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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
DECEMBER 5, 2017
TITLE:
APPROVAL OF HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION AGREEMENT NO. 2017-
33 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 927
WEST TWENTIETH STREET
(STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5, 2; 5, 3)
CltMANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Ordinance on 1a Reading
❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading
❑ Implementing Resolution
❑ Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached Mills Act agreement
with Timothy M. Johnson and Ann C. Johnson, Trustees of the Johnson Family Trust, for the
structure located at 927 West Twentieth Street, subject to non -substantive changes approved by
the City Manager and City Attorney.
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION ACTION
On November 9, 2017, the Historic Resources Commission recommended by a vote of 7:0
(Nguyen absent) that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to
execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Timothy M. Johnson and Ann C. Johnson,
Trustees of the Johnson Family Trust, for the structure located at 927 West Twentieth Street,
subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
DISCUSSION
In September 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2014-050 to temporarily reduce
fees for a Historic Property Preservation Agreement by 50 percent and waive the fee for private
party nominations of properties to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The fee
reduction program was approved for a period of one year and was intended to encourage and
promote historic preservation. In August 2015, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2015-039 to
extend the fee reduction program until August 4, 2017. City Council did not reauthorize the
waiver and temporary reduction of certain Historic Application fees. Thus, as of August 4, 2017
the Historic Listing Application fee of $5,597.24, and the Mills Act Application fee of $4,257.40
were reinstated. City staff will be conducting a survey of other City historic programs and related
fiscal impacts, and providing City Council with recommendations to modify Santa Ana's Historic
Preservation Program practices in the early 2018. This action allows for the approval of a
Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) which provides a potential property
tax reduction allowing the property owner to reinvest the tax savings into the maintenance of,the
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December 5, 2017
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historic property (Exhibit A). Additionally, the agreement prevents inappropriate alterations to the
historic structures.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability,
Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #2 (expand opportunities for conservation and
environmental sustainability) and Objective #3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and
support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods).
FISCAL IMPACT
The Historic Property Preservation Agreement will reduce the Property Tax revenue account
01102002-50011 to the City by an estimated $845.46 annually, for a period of not less than ten
years.
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
Candida Neal Francisco Gutierrez
Acting Executive Director Executive Director
Planning & Building Agency Finance & Management Services Agency
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Exhibit: A. Historic Resources Commission Staff Report
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REQUEST FOR .,
Historic Resources Commission Action '
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HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION MEE MDATE
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
TITLE:
PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION APPLICATION N6.2017-29,
HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION
NO. 2017-28, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION AGREEMENT NO. 2017-33
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 927 WEST TWENTIETH
STREET (STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5, 2; 5,3)
Prepared by Ricardo Soto
HISTORIC RESOURCES
APPROVED
❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Set Public -Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
Acting Exectilive Director Acting lanni Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ,Application No. 2017-29 and
Historic Register Categorization No. 2017-28.
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to
execute the attached Historic Properly Preservation Agreement No. 2017-33 with Timothy M,
and Ann C. Johnson, Trustees of the Johnson Family Trust, subject to non -substantive changes
approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Request of Applicant
Timothy M. and Ann C. Johnson, Trustees of the Johnson Family Revocable Trust, are requesting
approval to designate an existing residence located at 927 West Twentieth 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.
Project Location and Site Description
The subject property is located on the north side of West Twentieth Street in the West Floral Park
neighborhood. The site consists of a 1,990 -square -foot, Ranch Style residence and detached garage
on a 7,560:square-foot residential lot (Exhibit 1).
Analysis of the Issues
Historical Listinq
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
EXHIBIT A
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HRCA No. 2017-29, HRC No. 2017-28
HPPA No. 2017-33
November'9, 2017
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property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site having importance to the history or
architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails applying the selection criteria established In
Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to
determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old.
The structure Identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion on the Santa Ana Register
of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code as the property is 61 years old and is a good example of period architecture. No known code
violations exist on record for this property.
The property, recognized as the E. A. Swanson House, is located within the West Floral Park
neighborhood boundaries and has distinctive architectural features of the Ranch Style. The residence
was built In 1956 by notable builder Roy Russell. West Floral Park acquired its current identity as a
neighborhood of expansive, California Ranch Style houses in the years following 1947. Development
started ,slowly, with around two dozen homes being built on Baker, Olive, Towner, and Westwood
Streets between 1947 and 1950. Construction boomed during the 1950s and 1960s. West Twentieth
Street began to be developed circa 1956-1962, according to listings in the city directories at the time.
One builder In particular has come to be associated with West Floral Park: Roy Rodney Russell. The
son of Roy Roscoe Russell, who developed much of Victoria Avenue in Floral Park, Roy Rodney
Russell formed a partnership with his father, called Roy Russell and Son, Builders, in 1945. They
began building homes on speculation, usually around 15 or 20 each year. Following the death of his
father in 1965, Roy Rodney Russell continued to build, mostly custom homes and many of them In
West Floral Park.
