HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet 5.7.26Historic Resources Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda
May 7, 2026
Council Chamber
22 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA
4:30 P.M.
Members of the public may attend this meeting inperson or join via Zoom.
Join from your computer: https://zoom.us/j/81683966082
Join from your mobile phone via Zoom App. Meeting ID: 81683966082
Dial in from a mobile phone or landline.(669) 900 6833; Meeting ID: 81683966082
*For viewing only:www.youtube.com/cityofsantaanavideos.Please note: There is up to a 30
second delay when viewing the meeting via YouTube. If you plan to provide a public comment
during the meeting, please join the meeting via Zoom.
For detailed participation and commenting options, please review the instructions
provided at the end of this agenda.
To download or view each item, select either Download PDF or View Item Details to
the right of the agenda title.
Edward Murashie
Chair, Ward 3 Representative
Alberta Christy, Vice Chair
Ward 4 Representative
Ignacio Rincon
Ward 1 Representative
Ginelle Hardy
Ward 2 Representative
Vacant
Ward 5 Representative
Dylan Almendral
Ward 6 Representative
Irma Perez Jauregui
Citywide Representative
Manuel J. Escamilla
Planning Commission Rep.
Dwayne Shipp
Comm. Redev. & Housing
Commission Rep.
Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP
Executive Director
Brandon Salvatierra
Legal Counsel
Ricardo Soto, AICP
Planning Manager
Gema Zapien
Recording Secretary
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,
contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable
the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting
documentation can be found onthe City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, Chairperson
Alberta Christy, Vice Chairperson
Ignacio Rincon
Ginelle Hardy
Dwayne Shipp
Manuel J. Escamilla
Irma Perez Jauregui
Dylan Almendral
Staff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director
Brandon Salvatierra, Assistant City Attorney
Ricardo Soto, AICP, Planning Manager
Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
a.Minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the regular meeting of March 5,
2026.
b.Excused absences
Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
*End of Consent Calendar*
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Public Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unless
appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested
party or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on April 27,
2026 and notices were mailed on said date.
1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2115 NORTH MAIN STREET LOCATED WITHIN
THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL – MUSEUM DISTRICT (C1MD) ZONING
DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Ashil Pansuria with SYD Group, representing SA Hotel
One, LP (“Property Owner” and “Applicant”)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Exterior Modification
Application (HEMA) No. 202601 for a historic property known as the MacFarlane
House, categorized as “Contributive” on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties. The proposed exterior modifications include: (1) restoration of original
design elements that have been altered or removed; (2) removal of nonhistoric
features, including portions of the enclosed porch, exterior stair elements, and an
upperstory door; (3) installation of a multilight wood entrance door and a double
hung wood window beneath the front porch; (4) infilling the upperstory door with a
new stud wall and wood shingle cladding to match the existing siding; and (5)
construction of an accessible ramp and landing at the north end of the porch,
installation of a new doublehung window, addition of woodframed French doors
with an awning, and a new exterior staircase at the rear (east) elevation.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the Project is exempt from further review under
Section 15331 (Class 31 – Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation), as this
action is designed in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for Rehabilitation and therefore will not result in a significant impact to a
historical resource. A Notice of Exemption, ER No. 202628, will be filed for this
Project.
Recommended Action:
Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic
Exterior Modification Application No. 202601 as conditioned.
*End of Business Calendar*
STAFF COMMENTS
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for July 02, 2026 at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
Click on the link on top of this agenda OR
Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.
Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 1 5/7/2026
Historic Resources CommissionRegular Meeting AgendaMay 7, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M. Members of the public may attend this meeting inperson or join via Zoom.Join from your computer: https://zoom.us/j/81683966082Join from your mobile phone via Zoom App. Meeting ID: 81683966082Dial in from a mobile phone or landline.(669) 900 6833; Meeting ID: 81683966082*For viewing only:www.youtube.com/cityofsantaanavideos.Please note: There is up to a 30second delay when viewing the meeting via YouTube. If you plan to provide a public commentduring the meeting, please join the meeting via Zoom.For detailed participation and commenting options, please review the instructionsprovided at the end of this agenda.
To download or view each item, select either Download PDF or View Item Details to
the right of the agenda title.
Edward Murashie
Chair, Ward 3 Representative
Alberta Christy, Vice Chair
Ward 4 Representative
Ignacio Rincon
Ward 1 Representative
Ginelle Hardy
Ward 2 Representative
Vacant
Ward 5 Representative
Dylan Almendral
Ward 6 Representative
Irma Perez Jauregui
Citywide Representative
Manuel J. Escamilla
Planning Commission Rep.
Dwayne Shipp
Comm. Redev. & Housing
Commission Rep.
Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP
Executive Director
Brandon Salvatierra
Legal Counsel
Ricardo Soto, AICP
Planning Manager
Gema Zapien
Recording Secretary
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,
contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable
the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting
documentation can be found onthe City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, Chairperson
Alberta Christy, Vice Chairperson
Ignacio Rincon
Ginelle Hardy
Dwayne Shipp
Manuel J. Escamilla
Irma Perez Jauregui
Dylan Almendral
Staff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director
Brandon Salvatierra, Assistant City Attorney
Ricardo Soto, AICP, Planning Manager
Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
a.Minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the regular meeting of March 5,
2026.
b.Excused absences
Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
*End of Consent Calendar*
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Public Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unless
appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested
party or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on April 27,
2026 and notices were mailed on said date.
1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2115 NORTH MAIN STREET LOCATED WITHIN
THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL – MUSEUM DISTRICT (C1MD) ZONING
DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Ashil Pansuria with SYD Group, representing SA Hotel
One, LP (“Property Owner” and “Applicant”)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Exterior Modification
Application (HEMA) No. 202601 for a historic property known as the MacFarlane
House, categorized as “Contributive” on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties. The proposed exterior modifications include: (1) restoration of original
design elements that have been altered or removed; (2) removal of nonhistoric
features, including portions of the enclosed porch, exterior stair elements, and an
upperstory door; (3) installation of a multilight wood entrance door and a double
hung wood window beneath the front porch; (4) infilling the upperstory door with a
new stud wall and wood shingle cladding to match the existing siding; and (5)
construction of an accessible ramp and landing at the north end of the porch,
installation of a new doublehung window, addition of woodframed French doors
with an awning, and a new exterior staircase at the rear (east) elevation.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the Project is exempt from further review under
Section 15331 (Class 31 – Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation), as this
action is designed in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for Rehabilitation and therefore will not result in a significant impact to a
historical resource. A Notice of Exemption, ER No. 202628, will be filed for this
Project.
Recommended Action:
Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic
Exterior Modification Application No. 202601 as conditioned.
*End of Business Calendar*
STAFF COMMENTS
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for July 02, 2026 at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
Click on the link on top of this agenda OR
Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.
Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 2 5/7/2026
Historic Resources CommissionRegular Meeting AgendaMay 7, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M. Members of the public may attend this meeting inperson or join via Zoom.Join from your computer: https://zoom.us/j/81683966082Join from your mobile phone via Zoom App. Meeting ID: 81683966082Dial in from a mobile phone or landline.(669) 900 6833; Meeting ID: 81683966082*For viewing only:www.youtube.com/cityofsantaanavideos.Please note: There is up to a 30second delay when viewing the meeting via YouTube. If you plan to provide a public commentduring the meeting, please join the meeting via Zoom.For detailed participation and commenting options, please review the instructionsprovided at the end of this agenda.To download or view each item, select either Download PDF or View Item Details tothe right of the agenda title. Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording Secretary
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,
contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable
the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting
documentation can be found onthe City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, Chairperson
Alberta Christy, Vice Chairperson
Ignacio Rincon
Ginelle Hardy
Dwayne Shipp
Manuel J. Escamilla
Irma Perez Jauregui
Dylan Almendral
Staff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director
Brandon Salvatierra, Assistant City Attorney
Ricardo Soto, AICP, Planning Manager
Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
a.Minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the regular meeting of March 5,
2026.
b.Excused absences
Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
*End of Consent Calendar*
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Public Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unless
appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested
party or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on April 27,
2026 and notices were mailed on said date.
1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2115 NORTH MAIN STREET LOCATED WITHIN
THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL – MUSEUM DISTRICT (C1MD) ZONING
DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Ashil Pansuria with SYD Group, representing SA Hotel
One, LP (“Property Owner” and “Applicant”)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Exterior Modification
Application (HEMA) No. 202601 for a historic property known as the MacFarlane
House, categorized as “Contributive” on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties. The proposed exterior modifications include: (1) restoration of original
design elements that have been altered or removed; (2) removal of nonhistoric
features, including portions of the enclosed porch, exterior stair elements, and an
upperstory door; (3) installation of a multilight wood entrance door and a double
hung wood window beneath the front porch; (4) infilling the upperstory door with a
new stud wall and wood shingle cladding to match the existing siding; and (5)
construction of an accessible ramp and landing at the north end of the porch,
installation of a new doublehung window, addition of woodframed French doors
with an awning, and a new exterior staircase at the rear (east) elevation.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the Project is exempt from further review under
Section 15331 (Class 31 – Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation), as this
action is designed in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for Rehabilitation and therefore will not result in a significant impact to a
historical resource. A Notice of Exemption, ER No. 202628, will be filed for this
Project.
Recommended Action:
Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic
Exterior Modification Application No. 202601 as conditioned.
*End of Business Calendar*
STAFF COMMENTS
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for July 02, 2026 at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
Click on the link on top of this agenda OR
Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.
Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 3 5/7/2026
Historic Resources CommissionRegular Meeting AgendaMay 7, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M. Members of the public may attend this meeting inperson or join via Zoom.Join from your computer: https://zoom.us/j/81683966082Join from your mobile phone via Zoom App. Meeting ID: 81683966082Dial in from a mobile phone or landline.(669) 900 6833; Meeting ID: 81683966082*For viewing only:www.youtube.com/cityofsantaanavideos.Please note: There is up to a 30second delay when viewing the meeting via YouTube. If you plan to provide a public commentduring the meeting, please join the meeting via Zoom.For detailed participation and commenting options, please review the instructionsprovided at the end of this agenda.To download or view each item, select either Download PDF or View Item Details tothe right of the agenda title. Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found onthe City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, ChairpersonAlberta Christy, Vice ChairpersonIgnacio RinconGinelle HardyDwayne ShippManuel J. EscamillaIrma Perez JaureguiDylan AlmendralStaff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive DirectorBrandon Salvatierra, Assistant City AttorneyRicardo Soto, AICP, Planning ManagerGema Zapien, Recording Secretary ROLL CALLPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTSCONSENT CALENDARa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the regular meeting of March 5,2026. b.Excused absencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners. *End of Consent Calendar*BUSINESS CALENDARPublic Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unlessappealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interestedparty or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on April 27,2026 and notices were mailed on said date.
1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2115 NORTH MAIN STREET LOCATED WITHIN
THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL – MUSEUM DISTRICT (C1MD) ZONING
DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Ashil Pansuria with SYD Group, representing SA Hotel
One, LP (“Property Owner” and “Applicant”)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Exterior Modification
Application (HEMA) No. 202601 for a historic property known as the MacFarlane
House, categorized as “Contributive” on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties. The proposed exterior modifications include: (1) restoration of original
design elements that have been altered or removed; (2) removal of nonhistoric
features, including portions of the enclosed porch, exterior stair elements, and an
upperstory door; (3) installation of a multilight wood entrance door and a double
hung wood window beneath the front porch; (4) infilling the upperstory door with a
new stud wall and wood shingle cladding to match the existing siding; and (5)
construction of an accessible ramp and landing at the north end of the porch,
installation of a new doublehung window, addition of woodframed French doors
with an awning, and a new exterior staircase at the rear (east) elevation.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the Project is exempt from further review under
Section 15331 (Class 31 – Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation), as this
action is designed in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for Rehabilitation and therefore will not result in a significant impact to a
historical resource. A Notice of Exemption, ER No. 202628, will be filed for this
Project.
Recommended Action:
Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic
Exterior Modification Application No. 202601 as conditioned.
*End of Business Calendar*
STAFF COMMENTS
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for July 02, 2026 at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
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Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
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Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
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you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.
Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 4 5/7/2026
Historic Resources CommissionRegular Meeting AgendaMay 7, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M. Members of the public may attend this meeting inperson or join via Zoom.Join from your computer: https://zoom.us/j/81683966082Join from your mobile phone via Zoom App. Meeting ID: 81683966082Dial in from a mobile phone or landline.(669) 900 6833; Meeting ID: 81683966082*For viewing only:www.youtube.com/cityofsantaanavideos.Please note: There is up to a 30second delay when viewing the meeting via YouTube. If you plan to provide a public commentduring the meeting, please join the meeting via Zoom.For detailed participation and commenting options, please review the instructionsprovided at the end of this agenda.To download or view each item, select either Download PDF or View Item Details tothe right of the agenda title. Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found onthe City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, ChairpersonAlberta Christy, Vice ChairpersonIgnacio RinconGinelle HardyDwayne ShippManuel J. EscamillaIrma Perez JaureguiDylan AlmendralStaff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive DirectorBrandon Salvatierra, Assistant City AttorneyRicardo Soto, AICP, Planning ManagerGema Zapien, Recording Secretary ROLL CALLPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTSCONSENT CALENDARa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the regular meeting of March 5,2026. b.Excused absencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners. *End of Consent Calendar*BUSINESS CALENDARPublic Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unlessappealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interestedparty or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on April 27,2026 and notices were mailed on said date.1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THEPROPERTY LOCATED AT 2115 NORTH MAIN STREET LOCATED WITHINTHE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL – MUSEUM DISTRICT (C1MD) ZONINGDISTRICT.Project Applicant: Ashil Pansuria with SYD Group, representing SA HotelOne, LP (“Property Owner” and “Applicant”)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Exterior ModificationApplication (HEMA) No. 202601 for a historic property known as the MacFarlaneHouse, categorized as “Contributive” on the Santa Ana Register of HistoricalProperties. The proposed exterior modifications include: (1) restoration of originaldesign elements that have been altered or removed; (2) removal of nonhistoricfeatures, including portions of the enclosed porch, exterior stair elements, and anupperstory door; (3) installation of a multilight wood entrance door and a doublehung wood window beneath the front porch; (4) infilling the upperstory door with anew stud wall and wood shingle cladding to match the existing siding; and (5)construction of an accessible ramp and landing at the north end of the porch,installation of a new doublehung window, addition of woodframed French doorswith an awning, and a new exterior staircase at the rear (east) elevation.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the Project is exempt from further review underSection 15331 (Class 31 – Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation), as thisaction is designed in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’sStandards for Rehabilitation and therefore will not result in a significant impact to ahistorical resource. A Notice of Exemption, ER No. 202628, will be filed for thisProject.Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for HistoricExterior Modification Application No. 202601 as conditioned.*End of Business Calendar*STAFF COMMENTSCOMMISSIONER COMMENTSADJOURNMENTThe next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for July 02, 2026 at4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective afterthe tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
Click on the link on top of this agenda OR
Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.
Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 5 5/7/2026
Historic Resources CommissionRegular Meeting AgendaMay 7, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M. Members of the public may attend this meeting inperson or join via Zoom.Join from your computer: https://zoom.us/j/81683966082Join from your mobile phone via Zoom App. Meeting ID: 81683966082Dial in from a mobile phone or landline.(669) 900 6833; Meeting ID: 81683966082*For viewing only:www.youtube.com/cityofsantaanavideos.Please note: There is up to a 30second delay when viewing the meeting via YouTube. If you plan to provide a public commentduring the meeting, please join the meeting via Zoom.For detailed participation and commenting options, please review the instructionsprovided at the end of this agenda.To download or view each item, select either Download PDF or View Item Details tothe right of the agenda title. Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found onthe City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, ChairpersonAlberta Christy, Vice ChairpersonIgnacio RinconGinelle HardyDwayne ShippManuel J. EscamillaIrma Perez JaureguiDylan AlmendralStaff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive DirectorBrandon Salvatierra, Assistant City AttorneyRicardo Soto, AICP, Planning ManagerGema Zapien, Recording Secretary ROLL CALLPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTSCONSENT CALENDARa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the regular meeting of March 5,2026. b.Excused absencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners. *End of Consent Calendar*BUSINESS CALENDARPublic Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unlessappealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interestedparty or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on April 27,2026 and notices were mailed on said date.1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THEPROPERTY LOCATED AT 2115 NORTH MAIN STREET LOCATED WITHINTHE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL – MUSEUM DISTRICT (C1MD) ZONINGDISTRICT.Project Applicant: Ashil Pansuria with SYD Group, representing SA HotelOne, LP (“Property Owner” and “Applicant”)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Exterior ModificationApplication (HEMA) No. 202601 for a historic property known as the MacFarlaneHouse, categorized as “Contributive” on the Santa Ana Register of HistoricalProperties. The proposed exterior modifications include: (1) restoration of originaldesign elements that have been altered or removed; (2) removal of nonhistoricfeatures, including portions of the enclosed porch, exterior stair elements, and anupperstory door; (3) installation of a multilight wood entrance door and a doublehung wood window beneath the front porch; (4) infilling the upperstory door with anew stud wall and wood shingle cladding to match the existing siding; and (5)construction of an accessible ramp and landing at the north end of the porch,installation of a new doublehung window, addition of woodframed French doorswith an awning, and a new exterior staircase at the rear (east) elevation.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the Project is exempt from further review underSection 15331 (Class 31 – Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation), as thisaction is designed in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’sStandards for Rehabilitation and therefore will not result in a significant impact to ahistorical resource. A Notice of Exemption, ER No. 202628, will be filed for thisProject.Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for HistoricExterior Modification Application No. 202601 as conditioned.*End of Business Calendar*STAFF COMMENTSCOMMISSIONER COMMENTSADJOURNMENTThe next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for July 02, 2026 at4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective afterthe tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commissionmay be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with theClerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the PlanningDepartment, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the finalday to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the finalday to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Pleasenote: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of thematters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited toraising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or inwritten correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.MEETING INFORMATION If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.1. Connecting directly from your computer:Click on the link on top of this agenda ORGo to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The MeetingID is listed at the top of this agenda.To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being isdiscussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us knowyou wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.2. Connecting via the Zoom App:Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, yourname, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being isdiscussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us knowyou wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed atthe top of this agenda.To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being isdiscussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.Submit a written commentYou are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:Visit the City’s Public Portal Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 6 5/7/2026
Historic Resources Commission
DRAFT Regular Meeting Agenda Minutes
March 5, 2026
Council Chamber
22 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA
4:30 P.M.
