Il, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In 1937, Roy Rodney Russell, joined his father's firm and by 1945 it was renamed as Roy Russell and Son. In the early post World War 11 years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2023) Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The H. A. Petersen House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern -style house in Santa Ana. Located in Floral Park, the house was constructed in 1951. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it contributes to the overall character and history of its neighborhood and is a good example of period architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). Character -defining features of the Contemporary Modern -style exhibited by the house include: its one-story, low -to -the -ground horizontal massing; low-pitched cross -hipped roof with overhanging eaves; stucco and vertical wood lap wall cladding; floor -to -ceiling glass block side lite; wood sash windows, including horizontal sliding and 21-pane fixed configurations; extended beam shade feature; flush wood door with original mail slot and handle; and exterior brick chimney. *1312. References (continued): Ancestry.com. 2011 a. Listing for Homer Peterson. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/records/235413595?tid=&aid=&auervld=28565dd5-988c-40a7-88db- 357646ala5d0& phsrc=JhD1787& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025). _. 2011b. Listing for Paul W. Lambert. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/records/1169516106?tid=&pid=&quervld=8b56709a-2d74-4bff-bfbd- 139a6c20dac3& phsrc=JhD1790& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025). DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 6 Resource Name: H.A. aName_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams *Date September 23, 2025 0 Continuation ❑ Update Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana: An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia Savage. 2013. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources. " Sacramento: March 1995. https://scic.sdsu.edu/ resources/docs/manual95.pdf (accessed July 2025). The Register. 1955. "Births." June 3, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/image/995301937/?match=1&terms=%22paul%201ambert%22 (accessed July 2025). _. 1958. "Cerebral Palsy Pool Name Contest Begins. "June 26, 1958. https://www.newspaoers.com/image/996643558/?match=1&terms=%22Anthony%20Bros.%22 (accessed July 2025). . 1964. "Ex -Santa Anan New SD Judge. "March 26, 1964. https://www.newspapers.com/image/996877802/?match=1&terms=%22mary%20ann%20brown%22 (accessed July 2025). DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 5 of 6 Resource Name: H.A. aName_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams *Date September 23, 2025 0 Continuation ❑ Update Additional Fiaures: r - -f C� Figure 2. Main entrance on the primary (north) fagade Figure 3. This window is representative of wood sash recessed with wood front door and stucco and vertical windows on the primary fagade, facing west. wood lap, facing east. r Figure 4. Primary, east fagade with exterior brick Figure 5. Garage addition east elevation with non -historic chimney and wood sash windows, facing northwest. roll -up door, facing southwest. k� _ I i Figure 6. On the south and west elevations, there are Figure 7. On the south elevation, an additional sliding two sliding glass doors and large fixed pane window glass door, facing northeast. facing north. DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial 'age 6 of 6 -Kecoraea Dy fames wuuams Resource Name: H.A. aName_of Structure)) -uate ae temper z:5, zuzo u uontinuation u upaate Figure 8. Entrances on the south and west elevations exhibit glazed, wood paneled doors, facing north. Figure 9. Extended roof -beam cover over rear court, facing northeast. DPR 523L MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 Exhibit C Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows: I. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose. 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with -1- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. -2- Exhibit D: Proposed Structure Improvements ("Work Plan") 2402 North Riverside Drive Item Year Improvement 1 2026 Replace missing horizontal upper window frame member at east elevation, using the design of the similar adjacent window as a model. 2 2027 Restain fence around recreational vehicle enclosure as necessary, subject to Planning Division staff approval. 3 2028 Assess condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repair or replace in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. 4 2030 Assess condition of roof, roof cladding, eaves, exposed rafters, and fascia and repair or replace in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. 5 2031 Assess paint and stucco throughout the residence and repair or replace, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. Planning and Building Agency Item # 13 "oRr City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Historic Resources Commission Staff Report September 23, 2025 Topic: HRCA No. 2025-12, HRC No. 2025-08, HPPA No. 2025-07 — The H.A. Petersen House (2402 N. Riverside Drive) RECOMMENDED ACTIONS 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025- 12 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2025-8; and 2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Steven and Joelle Meese, for the property located at 2402 N. Riverside Drive, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Steven and Joelle Meese are requesting approval to designate an existing Contemporary Modern -style residence located at 2402 N. Riverside Drive to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana. The property, which is a contributing property to the Floral Park National Register Historic District, qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern -style house. It is worthy of "Contributive" categorization as it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Contemporary Modern style, including its low -to -the -ground massing, cross -hipped roof, and wood -sash windows in multiple configurations, among other features. DISCUSSION Project Location and Site Description The subject property is located on a corner lot with North Benton Way to the east and North Riverside Drive to the north, in the Floral Park neighborhood in Santa Ana. The site contains a 1,696-square-foot, Contemporary Modern -style residence and attached garage on an approximately 7,800-square-foot residential lot (Exhibits 3 and 4). HRCA No. 2025-12, HRC No. 2025-08, HPPA No. 2025-07— The H.A. Petersen House (2402 N. Riverside Drive) September 23, 2025 Page 2 Analysis of the Issues Historical Listing In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS-2363 establishing the Historic Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing, designate as a historical 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 SAMC (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 selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the SAMC, as the structure is 74 years old and is a sound example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The H.A. Petersen House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern -style house in Santa Ana. Assessor data indicates it was built in 1951 by contractor Douglas W. Edwards for $15,000. The six -room residence and garage were constructed for Homer A. Petersen. Homer Petersen and his wife Grace are listed in the 1954 Santa Ana City Directory, and Petersen was listed as an internal revenue agent (Ancestry.com 2017). The Petersen family owned and occupied 2402 N. Riverside Drive until 1955 when Dr. Paul Lambert and his wife Jean L. Lambert purchased the property in 1955 (The Register 1955). Dr. Lambert was a physician and general practitioner in Santa Ana and served in the Korean War. According to city building permits, in 1956, Anthony Bros Inc. constructed a swimming pool for Paul Lambert, though the property does not currently have a swimming pool and black and white aerials make it difficult to see a swimming pool in the narrow backyard. According to a newspaper article from 1958, the pool was used as a model pool for Anthony Bros. Inc. (The Register 1958). The Lambert family lived at the property until 1960 (Ancestry.com 2017). Between 1964 and 1968, Mary Ann and Matthew A. Brown occupied 2402 N. Riverside Drive; Mr. Brown was the owner of the Santa Ana Book Store and Mrs. Brown worked for the Santa Ana recreational program (The Register 1964). In 2023, the property was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the Floral Park National Register Historic District. Located on a corner parcel in the Floral Park neighborhood, the H.A. Petersen House consists of a one-story, single-family residence and attached garage constructed in the HRCA No. 2025-12, HRC No. 2025-08, HPPA No. 2025-07— The H.A. Petersen House (2402 N. Riverside Drive) September 23, 2025 Page 3 Contemporary Modern style. The parcel is bound east by North Benton Way and north by North Riverside Drive. The residence is irregular in plan with exterior walls sheathed in stucco and a narrow section of vertical wood lap siding on the upper half of the north and east facades. The residence is capped by a low-pitched cross -hipped roof clad in composite shingles with overhanging eaves. The asymmetrical main fagade has a recessed entry with a floor -to -ceiling glass block window and flush wood door accessed by brick steps. Windows on the north elevation are wood sliding sash units with aluminum - framed screens. Other notable primary-fagade elements include brick lining around planter bed. The east elevation faces North Benton Way and features an exterior brick chimney, four wood -frame horizontal sliding sash or double -hung windows, and an aluminum vertical sliding window. At the southern end of the east elevation is an attached garage with a non -historic aluminum roll -up door. Secondary fagades on the south, west, and east have a large wood -frame, 21 pane fixed window, three wood -framed sliding glass doors and screens, and two secondary entrances with glazed wood paneled doors. The secondary, rear facades are shaded by an exposed roof beams that extend from the west side of the roof slope. A small shed of modern fabrication is located at the rear of the property. Landscaping on the property consists of a lawn north and east of the residence, palms and ornamental plants in the brick planter beds on north and east sides of the house, and a mature tree and various plantings in the back yard. Character -defining features of the Contemporary Modern style exhibited by the house include: its one-story, low -to -the -ground horizontal massing; low-pitched cross -hipped roof with overhanging eaves; stucco and vertical wood lap wall cladding; floor -to -ceiling glass block side lite; wood sash windows, including horizontal sliding and 21-pane fixed configurations; extended beam shade feature; flush wood door with original mail slot and handle; and exterior brick chimney. The H.A. Petersen House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern style home in Santa Ana. The recommended categorization is Contributive because it contributes to the overall character and history of its neighborhood and is a good example of period architecture. 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 2). 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 HRCA No. 2025-12, HRC No. 2025-08, HPPA No. 2025-07— The H.A. Petersen House (2402 N. Riverside Drive) September 23, 2025 Page 4 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: • Long term preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood • A mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation • Incentives for potential buyers to purchase historic structures • Discouraging inappropriate alterations to the property The property has no identified unauthorized modifications. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement subject to a completion of future improvements as described in an attached Work Plan. Overall, future improvements (Work Plan) proposed by the homeowner during the initial ten years of the Mills Act Agreement include the following: 1) replacing missing horizontal upper window frame member at east fagade, using the design of the similar adjacent window as a model; 2) repainting the fence around the recreational vehicle enclosure in a color appropriate to the style and period of construction of the property, subject to Planning Division staff approval; 3) assessing the condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; 4) assessing the condition of the roof, roof cladding, eaves, exposed rafters, and fascia and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; and 5) assessing paint and stucco throughout the residence and repairing or replacing, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. As part of the Mills Act approval process, staff will work with the applicant to ensure that a bronze plaque is installed honoring and recognizing the structure. The plaque will include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation. Lastly, the site will be subject to general maintenance and upkeep requirements including, but not limited to, replacement or restoration of damaged character -defining features, landscaping upkeep, painting, etc. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement to enable the Mills Act. Public Notification The subject site is located within the Floral Park Neighborhood Association. The president of this Neighborhood Association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, the project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all HRCA No. 2025-12, HRC No. 2025-08, HPPA No. 2025-07— The H.A. Petersen House (2402 N. Riverside Drive) September 23, 2025 Page 5 property owners within 500 feet of the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, has been received from any members of the public. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 15331 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 31 — Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. Based on this analysis, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2025-70, will be filed for this project. FISCAL IMPACT The Historic Property Preservation Agreement will reduce the Property Tax revenue account 01102002-50011 to the City by an estimated $347.84 annually, for a period of not less than ten years. EXHIBITS 1. Resolution 2. Mills Act Agreement — 2402 N. Riverside Drive 3. 500-Foot Radius Map — 2402 N. Riverside Drive 4. Copy of Public Notice — 2402 N. Riverside Drive Submitted By: James Williams, Contract Planner Approved By: Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director, Planning and Building Agency FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2025-12 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2402 N. RIVERSIDE DRIVE, SANTA ANA, ON THE HISTORICAL REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2025-08 PLACING SAID PROPERTY WITHIN THE CONTRIBUTIVE CATEGORY 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. On September 23, 2025, the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed public hearing for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025-12) and categorization (Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2025-08) of the H.A. Petersen House located at 2402 N. Riverside Drive, Santa Ana. B. The H.A. Petersen House has distinctive architectural features of the Contemporary Modern style and was built in 1951. C. The H.A. Petersen House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern style home in Santa Ana. The house displays characteristics of the Contemporary Modern style through its use of its low - to -the -ground massing, cross -hipped roof, and wood -sash windows in multiple configurations, among other original features. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Contemporary Modern style. Character - defining features of the H.A. Petersen House include, but may not be limited to: its one-story, low -to -the -ground horizontal massing; low-pitched cross - hipped roof with overhanging eaves; stucco and vertical wood lap wall cladding; floor -to -ceiling glass block side lite; wood sash windows, including horizontal sliding and 21-pane fixed configurations; extended beam shade feature; flush wood door with original mail slot and handle; and exterior brick chimney. D. The legal owners of the property are Steven E. Meese and Joelle K. Meese, husband and wife as joint tenants. E. The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 1 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 F. The subject property meets the standards for placement on the City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. G. The subject property meets the minimum standards for placement in the Contributive category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. H. In addition to meeting the standards for placement in the Contributive category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the applicant has agreed, as part of the requested Mills Act agreement Work Plan, to restoration of select elements described therein within the first five years of the Agreement's term, including replacing missing horizontal upper window frame member at east fagade, using the design of the similar adjacent window as a model; repainting the fence around the recreational vehicle enclosure in a color appropriate to the style and period of construction of the property, subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing the condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing the condition of the roof, roof cladding, eaves, exposed rafters, and fascia and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; and assessing paint and stucco throughout the residence and repairing or replacing, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt from further review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15331, Class 31, as these actions are designed to preserve historical resources. Categorical Exemption No. ER-2025-70 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: A. Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025-12 to place the H.A. Petersen House located at 2402 N. Riverside Drive, Santa Ana, 92706 on the historical register, as conditioned in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein, and B. Historic Register Categorization No. 2025-08 placing the H.A. Petersen House located at 2402 N. Riverside Drive, Santa Ana, 92706 within the Contributive category, as conditioned in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein. These decisions are based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Staff report and exhibits attached thereto, the report entitled "Historical Property Description," and the public testimony, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 4. For the subject property, a report entitled "Historical Property Description" is on file with the Planning Division, and is hereby approved and adopted, and together with the staff report and this Resolution, justify the findings for placement on the Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 2 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties into a category. The Historic Resources Commission Secretary is authorized and directed to include this Resolution in the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. Section 5. 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 23rd day of September, 2025. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney By -- Brandon Salvatierra Deputy City Attorney AYES: Commissioners: NOES: Commissioners: ABSENT: Commissioners: ABSTENTIONS: Commissioners: Edward Murashie Chairperson Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 3 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Gema Zapien, Acting Historic Resources Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2025-XX to be the original resolution adopted by Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana on September 23, 2025. Date: Gema Zapien Acting Commission Secretary City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 4 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION APN Address Legal Description Owner Names 002-064-20 2402 N. Riverside Drive REAL PROPERTY IN THE Steven E. Meese CITY OF SANTA ANA, and Joelle K. COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE Meese OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 97 OF TRACT NO. 425, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 16, PAGES 33 AND 34 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 5 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 EXHIBIT B Conditions of Approval for Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025-12 and Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2025-08 The Applicant must comply with each condition listed below prior to exercising the rights conferred by the Historic Resource Commission's approval and the City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-6 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The Applicant must remain in compliance with all condition(s) listed below: Within 180-days of execution of this resolution, the applicant shall install a bronze plaque as per a template on file with the Planning Division honoring and recognizing the structure at 2402 N. Riverside Drive, historically known as the H.A. Petersen House. The plaque shall include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation. The final dimensions, location, text and description on the plaque shall be reviewed and approved by Planning Division staff. 2. The applicant shall regularly maintain all landscaping in the front yard area (pruning and thinning trees and shrubs) so that the historic building and its character defining features (including but not limited to its low -to -the - ground massing, cross -hipped roof, and wood -sash windows in multiple configurations) are visible from the public right-of-way. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 6 of 6 RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: Clerk of the Council FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Steven E. Meese and Joelle K. Meese, husband and wife as joint tenants, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at 2402 North Riverside Drive, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECITALS A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity. B. The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 2402 North Riverside Drive, Santa Ana, CA, 92706 and more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property." C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner. MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property agree as follows: 1. Effective Date and Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and commence on November 5, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below. 2. Renewal. a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of nonrenewal is served as provided herein. b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided herein. C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal. d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply. 3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property. During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions: a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character - defining features described in the "Executive Summary" and "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked collectively as Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City. -2- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition. C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public. d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location. e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. As part of the periodic inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance with the terms of this Agreement. f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, "Proposed Structure Improvements" or "Work Plan" and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2025-7) staff report dated November 4, 2025. All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including replacing missing horizontal upper window frame member at east fagade, using the design of the similar adjacent window as a model; restaining the fence around the recreational vehicle enclosure as necessary, subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing the condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing the condition of the roof, roof cladding, eaves, exposed rafters, and fascia and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; and assessing paint and stucco throughout the residence and repairing or replacing, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. Proof of completion, as requested by the City of Santa -3- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list. 4. Furnishing of Information. The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation. a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (12 %2) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement. b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster. C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288. 6. Enforcement of Agreement. a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner, the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. -4- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default hereunder. 7. Binding effect of Agreement. a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 2402 North Riverside Drive, Assessor Parcel Number, 002-064-20, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement. b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument. C. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register). In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City's historic Register. 8. No Compensation. Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property. 9. Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the parties hereto. City: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk -5- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 Owner: Steven E. Meese and Joelle K. Meese 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 10. General Provisions. a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise. b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property. C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever. e. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court. f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby. g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County. -6- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 11. Recordation. No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange. 12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto. 13. Effective Date This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows} -7- ATTEST: JENNIFER L. HALL City Clerk OWNER Date: Date: APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA CARVALHO City Attorney By: BRANDON SALVATIERRA Deputy City Attorney MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 CITY OF SANTA ANA ALVARO NUNEZ City Manager By: STEVEN E. MEESE By: JOELLE K. MEESE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: ALI PEZESHKPOUR Executive Director Planning and Building Agency -8- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 97 OF TRACT NO.425, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 16, PAGES 33 AND 34 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Assessor's Parcel Number: 002-064-20 -9- Exhibit B EXECUTIVE SUMMARY H.A. Petersen House 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME H.A. Petersen House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2402 North Riverside Drive CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1951 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT Floral Park NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C/3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Contemporary Modern The Contemporary Modern style emerged in the early post -World War II period as a popular application of architectural modernism to residental properties. At its emergence in the 1940s, the style was notable for its lack of ornament, relatively large building footprints, and open floorplans. In addition, a key to the style's popularity was its integration of outdoor and indoor spaces, echoing common practices in residential architecture in Japan, Greece, and China, among other places, where private courts were a common element of residential planning. The popularity of the indoor -outdoor concept after World War II may have resulted from the exposure of American GIs to East Asian architecture during the war. Although the Contemporary Modern style was much less common in postwar residential subdivions than the Ranch house, it was an important feature of the residentail architectural landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. In California, the style's most notable proponent was developer Joseph Eichler, who built more than 10,000 Contemporary Modern homes in stylistically cohesive developments throughout the state. Residential variants of the Contemporary Modern style are characterized by their roof forms, most commonly gabled, butterfly, and slant. A common set of character -defining features applies to most examples, whatever the variant. These include plans with one or more private court, often covered; generous use of windows, with especially large windows overlooking key locations at the rear of the property; recesedexterior doors to promote privacy; carports; grilles; exposed post -and -beam construction; and a general lack of ornament. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The H.A. Petersen House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern -style home in Santa Ana. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it is a good example of the style and contributes to the historical and architectural character of its neighborhood. Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3 EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. 5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code Primary #. HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Reviewer Page 1 of 6 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) H.A. Petersen House Date P1. Other Identifier: N/A *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Orange Quadrangle California -Orange County 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022 *c. Address 2402 North Riverside Drive City: Santa Ana Zip: 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 002-064-20 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) Located on a corner parcel in the Floral Park neighborhood, the H.A. Petersen House consists of a one-story, single-family residence and attached garage constructed in the Contemporary Modern style (Figure 1). The parcel is bound east by North Benton Way and north by North Riverside Drive. The residence is irregular in plan with exterior walls sheathed in stucco and a narrow section of vertical wood lap siding on the upper half of the north and east facades. The residence is capped by a low-pitched cross -hipped roof clad in composite shingles with overhanging eaves. The asymmetrical main facade has a recessed entry with a floor -to -ceiling glass block window and flush wood door accessed by brick steps (Figure 2). Windows on the north elevation are wood sliding sash units with aluminum -framed screens (Figure 3). Other notable primary -facade elements include brick lining around planter beds (Figure 4). (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single -Family Residence *P4. Resources Present: ■Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) (Figure 1) Primary (north) facade, view southeast, taken July 18, 2025. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic 1951, Assessor data *P7. Owner and Address: Steven E. & Joelle K. Meese 2402 Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706-1615 *P8. Recorded by: James Williams City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza M-20 Santa Ana, CA 92702 *P9. Date Recorded: September 23, 2025 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") None *Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ■Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 6 *Resource Name or #: H.A. Petersen House *NRHP Status Code 5S3 131. Historic Name: H.A. Petersen House 132. Common Name: Same 133. Original Use: Single-family residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence *135. Architectural Style: Contemporary Modern Style *136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): July 6, 1951. Residence and garage constructed. $15,000. June 28, 1956. Swimming pool constructed. Value unknown. January 24, 2006. Re -roof with composition shingles. Value unknown. Date unknown. Pool filled in and backyard landscaped with brick pavers, addition of roll -up garage door. *137. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown *138. Related Features: N/A B9a. Architect: Unknown Original location: b. Builder: R.C. Kidde *1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1951 Property Type: Single-family residence Applicable Criteria: C13 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The H.A. Petersen House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern -style house in Santa Ana. The property is currently a contributor to the Floral Park Historic District which is roughly bounded by Santiago Creek, 17th Street, Broadway, and Flower Street. The district includes 576 contributing buildings and 97 non-contributing buildings that are single-family or multi -family residential. Assessor data indicates the property was built in 1951 by contractor Douglas W. Edwards for $15,000. The six -room residence and garage were constructed for Homer A. Petersen. Homer Petersen and his wife Grace are listed in the 1954 Santa Ana City Directory, and Petersen was listed as an internal revenue agent (Ancestry.com 2011a). The Petersen family owned and occupied 2402 North Riverside Drive until Dr. Paul Lambert and his wife Jean L. Lambert purchased the property in 1955 (The Reqister 1955). Dr. Lambert was a physician and general practitioner in Santa Ana and served in the Korean War. According to city building permits, in 1956, Anthony Bros Inc. constructed a swimming pool for Paul Lambert, though the property does not currently have a swimming pool and black and white aerials make it difficult to confirm a swimming pool was constructed in the narrow backyard. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 6). B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) None *1312. References: (See Continuation Sheet 4 of 6.) B13. Remarks: None *1314. Evaluator: Ashley Losco, City of Santa Ana. *Date of Evaluation: September 23, 2025 (This space reserved for official comments.) Sketch Map ❑WYE / rFt a t Cad l; 18 ig .,DO aw 7 T7 22 v2� fC• aDv �°' ��98 'Z I � 1 v I v I V 1a H.A. Petersen House N 2402 N. Riverside Drive � la ; T12� `9" 1���&r1 DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 6 Resource Name: H.A. «Name_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams *Date September 23, 2025 El Continuation ❑ Update *P3a. Description (continued): The east elevation faces North Benton Way and features an exterior brick chimney, four wood -frame horizontal sliding sash or double -hung windows, and an aluminum vertical sliding window. At the southern end of the east elevation is an attached garage with a non -historic aluminum roll -up door. Secondary facades on the south, west, and east have a large wood -frame, 21 pane fixed window, three wood -framed sliding glass doors and screens, and two secondary entrances with glazed wood paneled doors (Figures 5 and 6). The secondary, rear facades are shaded by exposed roof beams that extend from the west side of the roof slope (Figure 7). A small shed of modern fabrication is located at the rear of the property. Landscaping on the property consists of a lawn north and east of the residence, palms and ornamental plants in the brick planter beds on north and east sides of the house, and a mature tree and various plantings in the back yard. *1310. Significance (continued): According to a newspaper article from 1958, the pool was used as a model pool for Anthony Bros. Inc. (The Register 1958). The Lambert family lived at the property until 1960 (Ancestry.com 2011b). Between 1964 and 1968, Mary Ann and Matthew A. Brown occupied 2402 North Riverside Drive; Mr. Brown was the owner of the Santa Ana Book Store and Mrs. Brown worked for the Santa Ana recreational program (The Register 1964). The H.A. Petersen House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of orange, avocado, and walnut trees and widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War 11, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In 1937, Roy Rodney Russell, joined his father's firm and by 1945 it was renamed as Roy Russell and Son. In the early post World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2023) Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The H. A. Petersen House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern -style house in Santa Ana. Located in Floral Park, the house was constructed in 1951. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it contributes to the overall character and history of its neighborhood and is a good example of period architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). Character -defining features of the Contemporary Modern -style exhibited by the house include: its one-story, low -to -the -ground horizontal massing; low-pitched cross -hipped roof with overhanging eaves; stucco and vertical wood lap wall cladding; floor -to -ceiling glass block side lite; wood sash windows, including horizontal sliding and 21-pane fixed configurations; extended beam shade feature; flush wood door with original mail slot and handle; and exterior brick chimney. *1312. References (continued): Ancestry.com. 2011 a. Listing for Homer Peterson. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/records/235413595?tid=&pid=&quervld=28565dd5-988c-40a7-88db- 357646ala5d0& phsrc=JhD1787& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025). . 2011 b. Listing for Paul W. Lambert. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/records/1169516106?tid=&Pid=&quervld=8b56709a-2d74-4bff-bfbd- 139a6c20dac3& phsrc=JhD1790& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025). DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 6 Resource Name: H.A. «Name_of Structure)) *Recorded by James Williams *Date September 23, 2025 0 Continuation ❑ Update Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana: An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia Savage. 2013. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources. " Sacramento: March 1995. https://scic.sdsu.edu/ resources/docs/manua195.1,)df (accessed July 2025). The Register. 1955. `Births." June 3, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/image/995301937/?match=1&terms=%22pau1%201ambert%22 (accessed July 2025). _. 1958. "Cerebral Palsy Pool Name Contest Begins. "June 26, 1958. https.-#www.newspapers. com/image/996643558/?match=1 &terms=%22Anthony%20Bros. %22 (accessed July 2025). . 