Character defining features of the E. A. Swanson House that should be preserved include, but may not
be limited to: materials and finishes; one -and -a -half story height; asymmetrical facade; side -gabled
roof (including configuration, intersecting front gables, detailing such as exposed rafters); exterior
materials (wood and brick); entry porch (configuration, materials, front door, details such as turned
wood column); fenestration (horizontal, multi -light, metal -framed windows); shed -roof canopies over
side entry and window; and front walkway, including brick stairs to porch (Exhibit 2). It is
recommended that the house be designated to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and
categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of West
Floral Park and "is a good example of period architecture" as an intact example of the Ranch Style.
Mills Act Agreement
Ordinance No. NS -2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute Historic Property
Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act agreements for eligible properties
(Exhibit 3). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property must be listed on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission Application and Historic Register
Categorization actions proposed for this site authorize the listing of the property on the local register.
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HRCA No. 2017-29, HRC No. 2017-28
HPPA No. 2017-33
November 9, 2017
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The agreement provides monetary incentive to the property owner in the form of a property tax
reduction in exchange forthe owners 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 iriiprovement 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
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.
Public Notification
The'subject site is located within the West Floral Park Neighborhood Association boundaries. 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, had been received from any members of the public.
CEQA Compliance
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt
from further review under Section 15331, Class 31, as these actions are designed to preserve a
historic resource. Categorical Exemption No. ER -2017-132 will be filed for this project.
Strategic Plan Alignment
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 5 Community Health, Livability,
Engagement & Sustainability, Objective No. 2 (expand opportunities for conservation and
environmental sustainability) and Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and
support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods).
Ricardo Soto
Associate Planner
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HRCA No. 2017-29, HRC No. 2017-28
HPPA No. 2017-33
November 9, 2017
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Exhibits 1. 500' Radius Map
2. Department of Parks and Recreation Form
3. Mills Act Agreement
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HRC 2017-281 HRCA 2017-291 HPPA 2017-33
927 WEST TWENTIETH STREET
E.A. SWANSON .HOUSE
PLANNING AND BUILDING AGENCY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
927 West Twentieth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME
E.A. Swanson House
REF. NO,
ADDRESS
927 West Twentieth Street
CITY
Santa Ana
ZIPJ
92706 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT
1956
LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT I None
NEIGHBORHOOD
West Floral Park
CALIF. REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
I C13
CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE
5S3
Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted
❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Ranch Style
Widely published in Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch Style house dominated post -World War II
residential expansion and represented the most popular house form in the United States from the 1950s through 1070s.
The Ranch Style originated in the 1930's designs of Southern California architect Cliff May, who sought to reinvent the
west's vernacular housing traditions by combining the form and massing of the traditional Ranch house with a'modernist's
concern for informality, expressed in materials and plan, and indoor -outdoor integration. While the style includes several
variants, a basic set of character -defining features applies to most examples. In form and massing, the style evokes a
sprawling ranch that developed over time, with a central block extended by wings of varying roof heights. GenerallyL-
shaped or U-shaped in plan, the Ranch house typically has a one-story profile with strong horizontal emphasis expressed
through a low pitched or flat roof with wide overhanging eaves. Asymmetrical in design, the Ranch Style Is often sheathed
in and accented with rustic materials such as board -and -batten siding, high brick foundalions,,art stone, and wood shako
roofs. Indoor -outdoor integration Is achieved through the use of recessed or extended porches, set low to the ground, and
the generous use of large picture, ribbon, or corner windows. Window detailing can include wood frames, decorative
shutters, and diamond -patterned muritins. Ornamentation includes rusticated elements, such as carved porch supports
and exposed rafters, uneven rakes and flared eaves, and faux dove cotes and bird houses.
SUMMARYICONCLUSION:
The E.A. Swanson House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its
exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of Ranch Style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as
"Contributive" because it 'contributes to the overall character and history" of the West Floral Park neighborhood and "is a
good example of period architecture," representing Ranch Style in Santa Ana (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
• California Register Criteria for Evaluation. (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance
Bulletin # 7, September 4, 2001.)
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 Historical Resource Status Code. (From California Office of Historic Preservation Technical Assistance
Bulletin #8, November 2004).
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State of California —Tito Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
PRIMARY RECORD
Other Listings__
Review Code
Primary #_
HRI #
NRHP Status
Reviewer__,
P1. Other IdentiFler:
"P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication mUnroslrictod a. County Orange County
'b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA 0054 Date:
'c. Address 927 West Twnficth Strocl City Santa Ann Zip 92706
'e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 399-055-'W
'P3a. Description: (Dasoribe reanurre and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, altorations, size, setting, and boundaries)
This ono:ind-a-half story single-family residence departs from the typical Ranch Style house with its extra half -story of
height. Located on the north side of West Twentieth Street in a past -World War 11 neighborhood of mostly Ranch Style
houses, the building is capped by a side -gabled roof of moderate pitch. The roof is split into throo sections, wilh the and
portions set back from the central section. Smaller front gables lop windows on the east and west sides of the fagade.