Edward Murashie
Chair, Ward 3 Representative
Alberta Christy, Vice Chair
Ward 4 Representative
Ignacio Rincon
Ward 1 Representative
Ginelle Hardy
Ward 2 Representative
Vacant
Ward 5 Representative
Dylan Almendral
Ward 6 Representative
Irma Perez Jauregui
Citywide Representative
Manuel J. Escamilla
Planning Commission Rep.
Dwayne Shipp
Comm. Redev. & Housing
Commission Rep.
Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP
Executive Director
Brandon Salvatierra
Legal Counsel
Ricardo Soto, AICP
Planning Manager
Gema Zapien
Recording Secretary
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,
contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable
the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting
documentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, Chairperson
Alberta Christy, Vice Chairperson
Ignacio Rincon
Ginelle Hardy
Dwayne Shipp
Manuel J. Escamilla
Irma Perez Jauregui
Dylan Almendral
Staff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Executive Director
Brandon Salvatierra, Assistant City Attorney
Ricardo Soto, AICP, Planning Manager
Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary
ROLL CALL
Minutes: Quorum was reached at 4:31 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:37
PM.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
a.Minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the special meeting of January 29,
2026.
b.Excused absences
Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
c.Certified Local Government 20242025
Recommended Action: Receive and File the Certified Local Government 20242025
Annual Report.
Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, Ignacio
Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
*End of Consent Calendar*
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Public Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unless
appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested
party or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on February 23,
2026 and notices were mailed on said date.
1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202505 FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 WEST RIVER LANE LOCATED WITHIN THE
SINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Kelly and Bethany Thomas (Property Owners and
Applicants)
Project Description: Applicants are requesting approval of Historic Exterior
Modification Application (HEMA) No. 202505 for a historic property known as the E.M.
Crawford House, which was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties
in 2020 and was categorized as “Landmark.” Exterior modifications include
construction of a rear addition to the semidetached garage. The rear addition includes
a 160squarefoot storage room consisting of a gabled roof, masonry veneer walls, two
wood doors, and a fiberglass casement window.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15331 (Class 31), as this action is designed to preserve a historic resource. A Notice
of Exemption, ER No. 2025113, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Action:
Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic
Exterior Modification Application No. 202505 as conditioned.
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicants, Kelly and Bethany Thomas, provided comments to the Commission.
Commission had questions for the Applicants.
Applicants answered questions from the Commission.
Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Rincon to
Approve.
YES: 8 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Pass
2.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202518, HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202601 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
2214 NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the
Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust (Property Owners and Applicants)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application
(HRCA) No. 202518, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202601, and Historic
Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202601 to allow the placement and
categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as
“Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of
Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class
31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption,
ER No. 202612, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
No. 202518 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20261; and
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinson
and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living
Trust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to non
substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicant, Steve Doughty, provided comments to the Commission.
Commission provided comments to the applicant.
3.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202515, HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202602 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202602 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
2117 NORTH GREENLEAF STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Charles AllenWalter and Travis AllenWalter (Property
Owner & Applicant)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission
Application (HRCA) No. 202515, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2026
02, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202602 to allow the
placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties as “Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation
Agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A
Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202613, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
No. 202515 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20262; and
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Charles AllenWalter
and Travis AllenWalter, for the property located at 2117 N. Greenleaf
Street, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager
and City Attorney.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicant, Charles AllenWalker, answered questions from the Commission.
Commission provided comments to the applicant.
Resident, Tim Rush, requested for driveway to be returned to it’s original condition.
4.ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 202601 TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER
30 (PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE) OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF HISTORIC
PROPERTIES, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
TRANSFER DISCLOSURE.
Project Applicant: City of Santa Ana
Project Description: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to adopt Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places of
Historical and Architectural Significance) of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. The
amendments are intended to modify the regulatory framework for historic property
modification procedures, establish regulations addressing demolition by neglect, and
require disclosure of a property’s historic designation status at the time of a real estate
transaction.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that there is
no possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally,
the action is not a project pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because it
will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202619, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Action:
Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places
of Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code (SAMC) relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition by
Neglect, and Historic Property Transfer Disclosure.
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Resident, Tim Rush, provided comment and recommendation on the item.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui to
Approve with added condition.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
*End of Business Calendar*
WORK STUDY SESSION
5. Budget Workshop 20262027
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
*End of Work Study Session*
STAFF COMMENTS
Minutes: Staff had comments for the Commission.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Minutes: Commission had comments for staff.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for May 07, 2026, at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
Minutes: Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
Click on the link on top of this agenda OR
Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.
Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 1 3/5/2026
Historic Resources CommissionDRAFT Regular Meeting Agenda MinutesMarch 5, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M.Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, Chairperson
Alberta Christy, Vice Chairperson
Ignacio Rincon
Ginelle Hardy
Dwayne Shipp
Manuel J. Escamilla
Irma Perez Jauregui
Dylan Almendral
Staff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Executive Director
Brandon Salvatierra, Assistant City Attorney
Ricardo Soto, AICP, Planning Manager
Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary
ROLL CALL
Minutes: Quorum was reached at 4:31 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:37
PM.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
a.Minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the special meeting of January 29,
2026.
b.Excused absences
Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
c.Certified Local Government 20242025
Recommended Action: Receive and File the Certified Local Government 20242025
Annual Report.
Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, Ignacio
Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
*End of Consent Calendar*
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Public Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unless
appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested
party or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on February 23,
2026 and notices were mailed on said date.
1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202505 FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 WEST RIVER LANE LOCATED WITHIN THE
SINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Kelly and Bethany Thomas (Property Owners and
Applicants)
Project Description: Applicants are requesting approval of Historic Exterior
Modification Application (HEMA) No. 202505 for a historic property known as the E.M.
Crawford House, which was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties
in 2020 and was categorized as “Landmark.” Exterior modifications include
construction of a rear addition to the semidetached garage. The rear addition includes
a 160squarefoot storage room consisting of a gabled roof, masonry veneer walls, two
wood doors, and a fiberglass casement window.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15331 (Class 31), as this action is designed to preserve a historic resource. A Notice
of Exemption, ER No. 2025113, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Action:
Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic
Exterior Modification Application No. 202505 as conditioned.
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicants, Kelly and Bethany Thomas, provided comments to the Commission.
Commission had questions for the Applicants.
Applicants answered questions from the Commission.
Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Rincon to
Approve.
YES: 8 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Pass
2.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202518, HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202601 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
2214 NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the
Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust (Property Owners and Applicants)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application
(HRCA) No. 202518, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202601, and Historic
Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202601 to allow the placement and
categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as
“Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of
Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class
31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption,
ER No. 202612, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
No. 202518 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20261; and
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinson
and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living
Trust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to non
substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicant, Steve Doughty, provided comments to the Commission.
Commission provided comments to the applicant.
3.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202515, HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202602 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202602 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
2117 NORTH GREENLEAF STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Charles AllenWalter and Travis AllenWalter (Property
Owner & Applicant)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission
Application (HRCA) No. 202515, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2026
02, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202602 to allow the
placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties as “Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation
Agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A
Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202613, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
No. 202515 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20262; and
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Charles AllenWalter
and Travis AllenWalter, for the property located at 2117 N. Greenleaf
Street, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager
and City Attorney.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicant, Charles AllenWalker, answered questions from the Commission.
Commission provided comments to the applicant.
Resident, Tim Rush, requested for driveway to be returned to it’s original condition.
4.ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 202601 TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER
30 (PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE) OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF HISTORIC
PROPERTIES, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
TRANSFER DISCLOSURE.
Project Applicant: City of Santa Ana
Project Description: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to adopt Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places of
Historical and Architectural Significance) of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. The
amendments are intended to modify the regulatory framework for historic property
modification procedures, establish regulations addressing demolition by neglect, and
require disclosure of a property’s historic designation status at the time of a real estate
transaction.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that there is
no possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally,
the action is not a project pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because it
will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202619, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Action:
Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places
of Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code (SAMC) relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition by
Neglect, and Historic Property Transfer Disclosure.
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Resident, Tim Rush, provided comment and recommendation on the item.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui to
Approve with added condition.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
*End of Business Calendar*
WORK STUDY SESSION
5. Budget Workshop 20262027
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
*End of Work Study Session*
STAFF COMMENTS
Minutes: Staff had comments for the Commission.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Minutes: Commission had comments for staff.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for May 07, 2026, at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
Minutes: Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
Click on the link on top of this agenda OR
Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.
Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 2 3/5/2026
Historic Resources CommissionDRAFT Regular Meeting Agenda MinutesMarch 5, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M.Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, ChairpersonAlberta Christy, Vice ChairpersonIgnacio RinconGinelle HardyDwayne ShippManuel J. EscamillaIrma Perez JaureguiDylan AlmendralStaff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Executive DirectorBrandon Salvatierra, Assistant City AttorneyRicardo Soto, AICP, Planning ManagerGema Zapien, Recording Secretary ROLL CALLMinutes: Quorum was reached at 4:31 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:37PM.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTSCONSENT CALENDARa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the special meeting of January 29,2026.b.Excused absencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners. c.Certified Local Government 20242025Recommended Action: Receive and File the Certified Local Government 20242025Annual Report.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, Ignacio
Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
*End of Consent Calendar*
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Public Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unless
appealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interested
party or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on February 23,
2026 and notices were mailed on said date.
1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202505 FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 WEST RIVER LANE LOCATED WITHIN THE
SINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Kelly and Bethany Thomas (Property Owners and
Applicants)
Project Description: Applicants are requesting approval of Historic Exterior
Modification Application (HEMA) No. 202505 for a historic property known as the E.M.
Crawford House, which was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties
in 2020 and was categorized as “Landmark.” Exterior modifications include
construction of a rear addition to the semidetached garage. The rear addition includes
a 160squarefoot storage room consisting of a gabled roof, masonry veneer walls, two
wood doors, and a fiberglass casement window.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15331 (Class 31), as this action is designed to preserve a historic resource. A Notice
of Exemption, ER No. 2025113, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Action:
Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic
Exterior Modification Application No. 202505 as conditioned.
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicants, Kelly and Bethany Thomas, provided comments to the Commission.
Commission had questions for the Applicants.
Applicants answered questions from the Commission.
Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Rincon to
Approve.
YES: 8 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Pass
2.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202518, HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202601 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
2214 NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the
Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust (Property Owners and Applicants)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application
(HRCA) No. 202518, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202601, and Historic
Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202601 to allow the placement and
categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as
“Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of
Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class
31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption,
ER No. 202612, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
No. 202518 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20261; and
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinson
and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living
Trust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to non
substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicant, Steve Doughty, provided comments to the Commission.
Commission provided comments to the applicant.
3.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202515, HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202602 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202602 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
2117 NORTH GREENLEAF STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Charles AllenWalter and Travis AllenWalter (Property
Owner & Applicant)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission
Application (HRCA) No. 202515, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2026
02, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202602 to allow the
placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties as “Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation
Agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A
Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202613, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
No. 202515 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20262; and
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Charles AllenWalter
and Travis AllenWalter, for the property located at 2117 N. Greenleaf
Street, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager
and City Attorney.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicant, Charles AllenWalker, answered questions from the Commission.
Commission provided comments to the applicant.
Resident, Tim Rush, requested for driveway to be returned to it’s original condition.
4.ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 202601 TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER
30 (PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE) OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF HISTORIC
PROPERTIES, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
TRANSFER DISCLOSURE.
Project Applicant: City of Santa Ana
Project Description: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to adopt Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places of
Historical and Architectural Significance) of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. The
amendments are intended to modify the regulatory framework for historic property
modification procedures, establish regulations addressing demolition by neglect, and
require disclosure of a property’s historic designation status at the time of a real estate
transaction.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that there is
no possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally,
the action is not a project pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because it
will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202619, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Action:
Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places
of Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code (SAMC) relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition by
Neglect, and Historic Property Transfer Disclosure.
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Resident, Tim Rush, provided comment and recommendation on the item.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui to
Approve with added condition.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
*End of Business Calendar*
WORK STUDY SESSION
5. Budget Workshop 20262027
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
*End of Work Study Session*
STAFF COMMENTS
Minutes: Staff had comments for the Commission.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Minutes: Commission had comments for staff.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for May 07, 2026, at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
Minutes: Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
Click on the link on top of this agenda OR
Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.
Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 3 3/5/2026
Historic Resources CommissionDRAFT Regular Meeting Agenda MinutesMarch 5, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M.Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, ChairpersonAlberta Christy, Vice ChairpersonIgnacio RinconGinelle HardyDwayne ShippManuel J. EscamillaIrma Perez JaureguiDylan AlmendralStaff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Executive DirectorBrandon Salvatierra, Assistant City AttorneyRicardo Soto, AICP, Planning ManagerGema Zapien, Recording Secretary ROLL CALLMinutes: Quorum was reached at 4:31 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:37PM.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTSCONSENT CALENDARa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the special meeting of January 29,2026.b.Excused absencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners. c.Certified Local Government 20242025Recommended Action: Receive and File the Certified Local Government 20242025Annual Report.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, IgnacioRincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. EscamillaStatus: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass*End of Consent Calendar*BUSINESS CALENDARPublic Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unlessappealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interestedparty or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on February 23,2026 and notices were mailed on said date.1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202505 FOR THEPROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 WEST RIVER LANE LOCATED WITHIN THESINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Kelly and Bethany Thomas (Property Owners andApplicants)Project Description: Applicants are requesting approval of Historic ExteriorModification Application (HEMA) No. 202505 for a historic property known as the E.M.Crawford House, which was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Propertiesin 2020 and was categorized as “Landmark.” Exterior modifications includeconstruction of a rear addition to the semidetached garage. The rear addition includesa 160squarefoot storage room consisting of a gabled roof, masonry veneer walls, twowood doors, and a fiberglass casement window.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15331 (Class 31), as this action is designed to preserve a historic resource. A Noticeof Exemption, ER No. 2025113, will be filed for this project.Recommended Action:Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for HistoricExterior Modification Application No. 202505 as conditioned.Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicants, Kelly and Bethany Thomas, provided comments to the Commission.Commission had questions for the Applicants.Applicants answered questions from the Commission.
Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Rincon to
Approve.
YES: 8 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Pass
2.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202518, HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202601 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
2214 NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the
Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust (Property Owners and Applicants)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application
(HRCA) No. 202518, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202601, and Historic
Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202601 to allow the placement and
categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as
“Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City of
Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class
31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption,
ER No. 202612, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
No. 202518 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20261; and
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinson
and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable Living
Trust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to non
substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicant, Steve Doughty, provided comments to the Commission.
Commission provided comments to the applicant.
3.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202515, HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202602 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202602 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
2117 NORTH GREENLEAF STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Charles AllenWalter and Travis AllenWalter (Property
Owner & Applicant)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission
Application (HRCA) No. 202515, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2026
02, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202602 to allow the
placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties as “Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation
Agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A
Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202613, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
No. 202515 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20262; and
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Charles AllenWalter
and Travis AllenWalter, for the property located at 2117 N. Greenleaf
Street, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager
and City Attorney.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicant, Charles AllenWalker, answered questions from the Commission.
Commission provided comments to the applicant.
Resident, Tim Rush, requested for driveway to be returned to it’s original condition.
