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Planning and Building Agency <br />Item # 1 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Historic Resources Commission Staff Report <br />November 2, 2023 <br />Topic: HRCA No. 2023-18, HRC No. 2023-5, HPPA No. 2023-11 – Rogers-Mansfield <br />House (1607 North Freeman Street) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2023-18 <br />and Historic Register Categorization No. 2023-5 (Exhibit 1). <br />2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council <br />to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Daniel and Robbyn Taylor, subject to <br />non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney (Exhibit 2). <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Daniel and Robbyn Taylor are requesting approval to designate an existing Minimal <br />Traditional style residence located at 1607 North Freeman Street to the Santa Ana <br />Register of Historical Properties, as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement <br />with the City of Santa Ana. The property is worthy of local designation as “Key” status <br />because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality reflective of the Minimal <br />Traditional style in Santa Ana, along with rare wood shingle siding. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Project Location and Site Description <br />The subject property is located on the east side of North Freeman Street in Santa Ana’s <br />Washington Square neighborhood. The site contains a 1,335-square-foot, Minimal <br />Traditional style residence and detached garage, on a 6,276-square-foot residential lot <br />(Exhibit 3). <br />Exhibit 4 <br />Historic Resources Commission 1 – 1 11/2/2023