1964. "Ex -Santa Anan New SD Judge. "March 26, 1964. https://www.newspapers.com/image/996877802/?match=1&terms=%22mary%20ann%20brown%22 (accessed July 2025). DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 5 of 6 *Recorded by James Williams Additional Resource Name: H.A. «Name_of Structure)) *Date September 23, 2025 El Continuation ❑ Update Figure 2. Main entrance on the primary (north) fagade recessed with wood front door and stucco and vertical wood lao. facina east. Figure 3. This window is representative of wood sash windows on the primary fagade, facing west. Figure 4. Primary, east fagade with exterior brick Figure 5. Garage addition east elevation with non -historic chimney and wood sash windows, facing northwest. roll -up door, facing southwest. man i� Figure 6. On the south and west elevations, there are Figure 7. On the south elevation, an additional sliding two sliding glass doors and large fixed pane window glass door, facing northeast. facing north. DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial 'age 6 of 6 -Kecoraea ay fames wuuams Resource Name: H.A. «Name of Structure)) -uate ae temoer zj, zuzo u c;ontinuation u Figure 9. Extended roof -beam cover over rear court, Figure 8. Entrances on the south and west elevations facing northeast. exhibit glazed, wood paneled doors, facing north. DPR 523L MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 Exhibit C Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows: 1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose. 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with - 1 - MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2402 North Riverside Drive Santa Ana, CA 92706 size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. -2- Exhibit D: Proposed Structure Improvements ("Work Plan") 2402 North Riverside Drive Item Year Improvement 1 2026 Replace missing horizontal upper window frame member at east elevation, using the design of the similar adjacent window as a model. 2 2027 Restain fence around recreational vehicle enclosure as necessary, subject to Planning Division staff approval. 3 2028 Assess condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repair or replace in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. 4 2030 Assess condition of roof, roof cladding, eaves, exposed rafters, and fascia and repair or replace in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. 5 2031 Assess paint and stucco throughout the residence and repair or replace, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. Icw� Fla, ERE p .41 —133 feet HRCA NO. 2025-12, HRC NO. 2025-08, HPPA NO. 2025-07 2402 NORTH RIVERSIDE DRIVE THE H.A. PETERSEN HOUSE PLANNING AND BUILDING AGENCY ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER — SINCE 1921 — 600 W SANTA ANA BLVD STE 812, SANTA ANA, CA 92701 Telephone (714) 543-2027 / Fax (714) 542-6841 GEMA ZAPIEN CITY OF SANTA ANA/PLANNING & BUILDING AGEN 20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA 2ND FLR SANTA ANA, CA - 92702 PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) State of California ) County of ORANGE )SS Notice Type: GPN - GOVT PUBLIC NOTICE Ad Description: 2402 N Riverside Dr I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published in the English language in the city of SANTA ANA, county of ORANGE, and adjudged a newspaper of general circulation as defined by the laws of the State of California by the Superior Court of the County of ORANGE, State of California, under date 06/20/1922, Case No. 13421. That the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to -wit: 09/12/2025 Executed on: 09/12/2025 At Los Angeles, California I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. ignature 11iuuiu1[u1i� iu1[�uim uiiuiiiiiiuui This space for filing stamp only OR#: 3965555 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION The City of Santa Ana encourages the public to participate in the decision - making process. We encourage you to contact us prior to the Public Hearing if you have any questions. Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. Project Location: 2402 North Riverside Drive located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Project Applicant: Steven and Joelle Meese (Property Owner & Applicant) Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2025-12, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-08, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-07 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject property in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Contributive" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-70 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to dale information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-ana.org/pb/meeting- participation. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to P BAe C o m m e n t s (a) s a n to -a n a. o rg (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https://santa- ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact case planner James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency by email at JWilliams@santa-ana.org or by phone at 714-647-5899. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. Si tiene preguntas en espanol, favor de Ilamar a Gema Zapien al (714) 667- 2732. NeucanlienIacbangtiengViet, An di e n tho a i cho Kristie Ha (714) f 67-2206. 9/12/25 OR-3965555# Email CITY OF SANTA ANA Planning and Building Agency " 20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, California 92702 www.santa-ana.org/pba NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. Project Location: 2402 North Riverside Drive located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Project Applicant: Steven and Joelle Meese (Property Owner & Applicant) Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2025-12, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-08, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-07 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject property in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Contributive" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-70 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to date information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-ana.org/pb/meeting-participation. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to PBAeComments(a-).santa-ana.org (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https://santa-ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency at JWilliams(absanta-ana.org. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. Ll Lf} L7 J 3i 4 C, Santi 30 im u f t , IN:v ^, 4v ry ra F '[V' --04 4 rn yr 7 y t� ,!iVf51�f r4AWo. ersrr:l�' - k _ CV -tV ' CV r•I �� fw� '� I � ` tw r~. �{ 71) a - a • 1 Y' S11' {y i yt�yyy •, Illll l i cl' 'V � `3Q t3'13 ���� L r 2329 2325 23- 0 23 rw �T L - `+'+ti y # C NfAr . I 4A i �t'�''. *y r NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION The City of Santa Ana encourages the public to participate in the decision -making process. We encourage you to contact us prior to the Public Hearing if you have any questions. Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a n on Public Hearing to receive public pealed to the City Councwill il within 10 daysltem of he decision byed any Their decision is final unless appealed interested party or group. Project_ Location: _2402 North Riverside Drive located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Proiect�cant: Steven and Joelle Meese (Property Owner & Applicant) or tort D rintio�: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2025-12, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-08, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-07 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject property in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Contributive" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the ss 31), as CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Cla these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-70 will be filed for this project. This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September m at 4:30bers of the phe pin the City MeetinM a Det=jls: Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Memublic may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to date information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www santa ana org/pb/meetina:p- ci ap lion. Written�omments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to PBAeComments(asanta-ana.org (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: htt s //santa ana primeoov comloublic/portal. Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency at JWilliams(o)santa-ana org or 714-647-5899. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. 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RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: Clerk of the Council FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja, husband And Wife, as Trustees of The Stephen Anthony Gorgone And Crishon Maria Preja Revocable Living Trust Dated July 5, 2022, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at 2556 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECITALS A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity. & The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 2556 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana, California and more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property." C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and for the community; -to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner. MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property agree as follows: 1. Effective Date and Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and continence on November 5, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below. 2. Renewal. a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of nonrenewal is served as provided herein. b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided herein. C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal. d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply. 3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property. During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions: a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character - defining features described in the "Executive Summary" and "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked collectively as Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City. -2- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition. C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public. d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location. e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. As part of the periodic inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance with the terms of this Agreement. f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, "Proposed Structure Improvements" or "Work Plan" and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2025-08) staff report dated September 23, 2025. All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including assessing condition of paint and stucco; repairing and repainting as necessary; assessing condition of the fence on the north side of the residence and repairing and repainting as necessary, replacement subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing condition of walkway on north side of the fence and repairing as necessary; assessing condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repairing as necessary, subject to Planning Division staff approval; and assessing all historic windows and window framing and repainting, repairing, or replacing in -kind, as necessary, window repair and replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval. Staff will ensure that the proposed work will be done sensitively and will maintain the property's character -defining features as part of the Mills Act Agreement for this property. Proof of completion, as requested by -3- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 the City of Santa Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list. 4. Furnishing of Information. The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation. a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (12 %z) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement. b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster. C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288. 6. Enforcement of Agreement. a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner, the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner -4- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default hereunder. 7. Binding effect of Agreement. a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 2556 North Valencia Street, Assessor Parcel Number, 003-031-06, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement. b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property_ Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument. C. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register). In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City's historic Register. 8. No Compensation. Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property. 9. Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the parties hereto. _5_ MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 City: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Cleric Owner: Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja, husband And Wife, as Trustees of The Stephen Anthony Gorgone And Crishon Maria Preja Revocable Living Trust 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 10. General Provisions. a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise. b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property. C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever. e. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court. EF.Z MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby. g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County. 11. Recordation. No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange. 12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto. 13. Effective Date This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows} -7- ATTEST: JENNIFER L. HALL City Clerk FIEWNWIM Date: Date: � 30 aS� APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA CARVALHO City Attorney i '� o Deputy City Attorney -8- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 CITY OF SANTA ANA ALVARO NUNEZ City Manager By:. STEPHEN ANTHONY GORGONE Trustee of the Stephen Anthony Gorgone And Crishon Maria Preja Living Trust Dated July 5, 2022 /, - CRISHON MARIA PREJA Trustee of the Stephen Anthony Gorgone And Crishon Maria Preja Living Trust Dated July 5, 2022 RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: ALI PEZES OUR Executive Director Planning and Building Agency MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 43 OF TRACT NO. 705, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 21, PAGE 9 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Assessor's Parcel Number: 003-031-06 -9- Exhibit B EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Enlow House 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Enlow House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2556 North Valencia Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1927 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT I NIA NEIGHBORHOOD Park Santiago CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION Cl3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Tudor Revival The Tudor Revival looked to medieval England for its inspiration. Signature features of the style include steeply pitched gables; decorative half-timbering; arched openings, often Tudor or Gothic in form; asymmetrical arrangements of building features; tall brick chimneys; and picturesque windows of leaded glass or diamond patterned lights. The more ambitious examples of the Tudor Revival were executed in brick or even stone; however, stucco over wood frame is quite common in the forgiving climate of southern California. The Tudor Revival was favored primarily for residential buildings, although small scale commercial buildings in the style also occur. Originating in the late 19th century, the Tudor Revival was associated with some Craftsman era building but was most popular during the 1920s and 1930s. SUMMARYICONCLUSION: The Enlow House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of Tudor Revival -style home in Santa Ana. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it is a good example of the Tudor Revival style and contributes to the historical and architectural character of its neighborhood. t5anta Ana municipal Lope, Section JU-1.,i EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. 5S3: Appears_ to be individually eligible for local listing or des evaluation. Exhibit B State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Primary # HRI # NRHP Status Review Code Reviewer Page 1 of 5 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Enlow House Date P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Orange Quadrangle California-0range County 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022 *c. Address 2556 North Valencia Street City. Santa Ana Zip: 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 003-031-06 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) Located on a rectangular parcel in the Park Santiago neighborhood, the Enlow House consists of a one-story, single-family residence and detached garage constructed in the Tudor Revival style (Figure 1). The parcel is bounded on the east by North Valencia Street and on the north, south, and west by private property. The residence is irregular in plan with exterior walls sheathed in stucco. The cross -gabled roof is clad in composition shingles. The asymmetrical facade has wing -and - gable composition and the main entrance is recessed within an entry porch with segmental arch openings. A defining feature of the facade is the cat -slide roof on the facade gable. Within the entry porch is a non -historic glazed wood front door. Either side of the porch features tripartite casement or 1/1 sash windows, all featuring diamond glazing (Figure 2). Within the front gable is a pointed arch louvered vent. Other notable primary -facade elements include stone steps and iron railings leading to the front door and a small concrete foundation in front of the casement window. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.) *P311b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single -Family Residence *P4. Resources Present: ■Building OStructure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) (Figure 1) Primary (East) facade, view northwest, taken July 18, 2025. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic 1927, City building permit *P7. Owner and Address: Stephen Gorgone & Crishon Preja 2556 N. Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Ashley Losco & James Williams City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza M-20 Santa Ana, CA 92702 *P9. Date Recorded: September 23, 2025 *P90. Survey Type: intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite surrey report and other sources, or enter "none") None *Attachments. ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map EGontinuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record OArchaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record 0 Other (list) DPR 523A (1195) *Required Information State of California -The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 5 *NRHP Status Code 5S3 *Resource Name or #: Enlow House 131. Historic Name: Enlow House 82. Common Name: Same 133. Original Use: Single-family residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence *135. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival *86- Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): 1927. Residence and garage constructed. $4,000. 1947. Add. To residence (bedroom) 14x22. For Thomas Clark by Nylin Hurd, contractor. $1, 000. 1957. Plastering for Tom. Clark by Irvin Long. Valuation unknown. 1990. Reroof (garage), 600 sf $1, 200. July 7, 2015. Reroof. Valuation unknown. October 4, 2018. Window change outs. Valuation unknown. June 10, 2025. Demolish rear patio cover. Valuation unknown. *87. Moved? ■No DYes ❑Unknown Date: Original location: *B8. Related Features: AVA B9a. Architect: Unknown b, Builder: Sid Babcock *1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1927 Property Type: Single-family residence Applicable Criteria: C/3 (Discuss importance in terns of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Enlow House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Tudor Revival -style house in Santa Ana. Assessor data indicates it was built in 1927. The original architect is unknown, but the original contractor was Sid Babcock, according to an article published in The Repistar on March 30, 1927 (The Register 1927a). The aritde described the residence as "stucco residence and garage, composition shingle rooF 2556 Valencia Street, $4000. Sid Babcock, contractor_" The earliest known occupant is Marie Louise Enlow who purchased the property by March 1927, and her husband, Edmund O. Enlow, according to an article published in The Register on March 17, 1927 (The Register 1927b)_ Enlow was the owner of the Madame Marie Lousie milliner shop in Santa Ana (The Register 1922; Ancestry. com 2011a). The single-family residence and garage are pictured in a 1930 aerial of Santa Ana (County of Orange Historical Aerial Imagery 2025). The Enlows occupied the residence until 1932 followed by Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Lake in 1933 (Ancestry.com 2011b; The Register 1933). (See Continuation Sheet 3). B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) None *1312. References: (See Continuation Sheet 4 of 5.) B13. remarks: None *B14. Evaluator: Ashley Losco, City of Santa Ana. *Date of Evaluation: September 23, 2025 (This space reserved for official comments.) DPR 523B (1195) Sketch Map Enlow House 2556 N. Valencia Street 6i_SP Ol w - TRACT ( 7Ctl rn ' ^Q31 O 5 O O{ .,.�. 0 I . ViPfM o o 4 0 �:k i 0 15 'o c se N 'l O *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 5 Resource Name: ((Name of Structures "Recorded by Ashley Losco & James Williams "Date September 23, 2025 Z Continuation ❑ Update *P3a. Description (continued): Secondary fagades on the north, south, and west are consistent with the general characteristics of the front -facing east fagade, including multi -pane hung and casement windows of wood sashes; glazed wood doors; and rectangular louvered vents in the gables (Figure 3). A non -historic wood plank privacy wall along the north, south, and west property lines encloses the side and back yards_ On the south elevation, near the front of the residence, is the exterior brick chimney. The west elevation features a small porch with a concrete foundation and trellis cover, non -historic glazed wood door, and non - historic wood fixed pane window flanked by casement windows and a transom. A third entrance is located on the west elevation of the rear 1947 addition featuring a glazed wood door accessed by non -historic curved concrete steps (Figure 4). Windows on the historic sections of the secondary elevations are uniformly wood -sash units, with configurations that include 1/1 double -hung sashes and single -pane casements. Windows throughout the rear addition feature 1/1 wood sashes and are configured to complement the historic character of the house. Situated at the center of the parcel on the southern property line, the detached garage was constructed in 1927 and is rectangular in plan, sheathed in stucco, and capped with a steeply pitched front -gabled roof clad in composition shingles. The roll -up garage door faces a short driveway to the east accessing North Valencia Street (Figure 5). The west elevation features an entrance with a glazed wood door, and the north elevation features a non -historic fixed pane wood window (Figure 6). The property is landscaped with a front and back lawn, low shrubs, mature ornamental trees, and various flowering plants. *810. Significance (continued): By April 1939, the family of Thomas B. Clark resided in the subject residence. The Clarks occupied the residence until circa 1960. Mr. Clark worked as a bookkeeper, manager, and accountant for Inland Transportation Company and served during World War li (Ancestry_com 2011c). The Clark family constructed the rear, west elevation addition in 1947 which is pictured in a 1947 aerial of Santa Ana (City of Santa Ana Building Permits; County of Orange Historical Aerial imagery 2025). The Clark family was followed by Fredrick Butler Le Vitt in 1960 to 1963 (The Register 1963, Ancestry. cam 2011 c). The Enlow House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west, and the 1-5 freeway on the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main Street, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln; and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of- way mirrored the freeway route. This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s, As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty households on East Santa Clara, Twentieth Street "C Street" (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out, but most residents continued to list "rancher' or 'fruit grower" as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided into larger, agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners. While the area east of Santiago Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of Santiago had been laid out when the City was mapped in 1923_ Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in the neighborhood, but increasing numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people in service professions such as painters, electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during the 1920s and 1930s- The area also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr., 321 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (C_ H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By April 1942, when the Sanbom Company first mapped the westem half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with single- family homes, many in the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the eastern half of the neighborhood and infrll construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged following World War IL DPR 523L State of California -The Resources Agency Primary #1 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRl # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 5 Resource Name: rfName _of Structures *Recorded by Ashley Losco & James Williams *Date September23, 2025 L1x Continuation ❑ Update The Enlow House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival -style home in Santa Ana. Located in Park Santiago, the house was constructed in 1927. The recommended categorization is Contributive because it contributes to the overall character and history of its neighborhood and is a good example of period architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). Character -defining features of the Tudor Revival style exhibited by the house include, but are not necessarily limited to, high-pitched front gabled roof with sloping roof eave and catslide roof feature. stucco wall cladding, exterior brick chimney, diamond -glazed wood -sash window and recessed front entry with segmental arch portals_ *1312. References (continued): Ancestry.com. 2011 a. Listing for Marie Louise Enlow in Santa Ana City Directory 1923. U.S_, City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line] Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. l ittps:7/www. ancestry. comfsearctilcol)ectionsf2469frecordsf1160460348?tld=&pid=&yuervld=822a 1 cd5-fie 1-4201-b3d9- f0403bdb4f6e& phsrc=JhD 1792& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025). _ 2011b_ Listing for Marie Louise Enlow in Santa Ana City Directory 1932 U-S_, City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011_ httos:f/www.ei7cestry. comisearchfcollections/2469frecordsf1405141859?tid=&pid=&gueryld=89a83b 15-72b7-414f-9f05- 590b74400blb& phsrc=JhD1794& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025). . 2011c. Listing for Thomas B. Clark in the Santa Ana City Directory 1960. htl s.-Ilwww. ancestry.corn/search/collectionsf2469frecordsf236382735?tid=& id=& ue 1d=6e106113-494c-40b0-a661- d71d3f83f175& phsrc=JhD1797& phstart=successSoume (accessed July 2025). City of Santa Ana. Var Building Permits. Provided by the City of Santa Ana. County of Orange. 2025. Historical Aerial imagery from 1930 and 1947. hYtps:/1www.ocgis.com/ocpw/histaricalimagery/index.htin (accessedJuly2025). Marsh, Diann_ Santa Ana: An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia Savage. 2013. A Field Guide to American Houses_ New York. Alfred A Knopf. Office of Historic Preservation. 1995. `Instructions for Recording Historical Resources. 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DPR 523L State of California --The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 5 of 5 Resource Name: aName of Structure), Recorded by Ashley Losco & James Williams 'Date September 23, 2025 0 Continuation ❑ Update Aaamonai _i Figure 2. The primary (east) fagade primary entrance Figure 3- This window is representative of windows on sheltered under curved roofline and divided lite windows, the secondary elevations and brick chimney in the facin west background, facing east- - - ,r W-Z- FS aw: Figure 4. On the west, rear elevation, there are two secondary entrances and porch with trellis cover, facing east - Figure 6. On the north and west fagades, a glazed wood door and non -historic wood fixed pane window lead to the interior of the garage- DPR 323L iA Figure 5. On the east elevation of the garage, the metal roll -up door faces North Valencia Street, facing west. MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Sawa Ana, CA 92706 Exhibit C Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows: Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose_ 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed_ The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible- 3- All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather thaxt on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 size, scale, color, material and character of the properly, neighborhood, or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired- -2- Exhibit D; Proposed Structure Improvements ("Work Plan") 2SS6 North Valencia Street Item Year Improvement 1 2026 Assess condition of paint and stucco; repair and repaint as necessary. 2 2028 Assess condition of the fence on the north side of the residence and repair and repaint as necessary- 3 2029 Assess condition of walkway on north side of the fence and repair as necessary. 4 2030 Assess condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, and rain gutters throughoutthe residence and repair as necessary, subject to staff approval. 5 2031 Assess all historic windows and window framing and repaint, repair, or replace in - kind, as necessary. Window repair and replacement is subject to staff approval. 6 2023 Re -roof, as necessary. Planning and Building Agency Item # 13 "oRr City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Historic Resources Commission Staff Report September 23, 2025 Topic: HRCA No. 2024-05, HRC No. 2025-09, HPPA No. 2025-08 — The Enlow House (2556 N. Valencia Street) RECOMMENDED ACTIONS 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2024- 05 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2025-09; and 2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja, Husband And Wife, as Trustees of The Stephen Anthony Gorgone And Crishon Maria Preja Revocable Living Trust Dated July 5, 2022, for the property located at 2556 N. Valencia Street, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja, are requesting approval to designate an existing Tudor Revival style single-family residence located at 2556 N. Valencia Street to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana. The property qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival -style house. It is also worthy of "Contributive" categorization as it contributes to the history and character of its neighborhood as an example of the Tudor Revival style, including its high-pitched front gabled roof with sloping roof eave, stucco wall cladding, exterior brick chimney, and recessed front entry. DISCUSSION Project Location and Site Description The subject property is located on the west side of Valencia Street and bound by adjacent properties, in the Park Santiago neighborhood in Santa Ana. The site contains a 1,574- square-foot, Tudor Revival -style residence and detached garage on a 7,500-square-foot residential lot (Exhibits 3 and 4). HRCA No. 2024-05, HRC No. 2025-09, HPPA No. 2025-08 — The Enlow House (2556 N. Valencia Street) September 23, 2025 Page 2 Analysis of the Issues Historical Listing In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS-2363 establishing the Historic Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing, designate as a historical 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 SAMC (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 selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the SAMC, as the structure is 98 years old and is a sound example of period architecture. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The Enlow House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Tudor Revival - style house in Santa Ana. Assessor data indicates it was built in 1927. The original architect is unknown, but the original contractor was Sid Babcock, according to an article published in The Register on March 30, 1927 (The Register 1927a). The article described the residence as "stucco residence and garage, composition shingle roof; 2556 Valencia Street, $4000. Sid Babcock, contractor." The earliest known occupant is Marie Louise Enlow who purchased the property by March 1927, and her husband, Edmund O. Enlow, according to an article published in The Register on March 17, 1927 (The Register 1927b). Enlow was the owner of the Madame Marie Lousie milliner shop in Santa Ana (The Register 1922; Ancestry.com 2011 a). The single-family residence and garage are pictured in a 1930 aerial of Santa Ana (County of Orange Historical Aerial Imagery 2025). The Enlows occupied the residence until 1932 followed by Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Lake in 1933 (Ancestry.com 2011 b; The Register 1933). Located on a rectangular parcel in the Park Santiago neighborhood, the Enlow House consists of a one-story, single-family residence and detached garage constructed in the Tudor Revival style. The parcel is bounded on the east by North Valencia Street and on the north, south, and west by private property. The residence is irregular in plan with exterior walls sheathed in stucco. The cross -gabled roof is clad in composition shingles. The asymmetrical facade has wing -and -gable composition and the main entrance is recessed within an entry porch with segmental arch openings. A defining feature of the facade is the cat -slide roof on the facade gable. Within the entry porch is a non -historic HRCA No. 2024-05, HRC No. 2025-09, HPPA No. 2025-08 — The Enlow House (2556 N. Valencia Street) September 23, 2025 Page 3 glazed wood front door. Either side of the porch features tripartite casement or 1/1 sash windows, all featuring diamond glazing. Within the front gable is a pointed arch louvered vent. Other notable primary-fagade elements include stone steps and iron railings leading to the front door and a small concrete foundation in front of the casement window. Secondary fapades on the north, south, and west, are consistent with the general characteristics of the front -facing east fagade, including multi -pane hung and casement windows of wood sashes; glazed wood doors; and rectangular louvered vents in the gables. A non -historic wood plank privacy wall along the north, south, and west property lines encloses the side and back yards. On the south elevation, near the front of the residence, is the exterior brick chimney. The west elevation features a small porch with a concrete foundation and trellis cover, non -historic glazed wood door, and non -historic wood fixed pane window flanked by casement windows and a transom. A third entrance is located on the west elevation of the rear 1947 addition featuring a glazed wood door accessed by non -historic curved concrete steps. Windows on the historic sections of the secondary elevations are uniformly wood -sash units, with configurations that include 1/1 double -hung sashes and single -pane casements. Windows throughout the rear addition feature 1/1 wood sashes and are configured to complement the historic character of the house. Situated at the center of the parcel on the southern property line, the detached garage was constructed in 1927 and is rectangular in plan, sheathed in stucco, and capped with a steeply pitched front -gabled roof clad in composition shingles. The roll -up garage door faces a short driveway to the east, accessing North Valencia Street. The west elevation features an entrance with a glazed wood door, and the north elevation features a non - historic fixed pane wood window. The property is landscaped with a front and back lawn, low shrubs, mature ornamental trees, and various flowering plants. Character -defining features of the Tudor Revival style exhibited by the house include, but are not necessarily limited to, high-pitched front gabled roof with sloping roof eave and catslide roof feature, stucco wall cladding, exterior brick chimney, diamond -glazed wood - sash window and recessed front entry with segmental arch portals. The Enlow House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival style home in Santa Ana. Located in Park Santiago, the house cost $4,000 to build in 1927. The recommended categorization is Contributive because it contributes to the overall character and history of Park Santiago and is a representative example of Tudor Revival architecture 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 2). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property HRCA No. 2024-05, HRC No. 2025-09, HPPA No. 2025-08 — The Enlow House (2556 N. Valencia Street) September 23, 2025 Page 4 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: • Long term preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood • A mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation • Incentives for potential buyers to purchase historic structures • Discouraging inappropriate alterations to the property The property has no identified unauthorized modifications. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement subject to a completion of future improvements as described in an attached Work Plan. Overall, future improvements (Work Plan) proposed by the homeowner during the initial ten years of the Mills Act Agreement include the following: new roof and general maintenance. Staff suggests adding the following items to the Work Plan: 1) assess condition of paint and stucco; repair and repaint as necessary; 2) assess condition of the fence on the north side of the residence and repair and repaint as necessary, replacement subject to Planning Division staff approval; 3) assess condition of walkway on north side of the fence and repair as necessary; 4) assess condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repair as necessary, subject to Planning Division staff approval; and 5) assess all historic windows and window framing and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary; window repair and replacement is subject to staff approval. Staff will ensure that the proposed work will be done sensitively and will maintain the property's character -defining features as part of the Mills Act Agreement for this property. As part of the Mills Act approval process, staff will work with the applicant to ensure that a bronze plaque is installed honoring and recognizing the structure. The plaque will include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation. Lastly, the site will be subject to general maintenance and upkeep requirements including, but not limited to, replacement or restoration of damaged character -defining features, landscaping upkeep, painting, etc. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement to enable the Mills Act. HRCA No. 2024-05, HRC No. 2025-09, HPPA No. 2025-08 — The Enlow House (2556 N. Valencia Street) September 23, 2025 Page 5 Public Notification The subject site is located within the Park Santiago Neighborhood Association. The president of this Neighborhood Association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, the project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, has been received from any members of the public. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 15331 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 31 — Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. Based on this analysis, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2025-69, will be filed for this project. FISCAL IMPACT The Historic Property Preservation Agreement will reduce the Property Tax revenue account 01102002-50011 to the City by an estimated $ $914.78 annually, for a period of not less than ten years. EXHIBITS 1. Resolution 2. Mills Act Agreement 3. Vicinity Map 4. Copy of Public Notice Submitted By: James Williams, Contract Planner Approved By: Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director, Planning and Building Agency FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2024-05 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2556 N. VALENCIA STREET, SANTA ANA, ON THE HISTORICAL REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2025-09 PLACING SAID PROPERTY WITHIN THE CONTRIBUTIVE CATEGORY 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. On September 23, 2025, the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed public hearing for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2024-05) and categorization (Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2025-09) of the Enlow House located at 2556 N. Valencia Street, Santa Ana. B. The Enlow House has distinctive architectural features of the Tudor Revival style and was built in 1927. C. The Enlow House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival style home in Santa Ana. The house displays characteristics of the Tudor Revival style through its use of its, high-pitched front gabled roof with sloping roof eave, stucco wall cladding, exterior brick chimney, and recessed front entry, among other original features. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it contributes to the overall character and history of Park Santiago and is a representative example of Tudor Revival architecture in Santa Ana. Character -defining features of the Tudor Revival style exhibited by the house include, but are not necessarily limited to, high- pitched front gabled roof with sloping roof eave and catslide roof feature, stucco wall cladding, exterior brick chimney, diamond -glazed wood -sash window and recessed front entry with segmental arch portals. D. The legal owner of the property is Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja, husband And Wife, as Trustees of The Stephen Anthony Gorgone And Crishon Maria Preja Revocable Living Trust Dated July 5, 2022, and any amendments thereto. E. The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 1 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 F. The subject property meets the standards for placement on the City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. G. The subject property meets the minimum standards for placement in the Contributive category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. H. In addition to meeting the standards for placement in the Contributive category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the applicant has agreed, as part of the requested Mills Act agreement Work Plan, to restoration of select elements described therein within the first five years of the Agreement's term: 1) assess condition of paint and stucco; repair and repaint as necessary; 2) assess condition of the fence on the north side of the residence and repair and repaint as necessary, replacement subject to Planning Division staff approval; 3) assess condition of walkway on north side of the fence and repair as necessary; 4) assess condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repair as necessary, subject to Planning Division staff approval; 5) and assess all historic windows and window framing and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary; window repair and replacement is subject to staff approval. Staff will ensure that the proposed work will be done sensitively and will maintain the property's character -defining features as part of the Mills Act Agreement for this property. Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt from further review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15331, Class 31, as these actions are designed to preserve historical resources. Categorical Exemption No. ER-2025-69 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: A. Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2024-05 to place the Enlow House located at 2556 N. Valencia Street, Santa Ana, 92706 on the historical register, as conditioned in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein; and B. Historic Register Categorization No. 2025-09 placing the Enlow House located at 2556 N. Valencia Street, Santa Ana, 92706 within the Contributive category, as conditioned in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein. These decisions are based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Staff report and exhibits attached thereto, the report entitled "Historical Property Description," and the public testimony, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 4. For the subject property, a report entitled "Historical Property Description" is on file with the Planning Division, and is hereby approved and adopted, and together with the staff report and this Resolution, justify the findings for placement on the Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 2 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties into a category. The Historic Resources Commission Secretary is authorized and directed to include this Resolution in the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. Section 5. 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 23rd day of September, 2025. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney EM Brandon Salvatierra Deputy City Attorney AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: NOT PRESENT: Edward Murashie Chairperson Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 3 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, GEMA ZAPIEN, Acting Historic Resources Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2025-XX to be the original resolution adopted by Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana on September 23, 2025. Date: Gema Zapien Acting Commission Secretary City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 4 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION APN Address Legal Description Owner Names 003-031-06 2556 N. Valencia Street REAL PROPERTY IN THE Stephen Anthony CITY OF SANTA ANA, Gorgone and COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE Crishon Maria OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED Preja AS FOLLOWS: LOT 43 OF TRACT NO. 705, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 21, PAGE 9 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 5 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 EXHIBIT B Conditions of Approval for Historic Resources Commission Al2plication No. 2024-05 and Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2025-09 The Applicant must comply with each condition listed below prior to exercising the rights conferred by the Historic Resource Commission's approval and the City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-6 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The Applicant must remain in compliance with all condition(s) listed below: 1. Within 180 days of execution of this resolution, the applicant shall install a bronze plaque as per a template on file with the Planning Division honoring and recognizing the structure at 2556 N. Valencia Street, historically known as the Enlow House. The plaque shall include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation. The final dimensions, location, text and description on the plaque shall be reviewed and approved by Planning Division staff. 2. The applicant shall regularly maintain all landscaping in the front yard area (pruning and thinning trees and shrubs) so that the historic building and its character defining features (including but not limited to high-pitched front gabled roof with sloping roof eave, stucco wall cladding, exterior brick chimney, and recessed front entry) are visible from the public right-of-way. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 6 of 6 RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: Clerk of the Council FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja, husband And Wife, as Trustees of The Stephen Anthony Gorgone And Crishon Maria Preja Revocable Living Trust Dated July 5, 2022, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at 2556 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECITALS A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity. B. The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 2556 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana, California and more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property." C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner. MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property agree as follows: 1. Effective Date and Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and commence on November 5, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below. 2. Renewal. a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of nonrenewal is served as provided herein. b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided herein. C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal. d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply. 3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property. During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions: a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character - defining features described in the "Executive Summary" and "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked collectively as Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City. -2- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition. C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public. d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location. e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. As part of the periodic inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance with the terms of this Agreement. f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, "Proposed Structure Improvements" or "Work Plan" and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2025-08) staff report dated September 23, 2025. All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including assessing condition of paint and stucco; repairing and repainting as necessary; assessing condition of the fence on the north side of the residence and repairing and repainting as necessary, replacement subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing condition of walkway on north side of the fence and repairing as necessary; assessing condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repairing as necessary, subject to Planning Division staff approval; and assessing all historic windows and window framing and repainting, repairing, or replacing in -kind, as necessary, window repair and replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval. Staff will ensure that the proposed work will be done sensitively and will maintain the property's character -defining features as part of the Mills Act Agreement for this property. Proof of completion, as requested by -3- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 the City of Santa Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list. 4. Furnishing of Information. The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation. a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (12 %2) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement. b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster. C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288. 6. Enforcement of Agreement. a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner, the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner -4- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default hereunder. 7. Binding effect of Agreement. a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 2556 North Valencia Street, Assessor Parcel Number, 003-031-06, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement. b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument. C. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register). In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City's historic Register. 8. No Compensation. Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property. 9. Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the parties hereto. -5- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 City: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk Owner: Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja, husband And Wife, as Trustees of The Stephen Anthony Gorgone And Crishon Maria Preja Revocable Living Trust 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 10. General Provisions. a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise. b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property. C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever. e. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court. -6- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby. g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County. 11. Recordation. No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange. 12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto. 13. Effective Date This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows} -7- ATTEST: JENNIFER L. HALL City Clerk OWNERS Date: Date: APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA CARVALHO City Attorney By: BRANDON SALVATIERRA Deputy City Attorney MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 CITY OF SANTA ANA ALVARO NUNEZ City Manager By: STEPHEN ANTHONY GORGONE Trustee of the Stephen Anthony Gorgone And Crishon Maria Preja Living Trust Dated July 5, 2022 By: CRISHON MARIA PREJA Trustee of the Stephen Anthony Gorgone And Crishon Maria Preja Living Trust Dated July 5, 2022 RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: ALI PEZESHKPOUR Executive Director Planning and Building Agency -8- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 43 OF TRACT NO. 705, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 21, PAGE 9 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Assessor's Parcel Number: 003-031-06 -9- Exhibit B EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Enlow House 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Enlow House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2556 North Valencia Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1927 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Park Santiago CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C/3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Tudor Revival The Tudor Revival looked to medieval England for its inspiration. Signature features of the style include steeply pitched gables; decorative half-timbering; arched openings, often Tudor or Gothic in form; asymmetrical arrangements of building features; tall brick chimneys; and picturesque windows of leaded glass or diamond patterned lights. The more ambitious examples of the Tudor Revival were executed in brick or even stone; however, stucco over wood frame is quite common in the forgiving climate of southern California. The Tudor Revival was favored primarily for residential buildings, although small scale commercial buildings in the style also occur. Originating in the late 19th century, the Tudor Revival was associated with some Craftsman era building but was most popular during the 1920s and 1930s. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Enlow House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of Tudor Revival -style home in Santa Ana. The recommended categorization is "Contributive" because it is a good example of the Tudor Revival style and contributes to the historical and architectural character of its neighborhood. (banta Ana Municipal Uode, Section 3U-2.3). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. 5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. Exhibit B State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code Primary #. HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Reviewer Page 1 of 5 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Enlow House Date P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Orange Quadrangle California -Orange County 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022 *c. Address 2556 North Valencia Street City: Santa Ana Zip: 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 003-031-06 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) Located on a rectangular parcel in the Park Santiago neighborhood, the Enlow House consists of a one-story, single-family residence and detached garage constructed in the Tudor Revival style (Figure 1). The parcel is bounded on the east by North Valencia Street and on the north, south, and west by private property. The residence is irregular in plan with exterior walls sheathed in stucco. The cross -gabled roof is clad in composition shingles. The asymmetrical facade has wing -and - gable composition and the main entrance is recessed within an entry porch with segmental arch openings. A defining feature of the facade is the cat -slide roof on the facade gable. Within the entry porch is a non -historic glazed wood front door. Either side of the porch features tripartite casement or 1/1 sash windows, all featuring diamond glazing (Figure 2). Within the front gable is a pointed arch louvered vent. Other notable primary -facade elements include stone steps and iron railings leading to the front door and a small concrete foundation in front of the casement window. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single -Family Residence *P4. Resources Present: ■Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) (Figure 1) Primary (East) facade, view northwest, taken July 18, 2025. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic 1927, City building permit *P7. Owner and Address: Stephen Gorgone & Crishon Preja 2556 N. Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Ashley Losco & James Williams City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza M-20 Santa Ana, CA 92702 *P9. Date Recorded: September 23, 2025 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") None *Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information State of California -The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 5 *Resource Name or #: Enlow House *NRHP Status Code 5S3 131. Historic Name: Enlow House 132. Common Name: Same 133. Original Use: Single-family residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence *135. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival *136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): 1927. Residence and garage constructed. $4,000. 1947. Add. To residence (bedroom) 14x22. For Thomas Clark by Nylin Hurd, contractor. $1,000. 1957. Plastering for Tom. Clark by Irvin Long. Valuation unknown. 1990. Reroof (garage), 600 sf. $1,200. July 7, 2015. Reroof. Valuation unknown. October 4, 2018. Window change outs. Valuation unknown. June 10, 2025. Demolish rear patio cover. Valuation unknown. *137. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original location: *138. Related Features: N/A B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Sid Babcock *1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1927 Property Type: Single-family residence Applicable Criteria: C13 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Enlow House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a Tudor Revival -style house in Santa Ana. Assessor data indicates it was built in 1927. The original architect is unknown, but the original contractor was Sid Babcock, according to an article published in The Register on March 30, 1927 (The Register 1927a). The article described the residence as "stucco residence and garage, composition shingle roof- 2556 Valencia Street, $4000. Sid Babcock, contractor. " The earliest known occupant is Marie Louise Enlow who purchased the property by March 1927, and her husband, Edmund O. Enlow, according to an article published in The Register on March 17, 1927 (The Register 1927b). Enlow was the owner of the Madame Marie Lousie milliner shop in Santa Ana (The Register 1922; Ancestry. com 2011a). The single-family residence and garage are pictured in a 1930 aerial of Santa Ana (County of Orange Historical Aerial Imagery 2025). The Enlows occupied the residence until 1932 followed by Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Lake in 1933 (Ancestry.com 2011b; The Register 1933). (See Continuation Sheet 3). B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) None *1312. References: (See Continuation Sheet 4 of 5.) B13. Remarks: None *1314. Evaluator: Ashley Losco, City of Santa Ana. *Date of Evaluation: September 23, 2025 (This space reserved for official comments.) Sketch Map Enlow House 2556 N. Valencia Street s3,�e O ao -rP4ia- - 62 i39 � y ywj 6 @ 9 IG TRACT Oz qti u b0 031 0 H 0QuQ. iII .er o D5 >� . Y#?G sa �., O O Imae' .. •. 48 2 0 535 I//;, �O IVJ �nq 3b � N I O .,. NJS DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 5 Resource Name: (<Name_ of Structure))*Recorded by Ashley Losco & James Williams "Date September 23, 2025 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update *P3a. Description (continued): Secondary fagades on the north, south, and west, are consistent with the general characteristics of the front -facing east fagade, including multi -pane hung and casement windows of wood sashes; glazed wood doors; and rectangular louvered vents in the gables (Figure 3). A non -historic wood plank privacy wall along the north, south, and west property lines encloses the side and back yards. On the south elevation, near the front of the residence, is the exterior brick chimney. The west elevation features a small porch with a concrete foundation and trellis cover, non -historic glazed wood door, and non - historic wood fixed pane window flanked by casement windows and a transom. A third entrance is located on the west elevation of the rear 1947 addition featuring a glazed wood door accessed by non -historic curved concrete steps (Figure 4). Windows on the historic sections of the secondary elevations are uniformly wood -sash units, with configurations that include 1/1 double -hung sashes and single -pane casements. Windows throughout the rear addition feature 1/1 wood sashes and are configured to complement the historic character of the house. Situated at the center of the parcel on the southern property line, the detached garage was constructed in 1927 and is rectangular in plan, sheathed in stucco, and capped with a steeply pitched front -gabled roof clad in composition shingles. The roll -up garage door faces a short driveway to the east, accessing North Valencia Street (Figure 5). The west elevation features an entrance with a glazed wood door, and the north elevation features a non -historic fixed pane wood window (Figure 6). The property is landscaped with a front and back lawn, low shrubs, mature ornamental trees, and various flowering plants. *1310. Significance (continued): By April 1939, the family of Thomas B. Clark resided in the subject residence. The Clarks occupied the residence until circa 1960. Mr. Clark worked as a bookkeeper, manager, and accountant for Inland Transportation Company and served during World War /I (Ancestry.com 2011c). The Clark family constructed the rear, west elevation addition in 1947 which is pictured in a 1947 aerial of Santa Ana (City of Santa Ana Building Permits; County of Orange Historical Aerial Imagery 2025). The Clark family was followed by Fredrick Butler Le Vitt in 1960 to 1963 (The Register 1963; Ancestry. com 2011c). The Enlow House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west, and the 1-5 freeway on the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main Street; the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln; and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of- way mirrored the freeway route. This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty households on East Santa Clara, Twentieth Street, "C Street" (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out, but most residents continued to list "rancher" or "fruit grower" as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided into larger, agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners. While the area east of Santiago Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of Santiago had been laid out when the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in the neighborhood, but increasing numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people in service professions such as painters, electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during the 1920s and 1930s. The area also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr., 321 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By April 1942, when the Sanborn Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with single- family homes, many in the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the eastern half of the neighborhood and infill construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged following World War ll. DPR 523L State of California -The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 5 Resource Name: aName_of Structure)) *Recorded by Ashley Losco & James Williams "Date September 23, 2025 0 Continuation ❑ Update The Enlow House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Tudor Revival -style home in Santa Ana. Located in Park Santiago, the house was constructed in 1927. The recommended categorization is Contributive because it contributes to the overall character and history of its neighborhood and is a good example of period architecture (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). Character -defining features of the Tudor Revival style exhibited by the house include, but are not necessarily limited to, high-pitched front gabled roof with sloping roof eave and catslide roof feature, stucco wall cladding, exterior brick chimney, diamond -glazed wood -sash window and recessed front entry with segmental arch portals. *1312. References (continued): Ancestry. com. 2011a. Listing for Marie Louise Enlow in Santa Ana City Directory 1923. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry. com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www. ancestry. com/search/collections/2469/records/1160460348?tid=&pid=&gueryld=822a 1 cd5-fie 1-4201-b3d9- f0403bdb4f6e& phsrc=JhD1792& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025). . 2011b. Listing for Marie Louise Enlow in Santa Ana City Directory 1932. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry. com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www. ancestry. com/search/collections/2469/records/1405141859?tid=&pid=&quervld=89a83b 15-72b7-414-9f05- 590b74400b1b& phsrc=JhD1794& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025). . 2011 c. Listing for Thomas B. Clark in the Santa Ana City Directory 1960. https://www. ancestry. com/search/collections/2469/records/236382735?tid=&pid=&quervld=6e 106113-494c-40b0-a661- d71d3f83f175& phsrc=JhD 179 7& phstart=successSource (accessed July 2025). City of Santa Ana. Var. Building Permits. Provided by the City of Santa Ana. County of Orange. 2025. Historical Aerial Imagery from 1930 and 1947. https://www.ocgis.com/ocpw/historicalimagery/index.html (accessed July 2025). Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana: An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia Savage. 2013. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Office of Historic Preservation. 1995. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources. " Sacramento: March 1995. https://scic.sdsu.edu/ resources/docs/manua195.Pdf (accessed July 2025). The Register. 1922. Advertisement. March 1, 1922. https://www. newspapers. com/image/71490297/?match=1&terms=%22Madame%20Marie%22 (accessed July 2025). . 1927a. "Building Permits." March 30, 1927. https://www. newspapers. com/image/744670390match=1&terms=%22sid%20babcock%22 (accessed July 2025). . 1927b. "Many Deals in Property are Filed in Week. " March 17, 1927. https://www. newspapers. com/image/74465496/?match=1 &terms=%22marie%201ouise%20enlow%22 (accessed July 2025). . 1933. "Details are Recalled of Pretty Holiday Wedding Rites. " December 16, 1933. httlis://www.newspapers.com/imagel7467909l/?match=1&terms=%22willard%20/ake%22 (accessed July 2025). . 1963. "Funeral Notices." January 17, 1963. https://www.newspapers.com/image/996465343/?match=1&terms=%222556%20valencia%22 (accessed July 2025). DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 5 of 5 Resource Name: (<Name_ of Structure))*Recorded by Ashley Losco & James Williams "Date September 23, 2025 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update Hawrionai rigures: 4 IIIIAIMII 11.11► ` I I I I I I ; I Figure 2. The primary (east) fagade primary entrance sheltered under curved roofline and divided lite windows, facina west. � � Yam► Figure 4. On the west, rear elevation, there are two secondary entrances and porch with trellis cover, facing east. now, Figure 6. On the north and west fagades, a glazed wood door and non -historic wood fixed pane window lead to the interior of the garage. Figure 3. This window is representative of windows on the secondary elevations and brick chimney in the background, facing east. Figure 5. On the east elevation of the garage, the metal roll -up door faces North Valencia Street, facing west. DPR 523L MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 Exhibit C Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows: 1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose. 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with - 1 - MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2556 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. -2- Exhibit D: Proposed Structure Improvements ("Work Plan") 2556 North Valencia Street Item Year Improvement 1 2026 Assess condition of paint and stucco; repair and repaint as necessary. 2 2028 Assess condition of the fence on the north side of the residence and repair and repaint as necessary. 3 2029 Assess condition of walkway on north side of the fence and repair as necessary. 4 2030 Assess condition of roofing, eaves, fascia, and rain gutters throughout the residence and repair as necessary, subject to staff approval. 5 2031 Assess all historic windows and window framing and repaint, repair, or replace in - kind, as necessary. Window repair and replacement is subject to staff approval. 6 2023 Re -roof, as necessary. rk Amug ;. IME L w 133113a ONE H RCA NO. 2024-05, H RC NO. 2025-09, H P PA NO. 2025-08 2556 NORTH VALENCIA STREET THE ENLOW HOUSE PLANNING AND BUILDING AGENCY ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER - SINCE 1921 - 600 W SANTA ANA BLVD STE 812, SANTA ANA, CA 92701 Telephone (714) 543-2027 / Fax (714) 542-6841 GEMA ZAPIEN CITY OF SANTA ANA/PLANNING & BUILDING AGEN 20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA 2ND FLR SANTA ANA, CA - 92702 PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) State of California ) County of ORANGE )SS Notice Type: GPN - GOVT PUBLIC NOTICE Ad Description: 2556 N Valencia St I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published in the English language in the city of SANTA ANA, county of ORANGE, and adjudged a newspaper of general circulation as defined by the laws of the State of California by the Superior Court of the County of ORANGE, State of California, under date 06/20/1922, Case No. 13421. That the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to -wit: 09/12/2025 Executed on: 09/12/2025 At Los Angeles, California I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Signature This space for filing stamp only O R #: 3965556 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION The City of Santa Ana encourages the public to participate in the decision - making process. We encourage you to contact us prior to the Public Hearing if you have any questions. Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. Project Location: 2556 North Valencia Street located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Project Applicant: Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja (Property Owner & Applicant) Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2024-05, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-09, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-08 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Contributive" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-69 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to dale information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-ana.org/pb/meeting- participation. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to P BAe C o m m e n t s (a) s a n to -a n a. o rg (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https://santa- ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact case planner James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency by email at JWilliams@santa-ana.org or by phone at 714-647-5899. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. Si tiene preguntas en espafiol, favor de Ilamar a Gema Zapien al (714) 667- 2732. N&ucanlienIacbangti&ngViet, An di e n tho a i cho Kristie Ha (714) f 67-2206. 9/12/25 OR-3965556# Email CITY OF SANTA ANA Planning and Building Agency " 20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, California 92702 www.santa-ana.org/pba NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. Project Location: 2556 North Valencia Street located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Project Applicant: Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja (Property Owner & Applicant) Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2024-05, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-09, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-08 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Contributive" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-69 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to date information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-ana.org/pb/meeting-participation. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to PBAeComments(c)-santa-ana.orq (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https://santa-ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency at JWilliams(a)-santa-ana.org. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. Si tiene preguntas en espanol, favor de Ilamar a Gema Zapien al (714) 667-2732. Neu can lien lac bang tieng Viet, xin dien thoai cho Kristie Ha (714) 667-2206. 500' RADIUS NOTIFICATION MAP [k`StiaiiA In ht��4 L :40 44 'h. k,4,L 23BG North Valencia Street -- p 500-Foot Buffer Map L� 4 IN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION The City of Santa Ana encourages the public to participate in the decision -making process. We encourage you to contact us prior to the Public Hearing if you have any questions. Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. Proiect Location: 2556 North Valencia Street located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Proiect Applicant: Stephen Anthony Gorgone and Crishon Maria Preja (Property Owner & Applicant) Proiect Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2024-05, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-09, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-08 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Contributive" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-69 will be filed for this project. 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Deadline to submit written comments is 3:3 p• of the meeting• Comments received after the deadline may art of the record. the proposed Addili el details regarding ro osed action(s), including the Commission but will be made p website 72 hours prior item, m j?e found on the City Where To Get More Information: coml ublid ortal. the full text of the discretionary uestions, please contact James public hearing at: hit s://Santa ana. 3h you have any q or 714-647-5899. uestions: ncY at lWilliams santa-an_.o9 Who To Contact For onl those with the Planning and Building You may be limited to raising on W lien Williams ` ove matter, y of e the decision on th ublic hearing described in this notice, If you challeng Council of the City Net y someone else raised o t ources Commission or Ciry issues you or e d the Histori correspondence deliveredne public hea ien al (714) 667.2732• or prior to, da Ilamar a Gema Zap 714) 667 2206 Santa Ana at, P ahol, fa I oho Krlstie Ha SI tiene pYeguntas on esI dlan thoa N6u chin I,on I@ c bitn9 tiAn9 V18 ,\ ME RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: Clerk of the Council FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and E. Thomas Chappell, an Unmarried Man, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at 433 West Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECITALS A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity. B. The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 433 West Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, 92706 and more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property." C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner. E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property agree as follows: 1. Effective Date and Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and commence on November 5, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below. 2. Renewal. a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of nonrenewal is served as provided herein. b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided herein. C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal. d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply. 3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property. During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions: a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character - defining features described in the "Executive Summary" and "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked collectively as Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City. -2- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition. C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public. d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location. C. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. As part of the periodic inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance with the terms of this Agreement. f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, "Proposed Structure Improvements" or "Work Plan" and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2025-10) staff report dated November 4, 2025. All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including assessing condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing condition of roof, roofing tiles, exposed rafters, and fascia and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; and replacing vinyl windows on east and north facades with stylistically appropriate wood sash windows, subject to Planning Division staff approval. Proof of completion, as requested by the City of Santa Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list. -3- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 4. Furnishing of Information. The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation. a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (12 1/2) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement. b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster. C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288. 