(south elevation). Wide horizontal siding clods most of the strudturo, accented by panels of brink in the porch area and
framing a large picture window west of the malt entry. Sheltered by the overhang of the main roof, which is supported by
a sender, tumod wood column, the porch is offset from the canter of the fagade towards tho east and contains the wood
and glass front door Ranked by diamond -paned, hall -height side lights. Rafters are visible in the slightly overhanging
eaves. A couple of shallow, hrick-pavedsteps lead from the porch to a straight pathway through the front yard to the
sidewalk. The large picture window to the west is characterized by metal -framed mufidight, horizontal sash. Smaller
windows below the front gables on the east and west are similarly mala! -framed, multi -light horizontal sash. A secondary
entry and a window on the east elevation aro shaded by shed -roofed canopies supported by rustic brackets. The driveway
runs along the east side of the house to a detached garage, to which a second story was adders in 1962. The only other
noticeable alteration is the 2004 replacement of a wood shake roof with composition roofing. -The property is attractively
landscaped and is in excellent. condition.
`P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-FamityRcsidenco
`P4. Resources Present: ■Building []Structure O0b(ect OSile ODislrict OElement of District []Other
'P1 t. Report citation: (Cite surrey report and other snurces, or enter "none')
None
P5b. Photo: (view and date)
South elevallon. August 23, 2017.
W. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: Whistoric
1056ICityof Santa Ana Building
Permit.
`P7. Owner and Address:
Timothy AA. and Amt C. Johnson
927 West Twentieth Street
Santa Ana. CA 92706
'138. Recorded by:
Leslie NeumannIGhatlet, Mc, for lire
City of Santa Ana.
20 Civic Center Plaza M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92702
'P9. Date Recorded:
October 26, 2017
'P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Surety Update
-Attachments: []Nene []Location Map []Sketch Map mContinuation Sheet SIBuilding, Structure, and Object Record
[]Archacalogical Record ❑District Record [Linear Feature Record []tdliiling Station Record []Rock Art Record
❑Artifact Record OPhouxjraph Record Cl Other(6st)
OPR 523A (1195) 25G-9 'Required information
State of California —The Resources Agency Primary a
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRIN
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page _L of 3 *NRNP Status Code 5S3
Resource rvame or a: C. A. Swanson nouso
61. Historic Name: E. A. Swanson House
B2. Common Name: None
B3. Original Use: Singlo-Family Rosidonre B4. Present Use: Single -Fancily Residence
'85. Architectural Style: Other: Ranch Style
"B6. Construction History: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1956.
July 15, 1956. 6 Room residence and garage, $20, 000.
January 5, 1963. Addition to residence (room over garage), $1,500.
March 9, 1994. Remove existing wood shakes and install now wood shakos, $12, Eno.
April 26, 2004. Reroof (tear off existing wood shakes and apply composition).
'B7. Moved? ■No OYes ❑Unknown Date: Original
`B8. Related Features:
None.
09a. Architect: Pfone listed.. It. Builder: Roy Russell
`B10.51gnificance: Theme ResidentlalArchilecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1662-1967
Property Type: Single-Famliy Residence Applicable Criteria: CM
(Discuss Importance in tarms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Aso address integrity)
The E A. Swanson House 1s architecturally significant as a distinctive example of the Ranch Style, the most popular form of
housing fru post-war subdivisions in Santa Ana. It was built in 1056 for an estimated cost of $20,000 by neighborhood
developer and builder, Roy Russell, The first owner appears to have been Ellsworth A. Svnnson, a physiotherapist who
previously lived at 2107 Martha Lane. By 1958, according to vo ler registration rolls and building permit records, Swanson and
wife Peggy had moved to 927 West Twonfioth Street, where they remained until circa 1991, according to records avallab/o on
ancestry.com. City directories indicate that Clark and Pat Paddock had moved to the house by 1993 and remained there at
least through the 1990s.
(Sep Continuation Sheof apt 3.)
B11. Additional Resourcn Atlributes: (List attobulas and
'812. References:
City of Santa Ana Building Permits
Santa Ana History Room CnRrcfion, Santa Ana Pubtic Library
Sanborn Maps
(Soo Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
813. Remarks:
`B14. Evaluator: Leslie Houmann/Chattel, inc.
'Date of Evaluation: Oclobur26, 2017.
(This spare reserwid for official comments.)
DPR 523B (1195)
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CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
Page 3 of Resource Name: E. A. Swanson House
'Recorded by Leslie Neumann/Challet, Inc. *Date October 26, 2017 ❑x Continuation ❑ Update
`610. Significance (continued):
Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of Bre Spanish land grant known as
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered nround the intersection of
Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and Incorporation as a city in 1885, and selection
as the seat of the newly created County of Orange In 1889, the city grow outwards, with residential neighborhoods
developing to the north, south, and east or Ilia city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, wilt?
cultivated fields and orchards dotted with Wifely scattered farmhouses.
