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FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383 Resolution No. 2024-XX Page 2 of 10 hung, awning, and fixed configurations; minimally modify historic wood window frames to accommodate the installation of the windows; remove non-historic metal handrail on rear porch (west façade) and replace it with a new wood handrail similar to existing historic handrails; and legalize the rear porch enclosure. As part of the work, deteriorated and damaged siding, trim, window surrounds, and other exterior elements, will be repaired or replaced as necessary; any replacements will be made in -kind to match the historical design and materials. G. Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 30 -6, the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on November 7, 2024, for the request for exterior modifications to the Dinsmore House. H. Since the property is deemed a historic structure, all exterior modifications are required to meet the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. 1. The following Secretary of Interior’s Standards are applicable: i. As conditioned, the project complies with Standard No. 1. because it will maintain the property’s historical use as a residence and will involve, at most, only a minimal loss of historic fabric and no loss of character defining historic features. The project principally involves the removal of non - historical vinyl-sash windows and their replacement with wood-sash windows consistent with the historical design and materials of the building. Project work, such as the modification of wood window surrounds to accommodate the new windows and repair and restoration of trim, siding, and fascia, may result in limited changes to or loss of distinctive materials; however, such work is intended to remove historical materials minimally and as a last resort and would introduce new materials matched to the house’s historic fabric in cases when replacements are necessary. The proposed metal back porch handrail replacement involves the removal of non - historic materials that are not characteristic of the house’s historical significance. The project does not propose changes to any spaces or spatial relationships characteristic of the property’s historical significance. ii. As conditioned, the project complies with Standard No. 2. Project elements are designed generally to restore the historic character of the subject property. That goal will be achieved chiefly through the restoration of existing vinyl windows with replacements consistent with the house’s historic Queen Anne- and Greek Revival-style character. Installation of new windows may involve a negligible loss of historic fabric due the necessary modifications of some surrounds and would serve the more pressing object of removing and replacing the existing incompatible vinyl windows. Additional work to repair