4.ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 202601 TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER
30 (PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE) OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF HISTORIC
PROPERTIES, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
TRANSFER DISCLOSURE.
Project Applicant: City of Santa Ana
Project Description: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to adopt Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places of
Historical and Architectural Significance) of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. The
amendments are intended to modify the regulatory framework for historic property
modification procedures, establish regulations addressing demolition by neglect, and
require disclosure of a property’s historic designation status at the time of a real estate
transaction.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that there is
no possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally,
the action is not a project pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because it
will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202619, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Action:
Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places
of Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code (SAMC) relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition by
Neglect, and Historic Property Transfer Disclosure.
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Resident, Tim Rush, provided comment and recommendation on the item.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui to
Approve with added condition.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
*End of Business Calendar*
WORK STUDY SESSION
5. Budget Workshop 20262027
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
*End of Work Study Session*
STAFF COMMENTS
Minutes: Staff had comments for the Commission.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Minutes: Commission had comments for staff.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for May 07, 2026, at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
Minutes: Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
Click on the link on top of this agenda OR
Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
name, and the blue Join button. The Meeting ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, press *9 on your phone to virtually raise your hand. You will have 3 minutes.
Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 4 3/5/2026
Historic Resources CommissionDRAFT Regular Meeting Agenda MinutesMarch 5, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M.Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, ChairpersonAlberta Christy, Vice ChairpersonIgnacio RinconGinelle HardyDwayne ShippManuel J. EscamillaIrma Perez JaureguiDylan AlmendralStaff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Executive DirectorBrandon Salvatierra, Assistant City AttorneyRicardo Soto, AICP, Planning ManagerGema Zapien, Recording Secretary ROLL CALLMinutes: Quorum was reached at 4:31 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:37PM.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTSCONSENT CALENDARa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the special meeting of January 29,2026.b.Excused absencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners. c.Certified Local Government 20242025Recommended Action: Receive and File the Certified Local Government 20242025Annual Report.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, IgnacioRincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. EscamillaStatus: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass*End of Consent Calendar*BUSINESS CALENDARPublic Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unlessappealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interestedparty or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on February 23,2026 and notices were mailed on said date.1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202505 FOR THEPROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 WEST RIVER LANE LOCATED WITHIN THESINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Kelly and Bethany Thomas (Property Owners andApplicants)Project Description: Applicants are requesting approval of Historic ExteriorModification Application (HEMA) No. 202505 for a historic property known as the E.M.Crawford House, which was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Propertiesin 2020 and was categorized as “Landmark.” Exterior modifications includeconstruction of a rear addition to the semidetached garage. The rear addition includesa 160squarefoot storage room consisting of a gabled roof, masonry veneer walls, twowood doors, and a fiberglass casement window.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15331 (Class 31), as this action is designed to preserve a historic resource. A Noticeof Exemption, ER No. 2025113, will be filed for this project.Recommended Action:Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for HistoricExterior Modification Application No. 202505 as conditioned.Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicants, Kelly and Bethany Thomas, provided comments to the Commission.Commission had questions for the Applicants.Applicants answered questions from the Commission.Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Rincon toApprove.YES: 8 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Pass2.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202518, HISTORICREGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202601 AND HISTORIC PROPERTYPRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED2214 NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of thePatricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust (Property Owners and Applicants)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application(HRCA) No. 202518, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202601, and HistoricProperty Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202601 to allow the placement andcategorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as“Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City ofSanta Ana.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) andthe CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption,ER No. 202612, will be filed for this project.Recommended Actions:1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ApplicationNo. 202518 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20261; and2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and CityClerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinsonand Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable LivingTrust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp toApprove.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan AlmendralABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – PassMinutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff. Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicant, Steve Doughty, provided comments to the Commission.
Commission provided comments to the applicant.
3.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202515, HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202602 AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202602 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
2117 NORTH GREENLEAF STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILY
RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.
Project Applicant: Charles AllenWalter and Travis AllenWalter (Property
Owner & Applicant)
Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission
Application (HRCA) No. 202515, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 2026
02, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202602 to allow the
placement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties as “Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation
Agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A
Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202613, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application
No. 202515 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20262; and
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and City
Clerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Charles AllenWalter
and Travis AllenWalter, for the property located at 2117 N. Greenleaf
Street, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager
and City Attorney.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to
Approve.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan Almendral
ABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – Pass
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Applicant, Charles AllenWalker, answered questions from the Commission.
Commission provided comments to the applicant.
Resident, Tim Rush, requested for driveway to be returned to it’s original condition.
4.ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 202601 TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER
30 (PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE) OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF HISTORIC
PROPERTIES, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
TRANSFER DISCLOSURE.
Project Applicant: City of Santa Ana
Project Description: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to adopt Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places of
Historical and Architectural Significance) of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. The
amendments are intended to modify the regulatory framework for historic property
modification procedures, establish regulations addressing demolition by neglect, and
require disclosure of a property’s historic designation status at the time of a real estate
transaction.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that there is
no possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally,
the action is not a project pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because it
will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202619, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Action:
Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places
of Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code (SAMC) relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition by
Neglect, and Historic Property Transfer Disclosure.
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Resident, Tim Rush, provided comment and recommendation on the item.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui to
Approve with added condition.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
*End of Business Calendar*
WORK STUDY SESSION
5. Budget Workshop 20262027
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
*End of Work Study Session*
STAFF COMMENTS
Minutes: Staff had comments for the Commission.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Minutes: Commission had comments for staff.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for May 07, 2026, at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
Minutes: Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
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Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
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3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
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To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
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Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 5 3/5/2026
Historic Resources CommissionDRAFT Regular Meeting Agenda MinutesMarch 5, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M.Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, ChairpersonAlberta Christy, Vice ChairpersonIgnacio RinconGinelle HardyDwayne ShippManuel J. EscamillaIrma Perez JaureguiDylan AlmendralStaff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Executive DirectorBrandon Salvatierra, Assistant City AttorneyRicardo Soto, AICP, Planning ManagerGema Zapien, Recording Secretary ROLL CALLMinutes: Quorum was reached at 4:31 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:37PM.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTSCONSENT CALENDARa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the special meeting of January 29,2026.b.Excused absencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners. c.Certified Local Government 20242025Recommended Action: Receive and File the Certified Local Government 20242025Annual Report.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, IgnacioRincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. EscamillaStatus: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass*End of Consent Calendar*BUSINESS CALENDARPublic Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unlessappealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interestedparty or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on February 23,2026 and notices were mailed on said date.1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202505 FOR THEPROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 WEST RIVER LANE LOCATED WITHIN THESINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Kelly and Bethany Thomas (Property Owners andApplicants)Project Description: Applicants are requesting approval of Historic ExteriorModification Application (HEMA) No. 202505 for a historic property known as the E.M.Crawford House, which was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Propertiesin 2020 and was categorized as “Landmark.” Exterior modifications includeconstruction of a rear addition to the semidetached garage. The rear addition includesa 160squarefoot storage room consisting of a gabled roof, masonry veneer walls, twowood doors, and a fiberglass casement window.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15331 (Class 31), as this action is designed to preserve a historic resource. A Noticeof Exemption, ER No. 2025113, will be filed for this project.Recommended Action:Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for HistoricExterior Modification Application No. 202505 as conditioned.Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicants, Kelly and Bethany Thomas, provided comments to the Commission.Commission had questions for the Applicants.Applicants answered questions from the Commission.Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Rincon toApprove.YES: 8 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Pass2.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202518, HISTORICREGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202601 AND HISTORIC PROPERTYPRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED2214 NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of thePatricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust (Property Owners and Applicants)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application(HRCA) No. 202518, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202601, and HistoricProperty Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202601 to allow the placement andcategorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as“Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City ofSanta Ana.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) andthe CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption,ER No. 202612, will be filed for this project.Recommended Actions:1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ApplicationNo. 202518 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20261; and2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and CityClerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinsonand Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable LivingTrust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp toApprove.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan AlmendralABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – PassMinutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff. Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicant, Steve Doughty, provided comments to the Commission.Commission provided comments to the applicant.3.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202515, HISTORICREGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202602 AND HISTORIC PROPERTYPRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202602 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED2117 NORTH GREENLEAF STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT. Project Applicant: Charles AllenWalter and Travis AllenWalter (PropertyOwner & Applicant)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources CommissionApplication (HRCA) No. 202515, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202602, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202602 to allow theplacement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of HistoricalProperties as “Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property PreservationAgreement with the City of Santa Ana.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. ACategorical Exemption, ER No. 202613, will be filed for this project.Recommended Actions:1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ApplicationNo. 202515 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20262; and2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and CityClerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Charles AllenWalterand Travis AllenWalter, for the property located at 2117 N. GreenleafStreet, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Managerand City Attorney.Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp toApprove.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan AlmendralABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – PassMinutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicant, Charles AllenWalker, answered questions from the Commission.Commission provided comments to the applicant.Resident, Tim Rush, requested for driveway to be returned to it’s original condition.
4.ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 202601 TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER
30 (PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE) OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF HISTORIC
PROPERTIES, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
TRANSFER DISCLOSURE.
Project Applicant: City of Santa Ana
Project Description: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to adopt Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places of
Historical and Architectural Significance) of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. The
amendments are intended to modify the regulatory framework for historic property
modification procedures, establish regulations addressing demolition by neglect, and
require disclosure of a property’s historic designation status at the time of a real estate
transaction.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that there is
no possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally,
the action is not a project pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because it
will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202619, will be filed for this project.
Recommended Action:
Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Ordinance
Amendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places
of Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code (SAMC) relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition by
Neglect, and Historic Property Transfer Disclosure.
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
Resident, Tim Rush, provided comment and recommendation on the item.
Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui to
Approve with added condition.
YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,
Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne Shipp
NO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. Escamilla
Status: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass
*End of Business Calendar*
WORK STUDY SESSION
5. Budget Workshop 20262027
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
*End of Work Study Session*
STAFF COMMENTS
Minutes: Staff had comments for the Commission.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Minutes: Commission had comments for staff.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for May 07, 2026, at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
Minutes: Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
MEETING INFORMATION
If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.
1. Connecting directly from your computer:
Click on the link on top of this agenda OR
Go to Zoom.us and click "Join a Meeting" at the top. Enter the Meeting ID. The Meeting
ID is listed at the top of this agenda.
To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
discussed, click on the button next to your name to virtually raise your hand and let us know
you wish to speak. You will have 3 minutes.
2. Connecting via the Zoom App:
Download the free Zoom Cloud Meetings app from your favorite app store.
Launch the app and click on the blue Join a Meeting button. Enter the Meeting ID, your
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3. Dialing in from a mobile phone or landline:
Dial (669) 9006833. When prompted, enter the meeting ID. The Meeting ID is listed at
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To speak during the meeting: When you wish to comment on an item that is being is
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Submit a written comment
You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
Visit the City’s Public Portal
Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
Historic Resources Commission 6 3/5/2026
Historic Resources CommissionDRAFT Regular Meeting Agenda MinutesMarch 5, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M.Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, ChairpersonAlberta Christy, Vice ChairpersonIgnacio RinconGinelle HardyDwayne ShippManuel J. EscamillaIrma Perez JaureguiDylan AlmendralStaff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Executive DirectorBrandon Salvatierra, Assistant City AttorneyRicardo Soto, AICP, Planning ManagerGema Zapien, Recording Secretary ROLL CALLMinutes: Quorum was reached at 4:31 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:37PM.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTSCONSENT CALENDARa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the special meeting of January 29,2026.b.Excused absencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners. c.Certified Local Government 20242025Recommended Action: Receive and File the Certified Local Government 20242025Annual Report.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, IgnacioRincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. EscamillaStatus: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass*End of Consent Calendar*BUSINESS CALENDARPublic Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unlessappealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interestedparty or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on February 23,2026 and notices were mailed on said date.1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202505 FOR THEPROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 WEST RIVER LANE LOCATED WITHIN THESINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Kelly and Bethany Thomas (Property Owners andApplicants)Project Description: Applicants are requesting approval of Historic ExteriorModification Application (HEMA) No. 202505 for a historic property known as the E.M.Crawford House, which was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Propertiesin 2020 and was categorized as “Landmark.” Exterior modifications includeconstruction of a rear addition to the semidetached garage. The rear addition includesa 160squarefoot storage room consisting of a gabled roof, masonry veneer walls, twowood doors, and a fiberglass casement window.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15331 (Class 31), as this action is designed to preserve a historic resource. A Noticeof Exemption, ER No. 2025113, will be filed for this project.Recommended Action:Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for HistoricExterior Modification Application No. 202505 as conditioned.Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicants, Kelly and Bethany Thomas, provided comments to the Commission.Commission had questions for the Applicants.Applicants answered questions from the Commission.Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Rincon toApprove.YES: 8 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Pass2.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202518, HISTORICREGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202601 AND HISTORIC PROPERTYPRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED2214 NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of thePatricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust (Property Owners and Applicants)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application(HRCA) No. 202518, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202601, and HistoricProperty Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202601 to allow the placement andcategorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as“Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City ofSanta Ana.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) andthe CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption,ER No. 202612, will be filed for this project.Recommended Actions:1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ApplicationNo. 202518 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20261; and2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and CityClerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinsonand Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable LivingTrust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp toApprove.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan AlmendralABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – PassMinutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff. Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicant, Steve Doughty, provided comments to the Commission.Commission provided comments to the applicant.3.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202515, HISTORICREGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202602 AND HISTORIC PROPERTYPRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202602 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED2117 NORTH GREENLEAF STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT. Project Applicant: Charles AllenWalter and Travis AllenWalter (PropertyOwner & Applicant)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources CommissionApplication (HRCA) No. 202515, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202602, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202602 to allow theplacement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of HistoricalProperties as “Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property PreservationAgreement with the City of Santa Ana.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. ACategorical Exemption, ER No. 202613, will be filed for this project.Recommended Actions:1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ApplicationNo. 202515 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20262; and2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and CityClerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Charles AllenWalterand Travis AllenWalter, for the property located at 2117 N. GreenleafStreet, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Managerand City Attorney.Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp toApprove.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan AlmendralABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – PassMinutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicant, Charles AllenWalker, answered questions from the Commission.Commission provided comments to the applicant.Resident, Tim Rush, requested for driveway to be returned to it’s original condition.4.ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 202601 TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER30 (PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE) OF THESANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF HISTORICPROPERTIES, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, AND HISTORIC PROPERTYTRANSFER DISCLOSURE.Project Applicant: City of Santa AnaProject Description: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to adopt OrdinanceAmendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places ofHistorical and Architectural Significance) of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. Theamendments are intended to modify the regulatory framework for historic propertymodification procedures, establish regulations addressing demolition by neglect, andrequire disclosure of a property’s historic designation status at the time of a real estatetransaction.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that there isno possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally,the action is not a project pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because itwill not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in theenvironment. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202619, will be filed for this project.Recommended Action:Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving OrdinanceAmendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Placesof Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana MunicipalCode (SAMC) relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition byNeglect, and Historic Property Transfer Disclosure.Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Resident, Tim Rush, provided comment and recommendation on the item.Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui toApprove with added condition.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. EscamillaStatus: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass*End of Business Calendar*
WORK STUDY SESSION
5. Budget Workshop 20262027
Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.
Commission had questions for staff.
Staff answered questions from the Commission.
*End of Work Study Session*
STAFF COMMENTS
Minutes: Staff had comments for the Commission.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Minutes: Commission had comments for staff.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for May 07, 2026, at
4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.
Minutes: Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.
APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective after
the tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commission
may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the
Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final
day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final
day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please
note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the
matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to
raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in
written correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
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Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
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meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
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Historic Resources CommissionDRAFT Regular Meeting Agenda MinutesMarch 5, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M.Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, ChairpersonAlberta Christy, Vice ChairpersonIgnacio RinconGinelle HardyDwayne ShippManuel J. EscamillaIrma Perez JaureguiDylan AlmendralStaff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Executive DirectorBrandon Salvatierra, Assistant City AttorneyRicardo Soto, AICP, Planning ManagerGema Zapien, Recording Secretary ROLL CALLMinutes: Quorum was reached at 4:31 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:37PM.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTSCONSENT CALENDARa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the special meeting of January 29,2026.b.Excused absencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners. c.Certified Local Government 20242025Recommended Action: Receive and File the Certified Local Government 20242025Annual Report.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, IgnacioRincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. EscamillaStatus: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass*End of Consent Calendar*BUSINESS CALENDARPublic Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unlessappealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interestedparty or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on February 23,2026 and notices were mailed on said date.1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202505 FOR THEPROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 WEST RIVER LANE LOCATED WITHIN THESINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Kelly and Bethany Thomas (Property Owners andApplicants)Project Description: Applicants are requesting approval of Historic ExteriorModification Application (HEMA) No. 202505 for a historic property known as the E.M.Crawford House, which was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Propertiesin 2020 and was categorized as “Landmark.” Exterior modifications includeconstruction of a rear addition to the semidetached garage. The rear addition includesa 160squarefoot storage room consisting of a gabled roof, masonry veneer walls, twowood doors, and a fiberglass casement window.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15331 (Class 31), as this action is designed to preserve a historic resource. A Noticeof Exemption, ER No. 2025113, will be filed for this project.Recommended Action:Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for HistoricExterior Modification Application No. 202505 as conditioned.Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicants, Kelly and Bethany Thomas, provided comments to the Commission.Commission had questions for the Applicants.Applicants answered questions from the Commission.Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Rincon toApprove.YES: 8 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Pass2.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202518, HISTORICREGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202601 AND HISTORIC PROPERTYPRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED2214 NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of thePatricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust (Property Owners and Applicants)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application(HRCA) No. 202518, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202601, and HistoricProperty Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202601 to allow the placement andcategorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as“Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City ofSanta Ana.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) andthe CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption,ER No. 202612, will be filed for this project.Recommended Actions:1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ApplicationNo. 202518 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20261; and2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and CityClerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinsonand Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable LivingTrust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp toApprove.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan AlmendralABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – PassMinutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff. Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicant, Steve Doughty, provided comments to the Commission.Commission provided comments to the applicant.3.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202515, HISTORICREGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202602 AND HISTORIC PROPERTYPRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202602 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED2117 NORTH GREENLEAF STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT. Project Applicant: Charles AllenWalter and Travis AllenWalter (PropertyOwner & Applicant)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources CommissionApplication (HRCA) No. 202515, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202602, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202602 to allow theplacement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of HistoricalProperties as “Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property PreservationAgreement with the City of Santa Ana.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. ACategorical Exemption, ER No. 202613, will be filed for this project.Recommended Actions:1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ApplicationNo. 202515 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20262; and2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and CityClerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Charles AllenWalterand Travis AllenWalter, for the property located at 2117 N. GreenleafStreet, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Managerand City Attorney.Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp toApprove.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan AlmendralABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – PassMinutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicant, Charles AllenWalker, answered questions from the Commission.Commission provided comments to the applicant.Resident, Tim Rush, requested for driveway to be returned to it’s original condition.4.ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 202601 TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER30 (PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE) OF THESANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF HISTORICPROPERTIES, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, AND HISTORIC PROPERTYTRANSFER DISCLOSURE.Project Applicant: City of Santa AnaProject Description: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to adopt OrdinanceAmendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places ofHistorical and Architectural Significance) of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. Theamendments are intended to modify the regulatory framework for historic propertymodification procedures, establish regulations addressing demolition by neglect, andrequire disclosure of a property’s historic designation status at the time of a real estatetransaction.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that there isno possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally,the action is not a project pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because itwill not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in theenvironment. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202619, will be filed for this project.Recommended Action:Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving OrdinanceAmendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Placesof Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana MunicipalCode (SAMC) relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition byNeglect, and Historic Property Transfer Disclosure.Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Resident, Tim Rush, provided comment and recommendation on the item.Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui toApprove with added condition.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. EscamillaStatus: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass*End of Business Calendar*WORK STUDY SESSION 5. Budget Workshop 20262027Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.*End of Work Study Session*STAFF COMMENTSMinutes: Staff had comments for the Commission.COMMISSIONER COMMENTSMinutes: Commission had comments for staff.ADJOURNMENTThe next meeting of the Historic Resources Commission is scheduled for May 07, 2026, at4:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA.Minutes: Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.APPEAL INFORMATION:The formal action by the Commission shall become effective afterthe tenday appeal period. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Commissionmay be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with theClerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the PlanningDepartment, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the finalday to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the finalday to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Pleasenote: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of thematters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited toraising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or inwritten correspondence received by the Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.MEETING INFORMATION If you would like to learn how to use Zoom before the meeting, visit Zoom Video Tutorials.1. 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Mail to Gema Zapien, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for
consideration by the Historic Resources Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the
meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the
Commission but will be made part of the record. All attendees wishing to submit
written comments or supplemental materials for distribution to Historic Resources
Commission members during the in person must provide 15 printed copies.
TRANSLATION SERVICES Members of the public may request an interpreter 48
hours in advance to assist a nonenglish speaker during the public comments
sections of the meeting. Notification of 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the
City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and
consecutive interpretation (SpanishtoEnglish) in addition to those wishing to
address the Commission at the podium.
Los miembros del público pueden solicitar un intérprete con 48 horas de
anticipación para asistir a una persona que no habla inglés durante la sección de
comentarios públicos de la reunión. La notificación con 48 horas de anticipación
permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos razonables necesarios para garantizar el
acceso a esta reunión.La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio
del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está
disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse a la Comisión en el podio.
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Historic Resources CommissionDRAFT Regular Meeting Agenda MinutesMarch 5, 2026Council Chamber22 Civic Center PlazaSanta Ana, CA 4:30 P.M.Edward MurashieChair, Ward 3 RepresentativeAlberta Christy, Vice ChairWard 4 Representative Ignacio RinconWard 1 RepresentativeGinelle HardyWard 2 Representative VacantWard 5 RepresentativeDylan Almendral Ward 6 Representative Irma Perez JaureguiCitywide RepresentativeManuel J. EscamillaPlanning Commission Rep.Dwayne ShippComm. Redev. & HousingCommission Rep.Ali Pezeshkpour, AICPExecutive DirectorBrandon SalvatierraLegal Counsel Ricardo Soto, AICPPlanning Manager Gema ZapienRecording SecretaryIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting,contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enablethe City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supportingdocumentation can be found on the City’s website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.CALL TO ORDERATTENDANCE Commissioners:Edward Murashie, ChairpersonAlberta Christy, Vice ChairpersonIgnacio RinconGinelle HardyDwayne ShippManuel J. EscamillaIrma Perez JaureguiDylan AlmendralStaff:Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP Executive DirectorBrandon Salvatierra, Assistant City AttorneyRicardo Soto, AICP, Planning ManagerGema Zapien, Recording Secretary ROLL CALLMinutes: Quorum was reached at 4:31 PM with Commissioner Escamilla arriving at 4:37PM.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEPUBLIC COMMENTSCONSENT CALENDARa.MinutesRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes from the special meeting of January 29,2026.b.Excused absencesRecommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners. c.Certified Local Government 20242025Recommended Action: Receive and File the Certified Local Government 20242025Annual Report.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp to Approve.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui, IgnacioRincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. EscamillaStatus: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass*End of Consent Calendar*BUSINESS CALENDARPublic Hearing: The Historic Resources Commission decision is final unlessappealed to the City Council within 10 days of the decision by any interestedparty or group. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on February 23,2026 and notices were mailed on said date.1.HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO. 202505 FOR THEPROPERTY LOCATED AT 1015 WEST RIVER LANE LOCATED WITHIN THESINGLEFAMILY RESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Kelly and Bethany Thomas (Property Owners andApplicants)Project Description: Applicants are requesting approval of Historic ExteriorModification Application (HEMA) No. 202505 for a historic property known as the E.M.Crawford House, which was placed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Propertiesin 2020 and was categorized as “Landmark.” Exterior modifications includeconstruction of a rear addition to the semidetached garage. The rear addition includesa 160squarefoot storage room consisting of a gabled roof, masonry veneer walls, twowood doors, and a fiberglass casement window.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15331 (Class 31), as this action is designed to preserve a historic resource. A Noticeof Exemption, ER No. 2025113, will be filed for this project.Recommended Action:Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for HistoricExterior Modification Application No. 202505 as conditioned.Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicants, Kelly and Bethany Thomas, provided comments to the Commission.Commission had questions for the Applicants.Applicants answered questions from the Commission.Moved by Commissioner Escamilla, seconded by Commissioner Rincon toApprove.YES: 8 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 0 – Status: 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Pass2.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202518, HISTORICREGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202601 AND HISTORIC PROPERTYPRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202601 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED2214 NORTH WESTWOOD AVENUE LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT.Project Applicant: Michael Atkinson and Steve Doughty, as Trustees of thePatricia Atkinson Revocable Living Trust (Property Owners and Applicants)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources Commission Application(HRCA) No. 202518, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202601, and HistoricProperty Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202601 to allow the placement andcategorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as“Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property Preservation Agreement with the City ofSanta Ana.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) andthe CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. A Categorical Exemption,ER No. 202612, will be filed for this project.Recommended Actions:1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ApplicationNo. 202518 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20261; and2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and CityClerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Michael Atkinsonand Steve Doughty, as Trustees of the Patricia Atkinson Revocable LivingTrust, for the property located at 2214 N. Westwood Avenue, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.Moved by Commissioner Christy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp toApprove.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan AlmendralABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – PassMinutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff. Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicant, Steve Doughty, provided comments to the Commission.Commission provided comments to the applicant.3.HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 202515, HISTORICREGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 202602 AND HISTORIC PROPERTYPRESERVATION APPLICATION NO. 202602 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED2117 NORTH GREENLEAF STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SINGLEFAMILYRESIDENCE (R1) ZONING DISTRICT. Project Applicant: Charles AllenWalter and Travis AllenWalter (PropertyOwner & Applicant)Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Resources CommissionApplication (HRCA) No. 202515, Historic Register Categorization (HRC) No. 202602, and Historic Property Preservation Application (HPPA) No. 202602 to allow theplacement and categorization of the subject site in the Santa Ana Register of HistoricalProperties as “Contributive” and to execute a Historic Property PreservationAgreement with the City of Santa Ana.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15331 (Class 31), as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. ACategorical Exemption, ER No. 202613, will be filed for this project.Recommended Actions:1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission ApplicationNo. 202515 and Historic Register Categorization No. 20262; and2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and CityClerk to execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Charles AllenWalterand Travis AllenWalter, for the property located at 2117 N. GreenleafStreet, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Managerand City Attorney.Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Shipp toApprove.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Manuel J. Escamilla, Ignacio Rincon, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 1 – Dylan AlmendralABSENT: 0 – Status: 7 – 0 – 1 – 0 – PassMinutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Applicant, Charles AllenWalker, answered questions from the Commission.Commission provided comments to the applicant.Resident, Tim Rush, requested for driveway to be returned to it’s original condition.4.ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 202601 TO AMEND PORTIONS OF CHAPTER30 (PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE) OF THESANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF HISTORICPROPERTIES, DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT, AND HISTORIC PROPERTYTRANSFER DISCLOSURE.Project Applicant: City of Santa AnaProject Description: The City of Santa Ana is proposing to adopt OrdinanceAmendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Places ofHistorical and Architectural Significance) of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. Theamendments are intended to modify the regulatory framework for historic propertymodification procedures, establish regulations addressing demolition by neglect, andrequire disclosure of a property’s historic designation status at the time of a real estatetransaction.Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is exempt from further review under Section15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as it can be seen with certainty that there isno possibility the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally,the action is not a project pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) because itwill not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in theenvironment. A Categorical Exemption, ER No. 202619, will be filed for this project.Recommended Action:Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving OrdinanceAmendment No. 202601 to amend several sections of Chapter 30 (Placesof Historical and Architectural Significance) of the Santa Ana MunicipalCode (SAMC) relating to Modification of Historic Properties, Demolition byNeglect, and Historic Property Transfer Disclosure.Minutes: Staff provided a short presentation.Commission had questions for staff.Staff answered questions from the Commission.Resident, Tim Rush, provided comment and recommendation on the item.Moved by Commissioner Hardy, seconded by Commissioner Jauregui toApprove with added condition.YES: 7 – Alberta Christy, Edward Murashie, Ginelle Hardy, Irma Perez Jauregui,Ignacio Rincon, Dylan Almendral, Dwayne ShippNO: 0 – ABSTAIN: 0 – ABSENT: 1 – Manuel J. EscamillaStatus: 7 – 0 – 0 – 1 – Pass*End of Business Calendar*WORK STUDY SESSION 5. 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Historic Resources Commission Staff Report
May 7, 2026
Topic: HEMA No. 2026-01 – The MacFarlane House (2115 North Main Street)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt a resolution approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for Historic Exterior
Modification Application No. 2026-01 as conditioned.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Ashil Pansuria with SYD Group, representing SA Hotel One, LP (“Applicant and Property
Owner”), requests approval of Historic Exterior Modification Application (HEMA) No.
2026-01 to allow exterior modifications to the MacFarlane House located at 2115 North
Main Street. The MacFarlane House is individually listed as No. 122 on the Santa Ana
Register of Historical Properties (“Register”) and is categorized as Contributive.
The proposed project builds upon prior approvals under HEMA No. 2017-01, which
authorized rehabilitation of the MacFarlane House and its adaptive reuse as part of a
commercial development. It also implements mitigation measures identified in the 2017
Historical Resources Evaluation Report (HRER), including preparation of a Secretary of
the Interior’s Standards compliance assessment. The current request refines and
modifies the previously approved scope of work to further restore historic features,
remove non-historic alterations, and introduce limited new improvements to support
continued adaptive reuse.
Specifically, the request is to allow exterior modifications including: (1) restoration of
original design elements that have been altered or removed; (2) removal of non-historic
features, including portions of the enclosed porch, exterior stair elements, and an upper-
story door; (3) installation of a multi-light wood entrance door and a double-hung wood
window beneath the front porch; (4) infilling the upper-story door with a new stud wall and
wood shingle cladding to match the existing siding; and (5) construction of an accessible
ramp and landing at the north end of the porch, installation of a new double-hung window,
addition of wood-framed French doors with an awning, and a new exterior staircase at
the rear (east) elevation (“Project”). Interior modifications to accommodate a café and
office use are proposed separately and are not subject to Historic Resources Commission
review.
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Staff has evaluated the proposed modifications for consistency with the Secretary of the
Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. In addition, a Standards Compliance Assessment
prepared by Architectural Resources Group (ARG) concludes that the Project complies
with the Standards and would not result in a substantial adverse change to the historical
resource under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Based on this analysis,
staff finds that, as conditioned, the Project will preserve the building’s historic character
while allowing for a compatible adaptive reuse. Therefore, staff recommends that the
Historic Resources Commission approve HEMA No. 2026-01 and issue a Certificate of
Appropriateness.
DISCUSSION
Background
The subject property at 2115 North Main Street (MacFarlane House) is individually listed
as No. 122 on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (“Register”) and is
categorized as a Contributive resource.
In 2017, the Historic Resources Commission approved Historic Exterior Modification
Application (HEMA) No. 2017-01, which authorized the rehabilitation of the MacFarlane
House as part of the Hampton Inn hotel development project. The approved scope of
work included exterior modifications to accommodate adaptive reuse of the structure as
an eating establishment, removal of non-historic features, installation of new openings for
accessibility, and construction of site improvements such as an outdoor dining deck and
associated circulation features.
As part of the 2017 approvals, a Historical Resources Evaluation Report (HRER)
prepared by Daly & Associates evaluated the subject property and surrounding
resources, and identified mitigation measures to ensure that project impacts to historical
resources would be reduced to a less-than-significant level. One such measure required
preparation of a Secretary of the Interior’s Standards (SOIS) compliance assessment to
evaluate the rehabilitation of the MacFarlane House.
In response, Architectural Resources Group (ARG) prepared a Standards Compliance
Assessment dated March 16, 2026 (Exhibit 5), to evaluate the current rehabilitation
proposal. The assessment confirms that the MacFarlane House retains sufficient integrity
to convey its historic significance and concludes that the proposed rehabilitation, including
removal of non-historic alterations, restoration of historic features, and introduction of
compatible new improvements, complies with the SOIS for Rehabilitation and would not
result in a substantial adverse change to the historical resource under CEQA.
The current HEMA No. 2026-01 request refines the previously approved scope of work
to further restore character-defining features, modify certain design elements, and
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incorporate additional accessibility and operational improvements. The proposed
modifications are limited to the MacFarlane House and do not alter the previously
approved overall site development program.
Project Location and Site Description
The subject property is located on the east side of North Main Street, just south of
Interstate 5, in the Santa Ana Triangle neighborhood. The General Plan land use
designation for the site is District Center – Medium Low (DC-1.5) and the zoning district
is Community Commercial Museum District (C1-MD). The site is currently developed with
a one-and-a-half-story 3,035-square-foot Craftsman building, known as the MacFarlane
House, that has been vacant since 2017.
The MacFarlane House was constructed circa 1905-1910 as a single-family residence
and was later converted into a duplex in 1940, followed by commercial use. The building
is wood-framed construction and exhibits characteristics of early 20th Century Craftsman-
style architecture, including a cross-gable roof with exposed rafter tails, knee braces, and
carved bargeboards; wood shingles and clapboard siding; and predominately wood,
double-hung windows. A horizontal wood band separates the first and second story
cladding along the north and south elevations.