Since the second half of the twentieth century, the neighborhood in which the E. A Swanson House is located has boon
known as West Floral Park. Located northwest of the historic core of Santa Ana, this residential neighborhood is bounded by
Santiago Crook on the north, West Seventeenth Street on the south, North Flower Street on the east and North Bristol Strout
on the west. Prior to World War 11, the area was agricultural, divided into a few large landholdings devoted primarily to the
cultivation of orangos, walnuts, and apricots. Troccs of this early era remain in the ram? of two original farmhouses (1911
Westwood Street and 2402 North Flower Street) and in a few targe parcels along Flower Street. During the 1920s and 1930s
a handful of houses were erected on Baker, Bristol, and Flower Streets, and two municipal facilities, the City Water Works
pumping plant and the City/County Animal Shelter; were built at 2315 and 2321 North Bristol Street.
West Floral Park acquired Its current identity as a neighborhood of axpansivo, California Ranch Style houses to the years
following 1947. Development started slowly, will) around two dozer? homes being built on Baker, Olive, Towner, and
WOsh'Jeod Streets between 1947 and 1950. Construction boomod during the 1950s and 1960s. West Twentieth Street
began to be developed circa 1956-1962, according to listings in the city directories at the time. Ono builder in particular has
come to be associated with West Floral Park: Roy Rodney Russell. The son of Roy Roscoe Russett, who developed much
of Victoria Avenue in Floral Park, Roy Rodney Russell formed a partnership with his father, called Roy Russoll and Son,
Builders, in 1945. They began building homes on speculation, usually around fifteen or twenty each year. Following the
death of his father in 1965, Roy Rodney Russell continued to build, mostly custom humus and many of them In West Floral
Park. He retired in 1993.
The E A. Swanson House qualifies for listing in ilio Santa Ana Register of Historical Proportlos under Criterion 1 for Its
representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch Style. Of particular Interest in this regard are The horizontal
orientation of the design, massing under a sido-gabled roof, combination of wood and brick on Ilia exterior walls, off-centor
entry sheltered by the nnalt? root, large front picture window, and detailing suggestive of ilia Colonial Revival *to.
Additionally, the house has boon catogerized as"Contributive"because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of
West Floral Park and "is a good example of period archttecture" as an Intact example of the Ranch Style. Characler defining
features of the EA. Swanson House include: one -and -a -half story height; asymmetrical fagade; side -gabled roof (including
configuration, intersecting (rent gabios, detailing such as exposed ratters; exterior materials (wood and brick); entry porch
(configu(ation, materials, front door, details such as turned wood column); and fenestration (horizontal. multi -light, metal -
framed windows): stied -roof cariopios over side entry and window?, and front walkway, including brick stairs to porch.
'B12. 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. Now to Complete the National Register Registration Form." Washington DC: National
Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept ofthe Interior, 1991.
Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Rosourcos."Socramonto: March 1995.
Whilren, Marcus. American Architecture Since. 1780. Cambridge., MITPress, 1969.
Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1905-2017.
Ancestry.com
Newspapers.com (Santa Ana Register)
Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955.
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MILLS ACIA GREEMENT
927 (Vest Twentieth Street
Sanln Ana, CA 92706
RECORDING REQUFSTED BY:
City of Santa Ana
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City ol'Sanla Ana
Attn: City Clerk
20 Civic Center Praia (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 42702
FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27333
HISTORIC PROPERTY PRFSF.RVATION AGREEMENT
This agreement ("Agreement") is niade and entered into this 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 Califbmia (itereinafler referred to as "City"),
Timothy M. and Ann C. "Johnson, Trustees of the Johnson Family Trust (hereinalier referred to
as "Owners"), owners of real property located at 927 West 'Twentieth Street. Santa Ann,
California, in the County of Orange and listed on the 'Saida 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 Owner 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 possess fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together
with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 927 West
Twentieth Street, Santa Ana, CA, 42706 laid more particularly described in
"Exhibit A," attached licreto and incorporated herein by reference, and hereinalier
referred to as the "Historic Property".
C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties pursuant to the rcquirenients of Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code.
D. The City and the properly 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 the 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
maintenancc arc carried out in an exemplary manner.
EXHIBIT 3
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MILLS AC'i'AGREE.-VERT
.927 Nest Tteendeth Street
Santa Ann, 0 92706
E. The Owner and the City intend to carry out the purposes of California
Government Code, Chapter I, Part 5 or Division I 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 i 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 December G, 2017, and Stull
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 tart will automatically be extended as provided in
Calilbrnia Government Code Sections 50280 through'50290 and in Section 2, below.
2. Renewal.
a. Each year on the anniversary of life effective (late of this Agreement, a year shall
automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year tern 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 Owncr to the City at least ninety (90) clays prior to the annual
renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty (60) days prior to the amoral
renewal (late, one (1) .year shall automatically he added to the loan of lite Agreement as provided
herein.
I . 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 oi'nonrencwal.
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 tern 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:
I
. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good stale of repair and shall
preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character-
detining features described in the "Department of Parks and Recreation Primary Record"
attached hereto, marked as "Exhibit A," notably the general architectural forst, style, materials,
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92: (vest Tivenaielh Street
Santa Ana, CA 921-06
design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details,
mass, roof line, porch and other aspects ol'the appearance of the exterior to the sntisfaction of the
City.
