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Ocampo, Nuvia <br />From: ANNE ETHERIDGE <aetheridge@aol.com> <br />Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2024 8:56 PM <br />To: eComments, PBA <br />Subject: CUP 2022-06. Agenda Item #3 August 26, 2024 meeting <br />Follow Up Flag: Follow up <br />Flag Status: Flagged <br />Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br />This is regarding the Kieu's application to install yet another freestanding <br />structure in the backyard of their property located at 2221 Heliotrope. <br />This is really beyond the pale. Enough is enough! <br />I object to this most strenuously. <br />I have lived in Floral Park for 24 years. I moved here because of the <br />neighborhood's history and architecture. During the past 24 years, I have worked <br />to maintain the historic integrity of my home at significant personal cost. Most of <br />my neighbors do the same. Would that these same motivations and regulations <br />applied to the Kieus. Regrettably, they do not. <br />The Kieus seem hell bent on turning their property into a Vietnamese Cultural <br />Center. There are now at least five or six outside structures that have been <br />reconstructed in the back yard. Some have giant dragons snaking across their <br />roofs. These are visible from the sidewalk. None of these structures have anything <br />even remotely to do with the historic Art Deco property they purchased. I believe <br />the Kieus have imported at least some of these antique structures from Asia — I'm <br />sure at considerable cost. If only they spent that money maintaining the original <br />architectural integrity of the property. Why purchase property in an historic <br />district if you're not interested in maintaining the integrity of said property? <br />This home - "The Maharaja's Palace" - is nationally recognized for its historic <br />significance. The Maharajah of Indore was the world's richest man when he built <br />the home for his daughter. The cost was $50,000 — an unbelievable sum in the <br />midst of a Depression. <br />Most recently, I believe the Kieus have been living in West Floral Park. The home <br />on Heliotrope has been used for public events. Cars and school buses park along <br />Heliotrope and Santa Clara when these events take place. These events are not for <br />personal use. The Kieus are not entertaining personal friends/family. They are <br />hosting schools, churches, and other groups. I am all for supporting cultural <br />centers, but they do not belong in private neighborhoods with inadequate parking. <br />