The building has undergone alterations over time, including a 1946 rear (east) addition,
partial enclosure of the front (west) porch, removal of a chimney with associated infill, and
the addition of an exterior stair and upper-story entrance at the north elevation, as well
as limited window infill at secondary elevations. These modifications are generally
associated with the building’s conversion to multi-family and commercial use and are not
considered character-defining. Despite these changes, the MacFarlane House retains the
majority of its character-defining features and continues to convey its historic appearance
and significance. The building maintains integrity of location, design, materials, and
workmanship sufficient to represent early 20th century residential development along
North Main Street.
The MacFarlane House is significant for its association with early 20th century
development patterns in northern Santa Ana, when this portion of Main Street was
developed with single-family residences prior to the post-World War II commercial
conversion. The property is one of the few remaining buildings from this period and was
found eligible for embodying the “distinguishing characteristics of an architectural building
period associated with a specific period of development.” Character-defining features of
the building that should be preserved include:
Largely rectangular plan and massing;
One-and-a-half-story height;
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Cross-gable roof with flared (at the west end) eaves featuring exposed rafter
tails, knee braces, brackets, and carved bargeboards;
Prominent front-facing gable dormer at the west façade;
Wood shingle and wood clapboard siding separated by wood band at the
north and south elevations;
Full-width west entrance porch (partial porch enclosure at the north end is
not character-defining);
Double-hung wood windows with simple wood surrounds (some windows
have multi-light upper sashes);
Multi-light paired casement windows at the west façade dormer; and
Canted bay window at the south elevation.
Project Description
The Applicant requests approval of Historic Exterior Modification Application (HEMA) No.
2026-01 to rehabilitate the exterior of the MacFarlane House to accommodate a café and
office use as part of a broader request to re-entitle the previously approved Hampton Inn
hotel development project. The MacFarlane House is intended to function as an
accessory commercial component to the hotel project, consistent with prior approvals for
adaptive reuse of the structure. The proposed improvements build upon the scope of work
previously approved under HEMA No. 2017-01 and include refinements to the design,
restoration approach, and architectural detailing.
The Project includes modifications to the west, north, and east elevations, as described
below. No changes are proposed to the south elevation. In addition to the exterior
modification, the Applicant is also proposing interior modifications, including the remove
of interior partition walls and installing new finishes, fixtures, and equipment, for the
proposed café and office use that are being review by staff separately.
West Elevation
A non-historic enclosed part of the main entrance porch would be removed and the porch
restored to its original full-with configuration. A new multi-light wood entrance door and
double-hung window would be reinstated underneath the front porch, where the front door
and a window existed historically. In addition, an accessible ramp and landing would be
added, connecting the north end of the porch and providing access to the main entrance
in order to comply with current ADA regulations.
North Elevation
A non-historic exterior stair landing and upper-story door would be removed and the door
opening infilled with a new stud wall and wood shingle cladding to match the surrounding
historic cladding. The wood infill that is present where the original chimney was removed
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would be replaced with new wood clapboard siding that better matches the surrounding
historic siding. A window opening that has been infilled at the west end of the elevation
would be restored and a new double-hung window added. One double-hung wood
window near the center of the elevation would be removed and a new larger opening
would be created to accommodate three fully glazed wood French doors that would be
sheltered by an awning. The proposed French doors would open onto a new raised
outdoor seating deck that would be enclosed by a wood wall along Main Street for privacy.
East Elevation
A new exterior staircase is proposed to be added to the non-historic rear addition. The
stair is located on a secondary elevation and is designed to be compatible with the overall
building while remaining differentiated from the historic structure. As proposed, the stair
would not impact primary character-defining features and could be removed in the future
without impairing the building’s integrity and it is required in order to comply with current
egress building code regulations for emergencies.
Analysis
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards (SOIS):
The proposed Project, as conditioned, will follow the SOIS for the Treatment of Historic
Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, & Reconstructing
Historic Buildings (Kay D. Weeks and Anne E. Grimmer, revised 2017). The proposed
exterior modifications, as conditioned, is considered a rehabilitation project and as such
be evaluated against ten criteria. Staff has reviewed the proposed modifications in
comparison to the SOIS. The following is a review of the findings as they pertain to the
applicable criteria:
1. A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires
minimal changes to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial
relationships.
The Project complies with Standard No. 1. because the building would be
converted for café and office use and its rehabilitation for these new uses would
require minimal change to the building’s distinctive materials, features, spaces,
and spatial relationships.
2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal
of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a
property shall be avoided.
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The Project complies with Standard No. 2. The proposed work primarily involves
the removal or alteration of non-historic elements, including the upper-story
entrance, exterior stair landing, and wood infill at the north elevation. The Project
also includes limited modifications to a secondary elevation, including the removal
of one existing window and creation of a new door opening. This elevation has
previously undergone alterations to its original fenestration pattern, and the
window proposed for removal is one of several double-hung wood windows and is
not singularly distinctive.
The majority of the building’s character-defining materials and features, including
its overall massing, roof form, wood siding, architectural detailing, and primary
façade elements, would be retained. In addition, the Project includes restoration of
historic features that had previously been altered or lost, including the full-width
front porch configuration and original window openings at the west and north
elevations. As such, the Project would retain and preserve the historic character
of the MacFarlane House.
3. Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use.
Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding
conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be
undertaken.
The Project complies with Standard No. 3. The Project does not introduce
conjectural features or elements from other historic properties. New
improvements, including the installation of wood-framed French doors at the north
elevation, construction of an outdoor seating area, addition of an accessible ramp,
and a new exterior stair at the rear addition, are contemporary in design and are
located primarily on secondary elevations. These elements are compatible in
scale, materials, and proportions, while remaining differentiated from the historic
structure. As proposed, the Project would not create a false sense of historical
development and would allow the building to continue to be understood as a
product of its original period of construction with compatible modern interventions.
4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right
will be retained and preserved.
Standard No. 4 does not apply to the Project’s impact on the subject building. The
Project would result in the removal of a porch enclosure at the west façade and a
stair landing, upper story entrance, and window infill at the north elevation. The
changes occurred decades after the building’s construction and have not acquired
historic significance in their own right.
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5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of
craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be preserved.
The Project complies with Standard No. 5. As described in the discussion of
Standard No. 2, the Project would not impact the building’s distinctive materials,
features, finishes, construction techniques, or craftsmanship. While one window
would be removed and a new door opening added, these changes are proposed
at a secondary (north) elevation, and the window is not particularly distinctive.
Thus, the historic character of the building would be preserved.
6. Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the
severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new
feature will match the old in design, color, texture, and, where possible, materials.
Replacement of missing features will be substantiated by documentary and
physical evidence.
The Project complies with Standard No. 6. The Project proposes to repair, rather
than replace, deteriorated character-defining features and materials, including
wood siding, windows, knee braces, brackets, the horizontal wood band between
stories, and porch elements, to the extent feasible. Where deterioration is too
severe to allow for repair, features or materials would be replaced in kind to match
the existing in design, material, and appearance. This approach ensures the
retention of historic materials and craftsmanship while allowing for necessary
rehabilitation.
7. Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken using the
gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials will
not be used.
The Project complies with Standard No. 7. Any chemical or physical treatments
required during the building’s rehabilitation would be undertaken using the gentlest
means possible so as to minimize damage to the historic fabric.
8. Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If such resources
must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken.
Standard No. 8 does not apply with regard to the Project’s impact on the subject
building, as the building’s rehabilitation does not include any ground-disturbing
activities.
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9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction will not destroy
historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property.
The new work shall be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the
historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the
integrity of the property and its environment.
The Project complies with Standard No. 9. As described under Standard No. 2, the
exterior alterations of the Project are largely limited to previously altered features
such as the removal of the porch enclosure at the west façade and the removal of
the upper-story entrance, stair landing, and window and chimney infill at the north
elevation. While one original window would be removed and replaced with a group
of French doors at the north elevation, this elevation is secondary and its
fenestration has already been altered and the wood double-hung window is not
singularly distinctive. Thus, the Project would not destroy any historic materials,
features, or spatial relationships that characterize the property.
10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such
a manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the
historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.
The Project complies with Standard No. 10. If the new accessible entrance ramp,
outdoor deck, wall enclosing the deck, or the exterior stair were removed in the
future, the essential form and integrity of the MacFarlane House and its
environment would be unimpaired.
Conclusion
Staff has determined that the Project, as conditioned, complies with The Secretary of the
Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Specifically, the analysis indicates that the proposed
improvements would not detract from the historic integrity of MacFarlane House.
The role of the Historic Resources Commission is to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness
upon finding that the proposed improvements do not substantially change the character and
integrity of the historic properties per Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 30-6 and meet the
Secretary of Interior’s Standards per CEQA and the City’s Certified Local Government
agreement with the State of California. Staff finds that the historic exterior modification
application meets the necessary criteria to be awarded a Certificate of Appropriateness and
should be approved. It is also recommended that staff approve the exact materials and
finishes to be used prior to installation to ensure quality and compatibility.
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Public Notification
Project notifications were posted, published, and mailed in accordance with City and State
regulations. Copies of the public notice, including a 500-foot notification radius map and
site posting, are provided in Exhibit 7. In addition, staff contacted the representatives of
the Floral Park, Santa Ana Triangle, and Park Santiago neighborhood associations to
ensure they were aware of the Project and public hearing. At the time of this printing, no
correspondence, either written or electronic, had been received from any members of the
public.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
In accordance with CEQA, the recommended action is exempt from further review
pursuant to Section 15331 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 31 – Historical Resource
Restoration/Rehabilitation) as this action is designed in a manner consistent with the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and therefore will not result in a
significant impact to a historical resource. Based on this analysis, a Notice of Exemption,
Environmental Review No. 2026-28, will be filed for this Project.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBITS
1. Resolution Approving HEMA No. 2026-01
2. 500-Foot Radius Map
3. Site Photos
4. Executive Summary & Historical Description
5. Architectural Plans
6. SOIS Memo
7. Copy of Public Notices
Submitted By:
Jerry C. Guevara, AICP, Senior Planner
Approved By:
Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency
FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383
Resolution No. 2026-XXX
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING
THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR
HISTORIC EXTERIOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION NO.
2026-01 FOR THE MACFARLANE HOUSE LOCATED AT
2115 NORTH MAIN STREET (APN: 003-113-59)
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOW S:
Section 1. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby
finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. Ashil Pansuria with SYD Group, representing SA Hotel One, LP (“Applicant
and Property Owner”), is requesting approval of Historic Exterior
Modification Application (HEMA) No. 2026-01 to allow exterior modifications
to the MacFarlane House located at 2115 North Main Street.
B. Specifically, the request is to allow exterior modifications including: (1)
restoration of original design elements that have been altered or removed;
(2) removal of non-historic features, including portions of the enclosed
porch, exterior stair elements, and an upper-story door; (3) installation of a
multi-light wood entrance door and a double-hung wood window beneath
the front porch; (4) infilling the upper-story door with a new stud wall and
wood shingle cladding to match the existing siding; and (5) construction of
an accessible ramp and landing at the north end of the porch, installation of
a new double-hung window, addition of wood-framed French doors with an
awning, and a new exterior staircase at the rear (east) elevation (“Project”).
C. The legal owner of the property is SA Hotel One, LP, a California limited
partnership, as shown on Exhibit A.
D. The MacFarlane House is listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historic
Properties and categorized as “contributive.” Therefore, the property meets
the definition of “historic property” specified in Section 30-1.5 of the Santa
Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), which includes any property designated on
the federal, state, or local registers. Because the property is a designated
historic property, the Project is subject to the requirements specified in
Section 30-6 of the SAMC, specifically, that the proposed exterior
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modifications are subject to review and approval by the Historic Resources
Commission.
E.The MacFarlane House was constructed circa 1905-1910 as a single-family
residence and was later converted into a duplex in 1940, followed by
commercial use. The building is wood-framed construction and exhibits
characteristics of early 20th Century Craftsman-style architecture, including
a cross-gable roof with exposed rafter tails, knee braces, and carved
bargeboards; wood shingles and clapboard siding; and predominately
wood, double-hung windows. A horizontal wood band separates the first
and second story cladding along the north and south elevations.
The building has undergone alterations over time, including a 1946 rear
(east) addition, partial enclosure of the front (west) porch, removal of a
chimney with associated infill, and the addition of an exterior stair and
upper-story entrance at the north elevation, as well as limited window infill
at secondary elevations. These modifications are generally associated with
the building’s conversion to multi-family and commercial use and are not
considered character-defining. Despite these changes, the MacFarlane
House retains the majority of its character-defining features and continues
to convey its historic appearance and significance. The building maintains
integrity of location, design, materials, and workmanship sufficient to
represent early 20th century residential development along North Main
Street.
The MacFarlane House is significant for its association with early 20th
century development patterns in northern Santa Ana, when this portion of
Main Street was developed with single-family residences prior to the post
World War II commercial conversion. The property is one of the few
remaining buildings from this period and was found eligible for
embodying the “distinguishing characteristics of an architectural building
period associated with a specific period of development.” Character
defining features of the building that should be preserved include: (1)
largely rectangular plan and massing; (2) one-and-a-half-story height; (3)
cross-gable roof with flared (at the west end) eaves featuring exposed
rafter tails, knee braces, brackets, and carved bargeboards; (4)
prominent front-facing gable dormer at the west façade; (5) wood shingle
and wood clapboard siding separated by wood band at the north and south
elevations; (6) full-width west entrance porch (partial porch enclosure at
the north end is not character-defining); (7) double-hung wood
windows with simple wood surrounds (some windows have multi-light
upper sashes); (8) multi-light windows at the west façade dormer; and (9)
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canted bay window at the south elevation.
F.Pursuant to Section 30-6 of the SAMC, no exterior physical modifications,
other than those identified by the Historic Resources Commission for
administrative approval by City staff, shall be permitted with respect to a
historic structure until the Historic Resources Commission approves such
request at a duly noticed public hearing and issues a Certificate of
Appropriateness. The Historic Resources Commission shall issue the
Certificate of Appropriateness upon finding that the proposed modifications
do not substantially change the character and integrity of the historic
property.
G.The Applicant is seeking approval HEMA No. 2026-01 to rehabilitate the
exterior of the MacFarlane House in order to accommodate a new café and
office use. As proposed, the Project includes modifications to the west,
north, and east elevations.
West Elevation: A non-historic enclosed part of the main entrance porch
would be removed and the porch restored to its original full-with
configuration. A new multi-light wood entrance door and double-hung
window would be reinstated underneath the front porch, where the front
door and a window existed historically. In addition, an accessible ramp and
landing would be added, connecting the north end of the porch
and providing access to the main entrance in order to comply with current
ADA regulations.
North Elevation: A non-historic exterior stair landing and upper-story door
would be removed and the door opening infilled with a new stud wall
and wood shingle cladding to match the surrounding historic cladding. The
wood infill that is present where the original chimney was removed
would be replaced with new wood clapboard siding that better
matches the surrounding historic siding. A window opening that has been
infilled at the west end of the elevation would be restored and a new
double-hung window added. One double-hung wood window near the
center of the elevation would be removed and a new larger
opening would be created to accommodate three fully glazed wood
French doors that would be sheltered by an awning. The proposed French
doors would open onto a new raised outdoor seating deck that would be
enclosed by a wood wall along Main Street for privacy.
East Elevation: A new exterior staircase is proposed to be added to the
non-historic rear addition. The stair is located on a secondary elevation
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and is designed to be compatible with the overall building while
remaining differentiated from the historic structure. As proposed, the stair
would not impact primary character-defining features and could be
removed in the future without impairing the building’s integrity and it is
required in order to comply with egress building code regulations for
emergencies.
H.On May 7, 2026, the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed
public hearing on HEMA No. 2026-01.
I.Since the property is deemed a historic structure, all exterior modifications
are required to meet the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
1.A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use
that requires minimal changes to its distinctive materials, features,
spaces, and spatial relationships.
The Project complies with Standard No. 1. because the building
would be converted for café and office use and its rehabilitation for
these new uses would require minimal change to the building’s
distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships.
2.The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved.
The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces
that characterize a property shall be avoided.
The Project complies with Standard No. 2. The proposed work
primarily involves the removal or alteration of non-historic elements,
including the upper-story entrance, exterior stair landing, and wood
infill at the north elevation. The Project also includes limited
modifications to a secondary elevation, including the removal of one
existing window and creation of a new door opening. This elevation
has previously undergone alterations to its original fenestration
pattern, and the window proposed for removal is one of several
double-hung wood windows and is not singularly distinctive.
The majority of the building’s character-defining materials and
features, including its overall massing, roof form, wood siding,
architectural detailing, and primary façade elements, would be
retained. In addition, the Project includes restoration of historic
features that had previously been altered or lost, including the full-
width front porch configuration and original window openings at the
west and north elevations.
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3.Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time,
place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical
development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from
other historic properties, will not be undertaken.