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 of Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the interior's
Standards and Guidelines fir Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached
hereto, marked as "Exhibit C," and incorporated herein by this reference. Owners shall
continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition.
C. A view 0 ridor enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from (lie
public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owners shall not be permitted to block the view
corridor to the properly 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 f'enees, roofs,
doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such us
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. Owners shall allow reasonable periodic examination, by prior appointment, of' the
interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the County Assessor, the State
Department of Parks and Recreation, the Slate Board of Equalization, and the City of Santa Ana
as may be necessary to determine the Owner's compliance with the terms and provisions of this
Agreement.
4. Furnishing of Information.
The Owners hereby agree 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 Govennncnt Code Section 50250, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it determines that the
Owners have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or have allowed the properly to
deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified Historic Property, or
if the City determines that the Owners 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
Owners shall pity a cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code
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927 1Vest Twentieth Street
Saxta Axa, Cil 92706
Section 50286. This cancellation lime shall be a percentage (currently set at twtclve and one-half
(12 'i:) percent by Government Cale Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the
property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by (lie 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 tee shall be
imposed in the case Uf destluetion 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 lite purpose or 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 or and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as
referenced herein, the 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 Agrrecmctit by the
Owners, the City shall give written notice to the Owners by registered or certified mail, and if
such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the Deputy City Manager for
Development Services 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 he commenced
within thirty (30) day's and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to completion by the Owners),
then the City may, without further notice, declare a default under the forms of this Agreement
and may bring any action necessary kr specifically enforec the obligations of the Owners
growing out of the terns of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive
relief against any violation by the Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate.
b, The City docs not waive any claim of default by the Owner if the City floes not
enibrce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise
provided for in this Agreement or in the City's regulations governing historic properties are
available to the City to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by
(lie 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. The Owners hereby subject the Historic Property, located at 927 West Twentieth
Strect, Assessor Parccl Number, 399-055-07, and more particularly described in "Exhibit A," in
the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants reservations, and restrictions as set forth in this
Agreement.
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AMUS ACT AGREEMENT
927 Nest Troeutfeth Street
SnaHa ; Ina, CGI 92706
h. 'rhe City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants,
reservations and restrictions as set Ibrth herein shall he deemed covenants running with the land
and shall pass to and be binding upon the Owner's successors and assigns in title or interest to
the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other instrument hercinaller executed, covering
or conveying the Historic Properly or any portion thereof; shall conclusively be held to have
been executed, delivered, and accepted suhjcct to the. tenants, restrictions, and reservations
expressed in this Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, restrictions and reservations
are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument.
R. No Compensation.
Owners shall not receive any payment from the 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 the 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 Atirocnrenl shall be sent to lire address of the
respective parties us specified below or at other :addresses that may be later specified by the
parties hereto.
City: City of Santa Ana
Attn: City Clerk
20 Civic Cenlcr Plaza (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Owners: Timothy M. and Ann C. Johnson,
Trustees ol'thc Johnson Family Trust
927 West Twentieth Sheet
Santa Ana, CA 92706
10, General Provisions.
a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Aereement 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 he considered joint ventures or
members of any joint enterprise.
b. The Owners agree to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its elected and
appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless front 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 tier contractor,
subcontractor, agenda, employee, or other person acting on his or her behalfwhich relates to the
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927 West Tmeirdeth Street
Santa Etna, Cit 92706
use, operation, and maintenance of the Historic Property. The Owners hereby agree to and shall
defend the City and its elected and appointed ofliciaLs, 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 the City prepared, supplied,
or'approvcd the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property,
d. All of the Agreements, rights, covenants, reservations, 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 or 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 tit any of the coveruints, 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.
£ 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 lie effected thereby,
.g. This Agreement shall lie construed and governed in accordance with the laws of
the State of California.
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, Notice of the Contract to Office of Historic Preservation.
No later than six (6) months of entering into tltc contract, the owner or agent of an owner
shall provide written notice of this Agreement to the Oflice of Historic Preservation.
13. Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded
instrument executed by the parties hereto.
14. Effective Date
This Agreement shall he elfeolive on the clay and year first written above.
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15. Signatures.
ATTEST:
MARIA D. HUIZAR
Clerk of the Council
Owner
Date:
Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SONIA CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: e5
LISA TORCK
Assistant City Attorney
M/LLSACTAGREEMENT
927 West Twentieth Street
Santa Ann, CA 92706
CITY OF SANTA ANA
RAUL GODINEZ II
City Manager
m
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
CANDIDA NEAL
Acting Director
Planning and Building Agency
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AM LS ACI' AGREE'AIIYA T
927 West 7hendeth Street
SnrrterAna, C4 02706
Exhibit A
LOT 3 OF TRACT NO. 2949, N THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 88, PAGE 40 OF
MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN -rHE- OFFICE OF THE- COUNTY RECOlil) l OF SAID
COUNTY. FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF ORANGE
COUNTY.
Assessor's Parcel Number: 399-055-07
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
927 West Twentieth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME
E.A. Swanson House REF. NO.