6. Enforcement of Agreement. a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner, the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City to -4- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default hereunder. 7. Binding effect of Agreement. a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 433 West Santa Clara Avenue, Assessor Parcel Number, 002-123-18, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement. b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument. C. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register). In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City's historic Register. 8. No Compensation. Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property. 9. Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the parties hereto. City: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk Owner: E. Thomas Chappell 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 -5- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 10. General Provisions. a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise. b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property. C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever. C. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court. f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby. g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County. -6- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 11. Recordation. No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange. 12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto. 13. Effective Date This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows} -7- ATTEST: JENNIFER L. HALL City Clerk OWNER Date: 9/30/25 APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA CARVALHO City Attorney By: B ON SALVATIERRA Deputy City Attorney MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 CITY OF SANTA ANA ALVARO NUNEZ City Manager E. THOMAS CHAPPELL RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: sic LI PEZESH OUR Executive Director Planning and Building Agency -8- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFRONIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 14 OF TRACT NO. 76, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 22, PAGES 35 OF MISCELLANUEOUS MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT 14 THE WESTERLY 15.00 FEET AND THE EASTERLY 10.00 FEET OF THE SOUTHERLY 150.00 FEET. Assessor's Parcel Number: 002-123-18 -9- Exhibit B EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hector Godinez House 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Hector Godinez House REF. NO. ADDRESS 433 West Santa Clara Avenue CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1974 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT I Floral Park NEIGHBORHOOD I Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION B/2 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: The Hector Godinez House is significantly and historically associated with Hector G. Godinez. Mr. Godinez was the first Mexican American appointed to United States Postal Service Postmaster in Santa Ana and the country in 1961 by President Kennedy and worked as an activist and community leader for the Hispanic community of Santa Ana fighting racism in education and other facets of society. Mr. Godinez was a founding member of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Santa Ana chapter and worked to desegregate Orange County public schools. He served as national president of the LULAC from 1960 to 1961. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Hector Godinez House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Key Category Criterion 2(c) for its association with Hector G. Godinez, activist and community leader in Santa Ana and Southern California. The established period of signifcance is 1974 when he constructed the residence and garage to 1979 whe he was part of the Santa Ana Healthcare Authority and District Manager for the United States Postal Service in Southern California. EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 2: It is associated with the lives of persons important in our past. • It is associated with the lives of persons important in our past. 5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. Exhibit B State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code Primary # HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Reviewer Page 1 of 6 Resource name(s) or number Hector Godinez House Date P1. Other Identifier: N/A *P2. Location: ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Orange Quadrangle California -Orange County 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022 *c. Address 433 West Santa Clara Avenue City: Santa Ana Zip: 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 002-123-18 *P3a. Description: Located on in the Floral Park neighborhood, the Hector Godinez House consists of a one-story, single-family residence and pool house constructed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style (Figure 1). Built on an L-plan, the residence is capped with a clay, barrel -tile -clad hipped roof. Siding throughout the residence is rough stucco. Along the west side of the building, an arcade with tiled flooring and an exposed wood ceiling starts from the front of the building, where it shelters an attached two -car garage (Figure 2). The arcade terminates at the north at the deeply set -back front entrance, which is accessed by way of the glazed front door with a terracotta surround. East -facing windows front much of the course of the arcade. Generally, these are wood fixed or tripartite sliding units, though a single sliding vinyl window punctures the wall at the clerestory level (Figure 3). (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single -Family Residence *P4. Resources Present: ■Building P5b. Photo: (Figure 1) Primary (south) facade, view north, taken April 29, 2025. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic 1974, City of Santa Ana 2025 *P7. Owner and Address: Edward T. Chappell 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706-1615 *P8. Recorded by: James Williams City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza M-20 Santa Ana, CA 92702 *P9. Date Recorded: April 29, 2025 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: None *Attachments: ■Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 6 *Resource Name or #: Hector Godinez House 131. Historic Name: Hector Godinez House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family residence *135. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival *136. Construction History: *NRHP Status Code 5S3 B4. Present Use: Single-family residence January 1, 1974. Residence and garage constructed. $50,000. (City of Santa Ana 2025) June 24, 1975. Swimming pool constructed. $5,000. (City of Santa Ana 2025) Circa 1999. Trellis shade structure added. Value unknown. (NETR Online 2025) February 29, 2016. Rough stucco siding replaced. Value unknown. (City of Santa Ana 2025) Date unknown. Original windows replaced with wood -frame and vinyl -frame sash windows, original doors replaced, garage doors replaced. *137. Moved? ■No *138. Related Features: N/A B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Hector Godinez *1310. Significance: Theme Mexican American Heritage and Advocacy in Santa Ana Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1974-1979 Property Type: Single-family residence Applicable Criteria: B12 The Hector Godinez House is historically significant for its association with its original owner and builder, Hector G. Godinez. Building permit data indicates the property was built in 1974 by owner and contractor Hector Godinez for $50, 000 (City of Santa Ana 2025). Before owning the subject property, Mr. Godinez was born in San Diego in 1924 but moved to Santa Ana where he attended ethnically segregated schools, which became a social issue he fought against later in life. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Mr. Godinez enlisted in the United States Army and served in General Patton's Third Army as a tank commander. For his service, he earned a Bronze Star for Bravery, five battle stars, and a Purple Heart when he was injured during the Battle of the Bulge. After his honorable discharge and through a Federal program created to help partially disabled veterans gain government jobs, Mr. Godinez started his 49-year career with the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier in Santa Ana. In 1961, Mr. Godinez was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as the first Mexican American postmaster not only in Santa Ana but in the country (United States Congressional Hearing 2002; Ancestry.com 2010; The Register 1961). From there, Hector worked his way up to become the Southern California district manager for the United States Post Office, managing more than 44,000 employees and an operating budget of $750 million. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 6). B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None *B12. References: (See Continuation Sheet 5 of 6.) B13. Remarks: None *1314. Evaluator: Ashley Losco, City of Santa Ana. *Date of Evaluation: August 12, 2025 (This space reserved for official comments.) DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 6 Resource Name: Hector Godinez House *Recorded by James Williams *Date April 29, 2025 0 Continuation *P3a. Description (continued): Accessed through a gate and rough stucco -clad walls, the east elevation features wood -frame horizontal sliding wood sash windows and vinyl -frame horizontal sliding sash windows (Figures 4 and 5). Additionally, a set of wood -frame French doors sit at the center of the east elevation adjacent to decorative metal sconces. A concrete path runs down the side of the east elevation towards the backyard which features a swimming pool, pool house, and a trellis shade structure. The north elevation accesses the backyard through four entrances: one entrance at the eastern end has a single, glazed wood -frame door and three of the entrances are wood -frame French doors with sidelites (Figures 6 and 7). The entrances sit on either side of a large exterior brick chimney and vinyl -frame horizontal sliding sash windows (Figure 8). Another set of wood -frame French doors and a single wood -frame door are located on the west fagade facing a concrete path leading to the backyard. At the rear of the property adjacent to the swimming pool is a pool house structure sitting on a brick foundation and capped with a front -gabled roof clad in barrel tile cladding (Figures 9 and 10). The wood frame structure of the roof is exposed atop stucco and brick clad walls which are open to the pool with a couch. Landscaping on the property consists of a lawn north and south of the residence, palms and ornamental plants, and a mature trees at the back yard. Four large brick -clad columns line the front yard along the sidewalk and West Santa Clara Avenue. *1310. Significance (continued): Alongside his work as a postmaster, Mr. Godinez was a founder of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Santa Ana chapter and worked to desegregate Orange County public schools. Santa Ana LULAC was dedicated to addressing improvement of conditions for Mexican Americans and responsible for Mendez v. Orange County Board of Education in 1947. This lawsuit fought to desegregate Orange County schools and was influential as the basis for Brown v. Board of Education at the national level. He served as national president of the LULAC from 1960 to 1961 (United States Congressional Hearing 2002). After working tirelessly for the United States Postal Service, Mr. Godinez was appointed District Manager of Los Angeles and Orange Counties in 1975 and again as the regional director of sequoia district office (which managed all mail from the coastal regions to the Mojave in southern California) in 1977 (Los Angeles Times 1975, 1977). He served on several commissions and boards while occupying the subject property including the city redevelopment commission in 1976, served as president of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and Trustee of Rancho Santiago Community College District in 1976, and the Santa Ana Healthcare Authority in 1979 along with service in education, support for veterans, and unionizing the Santa Ana branch of postal workers (The Register 1976a, 1976b; Los Angeles Times 1979). He was the first Hispanic to be named the president of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and a founding member of the Santa Ana Redevelopment Board (United States Congressional Hearing 2002). Additionally, Mr. Godinez was the recipient of the NAACP's Human Rights Award and the Western Region's Community Service Award, and he was among the first recipients of the Postmaster General's Award for Executive Achievement. He was distinguished by the National Association of Postmasters, the National League of Postmasters, and the National Association of Postal Supervisors (United States Congressional Hearing 2002). In 1999, Mr. Godinez passed away, and the house sold in 2001 (ParcelQuest 2025). The current owners and residents are Tom Chappell and Elvia Orrillo Blas. The Hector Godinez House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of orange, avocado, and walnut trees and widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register 1981). The parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County Register 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War ll, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In 1937, Roy Rodney Russell, joined his father's firm and by 1945 it was renamed as Roy Russell and Son. In the early post World War 11 years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single- family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In the 1950s, low, horizontal DPR 523L State of California -The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 6 Resource Name: Hector Godinez House *Recorded by James Williams *Date April 29, 2025 ❑x Continuation Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today, Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The Hector Godinez House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Key Category Criterion 4(b) for its association with Hector G. Godinez, activist and community leader in Santa Ana and Southern California. The established period of signifcance is 1974, when he constructed the residence, to 1979, when he was part of the Santa Ana Healthcare Authority and District Manager for the United States Postal Service in Southern California. Character -defining features of the Hector Godinez house that should be preserved are those constructed within the period of significance of 1974- 1979 and which generally reflect the property's Spanish Colonial Revival style. They include, but are not limited to, its L plan, cross -gabled roof, clay -barrel -tile roof cladding, stucco exterior, east-fagade arcade with exposed wood beams, and original wood -sash sliding windows. *1312. References (continued): Ancestry.com. 2010. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832- Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 11. httas://www.ancestrv.com/search/collections/1932/records/282295?tid=&aid=&auervld=87f4b886-3e0d- 41d1-9d04-5792f5eaba75& phsrc=JhD1816& phstart=successSource (accessed August 2025). Los Angeles Times. 1975. "Postmaster Named District Manager." October 17, 1975. htt,os://www. newspapers. com/image/165914073/?match=1&terms=%22hector%20godinez%22 (accessed August 2025). J. 1977. "Godinez will Head Postal Services Regional Office. " November 18, 1977. httos://www.newspapers.com/image/165144141/?match=1&terms=%22hector%20godinez%22 (accessed August 2025). 1979. "Group Plans to By Hospitals. " February 10, 1979. https://www. newspapers. com/image/384986050/?match=1 &terms= % 22hector% 20godinez % 22 NETR Online. 2025. Historic aerials and topographic maps including 1999. https.//www.historicaerials.com/ (accessed August 2025). ParcelQuest. 2025. Property Information for 433 West Santa Clara Avenue. https.//pgweb.parcelguest.com/#login (accessed August 2025). The Register. 1961. "New Acting Postmaster." April 1, 1961. https://www. newspapers. com/image/996394799/?match=1 &terms=%22hector%20godinez%22 (accessed August 2025). 1976a. `Aides Urge Economist Contract February 8, 1976." httos://www. newspapers. com/image/82160924/?match=1 &terms=%22hector°/20godinez%22 (accessed August 2025). 1976b. 'Advertisement." June 7, 1976. https://www. newspapers. com/image/90356188/?match=1&terms=%22hector%20godinez%22 (accessed August 2025). Santa Ana, City of. 2025. Building Permits for 433 West Santa Clara Avenue. Provided by the City of Santa Ana. United States Congressional Hearing. 2002. Congressional Record - House H1181. April 10, 2002. DPR 523L Mate of California —The Resources Agency Primary # )EPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 5 of 6 Resource Name: Hector Godinez House *Recorded by James Williams *Date April 29, 2025 ❑x Continuation Figure 2. Arcade on the primary (south) fagade and east Figure 3. These windows are representative of wood elevation with stucco columns, tile flooring, garage tripartite windows on the primary fagade, facing openings, and primary entrance in background, facing northeast. north. $ a� y 7' y7 .. Au.,, i Figure 4. East fagade with wood sliding sash window and concrete path to backyard, facing north. Figure 5. East and north facades featuring vinyl -frame sliding sash windows, facing southwest. I� ate Figure 6. North fagade single, wood -frame door entrance and vinyl window, facing southeast. Figure 7. Representative example of wood -frame French doors on north fagade, facing southwest. DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 6 of 6 Resource Name: Hector Godinez House DPR 523L MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 Exhibit C Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows: I. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose. 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with -1- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. -2- Exhibit D: Proposed Structure Improvements ("Work Plan") 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Item Year Improvement 1 2026 Assess condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repair or replace in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. Trim trees, bushes and other landscaping to maintain a clear view of the property from the public right of way. 2 2028 Assess condition of roof, roofing tiles, exposed rafters, and fascia and repair or replace in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. 3 2030 Replace vinyl windows on east and north facades with wood sash windows, subject to Planning Division staff approval. 4 2032 Assess condition of hardscaping throughout the property and repair or replace with Planning Division staff approval. 5 2034 Assess paint and stucco throughout the residence and repair or replace, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. Planning and Building Agency Item # 13 "oRr City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Historic Resources Commission Staff Report September 23, 2025 Topic: HRCA No. 2025-08, HRC No. 2025-10, HPPA No. 2025-10 — The Hector Godinez House (433 W. Santa Clara Avenue) RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025- 08 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2025-10. 2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with E. Thomas Chappell, for the property located at 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY E. Thomas Chappell is requesting approval to designate an existing Spanish Colonial Revival -style residence located at 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana. The property qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 4(b) for its association with Hector G. Godinez, activist and community leader in Santa Ana and Southern California. It is worthy of "Key" categorization because it is associated with a significant person in the city. Elements of the property reflective of its association with Godinez, the property's builder and original owner/occupant, include its L plan, cross -gabled roof, clay -barrel -tile roofing, entryway arcade, and stucco exterior, among other features. DISCUSSION Project Location and Site Description The subject property is located on a mid -block lot on W. Santa Clara Avenue lot with Bonnie Brae to the east and N. Heliotrope Drive to the west, in the Floral Park neighborhood of Santa Ana. The site contains a 1,456-square-foot, Spanish Colonial Revival -style residence and attached garage on an approximately 7,800-square-foot residential lot (Exhibits 3 and 4). HRCA No. 2025-08, HRC No. 2025-10, HPPA No. 2025-10— The Hector Godinez House (433 W. Santa Clara Avenue) September 23, 2025 Page 2 Analysis of the Issues Historical Listing In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS-2363 establishing the Historic Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing, designate as a historical 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 SAMC (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 selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the SAMC, as the structure is 51 years old and is associated with an individual significant to the history of Sant Ana. No known code violations exist on record for this property. The Hector Godinez House is historically significant for its association with its original owner and builder, Hector G. Godinez. Building permit data indicates the property was built in 1974 by owner and contractor Hector Godinez for $50,000 (City of Santa Ana 2025). Before owning the subject property, Mr. Godinez was born in San Diego in 1924 but moved to Santa Ana where he attended ethnically segregated schools, which became a social issue he fought against later in life. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Mr. Godinez enlisted in the United States Army and served in General Patton's Third Army as a tank commander. For his service, he earned a Bronze Star for Bravery, five battle stars, and a Purple Heart when he was injured during the Battle of the Bulge. After his honorable discharge and through a Federal program created to help partially disabled veterans gain government jobs, Mr. Godinez started his 49-year career with the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier in Santa Ana. In 1961, Mr. Godinez was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as the first Mexican American postmaster not only in Santa Ana but in the country (United States Congressional Hearing 2002; Ancestry.com 2010; The Register 1961). From there, Hector worked his way up to become the Southern California district manager for the United States Post Office, managing more than 44,000 employees and an operating budget of $750 million. Alongside his work as a postmaster, Mr. Godinez was a founder of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Santa Ana chapter and worked to desegregate Orange County public schools. Santa Ana LULAC was dedicated to addressing improvement of conditions for Mexican Americans and responsible for Mendez v. Orange County Board of Education in 1947. This lawsuit fought to desegregate Orange County schools and was HRCA No. 2025-08, HRC No. 2025-10, HPPA No. 2025-10— The Hector Godinez House (433 W. Santa Clara Avenue) September 23, 2025 Page 3 influential as the basis for Brown v. Board of Education at the national level. He served as national president of the LULAC from 1960 to 1961 (United States Congressional Hearing 2002). After working tirelessly for the United States Postal Service, Mr. Godinez was appointed District Manager of Los Angeles and Orange Counties in 1975 and again as the regional director of Sequoia District Office (which managed all mail from the coastal regions to the Mojave in southern California) in 1977 (Los Angeles Times 1975, 1977). He served on several commissions and boards while occupying the subject property including the city redevelopment commission in 1976, served as president of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and Trustee of Rancho Santiago Community College District in 1976, and the Santa Ana Healthcare Authority in 1979 along with service in education, support for veterans, and unionizing the Santa Ana branch of postal workers (The Register 1976a, 1976b; Los Angeles Times 1979). He was the first Hispanic to be named the president of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and a founding member of the Santa Ana Redevelopment Board (United States Congressional Hearing 2002). Additionally, Mr. Godinez was the recipient of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Human Rights Award and the Western Region's Community Service Award, and he was among the first recipients of the Postmaster General's Award for Executive Achievement. He was distinguished by the National Association of Postmasters, the National League of Postmasters, and the National Association of Postal Supervisors (United States Congressional Hearing 2002). In 1999, Mr. Godinez passed away, and the house sold in 2001 (ParcelQuest 2025). The current residents are Tom Chappell and Elvia Orrillo Blas. Located in the Floral Park neighborhood, the Hector Godinez House consists of a one- story, single-family residence and pool house constructed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Built on an L-plan, the residence is capped with a clay, barrel -tile -clad hipped roof. Siding throughout the residence is rough stucco. Along the west side of the building, an arcade with tiled flooring and an exposed wood ceiling starts from the front of the building, where it shelters an attached two -car garage. The arcade terminates at the north at the deeply set -back front entrance, which is accessed by way of the glazed front door with a terracotta surround. East -facing windows face much of the course of the arcade. Generally, these are wood fixed or tripartite sliding units, though a single sliding vinyl window punctures the wall at the clerestory level. Accessed through a gate and rough stucco -clad walls, the east elevation features wood - frame horizontal sliding wood sash windows and vinyl -frame horizontal sliding sash windows. Additionally, a set of wood -frame French doors sit at the center of the east elevation adjacent to decorative metal sconces. A concrete path runs down the side of the east elevation towards the backyard which features a swimming pool, pool house, and a trellis shade structure. The north elevation accesses the backyard through four entrances: one entrance at the eastern end has a single, glazed wood -frame door and HRCA No. 2025-08, HRC No. 2025-10, HPPA No. 2025-10— The Hector Godinez House (433 W. Santa Clara Avenue) September 23, 2025 Page 4 three of the entrances are wood -frame French doors with sidelites. The entrances sit on either side of a large exterior brick chimney and vinyl -frame horizontal sliding sash windows (Figure 8). Another set of wood -frame French doors and a single wood -frame door are located on the west fagade facing a concrete path leading to the backyard. At the rear of the property adjacent to the swimming pool is a pool house structure sitting on a brick foundation and capped with a front -gabled roof clad in barrel tile cladding. The wood frame structure of the roof is exposed atop stucco and brick clad walls which are open to the pool with a couch. Landscaping on the property consists of a lawn north and south of the residence, palms and ornamental plants, and mature trees at the back yard. Four large brick -clad columns line the front yard along the sidewalk and West Santa Clara Avenue. Character -defining features of the Hector Godinez house that should be preserved are those constructed within the period of significance of 1974-1979 and which generally reflect the property's Spanish Colonial Revival style. They include, but are not limited to, its L plan, cross -gabled roof, clay -barrel -tile roof cladding, stucco exterior, east-fagade arcade with exposed wood beams, and original wood -sash sliding windows. The Hector Godinez House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Key Category Criterion 4(b) for its association with Hector G. Godinez, activist and community leader in Santa Ana and Southern California. The established period of significance begins in 1974, when he constructed the residence, and concludes in 1979, when he was part of the Santa Ana Healthcare Authority and District Manager for the United States Postal Service in Southern California. 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 2). 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: • Long term preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood • A mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation • Incentives for potential buyers to purchase historic structures HRCA No. 2025-08, HRC No. 2025-10, HPPA No. 2025-10— The Hector Godinez House (433 W. Santa Clara Avenue) September 23, 2025 Page 5 • Discouraging inappropriate alterations to the property The property has no identified unauthorized modifications. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement subject to a completion of future improvements as described in an attached Work Plan. Overall, future improvements (Work Plan) proposed by the homeowner during the initial ten years of the Mills Act Agreement include the following: 1) assess condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repair or replace in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; 2) assess condition of roof, roofing tiles, exposed rafters, and fascia and repair or replace in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; 3) replace vinyl windows on east and north facades with stylistically appropriate wood sash windows, subject to Planning Division staff approval; 4) assess condition of hardscaping throughout the property and repair or replace with Planning Division staff approval; 5) assess paint and stucco throughout the residence and repaint, repair or replace, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. As part of the Mills Act approval process, staff will work with the applicant to ensure that a bronze plaque is installed honoring and recognizing the structure. The plaque will include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation. Lastly, the site will be subject to general maintenance and upkeep requirements including, but not limited to, replacement or restoration of damaged character -defining features, landscaping upkeep, painting, etc. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement to enable the Mills Act. Public Notification The subject site is located within the Floral Park Neighborhood Association. The president of this Neighborhood Association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, the project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, has been received from any members of the public. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 15331 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 31 — Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) as these actions HRCA No. 2025-08, HRC No. 2025-10, HPPA No. 2025-10— The Hector Godinez House (433 W. Santa Clara Avenue) September 23, 2025 Page 6 are designed to preserve historic resources. Based on this analysis, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2025-78, will be filed for this project. FISCAL IMPACT The Historic Property Preservation Agreement will reduce the Property Tax revenue account 01102002-50011 to the City by an estimated $1,590.13 annually, for a period of not less than ten years. EXHIBITS 1. Resolution 2. Mills Act Agreement 3. 500-Foot Radius Map 4. Copy of Public Notice Submitted By: James Williams, Contract Planner Approved By: Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director, Planning and Building Agency FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2025-08 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 433 W. SANTA CLARA AVENUE, SANTA ANA, ON THE HISTORICAL REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2025-10 PLACING SAID PROPERTY WITHIN THE CONTRIBUTIVE CATEGORY 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. On September 23, 2025, the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed public hearing for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025-08) and categorization (Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2025-10) of the Hector Godinez House located at 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana. B. The Hector Godinez House is associated with the historical contributions of Hector Godinez and was built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style in 1974. C. The Hector Godinez House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 4(b) as for the historical contributions of Hector Godinez, including activism on behalf of school desegregation and other civil rights issues, appointment as the first Latino postmaster in Santa Ana and the United States and long tenure in that role, and other contributions to community life in Santa Ana and Orange County. The house, of which Godinez was the builder and first owner -occupant displays characteristics of its original Spanish Colonial Revival -style construction through its use of cross -gabled roof, clay -barrel -tile roofing, entryway arcade, and stucco exterior, among other original features. The recommended categorization is "Key" because it a significant person in the city. Character -defining features of the Hector Godinez house are those constructed within the period of significance of 1974-1979 and which generally reflect the property's Spanish Colonial Revival style. They include, but are not limited to, its L plan, cross -gabled roof, clay -barrel -tile roof cladding, stucco exterior, east-fagade arcade with exposed wood beams, and original wood -sash sliding windows. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 1 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 D. The legal owner of the property is E. Thomas Chappel, an Unmarried Man. E. The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. F. The subject property meets the standards for placement on the City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. G. The subject property meets the minimum standards for placement in the Key category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(2) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. H. In addition to meeting the standards for placement in the Key category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(2) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the applicant has agreed, as part of the requested Mills Act agreement Work Plan, to restoration of select elements described therein within the first five years of the Agreement's term, including assessing condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing condition of roof, roofing tiles, exposed rafters, and fascia and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; and replacing vinyl windows on east and north facades with stylistically appropriate wood sash windows, subject to Planning Division staff approval. Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt from further review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15331, Class 31, as these actions are designed to preserve historical resources. Categorical Exemption No. ER-2025-78 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: A. Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025-08 to place the Hector Godinez House located at 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, 92706 on the historical register, as conditioned in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein; and B. Historic Register Categorization No. 2025-10 placing the Hector Godinez House located at 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, 92706 within the Contributive category, as conditioned in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein. These decisions are based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Staff report and exhibits attached thereto, the report entitled "Historical Property Description," and the public testimony, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 4. For the subject property, a report entitled "Historical Property Description" is on file with the Planning Division, and is hereby approved and adopted, and together with the staff report and this Resolution, justify the findings for placement on the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties into a category. The Historic Resources Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 2 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 Commission Secretary is authorized and directed to include this Resolution in the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. Section 5. 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 23rd day of September, 2025. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney go Brandon Salvatierra Deputy City Attorney AYES: Commissioners: NOES: Commissioners: ABSENT: Commissioners: ABSTENTIONS: Commissioners: Edward Murashie Chairperson Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 3 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Gema Zapien, Acting Historic Resources Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2025-XX to be the original resolution adopted by Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana on September 23, 2025. Date: Gema Zapien Acting Commission Secretary City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 4 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION APN Address Legal Description Owner Names 002-123-18 433 W. Santa Clara THE LAND REFERRED TO E. Thomas Avenue HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED Chappell IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFRONIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 14 OF TRACT NO. 76, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 22, PAGES 35 OF MISCELLANUEOUS MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT 14 THE WESTERLY 15.00 FEET AND THE EASTERLY 10.00 FEET OF THE SOUTHERLY 150.00 FEET. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 5 of 6 FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 EXHIBIT B Conditions of Approval for Historic Resources Commission Al2plication No. 2025-12 and Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2025-08 The Applicant must comply with each condition listed below prior to exercising the rights conferred by the Historic Resource Commission's approval and the City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-6 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The Applicant must remain in compliance with all condition(s) listed below: Within 180-days of execution of this resolution, the applicant shall install a bronze plaque as per a template on file with the Planning Division honoring and recognizing the structure at 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue, historically known as the Hector Godinez House. The plaque shall include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation. The final dimensions, location, text and description on the plaque shall be reviewed and approved by Planning Division staff. 2. The applicant shall regularly maintain all landscaping in the front yard area (pruning and thinning trees and shrubs) so that the historic building and its character defining features (including but not limited to its low -to -the -ground massing, cross -hipped roof, and wood -sash windows in multiple configurations) are visible from the public right-of-way. Resolution No. 2025-XX Page 6 of 6 RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: Clerk of the Council FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and E. Thomas Chappell, an Unmarried Man, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at 433 West Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECITALS A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity. B. The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 433 West Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, 92706 and more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property." C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner. E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property agree as follows: Effective Date and Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and commence on November 5, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below. 