The Project complies with Standard No. 3. The Project does not
introduce conjectural features or elements from other historic
properties. New improvements, including the installation of wood-
framed French doors at the north elevation, construction of an
outdoor seating area, addition of an accessible ramp, and a new
exterior stair at the rear addition, are contemporary in design and are
located primarily on secondary elevations. These elements are
compatible in scale, materials, and proportions, while remaining
differentiated from the historic structure. As proposed, the Project
would not create a false sense of historical development and would
allow the building to continue to be understood as a product of its
original period of construction with compatible modern interventions.
4.Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their
own right will be retained and preserved.
Standard No. 4 does not apply to the Project’s impact on the subject
building. The Project would result in the removal of a porch enclosure
at the west façade and a stair landing, upper story entrance, and
window infill at the north elevation. The changes occurred decades
after the building’s construction and have not acquired historic
significance in their own right.
5.Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or
examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property shall be
preserved.
The Project complies with Standard No. 5. As described in the
discussion of Standard No. 2, the Project would not impact the
building’s distinctive materials, features, finishes, construction
techniques, or craftsmanship. While one window would be removed
and a new door opening added, these changes are proposed at a
secondary (north) elevation, and the window is not particularly
distinctive. Thus, the historic character of the building would be
preserved.
As such, the Project would retain and preserve the historic character
of the MacFarlane House.
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6.Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced.
Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a
distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design, color,
texture, and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing
features will be substantiated by documentary and physical
evidence.
The Project complies with Standard No. 6. The Project proposes to
repair, rather than replace, deteriorated character-defining features
and materials, including wood siding, windows, knee braces,
brackets, the horizontal wood band between stories, and porch
elements, to the extent feasible. Where deterioration is too severe to
allow for repair, features or materials would b e replaced in kind to
match the existing in design, material, and appearance. This
approach ensures the retention of historic materials and
craftsmanship while allowing for necessary rehabilitation.
7.Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken
using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage
to historic materials will not be used.
The Project complies with Standard No. 7. Any chemical or physical
treatments required during the building’s rehabilitation would be
undertaken using the gentlest means possible so as to minimize
damage to the historic fabric.
8.Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If
such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be
undertaken.
Standard No. 8 does not apply with regard to the Project’s impact on
the subject building, as the building’s rehabilitation does not include
any ground-disturbing activities.
9.New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction will
not destroy historic materials, features, and spatial relationships that
characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from
the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features,
size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the
property and its environment.
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The Project complies with Standard No. 9. As described under
Standard No. 2, the exterior alterations of the Project are largely
limited to previously altered features such as the removal of the
porch enclosure at the west façade and the removal of the upper-
story entrance, stair landing, and window and chimney infill at the
north elevation. While one original window would be removed and
replaced with a group of French doors at the north elevation, this
elevation is secondary and its fenestration has already been altered
and the wood double-hung window is not singularly distinctive. Thus,
the Project would not destroy any historic materials, features, or
spatial relationships that characterize the property.
10.New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be
undertaken in such a manner that, if removed in the future, the
essential form and integrity of the historic property and its
environment would be unimpaired.
The Project complies with Standard No. 10. If the new accessible
entrance ramp, outdoor deck, wall enclosing the deck, or the exterior
stair were removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of
the MacFarlane House and its environment would be unimpaired.
Section 2. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
CEQA Guidelines, the Project is categorically exempt from further environmental review
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15331 (Class 31 – Historical Resource
Restoration/Rehabilitation) as this action is designed in a manner consistent with the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and therefore will not result in a
significant impact to a historical resource. Based on this analysis, a Notice of Exemption,
Environmental Review No. 2026-28, will be filed for this Project.
Section 3. The Applicant shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold the City
and/or any of its officials, officers, employees, agents, departments, agencies, authorized
volunteers, and instrumentalities thereof, harmless from any and all claims, demands,
lawsuits, writs of mandamus, referendum, and other proceedings (whether legal,
equitable, declaratory, administrative or adjudicatory in nature), and alternative dispute
resolution procedures (including, but not limited to arbitration s, mediations, and such
other procedures), judgments, orders, and decisions (collectively “Actions”), brought
against the City and/or any of its officials, officers, employees, agents, departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities thereof, that challenge, attack, or seek to modify, set
aside, void, or annul, any action of, or any permit or approval issued by the City and/or
any of its officials, officers, employees, agents, departments, agencies, and
instrumentalities thereof (including actions approved by t he voters of the City) for or
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concerning the project, whether such Actions are brought under the Ralph M. Brown Act,
California Environmental Quality Act, the Planning and Zoning Law, the Subdivision Map
Act, Code of Civil Procedure sections 1085 or 1094.5 , or any other federal, state or local
constitution, statute, law, ordinance, charter, rule, regulation, or any decision of a court of
competent jurisdiction. It is expressly agreed that the City shall have the right to approve
the legal counsel providing the City’s defense, and that Applicant shall reimburse the City
for any costs and expenses directly and necessarily incurred by the City in the course of
the defense. City shall promptly notify the Applicant of any Action brought and City shall
cooperate with Applicant in the defense of the Action.
Section 4. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana, after
conducting the public hearing, hereby approves HEMA No. 2026-01, as conditioned in
Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein, for the MacFarlane House located at
2115 North Main Street and is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution
with the County Recorder’s Office after the adoption of this Resolution pursuant to Public
Resources Code Section 5029. This decision is based upon the evidence submitted at
the above-referenced hearing, including but not limited to: The Request for Historic
Resources Commission Action dated May 7, 2026, and exhibits attached thereto; and the
public testimony, written and oral, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference.
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ADOPTED this 7th day of May 2026.
_________________________
Edward Murashie
Chairperson
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: _________________________
Melissa M. Crosthwaite
Senior Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Commission members ___________________________________
NOES: Commission members ___________________________________
ABSTAIN: Commission members ___________________________________
NOT PRESENT: Commission members ___________________________________
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, GEMA ZAPIEN, Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2026-XX to be the original resolution adopted by Historic Resources
Commission of the City of Santa Ana on May 7, 2026.
Date: ____________________ _________________________
Gema Zapien
Commission Secretary
City of Santa Ana
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
APN Address Legal Description Owner Name
003-113-59 2115 North Main
Street
THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN
BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
LOT 19 OF PHELP’S SUBDIVISION OF
A PART OF THE DERICOT TRACT, IN
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY
OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN
BOOK 3, PAGE 28 OF
MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER
OF SAID COUNTY.
EXCEPT THEREFROM THAT
PORTION OF SAID LAND CONVEYED
TO THE STATE IF CALIFORNIA, AS
SET FORTH AND DESCRIBED IN
THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENT
RECORDED AUGUST 16, 1991 AS
INSTRUMENT NO. 91-440394 OF
OFFICIAL RECORDS.
SA Hotel One,
LP
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EXHIBIT B
Conditions of Approval for Historic Exterior Modification
Application (HEMA) No. 2026-01
The Applicant must comply with each and every condition listed below prior to exercising
the rights conferred by the Historic Resource Commission’s approval and the City of
Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30 -6 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code. The Applicant must remain in compliance with all conditions listed below:
1.This property is listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. In any
real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner's representative
shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the
Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.
2.Any changes to the approved plans or project description for HEMA No. 202 6-01,
including any descriptions contained within the staff repo rt, shall be subject to
Planning Division staff review. In the event staff determine that proposed changes
cannot be approved administratively, the Applicant shall be responsible for
obtaining Historic Resources Commission approvals, as applicable, as determined
by staff, at the Applicant's sole full expense.
3.The Applicant shall procure any requested material samples of proposed exterior
materials (for like-for-like and non-like-for-like changes) and shall provide the
samples directly to the Planning Division at City Hall upon request. If staff
determines the material/design is not historically compatible, the owner shall
comply with staff's required specifications for appropriate material/design.
4.The Applicant is responsible for notifying staff in a timely manner if any
material/model is unavailable for all work related to this Project (like-for-like and
non-like-for-like exterior changes).
5.The Applicant is responsible for contacting the Planning Division to request rough
and final inspections prior to final occupancy. Requests for inspections must be
made at least three (3) business days in advance of the inspection.
6.The Applicant, prior to issuance of occupancy, shall install a plaque, per City
Standard, honoring and recognizing the MacFarlane House as a historic structure.
HEMA No. 2026-01MacFarlane House (2115 North Main Street)
Exhibit 2 - 500-Foot Radius Map
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NAME MacFarlane House REF. NO. 122
ADDRESS 2115–2117 North Main Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT Circa 1910 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD N/A
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C NATIONAL REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S1
Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
USGS 7.5” Quad Date: T R ¼ of ¼ of Sec : B.M.
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Bungalow/Craftsman
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND RELATED TO PERIOD ARCHITECTURE:
Closely related to the English Arts and Crafts Movement, American Bungalow/Craftsman architecture was popularized by The
Craftsman magazine and architects such as Charles and Henry Greene of Pasadena. It drew from the wood building traditions of
Japan and Switzerland as well as the medieval themes favored by the Arts and Crafts philosophers. Craftsman architecture stressed
honesty of form, materials, and workmanship, eschewing applied decoration in favor of the straightforward expression of structure. A
new appreciation of nature was evident in horizontal lines that reached out to embrace the landscape and the incorporation of
capacious porches into building plans. Primarily a residential style, Craftsman architecture can be identified by low-pitched gable and
hipped roofs with exposed rafters and beams in deep overhangs; wood lap or shingle siding and an occasional use of stucco; extensive
use of stone or brick as a secondary material; horizontal emphasis apparent in roof lines, headers, and battered porch supports; and
broadly proportioned wood framed windows, often clustered in bands. Craftsman homes were built from circa 1902 until the early
1920s.
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CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations)
September 20, 1940. Alteration to residence.
March 1, 1946. Add to residence, 12 x 15.
June 18, 1959. Alteration to residence (remodel kitchen).
February 5, 1960. Addition of restroom to office inside building.
April 20, 1992. Remove 550-gallon u/g fuel tank.
RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape)
None.
DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and
boundaries.)
This cross-gabled Craftsman bungalow is one and a half stories in height and covered in narrow lap siding. Square butt shingles face
a front gable. Braces with decoratively rounded ends are placed singly and in pairs in the eaves. Rafter tails and bargeboards also
feature rounded ends. The side gable extends over a front porch that spans the façade. Posts covered in siding support the overhang.
The north bay of the porch has been enclosed. Centered above the porch and below the front gable, the second story windows consist
of three sixteen-over-one double-hung sash recessed beneath a corbeled beam and flanked by double casement windows. A similar
mix of window types characterizes the north and south elevations. Alterations to the building include the glass enclosure of half of the
porch, construction of a staircase and a second entry on the north elevation, and an addition in the rear of the house.
HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS:
A construction date for this Craftsman home could not be confirmed; based on style, it appears to date from circa 1910. Since 1940 or
earlier, the property has been associated with the MacFarlane family. The MacFarlane Electric Company, which has maintained
offices in the building at least from 1960, is a local company of long standing.
RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office
of Historic Preservation.)
HP2. Single-family Property
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RESOURCES PRESENT:
Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other
MOVED? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme,
period, geographic scope, and integrity.)
Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative townsite on part of the Spanish land grant known as Rancho
Santiago de Santa Ana. Early growth and development was stimulated by the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1878 and the
Santa Fe Railroad in 1886. Following its incorporation as a city in 1886, Santa Ana was recognized as one of the leading
communities in the area in 1889 when it became the seat of the newly created County of Orange.
Santa Ana continued to grow steadily, surviving an economic downturn in the 1890s and gaining momentum in the first decade of the
twentieth century. The older neighborhoods closest to the downtown commercial district and to the churches, clubs, and institutions
began to be filled up and homebuilders looked elsewhere for land. This trend outward from the City’s historic core was symbolized
by the construction of Santa Ana High School on Main Street at Tenth Street in 1900 (demolished in the 1940s to make way for the
new Buffum’s Department Store). The northern portion of Main Street was primarily improved with single-family homes and
retained this character, for the most part, through the 1920s.
The MacFarlane House is representative of this era of development, and is one of the few houses remaining from the period when the
northern portion of Main Street was largely residential in use. It is significant architecturally, as a characteristic example of the
Craftsman style that was popular during the first two decades of the century. Character-defining exterior features of the MacFarlane
House which should be preserved include, but may not be limited to: roof configuration and elements, such as the gables, braces, and
bargeboards; original exterior materials where extant; original open porch configuration and roof supports; and original windows and
doors, including surrounds.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
This resource is currently listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Property. It is significant under Criterion 1 in that it embodies
the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural building period associated with a specific period of development. The
MacFarlane House has been categorized as “Contributive” because, as an example of the Craftsman style, the building “contributes to
the overall character and history” of Santa Ana, “is a good example of period architecture,” and “has not been substantially altered”
(Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
OWNER AND ADDRESS:
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RECORDED BY: (Name, affiliation, and address)
Leslie J. Heumann
Science Applications International Corporation
35 S. Raymond Avenue, Suite 204, Pasadena, CA 91105
DATE RECORDED: October 7, 2001
SURVEY TYPE: (Intensive, reconnaissance, or other)
Intensive Survey Update
REPORT CITATION: (Cite survey report and other sources)
REFERENCES: (List documents, date of publication, and page numbers. May also include oral interviews.)
Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana, An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
National Register Bulletin 16A. “How to Complete the National Register Registration Form.”
Washington DC: National Register Branch, National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior, 1991.
Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
EVALUATOR: Leslie J. Heumann DATE OF EVALUATION: October 7, 2001
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
• National Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From Appendix 7 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of
Historic Preservation)
C: that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the
work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction.
• National Register Status Code: (From Appendix 2 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic
Preservation)
5S1: Is separately listed or designated under an existing local ordinance, or is eligible for such listing or designation.
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #: 30-161826 UPDATE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
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Page 1 of 2 *Resource Name: 2115-2117 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA
*Recorded by: Pamela Daly, M.S.H.P. *Date: October 24, 2017 Continuation Update
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
Other identification: APN 003-113-55
Report citation: Daly, Pamela. “Historic Resource Evaluation Report for the Hampton Inn – Santa Ana Project, Santa Ana, Orange
County, California”. Daly & Associates, 2017.
The property at 2115 North Main Street was evaluated in October 2001 by Architectural Historian Leslie Heumann, of Science
Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Ms. Heumann determined that the house was…
significant…it embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural building period associated with a specific period of
development. The MacFarlane House has been categorized as ‘Contributive’ because, as an example of the Craftsman style, the
building ‘contributes to the overall character and history’ of Santa Ana, ‘is a good example of period architecture’, and ‘has not
been substantially altered’ [from its original design].
The MacFarlane House, at 2115-2117 North Main Street, is listed as property #122 of the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties, and is considered a “Contributive” property in the City of Santa Ana.
Since the time when Ms. Heumann prepared her evaluation of the property at 2115-2117 North Main Street in 2001, there has
been a tremendous amount of archival information now made available for the research of historical properties, including
records from the Orange County Archives, and those available on the Internet for researching individuals through genealogical
websites. With the assistance of the archivist at the Orange County Archives, and going through many City Directories, and U.S.
Census records, information was found regarding the original owners of the property at 2115-2117 North Main Street.
Daniel Thomas Remsberg, and his wife Catherine Eve (née Zimmerman), were living in Middleton District, Frederick County,
Maryland, in 1860, with their eight children. Catherine would have two additional babies in 1861 and 1864, enlarging the family
to ten children. Daniel Remsberg was a wool cloth manufacturer, and according to the U.S. Census of 1850 and 1860, his
personal wealth was sufficient for him to afford a live-in servant to help Catherine with the house and children. The War
Between the States would prove to be a boon to manufacturers such as Remsberg, due to the need for thousands of uniforms
and other wool clothing for the soldiers of the Union Army. According to the 1860 Census, we know that three of Daniels sons,
Harmon C., Ezra M., and Charles P., worked with their father in the clothing manufacturing business in the 1860s.
In 1870, Daniel and Catherine still had all the children, except the oldest, living at home. The older children had been educated,
and all the boys had professions, or worked with their father in the factory. Daniel passed away in 1875, and by 1880, Catherine
and her seven youngest children were living at 253 Center Street in Springfield, Ohio. Catherine’s youngest child, Albert Lincoln,
succumbed to diabetes in Ohio in 1880.
Catherine may have moved to Springfield, Ohio, to live near her third oldest child, Charles Phillip Remsberg and his wife Susan
Matilda, who were living at 327 North Fountain Avenue in 1880. Charles had established his own clothing manufacturing and
retail business in Springfield, Ohio, and was successful enough to declare himself retired at the age of 53 in 1900. That same
year, Catherine was now living with only her two daughters, Amanda L. and Geneva L., at the house on Center Street, and the
sons had made other living arrangements.
It may have been because of his being retired and of sufficient wealth, that Charles P. Remsberg initiated that all the Remsbergs,
then living in Ohio, move to Santa Ana in the early 1900s. Charles P., his wife and son, his mother Catherine, his two spinster
sisters Amanda L. and Geneva L., and two brothers, Oliver F. and Elton E. and their families, all made the move to California.
