Item 19 - Mills Act Agreement - 1218 N French St.

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French Park Historic District, Santa Ana, CA Orange County 11{ Fwm 10 M4 040 am A0WWW Ia. F1fFmld United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 16 It is now an attractive and well maintained Tudor -influenced building. The neighborhood has been working with the Executive Board of Mercy House, a group that is going to build an AIDS hospice on a lot previously occupied by a 1970s apartment building that was torn down because of substantial fire damage. The H. F. P. A. helped to design the new building, which will be compatible with the existing houses on the 800 block of N. Garfield. Last year H. F. P. A. worked with city staff to update the S D-19 Ordinance. The new rules call for a tighter control over some of the problems experienced by the neighborhood, including front yard fences and inappropriate rehabilitation. In an effort to encourage the arts program in Santa Ana, the Ordinance allows for up to 12 art walks a year and art studios in the homes. That feature was included to encourage artists with families to settle in the neighborhood. The French Park Historic District is home to people with a wide range of ages, occupations, and racial diversity. The restoration of its housing stock , which has occurred house -by -house and project -by -project, is an important asset to the City of Santa Ana, and provides a sense of its unique past.