2. Renewal. a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of nonrenewal is served as provided herein. b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided herein. C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal. d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply. 3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property. During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions: a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character - defining features described in the "Executive Summary" and "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked collectively as Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City. -2- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition. C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public. d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location. e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. As part of the periodic inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance with the terms of this Agreement. f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, "Proposed Structure Improvements" or "Work Plan" and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2025-10) staff report dated November 4, 2025. All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including assessing condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing condition of roof, roofing tiles, exposed rafters, and fascia and repairing or replacing in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval; and replacing vinyl windows on east and north facades with stylistically appropriate wood sash windows, subject to Planning Division staff approval. Proof of completion, as requested by the City of Santa Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list. -3- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 4. Furnishing of Information. The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation. a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (12 %2) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement. b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster. C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288. 6. Enforcement of Agreement. a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner, the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City to -4- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default hereunder. 7. Binding effect of Agreement. a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 433 West Santa Clara Avenue, Assessor Parcel Number, 002-123-18, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement. b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument. C. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register). In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City's historic Register. 8. No Compensation. Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property. 9. Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the parties hereto. City: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk Owner: E. Thomas Chappell 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 -5- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 10. General Provisions. a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise. b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property. C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever. e. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court. f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby. g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County. -6- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 11. Recordation. No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange. 12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto. 13. Effective Date This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows} -7- ATTEST: JENNIFER L. HALL City Clerk OWNER Date: APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA CARVALHO City Attorney By: BRANDON SALVATIERRA Deputy City Attorney MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 CITY OF SANTA ANA ALVARO NUNEZ City Manager By: E. THOMAS CHAPPELL RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: ALI PEZESHKPOUR Executive Director Planning and Building Agency -8- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFRONIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 14 OF TRACT NO. 76, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 22, PAGES 35 OF MISCELLANUEOUS MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT 14 THE WESTERLY 15.00 FEET AND THE EASTERLY 10.00 FEET OF THE SOUTHERLY 150.00 FEET. Assessor's Parcel Number: 002-123-18 -9- Exhibit B EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Hector Godinez House 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Hector Godinez House REF. NO. ADDRESS 433 West Santa Clara Avenue CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT 1974 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key HISTORIC DISTRICT Floral Park NEIGHBORHOOD Floral Park CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION B/2 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE �5S3 Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: The Hector Godinez House is significantly and historically associated with Hector G. Godinez. Mr. Godinez was the first Mexican American appointed to United States Postal Service Postmaster in Santa Ana and the country in 1961 by President Kennedy and worked as an activist and community leader for the Hispanic community of Santa Ana fighting racism in education and other facets of society. Mr. Godinez was a founding member of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Santa Ana chapter and worked to desegregate Orange County public schools. He served as national president of the LULAC from 1960 to 1961. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Hector Godinez House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Key Category Criterion 2(c) for its association with Hector G. Godinez, activist and community leader in Santa Ana and Southern California. The established period of signifcance is 1974 when he constructed the residence and garage to 1979 whe he was part of the Santa Ana Healthcare Authority and District Manager for the United States Postal Service in Southern California. EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 2: It is associated with the lives of persons important in our past. • It is associated with the lives of persons important in our past. 5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation. Exhibit B State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code Primary #. HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Reviewer Page 1 of 6 Resource name(s) or number Hector Godinez House Date P1. Other Identifier: N/A *P2. Location: ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Orange Quadrangle California -Orange County 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022 *c. Address 433 West Santa Clara Avenue City: Santa Ana Zip: 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 002-123-18 *P3a. Description: Located on in the Floral Park neighborhood, the Hector Godinez House consists of a one-story, single-family residence and pool house constructed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style (Figure 1). Built on an L-plan, the residence is capped with a clay, barrel -tile -clad hipped roof. Siding throughout the residence is rough stucco. Along the west side of the building, an arcade with tiled flooring and an exposed wood ceiling starts from the front of the building, where it shelters an attached two -car garage (Figure 2). The arcade terminates at the north at the deeply set -back front entrance, which is accessed by way of the glazed front door with a terracotta surround. East -facing windows front much of the course of the arcade. Generally, these are wood fixed or tripartite sliding units, though a single sliding vinyl window punctures the wall at the clerestory level (Figure 3). (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 5.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2. Single -Family Residence *P4. Resources Present: ■Building P5b. Photo: (Figure 1) Primary (south) facade, view north, taken April 29, 2025. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic 1974, City of Santa Ana 2025 *P7. Owner and Address: Edward T. Chappell 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706-1615 *P8. Recorded by: James Williams City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza M-20 Santa Ana, CA 92702 *P9. Date Recorded: April 29, 2025 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: None *Attachments: ■Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 6 *Resource Name or #: Hector Godinez House B1. Historic Name: Hector Godinez House B2. Common Name: Same B3. Original Use: Single-family residence *135. Architectural Style: Spanish Colonial Revival *136. Construction History: *NRHP Status Code 5S3 B4. Present Use: Single-family residence January 1, 1974. Residence and garage constructed. $50,000. (City of Santa Ana 2025) June 24, 1975. Swimming pool constructed. $5, 000. (City of Santa Ana 2025) Circa 1999. Trellis shade structure added. Value unknown. (NETR Online 2025) February 29, 2016. Rough stucco siding replaced. Value unknown. (City of Santa Ana 2025) Date unknown. Original windows replaced with wood -frame and vinyl -frame sash windows, original doors replaced, garage doors replaced. *137. Moved? ■No *138. Related Features: N/A B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Hector Godinez *1310. Significance: Theme Mexican American Heritage and Advocacy in Santa Ana Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1974-1979 Property Type: Single-family residence Applicable Criteria: B12 The Hector Godinez House is historically significant for its association with its original owner and builder, Hector G. Godinez. Building permit data indicates the property was built in 1974 by owner and contractor Hector Godinez for $50, 000 (City of Santa Ana 2025). Before owning the subject property, Mr. Godinez was born in San Diego in 1924 but moved to Santa Ana where he attended ethnically segregated schools, which became a social issue he fought against later in life. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Mr. Godinez enlisted in the United States Army and served in General Patton's Third Army as a tank commander. For his service, he earned a Bronze Star for Bravery, five battle stars, and a Purple Heart when he was injured during the Battle of the Bulge. After his honorable discharge and through a Federal program created to help partially disabled veterans gain government jobs, Mr. Godinez started his 49-year career with the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier in Santa Ana. In 1961, Mr. Godinez was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as the first Mexican American postmaster not only in Santa Ana but in the country (United States Congressional Hearing 2002; Ancestry.com 2010; The Register 1961). From there, Hector worked his way up to become the Southern California district manager for the United States Post Office, managing more than 44, 000 employees and an operating budget of $750 million. (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 6). B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None *1312. References: (See Continuation Sheet 5 of 6.) B13. Remarks: None *1314. Evaluator: Ashley Losco, City of Santa Ana. *Date of Evaluation: August 12, 2025 (This space reserved for official comments.) DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 6 Resource Name: Hector Godinez House *Recorded by James Williams *Date April 29, 2025 ❑x Continuation *P3a. Description (continued): Accessed through a gate and rough stucco -clad walls, the east elevation features wood -frame horizontal sliding wood sash windows and vinyl -frame horizontal sliding sash windows (Figures 4 and 5). Additionally, a set of wood -frame French doors sit at the center of the east elevation adjacent to decorative metal sconces. A concrete path runs down the side of the east elevation towards the backyard which features a swimming pool, pool house, and a trellis shade structure. The north elevation accesses the backyard through four entrances: one entrance at the eastern end has a single, glazed wood -frame door and three of the entrances are wood -frame French doors with sidelites (Figures 6 and 7). The entrances sit on either side of a large exterior brick chimney and vinyl -frame horizontal sliding sash windows (Figure 8). Another set of wood -frame French doors and a single wood -frame door are located on the west fagade facing a concrete path leading to the backyard. At the rear of the property adjacent to the swimming pool is a pool house structure sitting on a brick foundation and capped with a front -gabled roof clad in barrel tile cladding (Figures 9 and 10). The wood frame structure of the roof is exposed atop stucco and brick clad walls which are open to the pool with a couch. Landscaping on the property consists of a lawn north and south of the residence, palms and ornamental plants, and a mature trees at the back yard. Four large brick -clad columns line the front yard along the sidewalk and West Santa Clara Avenue. *1310. Significance (continued): Alongside his work as a postmaster, Mr. Godinez was a founder of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Santa Ana chapter and worked to desegregate Orange County public schools. Santa Ana LULAC was dedicated to addressing improvement of conditions for Mexican Americans and responsible for Mendez v. Orange County Board of Education in 1947. This lawsuit fought to desegregate Orange County schools and was influential as the basis for Brown v. Board of Education at the national level. He served as national president of the LULAC from 1960 to 1961 (United States Congressional Hearing 2002). After working tirelessly for the United States Postal Service, Mr. Godinez was appointed District Manager of Los Angeles and Orange Counties in 1975 and again as the regional director of sequoia district office (which managed all mail from the coastal regions to the Mojave in southern California) in 1977 (Los Angeles Times 1975, 1977). He served on several commissions and boards while occupying the subject property including the city redevelopment commission in 1976, served as president of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and Trustee of Rancho Santiago Community College District in 1976, and the Santa Ana Healthcare Authority in 1979 along with service in education, support for veterans, and unionizing the Santa Ana branch of postal workers (The Register 1976a, 1976b; Los Angeles Times 1979). He was the first Hispanic to be named the president of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and a founding member of the Santa Ana Redevelopment Board (United States Congressional Hearing 2002). Additionally, Mr. Godinez was the recipient of the NAACP's Human Rights Award and the Western Region's Community Service Award, and he was among the first recipients of the Postmaster General's Award for Executive Achievement. He was distinguished by the National Association of Postmasters, the National League of Postmasters, and the National Association of Postal Supervisors (United States Congressional Hearing 2002). In 1999, Mr. Godinez passed away, and the house sold in 2001 (ParcelQuest 2025). The current owners and residents are Tom Chappell and Elvia Orrillo Blas. The Hector Godinez House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of orange, avocado, and walnut trees and widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981), credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls, New York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honer purchased a parcel of land. And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register 1981). The parcel chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County Register 1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and 1930s and Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco styled Old Santa Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War 11, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the neighborhood he had helped to create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue. In the late 1920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In 1937, Roy Rodney Russell, joined his father's firm and by 1945 it was renamed as Roy Russell and Son. In the early post World War II years, Floral Park continued its development as numerous, smaller, single- family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style. In the 1950s, low, horizontal DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 6 Resource Name: Hector Godinez House *Recorded by James Williams *Date April 29, 2025 ❑x Continuation Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today, Floral Park maintains its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens. The Hector Godinez House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Key Category Criterion 4(b) for its association with Hector G. Godinez, activist and community leader in Santa Ana and Southern California. The established period of signifcance is 1974, when he constructed the residence, to 1979, when he was part of the Santa Ana Healthcare Authority and District Manager for the United States Postal Service in Southern California. Character -defining features of the Hector Godinez house that should be preserved are those constructed within the period of significance of 1974- 1979 and which generally reflect the property's Spanish Colonial Revival style. They include, but are not limited to, its L plan, cross -gabled roof, clay -barrel -tile roof cladding, stucco exterior, east-fagade arcade with exposed wood beams, and original wood -sash sliding windows. *612. References (continued): Ancestry.com. 2010. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832- Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 11. httas://www.ancestrv.com/search/collections/1932/records/282295?tid=&Did=&auervld=87f4b886-3e0d- 41d1-9d04-5792f5eaba75& phsrc=JhD1816& ohstart=successSource (accessed August 2025). Los Angeles Times. 1975. "Postmaster Named District Manager." October 17, 1975. httlis://www.newspapers.com/image/165914073/?match=1 &terms=%22hector%20godinez%22 (accessed August 2025). 1977. "Godinez will Head Postal Services Regional Office." November 18, 1977. https://www. newspapers. com/image/165144141/?match=1 &terms=%22hector°/20godinez%22 (accessed August 2025). 1979. "Group Plans to By Hospitals. " February 10, 1979. https://www. newspapers. com/image/384986050/?match=1 &terms=%22hector°/ 20godinez%22 NETR Online. 2025. Historic aerials and topographic maps including 1999. https://www.historicaerials.com/ (accessed August 2025). ParcelQuest. 2025. Property Information for 433 West Santa Clara Avenue. https://pgweb.parcelguest.com/#login (accessed August 2025). The Register. 1961. "New Acting Postmaster." April 1, 1961. https://www.newspapers.corn/image/9963947990match=1&terms=%22hector°/20godinez%22 (accessed August 2025). .1976a. `Aides Urge Economist Contract February 8, 1976." https://www.newspapers.com/imagel82160924/?match=1&terms=%22hector%20godinez%22 (accessed August 2025). 1976b. "Advertisement." June 7, 1976. https://www. newspapers.com/image/90356188/?match=1&terms=%22hector%20godinez%22 (accessed August 2025). Santa Ana, City of. 2025. Building Permits for 433 West Santa Clara Avenue. Provided by the City of Santa Ana. United States Congressional Hearing. 2002. Congressional Record — House H1181. April 10, 2002, DPR 523L hate of California —The Resources Agency Primary # )EPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 5 of 6 Resource Name: Hector Godinez House *Recorded by James Williams *Date April 29, 2025 ❑x Continuation vaaiuonai Figure 2. Arcade on the primary (south) fagade and east Figure 3. These windows are representative of wood elevation with stucco columns, tile flooring, garage tripartite windows on the primary fagade, facing openings, and primary entrance in background, facing northeast. north. IF I IV 11W, t-A 4 Figure 4. East fagade with wood sliding sash window and concrete path to backyard, facing north. ML Figure 5. East and north facades featuring vinyl -frame sliding sash windows, facing southwest. TJ I w' y ■ Figure 6. North fagade single, wood -frame door entrance Figure 7. Representative example of wood -frame French and vinyl window, facing southeast. doors on north fagade, facing southwest. DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 6 of 6 Resource Name: Hector Godinez House 'Kecoraea ny James vvimams "Uate Apm Zg, zuzo LI uontlnuation Figure 8. Exterior brick chinmey on the north fagade and Figure 9. Backyard and swimming pool, facing west. trellis shade structure, facinq south. M Figure 10. Pool house in the backyard feature barrel tile roofing and stucco and brick cladding, facing north. DPR 523L MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 Exhibit C Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows: 1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose. 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with - 1 - MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 433 W. Santa Clara Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92706 size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. -2- Exhibit D: Proposed Structure Improvements ("Work Plan") 433 West Santa Clara Avenue Item Year Improvement 1 2026 Assess condition of all windows, including frames and sashes, and repair or replace in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. Trim trees, bushes and other landscaping to maintain a clear view of the property from the public right of way. 2 2028 Assess condition of roof, roofing tiles, exposed rafters, and fascia and repair or replace in -kind, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. 3 2030 Replace vinyl windows on east and north facades with wood sash windows, subject to Planning Division staff approval. 4 2032 Assess condition of hardscaping throughout the property and repair or replace with Planning Division staff approval. 5 2034 Assess paint and stucco throughout the residence and repair or replace, as necessary and subject to Planning Division staff approval. ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER — SINCE 1921 — 600 W SANTA ANA BLVD STE 812, SANTA ANA, CA 92701 Telephone (714) 543-2027 / Fax (714) 542-6841 GEMA ZAPIEN CITY OF SANTA ANA/PLANNING & BUILDING AGEN 20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA 2ND FLR SANTA ANA, CA - 92702 PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) State of California ) County of ORANGE )SS Notice Type: GPN - GOVT PUBLIC NOTICE Ad Description: 433 W Santa Clara Ave I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of California; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer and publisher of the ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER, a newspaper published in the English language in the city of SANTA ANA, county of ORANGE, and adjudged a newspaper of general circulation as defined by the laws of the State of California by the Superior Court of the County of ORANGE, State of California, under date 06/20/1922, Case No. 13421. That the notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to -wit: 09/12/2025 Executed on: 09/12/2025 At Los Angeles, California I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. ignature 11iuuiu1[u1i� iu1[�uim uiiuiiiiuiiiuii This space for filing stamp only OR#: 3965548 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION The City of Santa Ana encourages the public to participate in the decision - making process. We encourage you to contact us prior to the Public Hearing if you have any questions. Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. Project Location: 433 West Santa Clara Avenue located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Project Applicant: E. Thomas Chappell (Property Owner & Applicant) Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2025-08, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-10, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-10 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject property in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Key" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-78 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to dale information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-ana.org/pb/meeting- participation. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to P BAe C o m m e n t s (a) s a n to -a n a. o rg (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https://santa- ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact case planner James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency by email at JWilliams@santa-ana.org or by phone at 714-647-5899. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. Si tiene preguntas en espanol, favor de Ilamar a Gema Zapien al (714) 667- 2732. NeucanlienIacbangtiengViet, An di e n tho a i cho Kristie Ha (714) f 67-2206. 9/12/25 OR-3965548# Email CITY OF SANTA ANA Planning and Building Agency " 20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, California 92702 www.santa-ana.org/pba NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. Project Location: 433 West Santa Clara Avenue located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Project Applicant: E. Thomas Chappell (Property Owner & Applicant) Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2025-08, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-10, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-10 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject property in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Key" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-78 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to date information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-ana.org/pb/meeting-participation. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to PBAeComments(a-).santa-ana.org (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https://santa-ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency at JWilliams(absanta-ana.org. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. 2a 4 LO dp F [+3 1 N p �t r =r rti roc 4o _� # t ,L diPy - ]. c V1San C.Ir v.^. 1'i�!aniaicla aTA►re AA 2.�2�- Cv C� Cv - � 227 222 ?i �y ti T L 22 w, , 221 22 19 221 F, - 22, r o-29I a r 2210 22C7 .« y� n� 2208 _ 220r �' �E .t 08 �."L,' 22-10] dad 22t13 E7� 1, ` 22 r 214 r2939 „ -�40 214• 2'I32 } Yi J , qk } 3 ,x NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION The City of Santa Ana encourages the public to participate in the decision -making process. We encourage you to contact us prior to the Public Hearing if you have any questions. Historic Resources Commission Action: The Historic Resources Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Their decision is final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group. Project Location: 433 West Santa Clara Avenue located within the Single -Family Residence (R1) zoning district. Project Applicant: E. Thomas Chappell (Property Owner & Applicant) Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application (HRCA) No. 2025-08, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2025-10, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 2025-10 to allow the placement and categorization of the subject property in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Key" and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of Santa Ana. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 2025-78 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Tuesday, September 23, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in -person or join via Zoom. For the most up to date information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www santa-ana org/i)b/meeting-participation. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to PBAeComments(o)santa-ana.org (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https //santa-ana.primegov.com/public/portal. Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact James Williams with the Planning and Building Agency at JWilliams(@,santa-ana.org or 714-6499 7-58. Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing. Si tiene preguntas en espanol, favor de Ilamar a Gema Zapien at (714) 667-2732. Neu can lien lac bang tieng Viet, xin diem thoai cho Kristie Ha (714) 667-2206. r,v 1 4( fit 4 ir WAN " Tyl, MY .......... ..... 0 %4m .4 it- Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk's Office FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and DLKC Investments, LLC (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at 2520 N. Valencia Street, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECITALS A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity. B. The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 2520 N. Valencia Street, Santa Ana, CA, 92706 and more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property." C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner. E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property agree as follows: Effective Date and Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and commence on November 5, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below. 2. Renewal. a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of nonrenewal is served as provided herein. b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided herein. C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal. d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply. 3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property. During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions: a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character - defining features described in the "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked as Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City. -2- Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition. C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public. d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location. e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, "Proposed Structure and Site Improvements" and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2025-06) staff report dated November 4, 2025. All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including assessing roof, exposed rafters, and rain gutters on residence and carriage house and repainting, repairing, or replacing in -kind, as necessary, in -kind replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing condition of paint and exterior wall cladding and repainting, repairing, or replacing in - kind, replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing windows on primary and secondary buildings and repainting, repairing, or replacing in -kind, as necessary, repair and replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval. Proof of completion, as requested by the City of Santa Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list. -3- Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 4. Furnishing of Information. The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation. a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (12 1/2) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement. b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster. C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288. 6. Enforcement of Agreement. a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner, the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. -4- Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default hereunder. 7. Binding effect of Agreement. a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 2520 N. Valencia Street, Santa Ana, California, Assessor Parcel Number, 396-421-10, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement. b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument. C. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register). In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City's historic Register. 8. No Compensation. Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property. 9. Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the parties hereto. City: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk's Office -5- Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 Owner: DLKC Investments, LLC Donald E. Bobo, Jr. and Lynne L. Bobo 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 10. General Provisions. a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise. b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property. C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever. C. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court. f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby. -6- Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County. 11. Recordation. No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange. 12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto. 13. Effective Date This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows} -7- Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 ATTEST: MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 CITY OF SANTA ANA JENNIFER L. HALL ALVARO NUNEZ City Clerk City Manager OWNERS DocuSigned by: Date: 9/30/2025 f 'ffVf-STMENTS, LLC DONALD E. BOBO DocuSigned by: Date: 9/30/2025 In In t' b6b "--AI'F NTSTMENTS, LLC LYNNE L. BOBO APPROVED AS TO FORM: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: SONIA CARVALHO City Attorney By: B ON SALVATIERRA ALI PEZES OUR Deputy City Attorney Executive Director Planning and Building Agency -8- Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS. THAT PORTION OF THE GLASSELL AND CHAPMAN ALLOTMENT IN THE RANCHO SANTIAGO DE SANTA ANA, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 29 OF TRACT NO. 1473, AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 45, PAGE 8 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 06' 40" EAST ALONG THE EASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTHLINE OF SAID LOT 29, A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 03' 00" EAST 16.81 FEET, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 47' 00" EAST 103.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES 03' 00" EAST 9.90 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 57' 00" EAST 120.00 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO A. GUSTLIN, RECORDED DECEMBER 19, 1919 IN BOOK 346, PAGE 286 OF DEEDS; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 2' 30" EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LAND OF GUSTLIN, TO THE CENTER LINE OF EDGEWOOD ROAD, AS SHOWN ON A MAP OF TRACT NO. 390 RECORDED IN BOOK 15, PAGE 37 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 30' 30" WEST ALONG SAID CENTER LINE, A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 02' 30" WEST 194.40 FEET TO AN ANGLE POINT IN THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LAND OF GUSTLIN; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 30' 30" WEST 220.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO BONNIE LOU COLE, A MARRIED WOMAN, RECORDED JUKE 1, 1953 IN BOOK 2512, PAGE 137, OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 03' 00" WEST 111.00 FEET, PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID TRACT NO. 1473, TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. Assessor's Parcel Number: 396-421-10 -9- Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 Exhibit B EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TAYLOR-GUSTLIN HOUSE 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Taylor-Gustlin House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2520 North Valencia Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT Circa 1908 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Park Santiago CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 3S Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Whether drawing upon Georgian, Federal, or Dutch Colonial prototypes, Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually symmetrical, or at least highly regular and balanced, in composition. Roofs are commonly side -gabled, hipped, or gambreled, sometimes accented with dormers. Porches, one or two stories in height, are often included, mostly as central focal points, and frequently incorporate classical elements such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds and pediments; sidelights, transoms, and fanlights are not uncommon. Windows are typically double -hung sash, with multiple lights in the upper sash. French doors and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending on location, Colonial Revival buildings have wood, brick, or stucco exteriors (McAlester, 320-326). A "Classic Box" variant of the Colonial Revival style was popular circa 1894 to 1910 and was generally characterized by two-story box -like massing, a hipped roof (often with centered dormers), boxed eaves, a full or partial front porch with columnar roof supports, and Colonial Revival detailing. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Taylor-Gustlin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" because it "has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly intact example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) 3S: Appears eligible for the National Register as an individual property through survey evaluation. Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 Exhibit B State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code Primary #. HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Reviewer Page 1 of 4 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House Date P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 2520 North Valencia Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 396-421-10; SEC 6 T 5 R 9 POR *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) A bellcast, hipped roof crowns this square, two-story Colonial Revival house characterized by the box -like massing indicative of the Classic Box genre. The roof treatment includes carved brackets in the eaves and a centered front -gabled dormer over the fagade. Narrow clapboard sheathes the house, with a bracketed overhang between stories. Recessed into the southern two-thirds of the fagade, the porch is divided into bays by paired Tuscan columns and wraps the southeast corner of the house in a semicircular configuration. The columns rest on a railing of turned balusters. At the top of six steps in the center of the fagade, the entry consists of a glazed door flanked by leaded glass sidelights. A large tripartite window to the left (south) is spanned by a leaded glass transom; a window to the right is a single fixed sash. Other windows are double -hung sash, with muntins arranged in a diamond pattern in the upper sashes. A balustraded balcony over the entry is defined by a segmental arch opening that has been filled with a non -original diamond -paned window. A second balcony tops the semicircular portion of the porch. Paneled detailing distinguishes a brick chimney attached to the south elevation. This highly intact house sits on an art stone foundation, with newer brick retaining walls bordering the front lawn. Northwest of the (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: ■Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ■Element of District ❑Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) East elevation December 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic Circa 1908 *P7. Owner and Address: Bobo Trust 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Neumann SA/C 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: December 31, 2003 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") Les, Kathleen. "2510 and 2520 North Valencia." Historic Resources Survey, March 1980. *Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 4 *NRHP Status Code 3S *Resource Name or #: Taylor-Gustlin House B1. Historic Name: Taylor-Gustlin House B2. Common Name: Thomsen House B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *135. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival *136. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1908. April 4, 1933. Rebuild one chimney. June 25, 1979. Garage and playroom. October 22, 1979. Replace masonry fireplace. December 20, 1979. Room addition. May 6, 1980. Extend retaining wall. May 4, 1980. Pool and spa. *137. Moved? ❑No ■Yes ■Unknown Date: 1979 (carriage house) Original Location: 427 Edgewood (house);810 N. French *138. Related Features: Carriage house, mature Sycamore tree in front yard. 139a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Charles Taylor (attributed) *1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1901-1954 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C; CR: 3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Taylor-Gustlin House is architecturally significant as a fine example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. One of a pair of very similar homes located next to each other on over -sized parcels, the house is also notable as one of the earlier homes in the Park Santiago neighborhood. According to previous research and neighborhood lore, this house and its neighbor (2510 North Valencia Street) were constructed for two elderly sisters, Laura and Mary Taylor, by their brother, Charles Taylor, and were originally identical. City directories list the Taylors on Edgewood Road, with no house (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and *1312. References: City of Santa Ana Building Permits Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library Sanborn Maps (See Continuation Sheet 4 of 4.) B13. Remarks: *1314. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann *Date of Evaluation: December31, 2003 (This space reserved for official comments.) DPR 523B (1/95) Sketch Map ETaylor-Gustlin House 2520 North Valencia Street rc' - 10 a !2 . IR 19a. T 47 *Required information Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House *Recorded by Leslie J. Neumann, SAIC *Date December 31, 2003 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update *P3a. Description (continued): house, a cross -gabled carriage house crowned by a cupola and weathervane was moved onto the property from 810 North French Street (the Crookshank House) in 1979 and converted into living areas. Mature trees dot this large property, which is enclosed by a non -original wrought iron fence. *610. Significance (continued): numbers, beginning in 1908 and continuing through 1918. In 1922, Abraham Gustlin, a former railroad worker turned rancher, and his wife Lovina were living at 427 Edgewood. By 1925, this house had become 2410 North Valencia. It is not clear if the house was actually moved to make way for an extension of Valencia or if it was merely renumbered when the street was subdivided. The Gustlins remained at this address at least until 1951, according to city building permits. In the 1970s, the property was purchased by Robert and Dorothy Heath, who rehabilitated the house and moved the carriage house from the Crookshank House in French Park. Subsequent owners Doug and Deborah Thomsen continued the rehabilitation. The Taylor-Gustlin House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northern city limits of Santa Ana and substantially north of the original city core. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west, and the 1-5 freeway on the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main Street; the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln; and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way mirrored the freeway route. This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty households on East Santa Clara, Twentieth Street, "C Street" (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out, but most residents continued to list "rancher" or `fruit grower" as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided into larger, agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners. While the area east of Santiago Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of Santiago had been laid out when the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in the neighborhood, but increasing numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people in service professions such as painters, electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during the 1920s and 1930s. The area also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr., 321 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By April 1942, when the Sanborn Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with single-family homes, many in the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the eastern half of the neighborhood and infill construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged following World War ll. The Taylor-Gustlin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" because it `has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly intact example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Notable in this regard are the box -like massing, hipped roof with dormer, Tuscan columns, and highly ornamental treatment of the windows and brackets. All original and restored exterior features of the Taylor-Gustlin House are considered character -defining and should be preserved. These features include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (clapboard); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; porch; architectural details (porch supports, window and door surrounds, brackets, etc.); any original landscaping such as fruit trees; and original interior features such as the log cabin patterned hardwood floor. DPR 523L Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House *Recorded by Leslie J. Neumann, SAIC "Date December 31, 2003 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update *1312. References (continued): Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. National Register Bulletin 16A. `How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. Office of Historic Preservation. 'Instructions for Recording Historical Resources. " Sacramento: March 1995. Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921. Page 997. Park Santiago Neighborhood Association. "The Gingerbread Lane Holiday Home Tour 2002." Brochure. Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society. "Home and Garden Tour May 18, 1996." Brochure. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1901-1930. Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955. "Preserving the old's a passion for collectors." The Register, May 20, 1982. "Modern touch woos and wins Victorian Lady. " Orange County Register, May 27, 1989. P5a. Photograph: Carriage House, December 2003. DPR 523L Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 Exhibit C MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows: 1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose. 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with - 1 - Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. -2- Docusign Envelope ID: 458163EC-84A3-4992-A7E5-35F8D09FE4C7 Exhibit D: Proposed Structure and Site Improvements ("Work Plan") 2520 North Valencia Street Item Year Improvement 1 2026 Assess roof, exposed rafters, and rain gutters on residence and carriage house and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary, in -kind replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval. 2 2028 Assess condition of paint and exterior wall cladding and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval. 3 2030 Assess windows on primary and secondary buildings and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary. Window repair and replacement is subject to staff approval. 4 2032 Assess condition of driveway and concrete paths, concrete front steps, and brick site features and repair in -kind as necessary, which Planning Division staff approval. Planning and Building Agency Item # 13 "oRr City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Historic Resources Commission Staff Report September 23, 2025 Topic: HPPA No. 2025-06 — The Taylor-Gustlin House (2520 N. Valencia Street) RECOMMENDED ACTION Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills Act) with DLKC Investments, LLC, for the property located at 2520 N. Valencia Street, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DLKC Investments, LLC, is requesting approval to execute a Mills Act Agreement with the City of Santa Ana at an existing residence located at 2520 N. Valencia Street that is currently listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and is categorized as Landmark. DISCUSSION Project Location and Site Description The subject property, known as the Taylor-Gustlin House, consists of an existing two-story Colonial Revival -style residence and a relocated carriage house of a combined 4,529 square feet in size located on a 26,100-square-foot residential lot. The Taylor-Gustlin House was added to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties ("Register") in 2004 and categorized as "Landmark" (Exhibit 4). Analysis of the Issues 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. The property is listed on the Register and categorized as Landmark, making it eligible for a Mills Act Agreement. 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 HPPA No. 2025-06 — The Taylor-Gustlin House (2520 N. Valencia Street) September 23, 2025 Page 2 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: • Long term preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood • Allows for a mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation • Provides additional incentive for potential buyers to purchase historic structures • Discourages inappropriate alterations to the property In 2004, the Historic Resources Commission placed the Taylor-Gustlin House on the Register and within the Landmark category for its unique architectural quality as a highly intact residence with the distinguishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. All original and restored exterior features of the Taylor-Gustlin House are considered character -defining and should be preserved. These features include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (clapboard); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; porch; architectural details (porch supports, window and door surrounds, brackets, etc.); any original landscaping such as fruit trees; and original interior features such as the log cabin patterned hardwood floor. The following permits for exterior work have been issued for the property: relocation of the existing carriage house in 1979, construction of garage and playroom in 1979, replacement of masonry fireplace in 1979, rear addition in 1979 construction of pool and spa in 1989, construction of fountain in 1989. No other exterior alterations were documented in City building permits or observed during the site inspection conducted in 2025. During the 2025 site visit, Planning Division staff noted the property was in excellent condition with no historically inappropriate modifications. Future improvements proposed by Planning Division staff and agreed to by the homeowner during the initial ten years of the Mills Act Agreement include assess roof, exposed rafters, and rain gutters on residence and carriage house and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary, in -kind replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval; assess condition of paint and exterior wall cladding and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval; assess windows on primary and secondary buildings and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary, repair and replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval; assess condition of driveway and concrete paths, concrete front steps, and brick site features and repair in -kind as necessary, subject to Planning Division staff approval. Staff will ensure that the proposed work will be performed sensitively and will maintain the property's character -defining features as part of the Mills Act Agreement for this property. As part of the Mills Act approval process, staff will work with the applicant to ensure that a bronze plaque is installed honoring and recognizing the structure. The plaque will include the historic name, address, year built, and local historic register designation. Lastly, the site will be subject to general maintenance and upkeep requirements including, HPPA No. 2025-06 — The Taylor-Gustlin House (2520 N. Valencia Street) September 23, 2025 Page 3 but not limited to, replacement or restoration of damaged character -defining features, landscaping upkeep, painting, etc. These improvements will be subject to review and approval by staff. Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property Preservation Agreement. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 15331 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 31 — Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. Based on this analysis, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2025-75, will be filed for this project. FISCAL IMPACT The Historic Property Preservation Agreement will reduce the Property Tax revenue account 01102002-50011 to the City by an estimated $1,000.99 annually, for a period of not less than ten years. EXHIBITS 1. Mills Act Agreement — 2520 N. Valencia Street 2. Vicinity Map — 2520 N. Valencia Street 3. Site Photos — 2520 N. Valencia Street 4. Action Minutes and Resolution HRC — 2520 N. Valencia Street Submitted By: James Williams, Contract Planner Approved By: Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director, Planning and Building Agency RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk's Office FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and DLKC Investments, LLC (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at 2520 N. Valencia Street, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECITALS A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historical properties to provide for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity. B. The Owner possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 2520 N. Valencia Street, Santa Ana, CA, 92706 and more particularly described in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property." C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. City and Owner, for their mutual benefit, now desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its value as a cultural and historical resource for Owner and for the community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner. E. Owner and City intend to carry out the purposes of California Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12, Section 50280 et seq., which MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 will enable the Historic Property to qualify for an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq., Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Tax and Revenue Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic Property agree as follows: Effective Date and Terms of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and commence on November 5, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below. 2. Renewal. a. Each year on the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, a year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement unless written notice of nonrenewal is served as provided herein. b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement, the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety (90) days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to the term of the Agreement as provided herein. C. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of nonrenewal. d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in any year, the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the term then remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement, whichever may apply. 3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property. During the term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions: a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character - defining features described in the "Historical Property Description" attached hereto, marked as Exhibit B, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the exterior to the satisfaction of the City. -2- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition. C. A view corridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark by the public. d. The following are prohibited: demolition of the Historic Property or destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its height, condition, or inappropriate location. e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, "Proposed Structure and Site Improvements" and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2025-06) staff report dated November 4, 2025. All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including assessing roof, exposed rafters, and rain gutters on residence and carriage house and repainting, repairing, or replacing in -kind, as necessary, in -kind replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing condition of paint and exterior wall cladding and repainting, repairing, or replacing in - kind, replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval; assessing windows on primary and secondary buildings and repainting, repairing, or replacing in -kind, as necessary, repair and replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval. Proof of completion, as requested by the City of Santa Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list. -3- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 4. Furnishing of Information. The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation. a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner have failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this Agreement. If a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286. This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (12 1/2) percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement. b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been destroyed. No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God or natural disaster. C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section 50288. 6. Enforcement of Agreement. a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as referenced herein, City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the Agreement by Owner, the City shall give written notice to Owner by registered or certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. -4- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided for in this Agreement or in City's regulations governing historic properties are available to City to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by City of any breach or default under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default hereunder. 7. Binding effect of Agreement. a. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 2520 N. Valencia Street, Santa Ana, California, Assessor Parcel Number, 396-421-10, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement. b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument. C. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register). In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City's historic Register. 8. No Compensation. Owner shall not receive any payment from City in consideration of the obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom and the advantage that will accrue to Owner as a result of the effect upon the assessed value of the Property on the account of the restrictions on the use and preservation of the Property. 9. Notice. Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later specified by the parties hereto. City: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Attn: City Clerk's Office -5- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 Owner: DLKC Investments, LLC Donald E. Bobo, Jr. and Lynne L. Bobo 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 10. General Provisions. a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs, successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise. b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property. C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in any manner whatsoever. C. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court. f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby. -6- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County. 11. Recordation. No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Orange. 12. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto. 13. Effective Date This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows} -7- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 ATTEST: CITY OF SANTA ANA JENNIFER L. HALL ALVARO NUNEZ City Clerk City Manager OWNERS Date: Date: APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA CARVALHO City Attorney By: BRANDON SALVATIERRA Deputy City Attorney DLKC INVESTMENTS, LLC DONALD E. BOBO DLKC INVESTMENTS, LLC LYNNE L. BOBO RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: ALI PEZESHKPOUR Executive Director Planning and Building Agency -8- MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS. THAT PORTION OF THE GLASSELL AND CHAPMAN ALLOTMENT IN THE RANCHO SANTIAGO DE SANTA ANA, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 29 OF TRACT NO. 1473, AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 45, PAGE 8 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 06' 40" EAST ALONG THE EASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTHLINE OF SAID LOT 29, A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 03' 00" EAST 16.81 FEET, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 47' 00" EAST 103.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES 03' 00" EAST 9.90 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 57' 00" EAST 120.00 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO A. GUSTLIN, RECORDED DECEMBER 19, 1919 IN BOOK 346, PAGE 286 OF DEEDS; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 2' 30" EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LAND OF GUSTLIN, TO THE CENTER LINE OF EDGEWOOD ROAD, AS SHOWN ON A MAP OF TRACT NO. 390 RECORDED IN BOOK 15, PAGE 37 OF MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, RECORDS OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 30' 30" WEST ALONG SAID CENTER LINE, A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 02' 30" WEST 194.40 FEET TO AN ANGLE POINT IN THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LAND OF GUSTLIN; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 30' 30" WEST 220.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED TO BONNIE LOU COLE, A MARRIED WOMAN, RECORDED JUKE 1, 1953 IN BOOK 2512, PAGE 137, OFFICIAL RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 03' 00" WEST 111.00 FEET, PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID TRACT NO. 1473, TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. Assessor's Parcel Number: 396-421-10 -9- Exhibit B EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TAYLOR-GUSTLIN HOUSE 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Taylor-Gustlin House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2520 North Valencia Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT Circa 1908 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Park Santiago CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 3S Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Whether drawing upon Georgian, Federal, or Dutch Colonial prototypes, Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually symmetrical, or at least highly regular and balanced, in composition. Roofs are commonly side -gabled, hipped, or gambreled, sometimes accented with dormers. Porches, one or two stories in height, are often included, mostly as central focal points, and frequently incorporate classical elements such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds and pediments; sidelights, transoms, and fanlights are not uncommon. Windows are typically double -hung sash, with multiple lights in the upper sash. French doors and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending on location, Colonial Revival buildings have wood, brick, or stucco exteriors (McAlester, 320-326). A "Classic Box" variant of the Colonial Revival style was popular circa 1894 to 1910 and was generally characterized by two-story box -like massing, a hipped roof (often with centered dormers), boxed eaves, a full or partial front porch with columnar roof supports, and Colonial Revival detailing. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Taylor-Gustlin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" because it "has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly intact example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values. • California Register Status Code: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) 3S: Appears eligible for the National Register as an individual property through survey evaluation. Exhibit B State of California —The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings Review Code Primary #. HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Reviewer Page 1 of 4 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House Date P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA 1725 Date: *c. Address 2520 North Valencia Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 396-421-10; SEC 6 T 5 R 9 POR *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) A bellcast, hipped roof crowns this square, two-story Colonial Revival house characterized by the box -like massing indicative of the Classic Box genre. The roof treatment includes carved brackets in the eaves and a centered front -gabled dormer over the fagade. Narrow clapboard sheathes the house, with a bracketed overhang between stories. Recessed into the southern two-thirds of the fagade, the porch is divided into bays by paired Tuscan columns and wraps the southeast corner of the house in a semicircular configuration. The columns rest on a railing of turned balusters. At the top of six steps in the center of the fagade, the entry consists of a glazed door flanked by leaded glass sidelights. A large tripartite window to the left (south) is spanned by a leaded glass transom; a window to the right is a single fixed sash. Other windows are double -hung sash, with muntins arranged in a diamond pattern in the upper sashes. A balustraded balcony over the entry is defined by a segmental arch opening that has been filled with a non -original diamond -paned window. A second balcony tops the semicircular portion of the porch. Paneled detailing distinguishes a brick chimney attached to the south elevation. This highly intact house sits on an art stone foundation, with newer brick retaining walls bordering the front lawn. Northwest of the (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: ■Building ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ■Element of District ❑Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) East elevation December 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic Circa 1908 *P7. Owner and Address: Bobo Trust 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Neumann SA/C 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: December 31, 2003 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") Les, Kathleen. "2510 and 2520 North Valencia." Historic Resources Survey, March 1980. *Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD Page 2 of 4 *NRHP Status Code 3S *Resource Name or #: Taylor-Gustlin House B1. Historic Name: Taylor-Gustlin House B2. Common Name: Thomsen House B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1908. April 4, 1933. Rebuild one chimney. June 25, 1979. Garage and playroom. October 22, 1979. Replace masonry fireplace. December 20, 1979. Room addition. May 6, 1980. Extend retaining wall. May 4, 1980. Pool and spa. *137. Moved? ❑No ■Yes ■Unknown Date: 1979 (carriage house) Original Location: 427 Edgewood (house);810 N. French *138. Related Features: Carriage house, mature Sycamore tree in front yard. 139a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Charles Taylor (attributed) *1310. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1901-1954 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C; CR: 3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Taylor-Gustlin House is architecturally significant as a fine example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. One of a pair of very similar homes located next to each other on over -sized parcels, the house is also notable as one of the earlier homes in the Park Santiago neighborhood. According to previous research and neighborhood lore, this house and its neighbor (2510 North Valencia Street) were constructed for two elderly sisters, Laura and Mary Taylor, by their brother, Charles Taylor, and were originally identical. City directories list the Taylors on Edgewood Road, with no house (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and *1312. References: City of Santa Ana Building Permits Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library Sanborn Maps (See Continuation Sheet 4 of 4.) B13. Remarks: *1314. Evaluator: Leslie J. Heumann *Date of Evaluation: December31, 2003 (This space reserved for official comments.) DPR 523B (1/95) Sketch Map ETaylor-Gustlin House 2520 North Valencia Street rc' - 10 !2 . IR 14 T S47 *Required information State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 3 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House *Recorded by Leslie J. Neumann, SAIC *Date December 31, 2003 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update *P3a. Description (continued): house, a cross -gabled carriage house crowned by a cupola and weathervane was moved onto the property from 810 North French Street (the Crookshank House) in 1979 and converted into living areas. Mature trees dot this large property, which is enclosed by a non -original wrought iron fence. *610. Significance (continued): numbers, beginning in 1908 and continuing through 1918. In 1922, Abraham Gustlin, a former railroad worker turned rancher, and his wife Lovina were living at 427 Edgewood. By 1925, this house had become 2410 North Valencia. It is not clear if the house was actually moved to make way for an extension of Valencia or if it was merely renumbered when the street was subdivided. The Gustlins remained at this address at least until 1951, according to city building permits. In the 1970s, the property was purchased by Robert and Dorothy Heath, who rehabilitated the house and moved the carriage house from the Crookshank House in French Park. Subsequent owners Doug and Deborah Thomsen continued the rehabilitation. The Taylor-Gustlin House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northern city limits of Santa Ana and substantially north of the original city core. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west, and the 1-5 freeway on the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main Street; the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln; and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way mirrored the freeway route. This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty households on East Santa Clara, Twentieth Street, "C Street" (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out, but most residents continued to list "rancher" or `fruit grower" as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided into larger, agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners. While the area east of Santiago Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of Santiago had been laid out when the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in the neighborhood, but increasing numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people in service professions such as painters, electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during the 1920s and 1930s. The area also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr., 321 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By April 1942, when the Sanborn Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with single-family homes, many in the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the eastern half of the neighborhood and infill construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged following World War ll. The Taylor-Gustlin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" because it `has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly intact example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Notable in this regard are the box -like massing, hipped roof with dormer, Tuscan columns, and highly ornamental treatment of the windows and brackets. All original and restored exterior features of the Taylor-Gustlin House are considered character -defining and should be preserved. These features include, but may not be limited to: sheathing (clapboard); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and doors; porch; architectural details (porch supports, window and door surrounds, brackets, etc.); any original landscaping such as fruit trees; and original interior features such as the log cabin patterned hardwood floor. DPR 523L State of California —The Resources Agency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial Page 4 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House *Recorded by Leslie J. Neumann, SAIC "Date December 31, 2003 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update *1312. References (continued): Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. National Register Bulletin 16A. `How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. Office of Historic Preservation. 'Instructions for Recording Historical Resources. " Sacramento: March 1995. Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Armor, Samuel. History of Orange County. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921. Page 997. Park Santiago Neighborhood Association. "The Gingerbread Lane Holiday Home Tour 2002." Brochure. Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society. "Home and Garden Tour May 18, 1996." Brochure. Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1901-1930. Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955. "Preserving the old's a passion for collectors." The Register, May 20, 1982. "Modern touch woos and wins Victorian Lady. " Orange County Register, May 27, 1989. P5a. Photograph: Carriage House, December 2003. DPR 523L MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 Exhibit C Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows: 1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended purpose. 2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. 3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. 4. Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. 5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity. 6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural elements from the other buildings or structures. 7. The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken. 8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project. 9. Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with - 1 - MILLS ACT AGREEMENT 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood, or environment. 10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired. -2- Exhibit D: Proposed Structure and Site Improvements ("Work Plan") 2520 North Valencia Street Item Year Improvement 1 2026 Assess roof, exposed rafters, and rain gutters on residence and carriage house and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary, in -kind replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval. 2 2028 Assess condition of paint and exterior wall cladding and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, replacement being subject to Planning Division staff approval. 3 2030 Assess windows on primary and secondary buildings and repaint, repair, or replace in -kind, as necessary. Window repair and replacement is subject to staff approval. 4 2032 Assess condition of driveway and concrete paths, concrete front steps, and brick site features and repair in -kind as necessary, which Planning Division staff approval. 7..— ti - y e a � � 4 a., -04 �ww� 49 r s. ? � VV)In�p� a151o1-f 2. HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NOS. 2004-01 THROUGH 2O04- 08: AND HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NOS. 2004-01 THROUGH 2O04-08. (Melanie McCann) Filed by the City of Santa Ana to place and categorize various structures on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application Nos. 2004-01 through 2004-08. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Register Categorization Nos. 2004-01 through 2004-08. Melanie McCann. Associate Planner presented the staff report and recommendation. Chairman Giles opened the public hearing. Gayle Meyer, resident at 317 E. Santa Clara Avenue, requests a one-year continuance to review the listing information. Chairman Giles closed the public hearing. Motion to: Adopt a resolution approving HRCA Nos. 2004-01, -04, -06 and 07 and HRC Nos. 2004- 01, -04, -06 and 07. Grant a three-month continuance to HRCA Nos. 2004-02, -03, -05 and HRC Nos. 2004- 02, 03, 05. Grant a year continuance to HRCA No. 2004-08 and HRC No. 2004-08. MOTION: Kings SECOND: Corpin AYES: Commissioners: Bustamante, Chinn, Corpin, Gartner, Garcia Kings, Giles, Lutz, O'Callaghan, Schaefer (9) NOES: Commissioners: None (0) ABSTAIN: Commissioners: None (0) ABSENT: Commissioners: None (0) I BEQUEST FOR I Historic Resources Commission Action n ;Sf WOW PESDUFCM COMMISSION MEETING DATE 2EBRUARY 5, 2004 TITLE: PUBLIC HEARING - HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NOS. 2004-01 THROUGH 2O04-08 AND HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NOS. 2004-01 THROUGH 2004-08 Prepared by Melanie G. M Cann Deputy City 17 APPROVED Il As Recommended © As Amended II Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO 7�s� Planning Manager 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application Nos. 2004-01 through 2004-08. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Register Categorization Nos. 2004-01 through �004--08. ISCUSSION Request of Applicant The City of Santa j following addresses b of Historical Propert: Ana requests that the structures located at the e placed and categorized on the Santa Ana Register _es: RECOM MENDED ADDRESS: STRUCfNAIVIE TURE EXHIBIT e 'c.: *a. . v,!' y ' 4 � ..,h f '. _ S 4 r fx: A<-v...... ? ^x 3- F` 'CATEGORY;, ....! • r. i.-:-. :e.,e . r,...�Fn ; •..;5.:s ,ter ,+ .-'.s .. r'-. x,{.;-. r.rR"k, .: __ ,�.-' . 