Item 18 - Appeal Application Nos. 2023-02 and 2023-03 for Cabrillo Town Center project

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HISTORIC RESOURCES ASSESSMENT TOWN CENTER PLAZA � C A A DULY 2022 SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA J details like the stair railings. However, it is not a true representation of either style. No evidence was found that the building at 1971 East 4th Street is the work of a master architect, builder, or designer. While the building design incorporates interesting architectural details, it does not possess high artistic values because it does not epitomize the design principles of a particular style more fully than other buildings of a similar era and style. As a whole, Town Center Plaza has many of the distinguishing characteristics of the Modern and New Formalism styles and is clearly identifiable as a small business park. The designs, materials, workmanship, and landscaped setting all retain what appears to be a high level of integrity. However, none of these buildings are of exceptional importance and only the earliest of them, 1971 East 4th Street, has achieved 50 years of age. ❖ California Register Criterion 4: Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. ❖ Santa Ana Criterion 5: Sites of archaeological importance. This 1971 building was built of standard materials using standard building techniques; it is of no archaeological importance and is not likely to yield important information about history or prehistory. The following addresses the remaining Santa Ana criteria for designation. ❖ Santa Ana Criterion 3: Rare buildings, structures, or objects or original designs. The Town Center Plaza building at 1971 East 4th Street incorporates elements of the Modern and New Formalism styles, neither of which is rare in Orange County or the larger Southern California region. Business parks, such as Town Center Plaza, are also common throughout the area. ❖ Santa Ana Criterion 4(c): Buildings, structures, objects or sites of historical significance which include places which were originally present when the city was founded. The Town Center Plaza building at 1971 East 4th Street is a postwar commercial building; the business park was not present when the city was founded. ❖ Santa Ana Criterion 6: Buildings or structures that were connected with a business or use which was once common, but is now rare. The Town Center Plaza building at 1971 East 4th Street was never connected with a business or use which was once common but is now rare. Most of the tenants provide professional services such as medical, legal, or financial. Town Center Plaza as a whole is a business park, which is a very common property type. Play °touncif �07/21/22) 18 - 798 10/3/2023 27