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Planning and Building Agency <br />Item # 2 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Historic Resources Commission Staff Report <br />January 11, 2024 <br />Topic: HEMA No. 2023-10 – The Elliott House (1904 North Heliotrope Drive) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic Exterior <br />Modification Application No. 2023-10. <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Bejay and Laura Magnusen are requesting approval of Historic Exterior Modification <br />Application (HEMA) No. 2023-10. Specifically, the request is to allow exterior modifications <br />consisting of modifying four existing balconies with metal railings for child safety <br />requirements that is consistent with Building Code regulations, which are located on all <br />four facades at the second story; replacing the non-compatible rear (west) entrance stoop <br />at the main residential building with a more period-appropriate stoop; adding 69 square <br />feet to the existing garage-accessory structure in order to convert it to a three-car garage <br />with additional storage; and expanding and repaving the driveway to accommodate a third <br />parking space, for the Elliott House located at 1904 North Heliotrope Drive. The property <br />was listed as “Landmark” in 2003 on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and is <br />a contributor to the National Register-listed Floral Park Historic District. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Project Location and Site Description <br />The subject property is located on a corner lot at the intersections of Heliotrope Drive and <br />19th Street. It is located on the west side of North Heliotrope Drive in the Floral Park <br />National Register Historic District in Santa Ana. The General Plan land use designation <br />for the site is Low Density Residential (LR) and the zoning district is Single Family <br />Residential (R1). The site contains a 5,010-square-foot, Italian Renaissance Revival style <br />residence, with a detached garage and accessory building that are interally attached, on <br />a 17,670-square-foot residential lot. The property is known as the Elliott House built in <br />1931 and is a contributor to the National Register-listed Floral Park Historic District. The <br />property is also individually listed as No. 332 on the Santa Ana Register of Historical <br />    <br />Historic Resources Commission 49 1/11/2024 <br />