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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 />July 6, 2023 <br />Topic: HEMA No. 2023-05 – The Titchenel-Catland House (419 East Wellington Avenue) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic Exterior <br />Modification Application No. 2023-05. <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Duane Rohrbacher, Jr. and Shannon Qhihuiz are requesting approval of Historic Exterior <br />Modification Application (HEMA) No. 2023-05. Specifically, the request is to allow exterior <br />modifications consisting of a partial rehabilitation of an existing, deteriorating front porch at <br />the building’s primary (south) façade for the Titchenel-Catland House located at 419 East <br />Wellington Avenue. The porch will undergo foundation repairs and reinforcement; non- <br />original Craftsman style porch elements that were added during the early to mid-1920s <br />remodel will be removed and replaced by a simple, compatible porch design; compatible <br />porch features that are in disrepair will be maintained and repaired in-kind; and conjectural <br />architectural features that have been added over time and are not compatible with the <br />historic property will be removed. The property was listed as “Key” in 1997 on the Santa Ana <br />Register of Historical Properties. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Project Location and Site Description <br />The subject property is located on the north side of East Wellington Avenue in the French <br />Park National Register Historic District in Santa Ana. The General Plan land use <br />designation for the site is Low Density Residential (LR-7) and the zoning district is Specific <br />Development Plan 19 (SD19)/Historic French Park District. The subject property, known <br />as the Titchenel-Catland House, consists of an existing two-story residence originally <br />designed in a Victorian Italianate style in 1887. The property was remodeled to add <br />Craftsman Bungalow elements, including an altered front porch, in the early to mid-1920s. <br />The property consists of a single-family residence of approximatley 2,143 square feet in <br />size, with a detached garage, on a 12,600-square-foot lot. The Titchenel-Catland House <br />is a contributor to the National Register-listed French Park Historic District. The property <br />  <br />    <br />