By 1905, Catherine, Amanda, and Geneva were living at 2115 North Main Street (2055 North Main Street prior to 1930).
Amanda’s brother Oliver F. and his family lived at 2035 North Main Street, Charles P., his wife and son Frank C. were at 1727
North Bush Street (#35 City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties), and Elton E. and his wife Charity lived at 1901 North
Main Street. Sadly, Catherine passed away in 1906, Geneva died in 1908, Charles P. died in 1915, and Amanda lived in the house
at 2115 North Main Street until she passed away in 1916. (continued on next page)
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Page 2 of 2 *Resource Name: 2115-2117 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA
*Recorded by: Pamela Daly, M.S.H.P. *Date: October 24, 2017 Continuation Update
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
Continued:
Elton and Charity Remsberg inherited Amanda’s house, and sold the property in 1919 to John C. Schmidt and his wife Elsie H.
Schmidt. John Schmidt was a feed and flour salesman, and his wife Elsie would open the Green Gables Frock Shop on the first
floor of the house in 1929. Turning the first floor of the house into a retail clothing store could be the reason for the unusual
fenestration that was used to enclose the front porch of the house. The front porch could have been used as a display window
for dresses to be seen by passing pedestrians and streetcar passengers. The Schmidts sold the property to Ivon MacFarlane in
1940. The MacFarlanes enlarged the house on the rear (east) elevation, as well as adding two exterior staircases for access to
the second floor, in 1947. MacFarlane Electric was established at this property, and two unattached business-related buildings
were added to the property in 1945 and 1956.
The building at 2115-2117 North Main Street was designed to be a single-family residential dwelling. It has been most recently
used for office purposes. The subject property is listed as property #122, the MacFarlane House in the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties, and is considered a “Contributive” property in the City of Santa Ana.
This property continues to meet the criteria, and levels of integrity, to be considered a historical resource in the City of Santa
Ana, and the State of California.
Due to the amount of new information that has been found regarding the history of the occupants of the house at 2115-2117
North Main Street, especially about the residents living in the house immediately after its construction and during its period of
significance, it is recommended that the property be renamed to the “Amanda Remsberg House”. Amanda Remsberg was the
last of the three Remsberg women who lived in the house, surviving her mother and sister, until she passed away in 1916. This
name would differentiate this house from her brother C.P. Remsberg’s House at 1727 North Bush Street (#35 Santa Ana Register
of Historical Properties) and yet acknowledge the move to Santa Ana in the early 1900s by Catherine Remsberg and so many of
her children, to live out their final years in the Golden State. Catherine Remsberg and the five children, spouses, and their
children, which came to California in the early 1900s, are all buried in either Fairhaven Memorial Cemetery in Santa Ana, or
Santa Ana Cemetery.
THE MACFARLANE HOUSE
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 16, 2026
[CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS SUBMITTAL]
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COVER SHEET
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION REVIEW
PROJECT TEAM LOCATION MAP
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CLIENT
SA HOTEL ONE, LP
BOB BHAGAT
OWNER
ASHIL PANSURIA
VP, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
SYD GROUP
ASHIL@SYD-GROUP.COM
909.437.3128
HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSULTANT
ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP
360 E. 2ND STREET, SUITE 225
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
JORDAN PAING
PROJECT MANAGER/ DESIGNER
J.PAING@ARGCREATE.COM
626.583.1401 X112
EVANNE ST. CHARLES
PRESERVATION PLANNER
E.STCHARLES@ARGCREATE.COM
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ARCHITECT
ARCHITECTS ORANGE
144 N. ORANGE STREET
ORANGE, CALIFORNIA 92866
MILFORD MORALDE
ARCHITECT
MILFORDM@AOARCHITECTS.COM
714.639.9860
THE MACFARLANE HOUSE IS LOCATED AT 2115–2117 N. MAIN STREET NEAR THE NORTHERN
BOUNDARY OF THE SANTA ANA. THE PROJECT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW
SIX-STORY HAMPTON INN & SUITES, IN WHICH THE HISTORIC HOUSE WILL BE REVITALIZED AND
ADAPTED FOR USE AS A CAFÉ AND OFFICE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS A ONE-AND-A-HALF-STORY CRAFTSMAN-STYLE BUILDING ORIGINALLY
BUILT AS A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE, THE BUILDING WAS CONVERTED INTO A DUPLEX IN 1940 AND
LATER ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL USES.
THE PROJECT PROPOSES RESTORATION OF THE BUILDING’S ORIGINAL FRONT FAÇADE ALONG THE
STREET FRONTAGE. A NEW OPENING WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED AT THE NORTH FAÇADE TO
PROVIDE A CONNECTION TO THE OUTDOOR PATIO SPACE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOTEL
DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, A NEW ACCESSIBLE RAMP WILL BE CONSTRUCTED TO MEET
ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED NEW USE.
THE OVERALL HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS HISTORIC
REHABILITATION PROJECT.
PROJECT SUMMARY DRAWING LIST
HISTORICAL STATUS
N
PROJECT SITE
N
PROJECT LOCATION
NTS
NTS
THE BUILDING IS LISTED IN THE SANTA ANA REGISTER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES AS A CONTRIBUTIVE
RESOURCE (NO. 122). GIVEN ITS LISTING IN THE SANTA ANA REGISTER, THE BUILDING IS CONSIDERED
A HISTORICAL RESOURCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(CEQA).
MACFARLANE HOUSE
LOT/ LOCATION: 2115-2117 N MAIN ST
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92706
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A TR RESUB OF PHELPS BLK LOT 19 PHELP'S RE-SUB LOT
19 POR OF LOT
EXISTING ZONING: PROFESSIONAL/ COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL - MUSEUM
DISTRICT (P/ C1-MD)
PROPOSED ZONING: COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL - MUSEUM DISTRICT (C1-MD)
PARCEL NO. APN 003-113-59
YEAR BUILT: 1910
OCCUPANCY: A2
CONSTRUCTION TYPE: EXISTING TYPE V-A
BUILDING HEIGHT/ STORIES: 2 STORY/ PROVIDED 28 FT , ALLOWED 60 FT
ALLOWABLE STORIES: 2 STORY
EXISTING BUILDING AREA: 3,035 SF
PROPOSED BUILDING AREA: 3,035 SF
FIRE SPRINKLERS: TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED
PROJECT DATA
* PARKING ARE PROVIDED PART OF THE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. NOT IN HISTORIC HOME
SCOPE.
HA0 COVER SHEET
HA1 EXISTING CONDITION PHOTOS
HA2 NEIGHORHOOD BUILDING PHOTOS
HA3 OVERALL SITE PLAN
HA4 EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
HA5 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
HA6 EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
HA7 PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
HA8 WEST ELEVATIONS
HA9 NORTH ELEVATIONS
HA10 EAST ELEVATIONS
HA11 SOUTH ELEVATIONS
HA12 RENDERINGS
RAMP UPRAMP UP
UPUPUP
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UPUP
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TELEIRRIRRE
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IRRIRRTS SLSLHYDHYD6-STORY
HOTEL
(HAMPTON INN
& SUITES)
(NOT IN SCOPE)
MACFARLANE
HOUSE
OUTDOOR
PATIO
POOL
PARKING
STALLS
PARKING
STALLS
TRASH MAIN STREETI
NTERSTATE 5 SANTA ANA FREEWAYBUSH STREET12' - 3"
9' - 6"38' - 2"56' - 6"216' - 9"69' - 6"
ENTRANCE
EXIT
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SITE PLAN GENERAL NOTES
1" = 30'-0"HA3
1 OVERALL SITE PLAN 0 603030
1" = 30'
1. SITE PLAN AND LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS ARE PART OF THE
HOTEL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
2. OVERALL SITE PLAN IN THIS HISTORIC HOME SET IS
SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
3. DO NOT SCALE DRAWINGS.
4. THIS DRAWING IS NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.
UP
UP
UP
UP
UP
HA10
2
HA9 2
HA112
HA8
2
DEMO (E) EXTERIOR
STAIRCASE
DEMO NON-
ORIGINAL SIDING
AT PREVIOUSLY
DEMO CHIMNEY
WALL
DEMO (E) NON-
HISTORIC
SIDING
DEMO (E) NON-
HISTORIC
ENCLOSED PORCH
FIXED WINDOWS
AND TRIMS
DEMO (E) WINDOW
AND TRIM
DEMO (E) NON
HISTORIC ENTRY
DOOR
DEMO (E) WALL
FOR NEW WINDOW
OPENING
MAINTAIN AND
RESTORE SIDE
STAIRCASE
AND LANDING
MAINTAIN AND
RESTORE
ORIGINAL
SIGNAGE WALL 52' - 2"6' - 11"30' - 2"
EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
TO BE REMOVED
NEW CONSTRUCTION
EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
TO REMAIN
FLOOR PLAN LEGEND
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PLAN
FLOOR PLAN GENERAL NOTES
1/4" = 1'-0"HA4
2 EXISTING PLAN 0 844
1/4" = 1'-0"
1.SITE PLAN AND LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS ARE PART OF THE
HOTEL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
2.OVERALL SITE PLAN IN THIS HISTORIC HOME SET IS
SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
3.DO NOT SCALE DRAWINGS.
4.THIS DRAWING IS NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.
UP
UP
UP
UP
UP
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HA9
HA10
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HA8
1
1
KITCHEN/
FOOD PREP
ACCESSIBLE
RESTROOM 1
RESTROOM 2
DRY STORAGE/
BACK-UP FRIDGE &
FREEZER OR BREAKROOM
ORDER/ PICKUP
OPEN PORCH FOYER
HALL
COUNTER
SEATING/
DINING AREA
RESTORE ENTRY
STAIRCASE
RESTORE ORIGINAL
OPEN PORCH
CONFIGURATION WITH
NEW OPENING FOR
RAMP ACESS
NEW WOODEN
FRENCH DOORS
W/ GLAZING AT
NORTH FACADE
RESTORE
SIGNAGE WALL
RESTORE ORIGINAL
WINDOW OPENING
NEW EXTERIOR
WOODEN STAIRCASE
FOR SECOND FLOOR
FILL IN DEMO
FIRE PLACE WITH
SIDING; FINISHES
TO MATCH
ADJACENT
RAMP UP (1:12)
RAMP UP (1:12)
(N) ACCESSIBLE RAMP
FOR PUBLIC ACCESS
OUTDOOR PATIO
(NOT IN SCOPE)
1ST FLOOR
TOTAL AREA -~ 1640 SF
OCCUPANCY TYPE -A2 (CAFE)52' - 2"30' - 2"6' - 11"(N) WOOD CLADDED
PATIO DECK WALL
(NOT IN SCOPE)
(N) STAIRS & PLANTER (NOT IN SCOPE)
EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
TO BE REMOVED
NEW CONSTRUCTION
EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
TO REMAIN
FLOOR PLAN LEGEND
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PLAN
FLOOR PLAN GENERAL NOTES
1/4" = 1'-0"HA5
1 PROPOSED PLAN
1.FURNITURE LAYOUT ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PER
TENANT.
2.OUTDOOR PATIO IS PART OF THE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT AND SHOWN AS A REFERENCE IN THIS SET.
3.DO NOT SCALE DRAWINGS.
4.THIS DRAWING IS NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.
0 844
1/4" = 1'-0"
UP
HA10
2
HA9 2
HA112
HA8
2
DEMO (E) DOOR
DEMO (E) EXTERIOR
STAIRCASE
30' - 1"9' - 2"40' - 1"4' - 0"EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
TO BE REMOVED
NEW CONSTRUCTION
EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
TO REMAIN
FLOOR PLAN LEGEND
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EXISTING SECOND FLOOR
PLAN
FLOOR PLAN GENERAL NOTES
1/4" = 1'-0"HA6
1 EXISTING PLAN 0 844
1/4" = 1'-0"
1. DO NOT SCALE DRAWINGS.
2. THIS DRAWING IS NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.
UP
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1
1
OPEN OFFICE SPACE
PRIVATE OFFICE
PRIVATE OFFICE
PRIVATE OFFICE
RESTROOM
REAR PATIO
2ND FLOOR
TOTAL AREA -~ 1,395 SF
OCCUPANCY TYPE -B (PRIVATE OFFICE)40' - 1"4' - 0"9' - 2"30' - 1"EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
TO BE REMOVED
NEW CONSTRUCTION
EXISTING CONSTRUCTION
TO REMAIN
FLOOR PLAN LEGEND
SHEET TITLE
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FLOOR PLAN
FLOOR PLAN GENERAL NOTES
1/4" = 1'-0"HA7
1 PROPOSED PLAN 0 844
1/4" = 1'-0"
1. FURNITURE LAYOUT ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PER
TENANT.
2. DO NOT SCALE DRAWINGS.
3. THIS DRAWING IS NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.
RECONSTRUCT (N) WD
WINDOW, TRIMS AND CASING
AT (E) OPENING
RECONSTRUCT GUARD SILLS
AT (N) OPENING
RECONSTRUCT COLUMN TRIMS,
BAND BOARD TO MATCH
EXISTING
(N) WD ENTRY DOOR W/
GLAZING AT ORIGINAL DOOR
LOCATION AND MATCH
EXISTING DOOR FINISHES
REPAIR AND RESTORE
DECORATIVE BRACKETS, TYP
TO ALL BRACKETS
REPAIR (E) ASPHALT SHINGLE
ROOF THROUGHOUT WITH (N)
WATERPROOFING &
SHEATHING; FINISHES TO
MATCH EXISTING
(N) ACCESSIBLE RAMP AND
LANDING AT OPEN PORCH
RESTORE ADDRESS LETTERSOUTDOOR PATIO BEYOND
(NOT IN SCOPE)
DEMO NON-HISTORIC WINDOW
AND TRIMS
DEMO EXTERIOR STAIRCASE;
PATCH WALL SIDING AS
NECESSARY
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1/4" = 1'-0"HA8
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1/4" = 1'-0"HA8
2 EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
0 844
1/4" = 1'-0"
DEMO (E) EXTERIOR STAIRCASE
DEMO NON-ORIGINAL SIDING AT
PREVIOUSLY DEMO CHIMNEY
WALL
DEMO (E) SIDING FOR
RECONSTRUCTION OF OPEN PORCH
DEMO (E) DOOR AND TRIM
DEMO (E) WINDOW AND TRIM
RESTORE SIGNAGE WALL
RECONSTRUCT COLUMN TRIMS, BAND BOARD,
DECORATIVE BRACKETS TO MATCH EXISTING
(N) RAMP LANDING @ PORCH
FINISH LEVEL
RECONSTRUCT (N) WD WINDOW, TRIMS
AND CASING AT ORIGINAL LOCATION
(N) WD FRENCH DOORS W/ GLAZING; ALIGN (N)
OPENING TO THE CENTER OF THE ROOF, ALIGN THE
TOP OF THE DOOR TO ADJACENT WINDOWS
(N) RETRACTABLE AWNING AT (N)
OPENING
RECONSTRUCT/ REPAIR DECORATIVE
BRACKETS AND BAND BOARD AS NECESSARY
TO MATCH EXISTING
OUTDOOR
PATIO LEVEL
STREET LEVEL
REPAIR (E) ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOF
THROUGHOUT WITH (N) WATERPROOFING &
SHEATHING; FINISHES TO MATCH EXISTING
(N) EXTERIOR STAIRCASE FOR
SECOND FLOOR ACCESS
FILL IN DEMO CHIMNEY WALL WITH
SIDING; FINISHES TO MATCH ADJACENT
FILL IN DEMO DOOR WITH SIDING,
FINISHES TO MATCH ADJACENT
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NORTH ELEVATIONS
1/4" = 1'-0"HA9
2 EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION
1/4" = 1'-0"HA9
1 PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION 0 844
1/4" = 1'-0"
DEMO PORTION OF THE
PATIO RAILING FOR (N)
EXTERIOR STAIRCASE
(N) EXTERIOR REAR
STAIRCASE
(N) STONE VENEER PLANTER WALL
(NOT IN SCOPE)
OUTDOOR PATIO BEYOND
(NOT IN SCOPE)
SHEET TITLE
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EAST ELEVATIONS
1/4" = 1'-0"HA10
2 EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
1/4" = 1'-0"HA10
1 PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION 0 844
1/4" = 1'-0"
DEMO (E) NON-HISTORIC DOOR AND
WALL
RESTORE SIGNAGE WALL
(N) EXTERIOR STAIRCASE FOR
SECOND FLOOR ACCESS
SHEET TITLE
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SOUTH ELEVATIONS
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2 EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION
1/4" = 1'-0"HA11
1 PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION 0 844
1/4" = 1'-0"
Memorandum
To SA Hotel One, LP
Project: MacFarlane House
ARG Project No.: 250715
Date: March 16, 2026
Via e-mail: ashil@syd-group.com
Overview
Architectural Resources Group (ARG) has prepared this Standards Compliance Assessment to
evaluate the adaptive reuse of the MacFarlane House (the Project) for compliance with the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation (the Standards). The Project proposes the
rehabilitation of the residential building at 2115-2117 N. Main Street, Santa Ana for café and
office use. The building is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties as a Contributive
resource (No. 122). Given its listing in the Santa Ana Register, the building is considered a
historical resource for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
This Standards Compliance Assessment was prepared to meet the mitigation measure (MM4)
stipulated in the “Historical Resources Evaluation Report for the Hampton Inn – Santa Ana
Project” (Daly & Associates, 2017), which was prepared for the previously approved Certificate of
Appropriateness for Historic Exterior Modification Application No. 2017-01. ARG’s assessment is
limited to the evaluation of the MacFarlane House’s rehabilitation and does not re-evaluate
impacts of the proposed six-story hotel development and associated site improvements to the
north and east of the MacFarlane House, which were approved under Application No. 2017-01.
