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HEMA No. 2022-05 – Miller House (1809 N. Heliotrope Drive) July 7, 2022 Page 5 2 7 4 3 historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment. The project complies with Standard No. 9. The new first and second floor addition will not destroy historic materials, features, or spatial relationships that characterize the property. The proposed addition is located at the rear in an area that is not easily visible from the public right-of-way. Important spatial relationships characterizing the Moderne and Colonial Revival architectural style will not be disturbed, as the additions are positioned to the rear of the existing house, and will not alter the existing roofline. These features allow the addition to appear subordinate to, and not overwhelm the existing massing, while also preserving the historic sense of the existing roofline. The materials of the new addition will also be compatible with the existing historic materials, through the use of similar materials. 10.New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. The project complies with Standard No. 10. The proposed project is considered generally reversible, as it does not remove essential aspects of the building’s form and materials. The proposed addition will be located in the rear of the house, where it is not generally visible from the public right-of-way, and avoids the most significant and character-defining features. The essential form of the house and the vast majority of its historic materials will remain unimpaired. In conclusion, staff has determined that the project complies with The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Specifically, the analysis indicates that the proposed first and second floor addition would be compatible and consistent with the existing architectural elements that reflect the original Moderne and Colonial Revival architectural style construction while being mindful not to disturb the historic materials that characterize the property. By localizing the scope of work towards the rear of the house and differentiating the new work from the old, the property will maintain its historic and character-defining features. Most importantly, due to the additive nature, the addition will allow for the option for it to be removed in such a way that the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. The role of the Historic Resources Commission is to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness upon finding that the proposed modifications do not substantially change the character and integrity of the historic properties per Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 30-6, meet the Secretary of Interior’s Standards per CEQA and the City’s Certified Local Government agreement with the State of California. Staff finds that the historic exterior modification application meets the necessary criteria to be awarded a Certificate of Appropriateness and Historic Resources Commission 6 –5 7/7/2022