ADDRESS
927 West Twentieth Street
CITY
Santa Ana
ZIP
92706
ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT
1950
LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT
None
NEIGHBORHOOD
I West Floral Park
CALIF. REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATIONCf3
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CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE
5S3
Location: ❑ Not for Publication 0 Unrestricted
❑ Prehistoric ❑ Historic ❑ Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Ranch Style
Widely published in Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch Stylehouse dominated post -World War 11
residential expansion and represented the most popular house form in the United States from the 1950s through 1970s;
The Ranch Style originated in the 1930's designs of Southern California architect Cliff May, who sought to reinvent the
west's vernacular housing traditions by combining the form and massing of the traditional Ranch house with a modernist's
concern for informality, expressed in materials and plan, and indoor -outdoor integration. While the style includes several
variants, a basic set of character -defining features applies to most examples. In form and massing, the style evokes a
sprawling ranch that developed over time, with a central block extended by wings of varying roof heights. Generally L-
shaped or U-shaped in plan,the Ranch house typically has a one-story profile with strong horizontal emphasis expressed
though a low pitched or flat roof with wide overhanging eaves. Asymmetrical in design, the Ranch Style is often sheathed
in and accented with rustic materials such as board -and -batten siding, high brick foundations, art stone, and wood shake
roofs. Indoor -outdoor integration Is achieved through the use of recessed or extended porches, set low to the ground; and
the generous use of large picture, ribbon, or corner windows. Window detailing can include wood frames, decorative
shutters, and diamond -patterned muntins. Ornamentation includes rusticated elements, such as carved porch supports
and exposed rafters, uneven rakes and flared eaves, and faux dove cotes and bird houses.
SUMMARYICONCLUSION:
The E.A. Swanson House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1, for its
exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of Ranch Style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as
"Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of the West Floral Park neighborhood and "is a
good example of period architecture," representing Ranch Style in Santa Ana (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
California Register Criteria for Evaluation. (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance
Bulletin # 7, September 4, 2001.)
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 Historical Resource Status Code. (From California Office of Histaric Preservation Technical Assistance
Bulletin #8, November 2004);
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State of California — The Resources Agency
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
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PRIMARY RECORD
Trinomial
NRHP Status Code
Other Listings
Review Code
Reviewer Dale
or number (assigned by recorder)
P1. Other Identifier:
'132. Location: ONot for Publication AUnrestricted 'a. County Orange County
'b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA 0054 Dale:
'c. Address 927 West Twntieth Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706
'e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 399-055-07
'133a. Description: (Describe resource and Its major elements. Induce design, matnlals, condition, altorations, size, setting, and boundarion)
This one -and -a -half story single -!amity residenco departs from the typical Ranch Style house with its extra had -story of
height. Locafod an the north side of West Twentieth Street in a post -World War 11' neighborhood of mostly Ranch Style
houses, the building is capped by a side -gabled roof of moderate pitch. 'rho roof is split into throe sections, with the end
porlions set back from the central section. Smaller front gables top vrindows on the east and west sides of the fagade
(south elevation). Wide horizontal siding clods most of the structure, accented by panels of brink in the porch arca and
framing a largo picture window wrest of the main entry. Sheltered by the overhang of the main roof. which is supported by
a slender, turned wood column, the porch is offset from the cantor of the l agade towards the east and contains (he wood
and glass front door flanked by diamond -paned, half -height side lights. Rafters are visible in the slightly overhaggtng
eaves. A couple of shallow, brick -paved steps lead from the parch to a straight pattnvay through the front yard to the
sidewalk. The large picture window to the west is characterized by metal -framed, multi -light, horizontal sash. Smaller
windows below tho'front gables on the east and west are similarly'metal-framed, mull -fight horizontal sash. Asecondary
entry and a window on tire east elevation are shaded by shed -roofed canopies supported by rustic brackets. The ddvoway
runs along the east side of the house to a detached garage, to which a second story was added In 1962. The only other
noticeable alteration is the 2004 replacement of a wood shako roof with composition roaring. The property is attractively
landscaped and is In excellent condition.
'P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Singla-Famffy Rosidrnce
'P4. Resources Present: ■Building ❑Structure ❑Object OSite ❑District ❑Clement of District ❑Other
'P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey reood and outer sources, or enter "none"}
None
P5b. Photo: (viear and date)
South olovation. August 23, 2017.
'P8. Date ConstructedlAge and
Sources: shistoric
1956rCity of Santa Ana Building
Permit.
'P7. Owner and Address:
Timothy M. and Ann C. Johnson
027 West Twentieth Street
Santa Arra, CA 92706
'P8. Recorded by:
Leslie HeurnannfChattel, Inc, for the
City of Santa Ana,
20 Civic Center Plaza M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92702.
'P9. Date Recorded:
October 26, 2017
'1310. Survey Type:
lntcnsivo Survey Updatc
'Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map OSkelch Map ■Continuation Sheet KBuilding, Structure, and Object Record
[]Archaeological Record ODistAct Record ❑Linear Feature Record OMilling Station Rocord []Rock ArtRecord
[]Artifact Record []Photograph Record O Other (list)
DPR 523A (1195) 25G-21 'Required information
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'P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey reood and outer sources, or enter "none"}
None
P5b. Photo: (viear and date)
South olovation. August 23, 2017.
