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Planning and Building Agency <br /> <br />Item # 13 <br /> <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Historic Resources Commission Staff Report <br />September 23, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Topic: HRCA No. 2025-12, HRC No. 2025-08, HPPA No. 2025-07 – The H.A. Petersen <br />House (2402 N. Riverside Drive) <br /> <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTIONS <br /> <br />1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2025- <br />12 and Historic Register Categorization No. 2025-8; and <br /> <br />2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to <br />execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Steven and Joelle Meese, for the <br />property located at 2402 N. Riverside Drive, subject to non-substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> <br />Steven and Joelle Meese are requesting approval to designate an existing Contemporary <br />Modern-style residence located at 2402 N. Riverside Drive to the Santa Ana Register of <br />Historical Properties, as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City <br />of Santa Ana. The property, which is a contributing property to the Floral Park National <br />Register Historic District, qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical <br />Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a Contemporary Modern-style house. <br />It is worthy of “Contributive” categorization as it has a distinctive architectural style and <br />quality reflective of the Contemporary Modern style, including its low-to-the-ground <br />massing, cross-hipped roof, and wood-sash windows in multiple configurations, among <br />other features. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Project Location and Site Description <br /> <br />The subject property is located on a corner lot with North Benton Way to the east and <br />North Riverside Drive to the north, in the Floral Park neighborhood in Santa Ana. The site <br />contains a 1,696-square-foot, Contemporary Modern-style residence and attached <br />garage on an approximately 7,800-square-foot residential lot (Exhibits 3 and 4). <br /> <br /> <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 13 – 78 11/4/2025