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HEMA No. 2023-07 – The Dehne Apts. No 1 (1102 North Lacy Street) October 5, 2023 Page 2 3 7 2 9 In addition, the applicant is requesting the following alterations: •Retain one (1) non-original vinyl hung window on the second floor of the primary (south) façade; •Rebuild the southwest staircase as close as possible to the original while satisfying building code requirements; •Rehabilitate the altered handrails and guardrails at the primary (east) façade staircase (southern-most staircase); and •Modify the original northern-most staircase at the primary (east) façade to match the proposed alterations of the other staircases. DISCUSSION Project Location and Site Description The subject property is located at the northwest corner of Lacy Street and Wellington Avenue in the French Park National Register Historic District. The General Plan land use designation for the site is Medium Density Residential (MR-15) and the zoning district is Specific Development Plan No. 19 (SD-19), also known as the Historic French Park District. The site contains a 5,266-square-foot, Minimal Traditional style two-story apartment building with an attached two-car garage and a detached seven-car garage on a 9,200-square-foot residential lot. The property is known as the Dehne Apts. No 1 and is a contributor to the National Register-listed French Park Historic District. The historic district is also listed in the California Register of Historical Resources. However, the property is not individually listed in the California Register of Historical Resources or in the local Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. Historic Property Description The following historic property description describes the building’s original historic features before recent alterations. Moreover, the description includes information summarized from the 1999 French Park National Register Historic District nomination form (Exhibit 4). The Dehne Apts. No 1 is a two-story, nine-unit, multi-family residence located on a moderately-sized parcel and constructed in a Minimal Traditional style. An attached two- car garage, featuring vertical wood paneled garage doors, is to the north end of the residential building, and a detached, seven-car garage (with the same wood garage doors to match) is located at the parcel’s northwest corner, behind the apartment building. The residence and attached garage delineate a reversed "L" -shaped plan, with a long and narrow footprint parallel to North Lacy Street. Situated on a corner lot, the building contains two primary facades (south and east) with rear/secondary facades facing north and west. Windows throughout all facades of the building include two-over-two double- hung wood windows with ogee lugs, placed individually and in pairs. One-over-one Historic Resources Commission 13 10/5/2023