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Exhibit 6 - Response to Appeal Comments <br />Appeal Application No. 2024-01 for Maharajah House Moon Pavilion (2221 N. <br />Heliotrope Drive) <br />violate the statutory requirements of the designation as an historical <br />Landmark property as well as violating Santa Ana Municipal Codes. These <br />include: <br />i. The unauthorized replacement of the roof on the swim house in the <br />backyard; <br />ii. The use of termite tenting to conceal the unauthorized removal and <br />replacement of the iron casement windows original to the property; <br />iii. Public voicing at large gatherings that their intent is that the property <br />be designated a Vietnamese Cultural Site/Museum in the future. <br />Analysis of Issues: <br />Subsection "i": A previously permitted one-story pool house/cabana (built in <br />1955) was significantly altered circa 2021. On May 4, 2022, Planning and <br />Building Agency staff conducted a site visit/inspection of the structure after <br />receiving a public complaint and confirmed the existent of unpermitted work. <br />Since then, the property owner has taken necessary actions to rectify the <br />unpermitted work and come into compliance with all PBA building permitting <br />requirements. These steps include meeting with the Building Office and <br />senior planning staff to identify building and site deficiencies, submitting the <br />required planning applications, plans, and fees, and officially submitting <br />through the plan check process for permit issuance. <br />In May 2024, the property owners submitted required building plans to the <br />Planning and Building Agency to legalize the unpermitted work, and convert <br />the structure into an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) for a separate living <br />space and storage. Building plan check corrections were issued to the <br />property owner on July 2, 2024. At the time this report was printed, the <br />property owner has yet to re -submit the building plans. The property owner's <br />ADU project is still in building plan check and it has not been approved for <br />permit issuance. <br />Subsection "ii". There is currently no authorized work on the site that has <br />not already been addressed and there are no current open code <br />enforcement cases for the subject property. Moreover, staff is unaware of <br />any attempts by the property owner to replace iron casements windows in <br />the manner that was suggested by the appellant. <br />On July 15, 2024, Planning staff conducted a follow-up site visit/inspection <br />in order to ensure that no additional work had been constructed without the <br />necessary City permits, and in order to provide more recent site photos to <br />the Planning Commission. While staff did notice construction of two <br />0 <br />