'P8. Date ConstructedlAge and
Sources: shistoric
1956rCity of Santa Ana Building
Permit.
'P7. Owner and Address:
Timothy M. and Ann C. Johnson
027 West Twentieth Street
Santa Arra, CA 92706
'P8. Recorded by:
Leslie HeurnannfChattel, Inc, for the
City of Santa Ana,
20 Civic Center Plaza M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92702.
'P9. Date Recorded:
October 26, 2017
'1310. Survey Type:
lntcnsivo Survey Updatc
'Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map OSkelch Map ■Continuation Sheet KBuilding, Structure, and Object Record
[]Archaeological Record ODistAct Record ❑Linear Feature Record OMilling Station Rocord []Rock ArtRecord
[]Artifact Record []Photograph Record O Other (list)
DPR 523A (1195) 25G-21 'Required information
State of California—The Resources Agency Primary #__
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 3 'NRHP Status Code 5S3
'Resource Name or#: E. A. Swanson House
B1. Historic Name: C. A, Swanson House
B2. Common Name: !Norte
63. Original Use: Singlo-Family Residence B4. Present Use: Single -Family Residence
"B5. Architectural Style: Other: Ranch Style
`136. Construction History: (Construction date, altorations, and date of alterations): Constructed1956.
July 15, 1956, 6 Room residence and garago, $20,000.
January 5, 1963. Addition to residence (room over garage), S1, 500.
March 9, 1994. Remove existing wood shakos and install now wood shakes, $12, 000.
April 26, 2004. Reroof (fear off existing wood shakes and apply composition).
`67. Moved? ■No ❑Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Loc
`1218. Related Features:
None.
B9a. Architect: None listed. b. builder.. Roy Russell
'E110. Significance: Theme Ros(dential Archifeclure Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1862-1967
Property Type: Single -Family Residence Applicable Criteria: ,C13
(Discuss importance In forms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and gecgraphic scope. Also address Integrity)
The E. A. Swanson House is architecturally significant as a distinctive example of the Ranch Style, lho most popular fdrm of
housing for post-war subdivisions in Sonia Ana. It was built in 1956 for an estimated cost of $20,000 by neighborhood
developer and builder, Roy Russell. The first owner appears to have boon Ellsworth A. Swanson, a physiotherapist who
previously fnved at 2107 Martha Lane. By 1958, according to voter registration rolls and building permit records, Swanson and
wife Peggy had maned to 927 West Twentieth Strout where they remained until circa 1991, according to records available on
ancestry.com. City directories indicate that Clatk`and Pat Paddock had moved to the house by 1993 rrnd rumained there at
least fhrough the 1990s.
(Sec Continuation Shoot 3 of 3.)
811. Additional Resource Attributes: (List alldbu_tes and
'B12. References:
City of Santa Ana Building Permits
Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library
Sanborn Maps
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
B13. Remarks:
4814. Evaluator: Leslie Hourflann/Chattel. Inc.
'Date of Evaluation: Octobcr26, 2017.
(This space rosorvod for official comments.)
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CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
Page 3 of 3 Resource Name: E. A. Swanson House
'Recorded by Leslie HeumannXiiettel, Inc. 'Date October 26, 2017 O Continuation ❑ Update
"B10. Significance (continued):
Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site an pan of the Spanish land grant known as
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the Intersection of
Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection
as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods
developing to the north, south, and oast of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with
cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
Since the second hall of ilia twentieth century, the neighborhood in which the E. A. Swanson House is located has been
known as West Floral Park. Located northwest of the historic core of Santa Ana, this residential neighborhood is bounded by
Santiago Creek on the north, West Seventeenth Street on the south, North Flower Street on the east and North Bristol Street
on the we st Prior to World War 11, the area was agricultural, divided into a few large landholdings devoted primarily to the,
cultivation of oranges, walnuts, and apricots. Traces of this earlyrim remain in the form of two original farmhouses (1911
Westwood Street and 2402 North Flower Street) and In a few large parcels along Flower Street. During the 1920s and 1930s
a handful of houses woro erected on Baker, Bristol, and Flower Streets; and tyro municipal facilities, the City Water Works
pumping plant and the City/County Aminal Sheller, were buil! at 2315 and 2321 North Bristol Street.
West Floral Park acquired its current identify as a neighborhood of expansive, California Ranch Style houses in the years
following 1947. Development starfed slowly, with around two dozen homes being built on Baker, Olive, Towner. and
Westwood Streets between 1947 and 1950, Construction boomed during the 1950s and 1960§: West Twentieth Street
began to be developed elrca 1956-1962, according to listings in the city directories at the time. One bdflderin particular has
come to be associated with West Floral Park: Ray Rodney Russell. The son of Roy Roscoe Russell, who developed much
of Victoria Avenue in Floral Park, Roy Rodney Russell formed a partnership with his father, called Roy Russell and Son,
Builders, in 1945. They began building homes on speculation, usually around fifteen or twenty each year. Following the
dealt? of his father in 1965, Roy Rodney Russell continued to build, mostly custom homes and many of them in West Floral
Park He retired in 1993.
