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REQUEST FOR <br />Historic Resources Commission Action <br />4- M <br />NOVEMBER 5, 2015 <br />0@w <br />TITLE. <br />HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION <br />AGREEMENT NO. 2015 -23 FOR PROPERTY <br />LOCATED AT 1308 NORTH BAKER STREET <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5,2; 5,3} <br />Prepared by Hally Soboleske <br />f� " — <br />E cutiv hector <br />+' !i <br />APPROVED <br />• As Recommended <br />• As Amended <br />• Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Actinrg PI nning Manager <br />Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute <br />the attached Mills Act agreement with Reginald Durant, subject to non - substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />Request of Applicant <br />Reginald Durant is requesting approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana <br />for the property located at 1308 North Baker Street. <br />Prolect Location and Site Description <br />The subject property is known as the Axworthy House and consists of a 1,606 square foot single -story <br />Spanish Colonial Revival styled residence with detached garage on a 7,187 square foot residential lot <br />located on Baker Street between Seventeenth Street and Washington Avenue (Exhibit 1). It was <br />designated to the Santa Ana Register of Historical properties in July of 2003 and was categorized as <br />Contributive (Exhibit 2). <br />Analysis of the Issues <br />Mills Act Agreement <br />Ordinance No. NS -2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute Historic Property <br />Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act agreements for eligible properties <br />(Exhibit 3). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property must be listed on the Santa Ana Register of <br />Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission Application and Historic Register <br />Categorization actions proposed for this site authorize the listing of the property on the local register. <br />The agreement provides monetary incentive to the property owner in the form of a property tax <br />reduction in exchange for the owner's voluntary commitment to maintain the property in a good state <br />of repair as necessary to maintain its character and appearance. Once recorded, the agreement <br />generates a different valuation method in determining the property's assessed value, resulting in tax <br />savings. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits include: <br />EXHIBIT B12 <br />25A -143 <br />