5e,.x^vrtf ., rat., %��y 2510 North Valencia Street (1/1) Taylor -Oglesby House Exhibit 1 Landmark 2520 North Valencia Street(2/2)—Ta lor-Gustlin House Exhibit 2 Landmark 214 East Santa Clara Avenue 3/3 McCowan House Exhibit 3 Landmark 1720 North Poinsettia Street (4/4) Enderle House Exhibit 4 Landmark 1905 North Valencia Street 5/5 F.B. Elliot House Exhibit 5 Key 2401 North Santiago Street 6/6 Goodwin House Exhibit 6 Key 2315 North Santiago Street 7/7 Baker House Exhibit 7 Key 317 East Santa Clara Ave. 8/8 Wettlin House Exhibit 8 Key Analysis of the Iss 'he structures identified meet the minimum selection criteria for nclusion on the San& Ana Register of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The 'ZRCA Nos. 2004-01 th ERC Nos. 2004-01 thr February 5, 2004 Page 2 first benchmark for years old. As detai.' structures proposed f criteria. Landmark Category Based on the results structures be placed Landmark designation ugh 2004-08 gh 2004-08 (selection requires that structures be 50 or more Ied in the following property descriptions, all the for placement on the Register meet the minimum age of research, it is recommended that the following in the Landmark category. The code criteria for ire as follows: a. The buildin , landmark or district is on the National Register or appears o be eligible to be placed on the register; or b. The buildin, landmark or district is on the State Register or appears to be eligible to be placed on the register; or C. The buildi�g, landmark or district has a historic/cultural significance to the City of Santa Ana; or Jd. The building, landmark or district has a unique architectural significance. The properties included in this request are as follows: • 2510 North Valencia Street, Taylor -Oglesby House. The Taylor - Oglesby House) built circa 1908, qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana (Register of Historical Properties for its exemplificatidn of Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival architectural style. The stylistic signatures noted in this structure. inc ude the box -like massing; bracketed eaves; narrow clapboard she th; and rooftop accent by a centered front -gabled dormer. Additionally, the two-story structure is eligible to be categorized a Landmark for its unique architectural significance illustrated by its front porch divided into three bays by paired Tuscan columns; glazed door flanked by leaded glass sidelights; a large window to the south spanned by a leaded glass transom; and double -hung windows with muntins in a diamond -pattern in the upper sash. 'iRCA Nos. 2004-01 t [RC Nos. 2004-01 th February 5, 2004 Page 3 • 2520 North Va Gustlin House Santa Ana exemplificati< architectural structure in( porches as fe double -hung s story structui unique archit( hipped roof; over the fa overhang bets+ southeast coi columns; a ba foundation. -• 214 East Sant built circa 1' of Historical Revival arch building qual agriculture, stylistic Sig building pla. surrounds and double -hung s story structu_ unique archit significance agricultural illustrated t boards; a hip projection th framed by a features; and • 1720 North Po built circa 1! of Historica Bungalow/Craft gh 2004-08 h 2004-08 Lencia Street, Taylor-Gustlin House. The Taylor - built circa 1908, qualifies for listing in the Register of Historical Properties for its n of Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. The stylistic signatures noted in this Lude a rectangular building plan; hipped roof; ;al point; classical elements such as columns; and ash with multiple lights. Additionally, the two-- e is eligible to be categorized as Landmark for its ctural significance as illustrated by its bellcast, arved brackets in the eaves, a front gabled dormer ;ade; narrow clapboard sheathes with bracketed ?en stories; a semi -circular porch wrapping the ner of the house, supported by paired Tuscan .ustrated balcony over the entry; and an art stone i Clara Avenue, McCowan House. The McCowan House, 86, qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register Properties for its exemplification of the Colonial _tectural style. Additionally, the farmhouse _fies as it was connected with a business or use, which was once common and is now rare. The natures noted in this structure include rectangular �s; hipped roof; doors adorned with classical pediments; classical elements such as columns; and .shes with multiple lights. Additionally, the two- e is eligible to be categorized as Landmark for its =.ctural significance and for its historic/cultural to the City as a farmhouse surviving from the era in Santa Ana. The unique architecture is y its wide shiplap siding trimmed with corner )ed roof with boxed eaves; a one-story, hipped roof it spans the lower, story fagade; a recessed entry ! unadorned pediment, with sidelights and fan windows with a six -over -six double hung sash. Lnsettia Street, Enderle House. The Enderle House, �11, qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register fl Properties for its exemplification of the .sman architectural style. The stylistic signatures RCA Nos. 2004--01 through 2004--08 IRC Nos. 2004-01 thro�gh 2004-08 e'ebruary 5, 2004 Page 4 noted in this structure include wood lap siding; broadly portioned wood framed windows; and horizontal emphasis apparent in headers and porch supports. Additionally, the one and a half story structure is eligible to be categorized as Landmark for its unique architectural significance as illustrated by its side gabled roof with shaped rafter tails and braces exposed at the eaves; a double dormer trimmed with decorative bargeboard; broad tripartite wi0ows; and a recessed porch defined by an arched beam supporte(41by paneled and tapered posts. Key Category Based on the results of research, the structures listed below meet the criteria to be placed in the Key category as contained in Section 30--2.2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The code criteria for Key designation are as follows: a. The building, landmark or district has a distinctive architectural style and quality; or b. The buildi g, landmark or district is characteristic of a significant period in the history of the City of Santa Ana; or C. The building, landmark or district is associated with a significant person or event in the City of Santa Ana. The properties included in this request are as follows: • 1905 North Valencia Street, F.B. Elliot House. The F.B. Elliot House, built pirca 1912, qualifies for listing on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as a representative example of Bung low/ Craftman style architecture. The structure is eligible to be placed within the Key category for its distinctive architectural I style and quality as illustrated by its side gabled roof with rafters exposed at the eaves; sheathing in shingle courses of alternating heights; a recessed porch spanning most of the facade, featuring a brick wall and pedestals; massive brick piers marking the end of the porch; and a series of casement windows featured in the front facade. HRCA Nos. 2004-01 through 2004-08 [RC Nos. 2004-01 through 2004-08 r'ebruary 5, 2004 Page 5 • 2401 North Santiago Street, Goodwin House. The Goodwin House, built circa 1903,�is eligible for inclusion on the Register as it is a representative example of the Dutch Colonial variant of the Colonial Rev. al architectural style. It is also eligible for listing as a building connected with agriculture, a use or business that was once common and is now rare. The farmhouse structure is eligible to be placed within the Key category for its distinctie architectural style and quality as illustrated by its massing; intersecting gambrel roof; boxed eaves and horizontal cornice returns; narrow clapboard sheathes; a recessed porch divided into three bays by pairs of slender wood posts with simple bases and capitols; several four -over -four double -hung sash windows; and a shallow bay window with paneled spandrels on the northern portion of the front fagade. • 2315 North Santiago Street, Baker House. The Baker House, built in 1923, is eligible for inclusion on the Register as it is a representative example of the Dutch Colonial variant of the Colonial Revival architectural style. The two-story structure is eligible to be placed within the Key category for its distinctive architectural style and quality as illustrated by its uniquely tailored gambrel roof; exposed braces and rafters in overhanging eaves; wide clapboard sheathes; a side -gabled front porch entry that rests on Tuscan columns; and a series of four -over -four double --hung sash windows. • 317 East Santa Clara Avenue, Wettlin House. The Wettlin House, built in 1926,1 is eligible for inclusion on the Register as it is a representative example of a highly picturesque Tudor Revival architectural style. The one-story structure is eligible to be placed within the Key category for its distinctive architectural style and quality as illustrated by its steeply pitched, cross - gabled roof; front -gable detailed with clapped or 3erkinhead peak; an arched front door with an octagonal window; a series of tripartite windows, some topped by a transom; and a front gabled dormer accented with an arrow tipped bargeboard and exposed beams. Based on findings consistent F the Santa Ana Municipal ?sources Commission approve with the criteria established in Chapter 30 Code, it is recommended that the Historic the actions as noted. TIRCA Nos. 2004-01 thr [RC Nos. 2004-01 thro February 5, 2004 Page 6 CEQA Compliance In accordance with recommended action Exemptions will be fi: ugh 2004-08 gh 2004-08 the California Environmental Quality Act, the is exempt from further review. Categorical _ed for these projects. Melanie G. McCann, AICP Associate Planner MGM: JM mgm\Historic\Feb2004\landmark.key.02,504.hrc MayqYAGRosa Senior Planner EXECUTIVE SUMMAR TAYLOR-OGLESBY HOUSE 2510 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Taylor -Oglesby House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2510 North Valencia Street i CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT Circa 1908 __F_ LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT NIA NEIGHBORHOOD Park Santiago CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FO� EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 3S Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic IF Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: ColoniaIl Revival The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Whether drawing upon Georgian, Federal, or Dutch Colonial prototypes, Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually symmetrical, or at least highly regular and balanced, in composition. Roofs are commonly side -gabled, hipped, or gambreled, sometimes accented with dormers. Porches, one or two stories in height, are often included, mostly as central focal points, and frequently incorporate classical elements)) such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds pediments; sidelights, transoms, and fanlights are not uncommon. Windows are typically double -hung sash, with multiple lights ie upper sash. French doors and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending on location, Colonial Revival buildings have wood, brick, or stucco exteriors (McAlester, 320-326). A "Classic Box" variant of the Colonial Revival style was popular circa 1894 to 1910 and was generally characterized by two-story box -like massing, a hipped roof (often with centered dormers), boxed eaves, a full or partial front porch with columnar roof supports, and Colonial Revival detailing. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Taylor -Oglesby House qualifies for isting in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" because it "has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly intact example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION OF CODES , � _ a '` � �` • California' Registei Criteria fof Evaluation: (Fromm Calif6 a'Office of Historic' . c.servat on; Technical Assistance Series #i: 7; - How,to Nominate Resburces to the California Register;of HistoncalResources„ September.4, 2001.) ^' 3 It embodies the dims:jnctive characteristics of a type period, region or method,:of construction, or represents the worOf a mastr� ar possesses high. artistic values • California Register Status;Code:-, ( rOm'Callfornia Office of HistoricPreservation, December 8, 2003.) .3S: 'Appears eligible for. the^Nationai Register`as an iridividual,property through survey evaluation. EXHIBIT l Page] 04 State of California The Resourcet_____Acy?.. Primary # �. DEPARTMENT 6F PARKS AND4RECREATION, , HRI # PRIMARY RECORDrrlhomialr NRHA Status Other'Listings Re►Aew Code Reviewer = Date i Page 1 of 3 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Taylor -Oglesby House P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA 172�5 Date: *c. Address 2510 North Valencia Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 396-421-11; SEC 6 T 5 R LOT 96 X 150 FT *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) A bellcast, hipped roof crowns this square, two-story Colonial Revival house characterized by the box -like massing indicative of the Classic Sox genre. The roof treatment includes bracketed eaves and a centered front -gabled dormer over the fagade. Narrow clapboard sheathes the house, with a bracketed overhang between stories. Recessed into the southern two-thirds of the fagado, the porch is divider! into three bays by paired Tuscan columns. At the top of six steps in the center of the fagade, the entry consists of a glazed door flanked by leaded glass sidelights. A large window to the left (south) is spanned by a leaded glass transom, the window to the right is hidden by shrubbery. Other windows are double -hung sash, with muntins arranged in a diamond pattern in the upper sashes. A tripartite window over the entry appears to be a balcony enclosure. On the west elevation, an attached brick chimney appears to have been rebuilt Although a semi -circular extension of the porch at the southeast comer of the house is said to have been removed in the 1930s, the house appears to retain a high degree of integrity. A modern andscape of ornamental grasses is juxtaposed against mature camellias and roses as well as avocado and macadamia nut tees. The large property is enclosedby a modern brick andiron fence. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property *P4. Resources Present: ■Buildi1 g ❑Structure []Object []Site ❑District ■Element of District ❑Other I P5a. Photo P511b. Photo: (view and date) _ Fast elevation December2003 4 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic Circa 1908 a I Wks,;L'xw s P7. Owner and Address: Wendell D. Margery V. Cole and 2510 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SA1C 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: December 31, 2003 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none") Les, Kathleen. '2510 and 2520 North Valencia. " Historic Resources Survey, March 1980. `Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) I]PR 523A (1f95) *Required information Page 2 of 4 State of'California� DEPARTMENT OF Pp i �RVILDINq AS1 Page 2 of 3 B1. Historic Name: Taylor-Oglesb B2. Common Name: Camellia Hoi B3. Original Use: Single-family RE *135. Architectural Style: Colonial *B6. Construction History: (Const April 4, 1933. Rebuild one chi. November 19, 1947. Private L May22, 1968. Private swimm June 3, 1958. Convert garage April 30, 1970. Repair fire dar April28, 1992. Reroof with te4 August 26, 1993. Reroof with *B7. Moved? ❑No ❑Yes at *138. Related Features: Mature trees and flowering B9a. Architect: Unknown House r *NRHP Status Code 3S Name or #: Taylor -Oglesby House B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1908. 3rage, 18` by 22 7g pool. to bedroom, add carport and storage shed. off tear off, new composition roof. known Date: Original Location:_423 Edgewood Road b. Builder: Charles Taylor (attributed) *B10. Significance: Theme Reside�tialArchitecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: circa 1901-1954 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR. C, CR. 3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Taylor -Oglesby House is architecturally significant as a fine example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. One of a pair of very si ilar homes located next to each other on over -sized parcels, the house is also notable as one of the earlier homes in the Park Santiago neighborhood. According to previous research and neighborhood lore, this house and its neighbor (2520 North Valencia Street) were constructed for two elderly sisters, Laura and Mary Taylor, by their brother, Charles Taylor, and were originally identical. City directories list the Taylors on Edgewood Road, with no house (See Continuation Sheet 3 of B11. Additional Resource Att *812. References: City of Santa Ana Building Santa Ana History Room C Sanborn Maps (See Continuation Sheet 3 of B13. Remarks: *B14. Evaluator: Leslie J. (List attributes and codes) *Date of Evaluation: December31 2003 Santa Ana Public Library (This space reserved for official comments.) Sketch Map Taylor -Oglesby House 2510 North Valencia Street 7- b, to 12 R.S JU.i9, II X Q Y 13 14 ` l5 16 4 APR 523B (1195) Page 3 of 4 *Required Information State of,California The Resoure.eL ncy Primary # = DEPARTMEiVT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # CONTINUATION SHEET 7--normal _... Page 3 of 3 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Taylor -Oglesby House "Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, SA1C "Date December 3 f, 2003 121 Continuation ❑ Update *1310. Significance (continued): numbers, beginning in 1908 �nd continuing through 1918. In 1922, Thomas W. Oglesby, a paving contractor, his wife Susie, and children Rebecca and Thomas Junior were living at 423 Edgewood. in 1927, this house became 2410 North Valencia. It is not clear if the house was actually moved to make way for an extension of Valencia or if it was merely renumbered when the street was subdivided. The Taylor -Oglesby House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northern city limits of Santa Ana and substantially north of then original city core. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west, and the 1-5 freeway on the southwest. In large port these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century and ate the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main Street; the Atchison, To eka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln; and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way mirrored the freeway route. This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty households on East Santa Clara, Twentieth Street, `C Street" (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out, but most residents continued to list "rancher or `fruit grower" as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street with the remaining area divided into larger, agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners. While the area east of Sant Santiago had been laid out the neighborhood, but incre professions such as painter the 1920s and 1930s. The 321 East Santa Clara Aven Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 April 1942, when the Sanbc single-family homes, many eastern half of the neighbor following World War It, The Taylor -Oglesby House q representation of the distingL house has been categorized intact example of the Classic hipped roof with dormer; Tus restored exterior features of I features include, but may not doors; porch; architectural de landscaping. *812. References (continued): Harris, Cyril M. American Ai Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, McAlester, Virginia and Lee. National Register Bulletin 16 Register Branch, National P; Office of Historic Preservatic Whiffen, Marcus. American Park Santiago Neighborhooi Santa Ana Historical Presen Santa Ana and Orange Coui Historic Maps, Santa Ana Hi "Preserving the old's a passe to Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of ten the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in ing numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people in service electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during ea also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr., ), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County 3rth Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the god and infill construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged ralifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its shing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the is "Landmark" because it 'has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Notable in this regard are the box -like massing, ,,an columns, and highly ornamental treatment of the windows and brackets. All original and ae Taylor -Oglesby House are considered character -defining and should be preserved These be limited to: sheathing (clapboard), roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and tails (porch supports, window and door surrounds, brackets, etc.); and any original hitecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. 1 Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. 4 Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. i. How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National k Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. r. Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995. rchitecture Since 1760. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Association. `The Gingerbread Lane Holiday Home Tour2002." Brochure. ttion Society. 'Home and Garden Tour May 18, 1996." Brochure. YDirectories, 1901-1930. tory Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955. n for collectors." The Register, May 20, 1982. DPR 523L Page 4 of 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMAR A TAYLOR-GUSTLIN HOUSE 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Taylor-Gustlin House REF. NO. ADDRESS 2520 North Valencia Street CITY Santa Ana ZIP 1 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT Circa 1908 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT NIA NEIGHBORHOOD Park Santiago CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 3S Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic II❑ Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Whether drawing upon Georgian, Federal, or Dutch Colonial prototypes, Colonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually symmetrical, or at least highly regular and balanced, in composition. Roofs are commonly side -gabled, hipped, or gambreled, sometimes accented with dormers. Porches, one or two stories in height, are often included, mostly as central focal points, and frequently incorporate classical elements such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds pediments; sidelights, transoms, and fanlights are not uncommon. Windows are typically double -hung sash, with multiple lights he upper sash. French doors and Palladian windows are also utilized. Depending on location, Colonial Revival buildings have wood, brick, or stucco exteriors (McAleslter, 320-326). A "Classic Box" variant of the Colonial Revival style was popular circa 1894 to 1910 and was generally characterized iby two-story box -like massing, a hipped roof (often with centered dormers), boxed eaves, a full or partial front porch with columnar roof supports, and Colonial Revival detailing. SUMMARYICONCLUSION: The Taylor-Gustlin House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" becI use it "has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly intact example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2). EXPLANATION;OF_ CODES • California Register Criteria for Evaluation (From CaGf&hia Office of Historicc-'Preservation Technic' I Assistance Series # 7,=: "How io Nominate Resources to the Califomia Register;of I3rstoncal Resources;"September 4 2001'j, f 3,•; 'It embodies theidistmcti've,characteristics of atype, period region or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high aist�c Values { • Cal_ifornia Register`Status C o d e - '(Fr om'C0 i f6mid, Office of Historic Preservation, December 8 2003): 3S: ` Apuears elip-ible for the National°Regis ter as.an individual`urooertvtfirouEh•survev.evaluation ,. _ . EXHIBIT 2 Page I of 5 Page.,. ] _..,of 4 . P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publicati *b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA 1 *c. Address 2520 North W *e. Other Locational Data: *123a. Description: (Describe A bellcast, hipped roof crown, of the Classic Box genre. Th the fagade. Narrow clapboar two-thirds of the fagade, the t house in a semicircular conf t of the fagade, the entry cons!, (south) is spanned by a leads sash, with muntins arranged , segmental arch opening that semicircular portion of the po highly intact house sits on an name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House ■unrestricted *a. County Orange County Date: fa Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 essor's Parcel Number 396-421-10; SEC 6 T 6 R 9 POR and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) this square, two-story Colonial Revival house characterized by the box -like massing indicative roof treatment includes carved brackets in the eaves and a centered front gabled dormer over sheathes the house, with a bracketed overhang between stories. Recessed into the southern arch is divided into bays by paired Tuscan columns and wraps the southeast comer of the tration. The columns rest on a railing of turned balusters. At the top of six steps in the center s of a glazed door flanked by leaded glass sidelights. A large tripartite window to the left glass transom, a window to the right is a single fixed sash. Other windows are double -hung a diamond pattem in the upper sashes. A balustraded balcony over the entry is defined by a is been filled with a non -original diamond -paned window. A second balcony tops the h. Paneled detailing distinguishes a brick chimney attached to the south elevation. This rt stone foundation, with newer brick retaining walls bordering the front lawn. Northwest of the (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.) *133b. Resource Attributes: (list *P4. Resources Present: ■Bui P5a. Photo M and codes) HP2. Single-family Property ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ■Element of District ❑Other P5b. Photo: (view and date) East elevation December 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: ■historic Circa 1908 *P7. Owner and Address: Bobo Trust 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *138. Retarded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAlC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: December 31, 2003 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey r$port and other sources, or enter "none') Les, Kathleen. 2510 and 2540 North Valencia." Historic Resources Survey, March 1980. *Attachments: ❑None ❑Location " ap ❑S[<etch Map alContinuation Sheet 11Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑Distri t Record ❑Linear Feature Record [Willing Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph ecord ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A (1195) I Page 2 of 5 *Required information State of California DEPARTMENT QF Page 2 of 4 B1. Historic Name: Taylor -Gust! B2. Common Name: Thomsen f B3. Original Use: Single-family 1 *85. Architectural Style: Coloni, *B6. Construction History: (Con April 4, 1933. Rebuild one c June 25, 1979. Garage and October 22, 1979. Replace, December 20, 1979. Room . May 6, 1980. Extend retainh May 4, 1980. Pool and spa. *1137. Moved? ❑No ■Yes ■Unkr *B8. Related Features: Carriage house, mature 139a. Architect: Unknown *810. Significance: Theme Resk Period of Significance: cin (Discuss importance in terms of historic The Taylor-Gustlin House is style. One of a pair of very s of the earlier homes in the Pi and its neighbor (2510 North brother, Charles Taylor, and (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 1311. Additional Resource Attribute; *11312. References: City of Santa Ana Building Santa Ana History Room Sanborn Maps (See Continuation Sheet 4 of B13. Remarks: *111314. Evaluator: Leslie J. House *NRHP Status Code 3S Name or #: Taylor-Gustlin House B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence Revival ,uctlon date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1908. fireplace. wall. Date: 1979 (carriage house) Original Location: 427 Edgewood (house):810 N. French b. Builder: Charles Taylor (attributed) ►tial Architecture Area Santa Ana 1901-1954 Property Type. Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C, CR: 3 or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) :hitecturally significant as a fine example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival Tar homes located next to each other on over -sized parcels, the house is also notable as one Santiago neighborhood. According to previous research and neighborhood lore, this house dencia Street) were constructed for two elderly sisters, Laura and Mary Taylor, by their ire originally identical. City directories list the Taylors on Edgewood Road, with no house (List attributes and codes) Santa Ana Public Library *Date of Evaluation: December 31, 2003 (This space reserved for official comments.) DPR 523B (1195) Sketch Map Taylor-Gustlin House 2520 North Valencia Street 3 rosy IQ � t2 R.S 1�-49� II k Q w � 15 16 4 *Required information Page 3 of 5 Page 3 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House *Recorded by Leslie J. Neumann, A1C *Date December3l, 2003 0 Continuation ❑ Update *123a. Description (continued): house, a cross gabled carria a house crowned by a cupola and weathervane was moved onto the property from 810 North French Street (the Crooksha k House) in 1979 and converted into living areas. Mature trees dot this large property, which is enclosed by a non -original rought iron fence. *B10. Significance (continued): numbers, beginning in 1908 Ond continuing through 1918. In 1922, Abraham Gustlin, a former railroad worker turned rancher, and his wife Lovina are living at 427 Edgewood. By 1925, this house had become 2410 North Valencia. It is not clear if the house was actually moved to make way for an extension of Valencia or if it was merely renumbered when the street was subdivided. The C ustlins remained at this address at least until 1951, according to city building permits. In the 1970s, the property was purchased by Robert and Dorothy Heath, who rehabilitated the house and moved the carriage house from the Crookshank louse in French Park. Subsequent owners Doug and Deborah Thomsen continued the rehabilitation. The Taylor-Gustlin House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northern city limits of Santa Ana and substantially north of the original city core. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East Seventeenth Street on t e south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east, North Main Street on the west and the 1-5 freeway on the southwest. In large p irt these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century and al the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main Street, the Atchison, To eka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln; and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way mirrored the freeway route. This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty households on Bast Santa Cara, Twentieth Street, `C Street" (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North Main Avenue, the only streeta in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the number of households had ir%reased to about thirty, and Edge wood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out, but most residents continued to list "rancher" or `fruit grower" as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided into larger, agricultural parcels held by approximately forty landowners. While the area east of Sant Santiago had been laid out the neighborhood, but incre professions such as painter the 1920s and 1930s. The 321 East Santa Clara Aven Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 April 1942, when the Sanbc single-family homes, many eastern half of the neighbor following World War il. The Taylor-Gustlin House qu representation of the distingi house has been categorized intact example of the Classic hipped roof with dormer, Tus restored exterior features of features include, but may no doors; porch; architectural di such as fruit trees; and origir to Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of ren the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in ing numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people in service electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during ea also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr., ), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County :)rth Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the god and infill construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged alifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its fishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the as "Landmark" because it "has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Notable in this regard are the box -like massing, can columns, and highly ornamental treatment of the windows and brackets. All original and he Taylor-Gustlin House are considered character -defining and should be preserved. These 1 be limited to: sheathing (clapboard); roof configuration and detailing; massing., windows and tails (porch supports, window and door surrounds, brackets, etc.), any original landscaping �al interior features such as the log cabin patterned hardwood floor. DPR 523L page 4'of 5 Page 4 of_A_ Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House *Recorded by Leslie J. Neumann, A1C *Date December31, 2003 t7 Continuation ❑ Update �i *B12. References (continued): Harris, Cyril M. American Ar hitecture. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana Ah Illustrated Histo Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York. Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. National Register Bulletin 16) . `How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National Register Branch, National Pa k Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991. Office of Historic Preservatio . 'Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995. Whiffen, Marcus. American rchitecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Armor, Samuel. b sto of D an a Coun . Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921. Page 997. Park Santiago Neighborhood Association. '?he Gingerbread Lane Holiday Home Tour2002." Brochure. Santa Ana Historical Preserv, tion Society. "Home and Garden Tour May 18, 1996." Brochure. Santa Ana and Orange Couny Directories, 1901-1930. Historic Maps, Santa Ana Hi tor Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955. "Preserving the old's a passi n for collectors." The Register, May 20, 1982. "Modem touch woos and win Victorian Lady." Orange County Register, May 27, 1989, P5a. Photograph: Carriage House, December2003. DPR 523L 'Page 5 of 5 M -�� REQUEST FOR ; A= Historic Resources Commission Action - Cat! Isr TORIC RESOURCES COMMISSM MEEnNG DATE: HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION SECRErARY fY 6, 2004 APPROVED TITLE: ❑ As Recommended PUBLIC HEARING - HISTORIC RESOURCES ❑ As Amended COMMISSION APPLICATION NOS. 2004-02, El Set Public Hearing For 2004-03 AND 2004-05; AND HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NOS. 2004-02, CONTINUED TO 2004-03 AND 2004-05 Prepared by Melanie G. cCann '17 Planning Manager Exa6tive Director RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application Nos. 2004-02, 2004-03 and 2004-05. . 2. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Register Categorization Nos. 2004-02, 2004-03 and 2004-05. rRrrrceTnN This action was first the public hearing hE of the property owner the property owners placement on the lc correspondence provi hearing, the owners placing their propert at 214 East Santa Cl with staff to discus formally communicate action. Request of Applicant presented to the Historic Resources Commission at ld February 5, 2004. Upon written request by some the item was continued for three months to allow additional time to study the ramification of cal historic register. As communicated in the led to the Commission at the February public )f 1905 North Valencia Street are not in favor of .r on the register (Exhibit 1). The property owners Lra Avenue and 2520 North Valencia Street have met s the proposed historic designation but have not I. their support or opposition of the proposed The City of Santa Ana requests that the structures located at the following addresses tie placed and categorized on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties: ADDRESS STRUCTURE NAME EXHIBIT RECOMMENDED CATEGORY 2520 North Valencia Street 2/2 Ta lor-Gustlin House Exhibit 2 Landmark 214 East Santa Clara Avenue 3/3 McCowan House Exhibit 3 Landmark 1905 North Valencia Street (5/5) F.B. Elliot House Exhibit 4 Kev HRCA Nos. 2004-02, 2004-03 and 2004-05 ZC Nos. 2004-02, 2004-03 and 2004-05 ty 6, 2004 Page 2 Analysis of the Tssuep The structures identified meet 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. The first benchmark for selection requires that structures be 50 or more years old. As detai ed in the following property descriptions, all the structures proposed or placement on the Register meet the minimum age criteria. Landmark Category Based on the results structures be placed Landmark designation a. c. of research, it in the Landmark ire as follows: is recommended that the following category. The code criteria for The buildin landmark or district is on the National Register or appears col be eligible to be placed on the register; or The buildin�, landmark or district is on the State Register or appears to be eligible to be placed on the register; or The building, landmark or district has a historic/cultural significancy to the City of Santa Ana; or The buildir significanc The properties incl landmark or district has a unique architectural in this request are as follows: 2520 North Valencia Street, Taylor--Gustlin House. The Taylor- Gustlin House built circa 1908, qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties for its exemplification of Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival architectural style. The stylistic signatures noted in this structure include a rectangular building plan; hipped roof; porches as focal point; classical elements such as columns; and double -hung slash with multiple lights. Additionally, the two- story structure is eligible to be categorized as Landmark for its unique architectural significance as illustrated by its bellcast, hipped roof; garved brackets in the eaves, a front gabled dormer HRCA Nos. 2004-02, C Nos. 2004-02, y 6, 2004 Page 3 20'4-03 and 2004-05 200 -03 and 2004-05 over the faade; narrow clapboard sheathes with bracketed overhang bet een stories; a semi -circular porch wrapping the southeast cc ner of the house, supported by paired Tuscan columns; a ba ustrated balcony over the entry; and an art stone foundation. • 214 East Sant built circa 1� of Historical Revival arch building qual agriculture, stylistic Sig] building plat surrounds and double -hung si story structui unique archit significance agricultural illustrated k boards; a hip] projection th framed by a: features; and Key Category L Clara Avenue, McCowan House. The McGowan House, 86, qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register Properties for its exemplification of the Colonial .tectural style. Additionally, the farmhouse fies as it was connected with a business or use, which was once common and is now rare. The atures noted in this structure include rectangular s; hipped roof; doors adorned with classical pediments; classical elements such as columns; and shes with multiple lights. Additionally, the two- e is eligible to be categorized as Landmark for its ctural significance and for its historic/cultural o the City as a farmhouse surviving from the sra in Santa Ana. The unique architecture is � its wide shiplap siding trimmed with corner ed roof with boxed eaves; a one-story, hipped roof t spans the lower story fagade; a recessed entry unadorned pediment, with sidelights and fan ,7indows with a six -over -six double hung sash. Based on the results of research, the structures listed below meet the criteria to be placed in the Key category as contained in Section 30-2.2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The code criteria for Key designation are as follows: a Me c. The building, landmark or district has a distinctive architectural style and quality; or The buildi`g, landmark or district is characteristic of a significant period in the history of the City of Santa Ana; or The building, landmark or district is associated with a significant person or event in the City of Santa Ana. HRCA Nos. 2004-02, ZC Nos. 2004-02, iy 6, 2004 Page 4 2004-03 and 2004-05 200 -03 and 2004-05 The property included in this request is the F.B. Elliott House located at 1905 North Valencia Street. The F.B. Elliot House, built circa 1912, qualifies for listin on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as a representative xample of Bunglow/Craftman style architecture. The structure is eligible to be placed within the Key category for its distinctive architec ural style and quality as illustrated by its side gabled roof with rafters exposed at the eaves; sheathing in shingle courses of alternate-9 heights; a recessed porch spanning most of the facade, featuring a brick wall and pedestals; massive brick piers marking the end of t e porch; and a series of casement windows featured in the front facade. Based on findings consistent with the criteria established in Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, it is recommended that the Historic Resources Commission approve the actions as noted. A case planner correspondence log is attached for your review (Exhibit 5). 