The E. A Swanson House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties imdor.Critorion i for Its
representation of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch Style. Of particular Interest in this regard are the horizontal
orientation of the design, massing under a side -gabled roof, combination of woad and brick on the exterior walls, o/l-center
entry shattered by fire main roof, large front picture window, and detailing suggestive of the Colonial Revival style.
Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive"because it "contributes to the overall character and history' of
West Floral Park and 'is a good example or period architecture"as an intact example of the. Ranch Style. Character doming
features of the E. A. Swanson House include: ono -and -a -hall story height; asymmetrical fagade; side -gabled roof (including
configuration, Intersecting front gables, detailing such as exposed rollers; exterior materials (wand and brick); entry porch
(configuration, materials, front door, details such as turned wood column); and fenestration (horizontal, multi-light,'metal-
framed windows); shed -roof canopies over side entry and wfndoir and front walkway, including brick stairs to porch.
"B12. References (continued):
Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana An illustrated Histoiv. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guido to American Houses. New York., Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Nafional 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.'Sacramcnto: March 1995.
Whiten, Marcus. American Archilocturo Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
Santa Ana. and Orange County Directories, 1905-2017.
Ancostry.com
Newspapers.com (Sanfa,Ana Register)
Historic Maps, Santa Ann History Room, 1912, 1923, 1932, and 1955.
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HULLSACT AGRL2•'MENT
927 WesiTwentieth SYreel
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 fbIlow-s:
Every reasonable etlbrt shall he made to provide a compatible use for a properly
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 alleration,of any
historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when
possible.
3. All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized its products of their own
time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier
appearance shall be discouriged.
4. Changes which may have taken place in. the coarse of time are evidence of the
history and development of a building, structure. or site and its envirormuctit.
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 he treated with sensitivity.
G. 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 rcplaecd 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 dinercul architectural elements from the other buildings or
structures.
The surface eleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest means
possible. &uidblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic
building materials shall not be undertaken.
S. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve archaeological
resources affected by, or adjacent to any prgject.
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, an such design is compatible with
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927 Wev Tweededi Street
Santa Aim, Cit 92706
sire, 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 teed to be removed in the future_, the
essential f'onn and integrity of the structure would be unimpaired.
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FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383
RESOLUTION NO. XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION
NO. 2017-29 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
927 WEST TWENTIETH STREET, SANTA ANA, ON THE
HISTORICAL REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO, 2017-28 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 November 9, 2017 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.
2017-29) and categorization (Historic Resources Commission
Categorization No, 2017-28) of the E. A. Swanson House located at 927
West Twentieth Street, Santa Ana.
B. The E: A. Swanson House has distinctive architectural features of the
Ranch style, and was built in 1956 by Roy Russell.
C. This home qualifies for listing on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties and is eligible for categorization as Contributive because it
.'contributes to the overall character and history" of West Floral Park and
"is a good example of period architecture' as an intact example of the
Ranch style. Character defining features of the E. A. Swanson House
include: one -and -a -half story height; asymmetrical fagade; side -gabled
roof (including configuration, intersecting front gables, detailing such as
exposed rafters; exterior materials (wood and brick); entry porch
(configuration, materials, front door, details such as turned wood column):
and fenestration (horizontal, multi -light, metal -framed windows); shed -roof
canopies over side entry and window; and front walkway, including brick
stairs to porch.
D. The legal owners of this property are Timothy M. Johnson and Ann C.
Johnson, Trustees of the Johnson Family Trust.
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.
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F. The subject property meets the minimal 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 minimal standards for placement in the
Contributive category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code.
Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the
recommended actions are exempt from further review under Section 15331, Class 31,
as these actions are designed to preserve a historic resource. Categorical Exemption
No. ER -2017-132 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. 2017-29 to -place the E.
A. Swanson House located at 927 West Twentieth Street, Santa Ana,
92706 on the historical register, and
B. Historic Register Categorization No. 2017-28 placing the E. A. Swanson
House located at 927 West Twentieth Street, Santa Ana, 92706 within the
Contributive category.
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
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 9th day of November 2017.
Alberta Christy
Chairperson
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
Lisa Storck
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Commission
NOES: Commission
ABSTAIN: Commission members
NOT PRESENT: Commission
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
1, SARAH BERNAL, Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. XX to be the original 'resolution adopted by Historic Resources
Commission of the City of Santa Ana on November 9, 2017.
Date:
Commission Secretary
City of Santa Ana
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
APN
I Address
Legal Description
Owner Names
399-055-07
927 West Twentieth Street
LOT 3 OF TRACT NO. 2949,
Timothy M. and
IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA,
Ann C. Johnson,
COUNTY OF ORANGE,
Trustees of the
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS
Johnson Family
PER MAP RECORDED IN
Trust
BOOK 88, PAGE 40 OF
MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN
THE OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY RECORDER OF
SAID COUNTY.
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