03QA Compliance yIz accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended action is exempt from further review. Categorical Exemptions will be filed for these projects. Melanie G. McCann, AI P Maya DeRosa Associate Planner Senior Planner MGM:JM mgm\Historic\May2004\continued.050604,.hrc wzelll_�Ze _-c 65F EXHIBIT 1 EXECUTIVE SUMM TAYLOR-GUSTLIN HOUSE 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 NAME Taylor-Gustlin Housle REF. NO. ADDRESS 2520 North Valencia Street i CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY YEAR BUILT Circa 1908 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Landmark HISTORIC DISTRICT NIA NEIGHBORHOOD Park Santiago CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA F REVALUATION 3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 3S Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted ❑ Prehistoric ® Historic i Both ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Colonial Revival The most universal of all American doinestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a atriotic interest in the American architectural past. Whether drawing upon Georgian, Federal, or Dutch Colonial prototypes, olonial Revival buildings feature rectangular building plans and designs which are usually symmetrical, or at least highly regular sometimes accented with dormers. Porches, d balanced, in composition. Roofs are commonly side -gabled, hipped, or gambreled, one or two in height, included, frequently incorporate classical elements stories are often mostly as central focal points, and such as columns, pilasters, and entablatures. Doorways are adorned with classical surrounds and pediments; sidelights, transoms, anc fanlights are not uncommon. Windows are typically double -hung sash, with multiple lights _e upper sash. French doors and Pal adian windows are also utilized. Depending on location, Colonial Revival buildings have d, brick, or stucco exteriors (McAle ter, 320-326). A "Classic Box" variant of the Colonial Revivalstyle was popular circa 1894 to 1910 and was generally characterized by two-story box -like massing, a hipped roof (often with centered dormers), boxed eaves, a full or partial front porch with columnar roof supports, and Colonial Revival detailing. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION: The Taylor-Gustlin House qualities for 1'sting in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Landmark" because of the Classic Box variant of the COIoniI it "has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly intact example Revival style (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2), EXPLANATION OF CODES: • California Register Criteria for Eva nation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to th California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.) 3: It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of a mast IT , or possesses high artistic values. • California Register Status Code: (1~Irom California Office. of Historic Preservation, December 8, 2003.) 3S: Appears eligible foT the National Register as an individual property through survey evaluation. EXHIBIT 2 Page 1 of 5 State of California —The Resou _,gency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND ECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Page 1 of 4 P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: ❑Not for Publicati *b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA 1 *c. Address 2520 North Va *e. Other Locational Data: *P3a. Description: (Describe A bellcast, hipped roof crown of the Classic Box genre. Th the facade. Narrow clapboar two-thirds of the fagade, the 1 house in a semicircular confrc of the fagade, the entry consi (south) is spanned by a leadE sash, with muntins arranged, segmental arch opening that semicircular portion of the po highly intact house sits on an (See Continuation Sheet 3 of *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list W. Resources Present: ■ P5a *P1I- Report Citation: (Cite survey Les, Kathleen. "2510 and 2: Primary #, HRI # Trinomial NRHP Status Code__ _ Other Listings Review Code Reviewer Date name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County Date: is Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706 essor's Parcel Number 396-421-10; SEC 6 T 5 R 9 POR and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.) this square, two-story Colonial Revival house characterized by the box -like massing indicative roof treatment includes carved brackets in the eaves and a centered front -gabled dormer over sheathes the house, with a bracketed overhang between stories. Recessed into the southern arch is divided into bays by paired Tuscan columns and wraps the southeast comer of the ,ration. The columns rest on a railing of turned balusters. At the top of six steps in the center s of a glazed door flanked by leaded glass sidelights. A large tripartite window to the left 'glass transom; a window to the right is a single fixed sash. Other windows are double -hung a diamond pattern in the upper sashes. A balustraded balcony over the entry is defined by a is been filled with a non -original diamond -paned window. A second balcony tops the h. Paneled detailing distinguishes a brick. chimney attached to the south elevation. This rt stone foundation, with newer brick retaining walls bordering the front lawn. Northwest of the tes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property ❑Structure ❑Object ❑Site ❑District ■Element of District ❑Other .nf P5b. Photo: (view and date) East elevation December 2003 *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources: Whistoric Circa 1906 W. Owner and Address: Bobo Trusf 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 *P8. Recorded by: Leslie J. Heumann SAIC 35 S. Raymond Ave. # 204 Pasadena, CA 91105 *P9. Date Recorded: December 31, 2003 *P10. Survey Type: Intensive Survey Update A and other sources, or enter "none') North Valencia." Historic Resources Survey, March 1980. *Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Yap ❑Sketch Map MContinuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑Distri t Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record []Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list) DPR 523A (1195) Page 2 of 5 *Required information State of California —The Resoi DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND BUILDING, STRUCTI Page 2 of 4 B1. Historic Name: Taylor -Gust] B2. Common Name: Thomsen) B3. Original Use: Single-family i *135. Architectural Style: Coloni *136. Construction History: (Cor Ap414, 1933. Rebuild one c June 25, 1979. Garage and October 22, 1979, Replace December 20, 1979. Room May 6, 1980. Extend retaini, May 4, 1980. Pool and spa. *137. Moved? ❑No IllYes ■llnki *138. Related Features: Carriage house, mature trees. B9a. Architect: Unknown *1310. Significance: Theme f Period of Significance: (Discuss importance in terms of hi gency Primary # REATION HRI# ;, AND OBJECT RECORD *NRHP Status Code 3S *Resource Name or #: Taylor-Gustlin House House silence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence Revival ruction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed circa 1908. nney. fireplace. wall. Date:_ 1979 (carriage house) Original Location: 427 ewood (house):810 N. French b. Builder: Charles Taylor (attributed) Itial Architecture Area Santa Ana 1901-1954 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: NR: C; CR: 3 or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Taylor-Gustlin House is aPchitecturally significant as a fine example of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. One of a pair of very siri,ilar homes located next to each other on over -sized parcels, the house is also notable as one of the earlier homes in the Park Santiago neighborhood. According to previous research and neighborhood lore, this house and its neighbor (2510 North Valencia Street) were constructed for two elderly sisters, Laura and Mary Taylor, by their brother, Charles Taylor, and 14 ere originally identical. City directories list the Taylors on Edgewood Road, with no house (See Continuation Sheet 3 of B11. Additional Resource *1312. References: City of Santa Ana Building Santa Ana History Room C Sanbom Maps (See Continuation Sheet 4 of B13. Remarks: *814. Evaluator: Leslie J. (List attributes and codes) *Date of Evaluation: December 311 2003 Santa Ana Public Library (This space reserved f§r official comments.) DPR 523B (1195) Sketch Map L252O -Gustlin House North Valencia Street ;ru y - Id ra • ,ra t2 R s ir.�S► I I iP 7 13 la a *Required information Page 3 of 5 State of California — The Resour DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND F CONTINUATION SHE Page 3 of 4 Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, *P3a. Description (continued): house, a cross -gabled French Street (the Cro is enclosed by a non-c *1310. Significance (continued): numbers, beginning in 1908 rancher, and his wife Lovina clear if the house was actua, street was subdivided. The 1970s, the property was pur house from the Crookshank rehabilitation. T gency Primary ## :ATION HRI # Trinomial Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House IC *Date December 31, 2003 El Continuation ❑ Update ie house crowned by a cupola and weathervane was moved onto the property from 810 North ik House) in 1979 and converted into living areas. Mature trees dot this large property, which wrought iron fence. id continuing through 1918. In 1922, Abraham Gustlin, a former railroad worker turned ere living at 427 Edgewood. By 1925, this house had become 2410 North Valencia. It is not moved to make way for an extension of Valencia or if it was merely renumbered when the istlins remained at this address at least until 1951, according to city building permits. In the ased by Robert and Dorothy Heath, who rehabilitated the house and moved the carriage )use in French Park. Subsequent owners Doug and Deborah Thomsen continued the The Taylor-Gustlin House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northern city limits of Santa Ana and substantially north of they original city core. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north, East Seventeenth Street on ��a south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east North Main Street on the west, and the 1-5 freeway on the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines that were constructed towards the end of the nineteenth century and athe beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main Street; the Atchison, T peka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln; and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way mirrored the freeway route. This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1905, the city directories listed around twenty households on East Santa Cara, Twentieth Street, "C Street" (now North Santiago Street), North Bush Street and North Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents were ranchers. By 1911, the number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edge wood Road and Valencia Street had been partially laid out, but most residents continued to list "rancher" or 'Yruit grower" as their occupation in the city directories. This pattern of land use was evident on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era subdivisions along Bush north of Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided into larger, agricultural parcels held by abproximately forty landowners. While the area east of Sant Santiago had been laid out the neighborhood, but incre professions such as painter the 1920s and 1930s. The 321 East Santa Clara Aven Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 April 1942, when the Sanbc single-family homes, many eastern half of the neighbor following World War 11. The Taylor-Gustlin House qu representation of the distingu house has been categorized intact example of the Classic hipped roof with dormer, Tus restored exterior features of i features include, but may not doors; porch; architectural de such as fruit trees; and origin jo Street was not subdivided until after the mid-1920s, most of the present day streets west of 'ten the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in ping numbers of professionals, small business owners, merchants, and people in service electricians, and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during ea also attracted several city and county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr., ), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County orth Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the rod and inflll construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged ilifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its skiing characteristics of the Classic Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Additionally, the is "Landmark" because it "has a unique architectural significance" as a well -detailed and highly Box variant of the Colonial Revival style. Notable in this regard are the box -like massing, :an columns, and highly ornamental treatment of the windows and brackets. All original and ie Taylor-Gustlin House are considered character -defining and should be preserved. These be limited to: sheathing (clapboard); roof configuration and detailing; massing; windows and `ails (porch supports, window and door surrounds, brackets, etc.); any original landscaping it interior features such as the log cabin patterned hardwood floor. DPR 523L I Page 4 of 5 State of California —The Resour ` gency Primary # DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND �ECREATION NRI # CONTINUATION SHET Trinomial Page 4 of 4 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) Taylor-Gustlin House *Recorded by Leslie J. Heumann, A1C *Date December 31, 2003 191 Continuafion ❑ Update *1312, References (dontinued): Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, New York, WW Norton, 1996. Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. National Register Bulletin 16 "How to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC. National Register Branch, National Pzrk Service, US Dept of the Interior, 1991. Once of Historic Preservatio(i. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources.' Sacramento: March 1995. Whiffen, Marcus. American, Irchitecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969. Armor, Samuel. History of dram e County. Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921. Page 997. Park Santiago Neighborhoo Association. "The Gingerbread Lane Holiday Home Tour 2002," Brochure. Santa Ana Historical Prese ation Society. "Home and Garden Tour May 18, 1996." Brochure. Santa Ana and Orange Cou ty Directories, 1901-1930. Historic Maps, Santa Ana Hi tory Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955. Preserving the old's a passion for collectors." .The Register, May 20, 1982. "Modern touch woos and wl s Victorian Lady." Orange County Regisfe� May 27, 1989. P5a. Photograph: Carriage House, December 2003. Page 5 of 5 DPR 523L HRC Case Planner Log Sheet C Public Hearing May 6, 2004 Address Courtesy Phone Follow Phone Notice Info Letter Call* Up Ltr Call Card Letter (if no ph #) 2520 North Valencia Stre t 12/16/03 12/30/03 1/7/04 1/23/04 1/23/04 1 /29/04 2/6/04 3/2/04 3/23/04 4/23/04 214 East Santa Clara Avenue 12/16/03 12/30/03 1/5/04 1/23/04 1/23/04 2/2/04 2/4/04 2/5/04 3/2/04 3/23/04 4/23/04 1905 North Valencia Street 12/16/03 12/30/03 1/7/04 1/23/04 1/23/04 2/5/04 3/2/04 3/23/04 kJk,L,uZa U11G wecx 10qowing courtesy letter EXHIBIT 5 PLEASE COMPLETE THIS INFORMATION RECORDING REQUESTED BY: CITY OF SANTA ANA, HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL T0, MARTHA RAMIREZ CITY OF SANTA ANA 20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, M20 P.O. BOX 1988 SANTA ANA, CA 92702 TITLE OF DOCUMENT; i .:. P .' .t�.1lsi� fI-a �+ '� 4.� t: I V E J U N 15 2004 SANTA ANA PLANNING DEPT. Recorded in official Records, Orange County Tom Daly, Clerk -Recorder 1!! I111lii1111111II11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 No FEE 2owoO505970 11-55a i 06104/04 115 51 R28 7 0.00 O.GO 0.00 0.00 C1 (10 0.00 0.00 0.00 This Spare for Recorder's Use Only RESOLUTION NO. 2004-12 A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA PLACING THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 2520 NORTH VALENCIA STREET; 214 EAST SANTA CLARA AVENUE; AND 1905 NORTH VALENCIA STREET ON THE HISTORICAL REGISTER AND PLACING WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED CATEGORY THIS PAGE ADDED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SPACE FOR RECORDING INFORMATION (Additional recording fee applies) 059-TITLE PAGE (R7/95) EXEMPT FROM FEES P - -ANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103 A RED COMMI; PROPS STREE- NORTH REGIS7 CATEGI RESOLUTION NO. 2004-12 OLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES SION OF THE CITY OF SANTA PLACING THE ;TIES LOCATED AT 2520 NORTH VALENCIA 214 EAST SANTA CLARA AVENUE; AND 1905 VALENCIA STREET ON THE HISTORICAL =R AND PLACING WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED KO-5/14/04 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. T e Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. On May public h Propertii 1. T 2. N 6, 2004 the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed wring for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical s and categorization of the following properties: iylor-Gustlin House 2520 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana cCowan House 3. FIB. Elliot House 214 East Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana 1905 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana B. The Taylor-Gustlin House, located at 2520 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana wasp built circa 1908 and qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties for its exemplification of Classic Box -variant of the Colonial I Revival architectural style. 1. Tie stylistic signatures noted in this structure include: i. A rectangular building plan; ii. Hipped roof; porches as focal point; iii Classical elements such as columns; and iv. Double -hung sash with multiple lights. 2. Additionally, the two-story structure is eligible to be categorized as Landmark for its unique architectural significance as illustrated by its: i. Bellcast, hipped roof; ii. Carved brackets in the eaves, a front gabled dormer over the facade; Resolution No. 2004-12 Page 1 of 5 EXEMPT FROM FEES PL. :__'ANT f TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103 iii! Narrow clapboard sheathes with bracketed overhang between stories; A semi -circular porch wrapping the southeast corner of the house, supported by paired Tuscan columns; v.1 A balustrated balcony over the entry; and An art stone foundation 3. Tie legal owner of the subject property is the Bobo Trust. 4. The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as E� hibit A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth 5. The subject property meets the minimal standards for placement on tt a City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. 6. Tie subject property meets the minimal standards for placement in the landmark category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(1) of the Santa AI na Municipal Code. C. The Mc I owan House, located at 214 East Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, was built circa 1886 and qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties for its exemplification of the Colonial Revival architec -ural style. 1. A ditionally, the farmhouse building qualifies as it was connected Zth a business or use, agriculture, which was once common and is w rare. I 2. Tie stylistic signatures noted in this structure include: i. Rectangular building plans; hipped roof; ii. Doors adorned with classical surrounds and pediments; iii Classical elements such as columns; and iv. Double -hung sashes with multiple lights. 3. AI ditionally, the two-story structure is eligible to be categorized as Landmark for its unique architectural significance and for its hi storicicultural significance to the City as a farmhouse surviving from tlI�e agricultural era in Santa Ana. The unique architecture is illustrated by its wide shiplap siding trimmed with corner boards; a hipped roof with boxed eaves; a one-story, hipped roof projection that spans the lower story fagade; a recessed entry framed by an unadorned pediment, with sidelights and fan features; and windows with a six -over - six double hung sash. Resolution No. 2004-12 Page 2 of 5 r EXEMPT FROM FEES P _ANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103 4, Tie legal owners of the subject property are John C. and Leslie S erman, 5. Tie legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as E hibit A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. 6. The subject property meets the minimal standards for placement on tf a City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. 7. Te subject property meets the minimal standards for placement in t e landmark category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(1) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. F.B. Elliott House located at 1905 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana, was built circa 1912 and qualifies for listing on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as a representative example of Bunglow/Craftman style architecture. 1. TPe structure is eligible to be placed within the Key category for its distinctive architectural style and quality as illustrated by its side g�bled roof with rafters exposed at the eaves; sheathing in shingle courses of alternating heights; a recessed porch spanning most of the fagade, featuring a brick wall and pedestals; massive brick piers arking the end of the porch; and a series of casement windows f atured in the front facade. 2. Tie legal owner of the subject property is Clarence H. Kroll. 3. Tie legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth 4. The subject property meets the minimal standards for placement on t e City -of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to S ction 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. 5. Tie subject property meets the minimal standards for placement in the key category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(2) of the Santa Ana unicipal Code. Section 3: Irl accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended action s exempt from further review. A Categorical Exemption will be filed for this project. Section 4: T e Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana after conducting the public earing hereby approves: A. The placement of the following properties on the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties and to categorize the properties as landmark: 1. Taylor-Gustlin House 2520 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana Resolution No. 2004-12 Page 3 of 5 EXEMPT FROM FEES PU qNT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103 2. McCowan House 214 East Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana B. The placement of the following properties on the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties and to categorize the F.B. Elliot House located at 1905 North Valencia Street, Santa as key. These decisions are based upon the evidence submitted at the abovesaid hearing, which includes but not is not limited to: the Staff report and exhibits attached thereto; the reports entitled "Historical Property Description;" and the public testimony all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 5: For the subject properties, a report entitled "Historical Property Description," is on file in the Planning and Building Department, and is hereby approved and adopted, and together with the staff report and this resolution, justify the findings for placement on the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties into a category. The Historic Resources Commission Secretary is authorized and directed to include this resolution in the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. Section 6. 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 6th day of May, 2004 Chairperson APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney By:J Kylee O. O o Deputy Cit� Attorney Resolution No. 2004-12 Page 4 of 5 n EXEMPT FROM FEES PU,: __ _CANT r TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103 AYES: Commission members: Bustamante,Chinn,Corpin,Gartner,Giles, Kings, Lutz ,O'Callaghan, Schaefer (9) NOES: Commission members None (0) ABSTAIN: Commission members None (0) NOT PRESENT: Commission members None 0 CE TIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, MARTHA RAMIR Z, Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2004-12 to be the original resolution adopted by Historic Resources Commissi n of the City of Santa Ana on May 6, 2004. Date: d Com fission Secret City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2004-12 Page 5of5 EXEMPT FROM FEES PURUSANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103 i i ,I i I F LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS --APN Address — — Owner -Name Legal -Description Category- - ,r, 1. 396-421-10 2520 North Valencia Street Bobo Trust SEC 6 T 5 R 9 POR Landmark 2. 003-110-02 214 East Santa Clara Avenue John C. and Leslie DERICOT TR LOT 11 LOT 72 X Landmark Sherman 200 FT 3. 003-164-18 1905 North Valencia Street Clarence H. Kroll RESUB OF NOB HILL TR LOT 17 Key BLK G N 55 FT S 105 FT Exhibit A 1 MAYOR Miguel A. Pulido MAYOR PRO TEM Brett E. Franklin COUNCIL MEMBERS Claudia C. Alvarez Lisa Bist Alberta D. Christy Mike Garcia Jose Solodo May 10, 2.004 CITY OF SANTA ANA PLANNING & BUILDING AGENCY 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-20) P.O. BOX 1988 . Santa Ana, California 92702 www.santa-ana.org CITY MANAGER David N. Ream CITY ATTORNEY Joseph W. Fletcher CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Patricia E. Healy County Clerk/County of Orange P.O. Box 238 Santa Ana, CA 92702 RE: APRIL 2004 HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION CATEGORICAL EXEMPTIONS ( R NOS. 2004-02, 2004-03, and 2004-06) Ladies and Gentlemen: Please post the enclosedotices of Exemption. It is our understanding that since the City is the Lead Agency and the applicant no fees will apply for the filing of these documents. We would appreciate your sending u�s a copy of the filed Notices of Exemption. Please send the filed copies to: Melanie McCann, Associate Planner City of Santa Ana P.O. Box 1988 (M-20) Santa Ana, CA 92702 Thank you for your cool Sincerely, �J Melanie G. McCann, Al Associate Planner MGM:CM Historic\May24041CatEx\Co untyClerklt r Enclosures MAYOR Miguel A. Pulido MAYOR PRO TEM Brett E. Franklin COUNCIL MEMBERS Claudia C. Alvarez Use Bist Alberta D. Christy Mike Garcia Jose Solorio CITY OF SANTA ANA PLANNING & BUILDING AGENCY 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-20) P.O. BOX 1988 • Santa Ana, Cal ifomia 92702 www.santa-ana.org CITY MANAGER David N. Ream CITY ATTORNEY Joseph W. Fletcher CLERK OF.THE COUNCIL Patricia E. Healy NOTICE OF EXEMPTION From the Requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) TO: COUNTY CLERK/County of Orange FROM: City of Santa Ana P.O. Box 238 Planning & Building Agency (M-20) Santa Ana, CA 927 2 P.O. Box, 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702 PROJECT TITLE: Taylo -Gustlin House Date of Decision: May 6, 2004 PROJECT NUMBER (S) HRCA 2004-02; HRC 2004-02 ER NUMBER: ER 2004-02 PROJECT LOCATION: .520 North Valencia Street ity: Santa Ana County: Orange Description of the Project: To categorize the structure listed at the above address as Landmark on the Santa 4na Register of Historical Properties. Name & Address of Applicant: City of Santa Ana P.O. Box 1988 Santa"Ana, CA 92702 Name of Public Agency Approving Project: Historic Resources Commission Exempt Status: ❑ Ministerial ( ec.'15268) ❑ Declared Emergency (Sec. 15269 (a)) ❑ Emergency Droject (Sec. 15269(a)&(b)) ❑ General Rull (Sec. 15061(b)(3)) ❑ Statutory Exemption: State Code number Z.: Categorical �xemption: State class and section number: Class 8; Section 15308 Reason(s) why project lis exempt from CEQA: Proposed project involves an action by the Lead Agency to provide f r the preservation of historic resources. City Contact Person: Signature: Title: ie G'. McCann Planner Telephone No: (714) 667-2746 Date: , 1-1016271- MAYOR Miguel A. Pulido MAYOR PRO TEM Brett E. Franklin COUNCIL MEMBERS Claudia C. Alvarez Lisa Bist Alberta D. Christy Mike Garcia Jose Solodo May 7, 2004 CITY OF SANTA ANA PLANNING & BUILDING AGENCY 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-20) P.O. BOX 1988 .Santa Ana, California 92702 Fax (714) 973-1461 www.santa-ana.org CITY MANAGER David N. Ream CITY ATTORNEY Joseph W. Fletcher CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Patricia E.:Healy BoBo Trust 2520 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 RE: HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2004-02 AND HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2004-02 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 2520 NORTH VALENCIA STREET Ladies and Gentlemen: On May 6, 2004, the Hi toric Resources Commission adopted a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ication No. 2004-02 and adopted a resolution approving ,Historic Register Categorization No. 2004-02. These actions by the Historic Resources Commission placed and categorized your prop rty on' Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. If you wish to appeal the decision of the Historic Resources Commission, you have 10'calendar days following the date of a decision to do so. If you have any questions r need additional information, please contact me at (714) 667-2746. Sincerely, MelanieG McCann, Associate Planner MGM:CM HRC letbm\5-0*after 1. HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NOS. 2004-02 -03 AND 2004-05 AND HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NOS..2004-02, -03, AND 2004-05 jContinued by Historic Resources Commission: February 5, 2004 to May 6, 2004) (Melanie McCann) Filed by the City of Santa Ana to place and categorize various structures on the Santa Ana - Register of Historical Properties. ADDRESS STRUCTURE NAME RECOMMENDED CATEGORY 2520 North Valencia Street (212) Ta lor-Gustlin House Landmark 214 East Santa Clara Avenue 313 McCowan House Landmark 1905 North Valencia Street 515 F. B. Elliot House Ke` RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application Nos. 2004- 02, -03 and 2004-05. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Register Categorization Nos. 2004-02, -03, and 2004-05. Melanie McCann presented the staff report and addressed Commission questions. Chairman Giles opened the public hearing No public comments made. Chairman Giles closed the public hearing. Commission discussion ensued regarding inclusion of tree descriptions. Motion to: 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application Nos. 2004-02, -03 and 2004-05. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Register Categorization Nos. 2004-02, -03, and 2004-05. 3, Receive F. B. Elliot House owner's letter addressed in February 2004 stating objection to listing on the Historical register (Exhibit 1). Staff indicated the owner was informed about May 2004 hearing and they did not respond. MOTION: Kings SECOND: Corpin AYES: Bustamante, Chinn, Corpin Gartner, Giles, Kings, Lutz, Callaghan, Schaefer (9) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) HRC Case Planner Log Sheet RC Public Hearing May 6, 2004 Address Courtesy. Phone Follow Phone Notice Info Letter Call* Up Ltr Call Card Letter (if no ph #) 2520 North Valencia Street 12/16/03 12/30/03 1/7/04 1/23/04 1/23/04 1 /29/04 2/6/04 3/2/04 3/23/04 4/23/04 214 East Santa Clara Ave ue 12/16/03 12/30/03 1/5/04 1/23/04 1/23/04 2/2/04 2/4/04 2/5/04 3/2/04 3/23/04 4/23/04 1905 North Valencia Street 12/16/03 12/30/03 1/7/04 1/23/04 1/23/04 2/5/04 3/2/04 3/23/04 * Occurs one week fol�owing courtesy letter EXHIBIT 5 I �15/0If 2. HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NOS. 2004-01 THROUGH 2O04- 08; AND HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NOS. 2004-01 THROUGH 2O04-08. _ (Melanie McCann) —_ Filed by the City of Santa Ana to place and categorize various structures on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application Nos. 2004-01 through 2004-08. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Register Categorization Nos. 2004-01 through 2004-08. Melanie McCann, Associate Planner presented the staff report and recommendation. Chairman Giles opened the public hearing. Gayle Meyer, resident at 317 E. Santa Clara Avenue, requests a one-year continuance to review the listing information. Chairman Giles closed the public hearing. Motion to: Adopt a resolution approving HRCA Nos. 2004-01, -04, -06 and 07 and HRC Nos. 2004- 01, -04, -06 and 07. Grant a three-month continuance to HRCA Nos. 2004-02, -03, -05 and HRC Nos. 2004- 02, 03, 05. Grant a year continuance to HRCA No. 2004-08 and HRC No. 2004-08. MOTION: Kings SECOND: Corpin AYES: Commissioners: Bustamante, Chinn, Corpin, Gartner, Garcia Kings, Giles, Lutz, O'Callaghan, Schaefer (9) NOES: Commissioners: None (0) ABSTAIN: Commissioners: None (0) ABSENT: Commissioners: None (0) t MAYOR Miguel A. Pulido MAYOR PRO TEM Brett E. Franklin COUNCIL MEMBERS Claudia C. Alvarez Casa Bist Alberta D. Christy Mike Garcia Jose Solorio January 23, 2004 BoBo Trust 2520 North Valencia S Santa Ana, CA 92706 CITY OF SANTA ANA PLANNING 8, BUILDING AGENCY 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-20) P.O. BOX 1988 -Santa Ana, Califom!a 92702 Fax (714) 973-1461 www.santa-ana.org CITY MANAGER David N. Ream CITY ATTORNEY Joseph W. Fletcher CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Patricia E. Healy Subject: Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2004-02 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2004-02 for the Property at 2520 North Valencia Street Ladies and Gentlemen: The Historic Resources Commission is currently in the process of placing and/or categorizing those properties in the City of Santa Ana recognized as having historical significance. On February 5, 2004, the Historic Resources Commission will conduct a public hearing to place the historical structure located gat 2520 North Valencia Street on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and determine an appropriate category designation to assign to your property. The' Santa Ana City Council directed the Historic Resources Commission to categorize all properties on the Santa �na Register of Historical Properties ,according to the appropriate historic and architectural crteria that were adopted by the City Council on January 18, 2000. The legislation included three distinct category designations. They include: (a) 1. The building, landmark or district is on the National Register or appears to be eligible to be placed on the register; or 2. The building, landmark or district is on the State Register or appears to be eligible to be placed on the register; or 3. The building, landmark or district has a historic/cultural significance to the City of Santa Ana; or 4. The building, landmark or district has a unique architectural signif4ance. M BoBo Trust HRCA No. 2004-02 HRC No. 2004-02 2520 North Valencia January 23, 2004 Page 2 of 2 (b) Key Ca (c) 1. The [building, Iandmark or district has a distinctive architectural style and quality; or 2. The building, landmark or district is characteristic of a significant period in the history of the City of Santa Ana; or 3. The building, landmark or district is associated with a significant person or event in the City of Santa Ana. The building, landmark or district contributes to the overall character and history of a neighborhood or district and is a good example of period architecture. The staff recommendation is that your property be categorized as a Landmark structure. A complete staff report will be mailed to you on or about January 30, 2004, to provide you with appropriate background information. As a property listed on the state, and local historic pre; protection rights under the be recognized under the I additional information conc Sincerely, Melanie G. McCann, AICP Associate Planner MGM: CM HRC [ettersl2-04%prior local Register there are some distinct protections under the federal, nervation Iaws that may be afforded your property. In addition to the historic legislation, there exist certain property tax benefits that may I4ills Act Legislation. Please contact me at (714) 667-2746 for 1, g these preservation laws. Planni id Building Agency Planning uivision 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. Box 1988 (M-20) HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION Santa Ana, CA 92702 TRANSMITTAL/LEGAL (714) 667-2700 PUBLICATION DATE: January 10, 2004 Case Planner: Melanie G_ McCann Applicant's Name: Cit, Applicant's Address: _ Legal Owner's Name: Legal Owner's Address: of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Bobo Trust 2520 North Valencia St., Santa Ana, CA 92706 Project Address: 2520 North Valencia St. Name of Structure: Tavlor-Gustlin House Discretionary Action Application #'s: 1) HRCA-2004-2- 2) HRCA DP#: NA ER#: ER-2004-2 HRC-2004-2-HRC 3) ER Type: Categorical Exemption PROJECT PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION: (For notice card publication) To place and categorize a structure located at 2520 North Valencia St. as Landmark on the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties. Recommendation: 1) Approval 2) Zoning District: R1 Attached please find the following items: Application for HRCA and HRC 3) One (1) set of black and white photographs One (1) copy of grant deed/title report Fourteen (14) sets of full size site plan, floor plan, elevations and/or subdivision map Eight (8) sets of full size site plan (demolitions) One (1) 8-112" x 11" photo reduction of site plan, floor plans, elevations and/or subdivision map. MUST BE CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. Fee receipt DP master file (if applicable) Mailing Labels Noticing Four (4) sets for alterations/new construction Three (3) sets for demolitions One (1) copy of mailing labels X Additional mailing labels from Permanent Notification List # #39 a-d One (1) radius map Per the calendar for Historic Resources Commission, this application should be on the agenda for public hearing on February 5, 2004 and City Council on NA Environmental documentation due to Case Planner NIA Please inform me of any changes in this scheduling. Thank you. pc: Commission Secretary Senior Planner Page 1 of 1 docsVransmittal-HRC 6/00 5 2428 '242a. 2427 2426 2426 - 4_ _ 1 I _ 425 2422 24222421 24210 ' 2421 I 5 i� 2418 2416 ___j 2417 2418 i 24 4, 2411 2412 L-' i - — 300 FEET RADIUS 0 75 150 225 ft HRC 2004-2-HRClHRCA 2004-2-HRCA TAYLOR-GUSTIN HOUSE 2520 N VALENCIA PLANNING AND BUILDING AGENCY EXHIBIT 1