Methodology
Preparation of this Standards Compliance Assessment involved the following tasks related to
research, documentation, and analysis:
· Reviewed the MacFarlane House Certificate of Appropriateness Drawings package,
prepared by ARG and dated March 16, 2026;
· Consulted the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing
Historic Buildings (Weeks and Grimmer, 1995; revised 2017).
This assessment was prepared by Evanne St. Charles, Associate Principal, with oversight by Katie
Horak, Principal. Ms. Horak and Ms. St. Charles meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional
Qualifications Standards, 36 CFR Part 61, in the discipline of Architectural History.1
Physical Description
The MacFarlane House is located at 2115-2117 N. Main Street, near the northern boundary of
the City of Santa Ana. It is sited on the east side of Main Street, just south of Interstate 5.
Surrounding development along Main Street primarily comprises low-scale commercial and
institutional buildings, including the Bowers Museum, located across the street from the subject
building. Directly north of the building is an open lot overgrown with weeds and a large, paved
surface parking lot. To the south is an asphalt-paved driveway and parking area; a large concrete
pad and accessible parking stalls are located directly east of the building. The topography of the
area is flat, and streets generally adhere to a rectilinear grid pattern.
The subject property is developed with a one-and-a-half-story Craftsman building constructed ca.
1905. Originally built as a single-family residence, the building was converted into a duplex in
1940 and later used for commercial purposes.2 The building is generally rectangular in plan and of
wood-frame construction. It is sheltered by a cross-gable roof covered in asphalt composition
shingles and featuring open eaves with exposed rafter tails, knee braces, and carved
bargeboards. The roof eave that extends over the west façade entrance porch is flared. Exterior
walls are clad in wood shingles at the upper story and narrow wood clapboard at the first story. A
wood band runs between stories at the north and south elevations and separates the clapboard
and shingle cladding. Windows are primarily wood and double-hung. An addition, built in 1946,3
is attached to the rear (east) elevation of the building.
1 National Park Service, “Professional Qualifications Standards,” accessed January 2023,
https://www.nps.gov/articles/sec-standards-prof-quals.htm.
2 “S.A. Firm Plans New Building,” The Register (Santa Ana, CA), April 24, 1940.
3 “Permits Issued for $20,595 in Building,” The Register (Santa Ana, CA), March 6, 1946; Leslie J. Heumann, Science
Applications International Corporation, “MacFarlane House,” Santa Ana Intensive Survey Update, October 7, 2001.
The building’s primary (west) façade is set back from the sidewalk along Main Street. A concrete
walkway provides access to the west façade from the south. The façade is characterized by a full-
width concrete slab porch sheltered by the main roof, which is supported by wood clapboard-
clad pillars with decoratively carved brackets. The north half of the porch is enclosed with non-
original windows and a pair of non-original multi-light wood doors accessed by wood steps. To
the south of the enclosed part of the porch is a pair of multi-light, double-hung wood windows
within a simple wood surround. Above the porch, at the upper story, is a large gabled dormer
holding a group of multi-light double-hung wood windows flanked by paired multi-light wood
casement windows. The group of double-hung windows are slightly recessed and surmounted by
wood dentils. A wood louvered vent delineated by wood dentils is located above the windows.
The north elevation fronts an overgrown lot and paved surface parking. The first and upper
stories are lined with single double-hung wood windows. At least one window opening at the first
story, west end appears to have been infilled with wood clapboard when an exterior wood stair
was installed, accessing an upper story entrance door (likely in the 1940s when the house was
converted into a duplex); the stair has since been removed, but the landing and upper story door
remain. A chimney was also removed at this end, also likely to accommodate the exterior stair.
The south elevation faces an asphalt driveway and parking area. At the east end of the elevation
is a secondary entrance accessed by wood steps from the east and west. The entrance consists of
a slab door that was added an unknown date. On either side of the entrance door are double-
hung wood windows, and at the west end of the first story is a canted window bay holding three
double-hung wood windows. The upper story of the south elevation is lined with double-hung
wood windows.
The rear (east) elevation overlooks a concrete pad with accessible parking stalls as well as
another concrete slab that previously held the MacFarlane Electric Shop (demolished 2020-21).4
The elevation consists of a rear addition, which is an L-shaped volume clad in wood clapboard.
The north portion of the addition extends further east and holds a rooftop patio and trellis
structure accessed from the upper story. Fenestration at the addition includes single and grouped
double-hung wood windows and wood paneled doors.
The building has undergone some alterations since its construction, notably the partial enclosure
of its primary (west) façade entrance porch; an L-shaped rear addition; the removal of a chimney
4 1949 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map; “S.A. Firm Plans New Building.”
and addition of wood cladding infill, and installation of an exterior stair and upper story entrance
at the north elevation; and the infill of a couple of windows at secondary elevations. However,
the building retains the majority of its character-defining features and materials (cross-gable roof
with flared eaves (over west end), exposed rafter tails, knee braces, brackets, and carved
bargeboards; wood shingle and clapboard siding; large gable dormer over the west façade; and
wood double-hung windows). The property retains sufficient integrity to convey its historic
appearance and significance as an early 20th century Craftsman-style residence in northern Santa
Ana.
Existing Conditions Photographs (ARG, 2025)
View northeast of the west façade.
Close-up of the west façade porch.
View south of the north elevation. View north of the south elevation.
View southwest of the east elevation addition. Interior view of the south elevation window bay
and double-hung wood windows (typical).
Chronology of Development and Use
ca. 1905: The single-family residence at 2115 N. Main Street (2055 N. Main Street prior to
1930) was constructed.5
Daniel Thomas and Catherine Remsberg relocated with their children to Santa
Ana from Ohio in the early 1900s. The family was residing at the subject property
by 1905.6
1919: The Remsberg family sold the property to John C. and Elsie H. Schmidt. The
Schmidts began operating a retail store called the Green Gables Frock Shop on
the first floor of the residence in 1928.7
5 Pamela Daly, Daly & Associates, “Historical Resources Evaluation Report, Hampton Inn – Santa Ana Project,” October
2017, 19.
6 Orange County Directory, 1903, in Pamela Daly, Daly & Associates, 18-19.
7 Pamela Daly, Daly & Associates, 19; “Local Briefs,” The Register (Santa Ana, CA), April 4, 1928.
1940: Ivon W. MacFarlane and Joseph L. Taylor, partners in the MacFarlane Electric
Company, purchased the property from the Schmidt family and converted the
house into a duplex. MacFarlane and Taylor and their respective families lived in
the residence. This is likely when the exterior stair and upper story door on the
north elevation were added.
MacFarlane and Taylor built a new shop for their electric company to the rear
(east) of the residence (not extant; concrete slab remains).8 The MacFarlane
Electric Company continued to operate at the subject property until the mid-
2010s.
1946: An addition was constructed at the east elevation of the residence.9
1950s: A second building associated with the electric company was added to the south
of the residence by the mid-1950s.10
2020-21: Per Google Street View, the electric shop building to the rear (east) of the
residence was demolished.
2024-25: Per Google Street View, the electric shop building to the south of the residence
was demolished.
Dates unk. The west façade porch was partially enclosed with fenestration.
A secondary entrance and steps were added at the east end of the south
elevation.
Summary of Historical Significance
The property at 2115-2117 N. Main Street was found eligible for local listing in 2001 through the
Santa Ana Intensive Survey Update, completed by Leslie J. Heumann of Science Applications
International Corporation. It was subsequently listed as Santa Ana Register of Historic Property
8 “S.A. Firm Plans New Building.”
9 “Permits Issued for $20,595 in Building;” Leslie J. Heumann, Science Applications International Corporation,
“MacFarlane House,” Santa Ana Intensive Survey Update, October 7, 2001.
10 Pamela Daly, Daly & Associates, 19.
No. 122 at the “Contributive” level. The building was re-evaluated through the “Historical
Resources Evaluation Report for the Hampton Inn – Santa Ana Project” by Pamela Daly of Daly &
Associates in 2017. Daly & Associates concurred with the 2001 findings.
The subject building is significant for representing early 20th century development patterns
outside the city’s historic core. As Santa Ana’s population continued to grow during the first
decades of the 20th century, the northern portion of Main Street was initially developed with
single-family residences, most of which were replaced with commercial buildings in the post-
World War II period. As described in the 2001 Santa Ana Survey Update, “The MacFarlane House
is representative of this era of development, and is one of the few houses remaining from the
period when the northern portion of Main Street was largely residential in use.” Furthermore, the
building was found eligible for embodying the “distinguishing characteristics of an architectural
building period associated with a specific period of development.”11
Character-Defining Features
· Largely rectangular plan and massing
· One-and-a-half-story height
· Cross-gable roof with flared (at the west end) eaves featuring exposed rafter tails, knee
braces, brackets, and carved bargeboards
· Prominent front-facing gable dormer at the west façade
· Wood shingle and wood clapboard siding separated by wood band at the north and south
elevations
· Full-width west entrance porch (partial porch enclosure at the north end is not character-
defining)
· Double-hung wood windows with simple wood surrounds (some windows have multi-
light upper sashes)
· Multi-light paired casement windows at the west façade dormer
· Canted bay window at the south elevation
11 Leslie J. Heumann, Science Applications International Corporation, “MacFarlane House.”
Project Overview
The Project proposes the rehabilitation of the building at 2115-2117 N. Main Street for use as a
café on the first floor and office on the second floor. The exterior of the subject building would
undergo some modifications to accommodate its new program as well as to restore original
design elements that had previously been altered or lost. The non-historic enclosed part of the
main (west) entrance porch would be removed and the porch restored to its original full-width
configuration. A new multi-light wood entrance door and double-hung wood window would be
reinstated underneath the front porch, where the front door and a window existed historically.
An accessible ramp and landing would be added, connecting to the north end of the porch and
providing access to the main entrance.
At the north elevation, a non-historic exterior stair landing and upper story door would be
removed and the door opening infilled with a new stud wall and wood shingle cladding matching
surrounding historic cladding. The wood infill that is present where the original chimney was
removed would be replaced with new wood clapboard siding that better matches the
surrounding historic siding. A window opening that had been infilled at the west end of the
elevation would be restored and a new double-hung wood window added. One double-hung
wood window near the center of the elevation would be removed and a new larger opening
created to accommodate three fully glazed wood French doors sheltered by an awning. The
doors would open onto a new raised outdoor seating deck enclosed by a wood wall on the street-
facing (west) side. A mural would be attached to the west side of the wall enclosing the deck.
A new exterior staircase would be added to the non-historic rear (east) addition. No changes are
proposed at the south elevation. The interior of the building would be modified, including the
removal of some interior partitions and the addition of new finishes, fixtures, and equipment for
the new café and office use. Site improvements, including new paving and raised planters, would
also be added.
Regulatory Environment
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
CEQA requires that environmental protection, including protection of historical resources, be
given consideration in local land use decision-making processes. Thus, any project which
constitutes a substantial adverse change to a historical resource also has a significant effect on
the environment, pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines. Under CEQA, a “historical resource” is a
resource that is:
· Listed in the California Register of Historical Resources; or
· Determined eligible for listing in the California Register by the State Historical Resources
Commission; or
· Included in a local register of historical resources.
Because 2115-2117 N. Main Street is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties, the
building meets the definition of a historical resource for the purposes of CEQA.
According to CEQA Guidelines, a project has the potential to impact a historical resource when
the project involves a “substantial adverse change” in the resource’s significance. Substantial
adverse change is defined as “physical demolition, destruction, relocation, or alteration of the
resource or its immediate surroundings such that the significance of an historical resource will be
materially impaired.”
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation (the Standards) are a set of treatment
standards for historic buildings developed by the National Park Service and used at the federal,
state, and local levels to provide guidance as to the suitability of various elements of a proposed
project that could affect a historic resource. They are at times employed under CEQA by the lead
agency to determine the appropriateness of such a proposed project. Although compliance with
the Standard is not always necessary to avoid an impact under CEQA, Section 15064.5(b)(3) of
the CEQA Guidelines states: “Generally, a project that follows the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards … shall be considered as mitigated to a level of less than a significant impact on the
historical resource.”
City of Santa Ana Municipal Code Chapter 30 – Places of Historical and Architectural Significance
According to Chapter 30 (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance), Section 30-6 of the
Santa Ana Municipal Code:
No exterior modifications, other than those identified by the historic resources
commission for administrative approval by city staff, shall be permitted with respect to
an historic structure until the historic resources commission approves such request at a
duly noticed public hearing and issues a certificate of appropriateness. The historic
resources commission shall issue the certificate of appropriateness upon finding that the
proposed modification(s) does not substantially change the historic character and
integrity of the historic property.12
As stated in the above section on CEQA, a project will generally not cause a substantial adverse
change to a historical resource if it follows the Standards. Thus, if it is demonstrated that a
project complies with the Standards, the project will meet the historic preservation design review
requirements set forth in the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
Furthermore, per the City of Santa Ana’s Historic Preservation Design & Review webpage, “Any
improvements to a property on the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties, as well as those
contributing properties located in a historic district, must meet the Secretary of the Interior
Standards for Rehabilitation and will require a Certificate of Appropriateness.”13
Because the subject building is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties, any
proposed improvements to the building must meet the Standards.
Compliance with the Standards
Following is an analysis of the Project as it relates to the rehabilitation of the MacFarlane House
at 2115-2117 N. Main Street.
1. A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal
change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships.
The Project meets Standard No. 1. Under the Project, the subject building would be converted for
café and office use. Its rehabilitation for this new use would require minimal change to its
distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships.
12 City of Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 30, Section 30-6.
13 City of Santa Ana, “Historic Preservation,” accessed January 2023, https://www.santa-ana.org/historic-preservation/.
2. The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of
distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces, and spatial relationships that
characterize a property will be avoided.
The Project complies with Standard No. 2. The Project involves the rehabilitation of the subject
building for use as a café on the first floor and office on the second floor. Some changes would be
made to the property, including the addition of an accessible ramp attached to the north end of
the west entrance porch; the infill of a non-historic upper-story entrance and stair landing at the
north elevation; replacement of wood infill where a chimney was removed on the north elevation
with compatible wood siding; removal of one double-hung wood window and creation of a larger
opening to accommodate wood French doors on the north elevation; and the addition of a new
exterior stair at the non-historic rear addition.
Most of the materials and features that would be removed/altered as part of the rehabilitation
work are not historic (i.e. upper-story entrance, stair landing, and wood infill at the north
elevation, exterior stair at the rear addition). The one original window proposed for removal and
new door opening would be located on a secondary elevation, which has already endured
changes to its original fenestration pattern. Furthermore, the window that is proposed to be
removed is one of several double-hung wood windows on the building and is not singularly
distinctive. The vast majority of the building’s distinctive materials and features (largely
rectangular plan and massing; one-and-a-half-story height; cross-gable roof with exposed rafter
tails, knee braces, brackets, and carved bargeboards; wood shingle and clapboard siding; wood
band separating stories; the majority of wood windows) would remain under the Project.
Furthermore, the Project would restore historic features that had previously been altered/lost,
including the original porch width and window openings at the west and north façades. Thus, the
historic character of the property would be retained and preserved.
3. Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes
that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or
elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken.
The Project complies with Standard No. 3. The Project would not add any conjectural features or
elements from other historic properties. The new French doors, outdoor seating deck, and wall
enclosing the west side of the deck at the north elevation; accessible ramp at the west entrance
porch; and exterior stair at the rear addition would be compatible yet differentiated from the
historic building so as to not create a false sense of historical development.
4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be
retained and preserved.
Standard No. 4 does not apply to the Projectʻs impact on the subject building. The Project would
result in the removal of a porch enclosure at the west façade and a stair landing, upper story
entrance, and window infill at the north elevation. The changes occurred decades after the
building’s construction and have not acquired historic significance in their own right.
5. Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of
craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved.
The Project meets Standard No. 5. As described in detail in the discussion of Standard No. 2, the
Project would not impact the building’s distinctive materials, features, finishes, construction
techniques, or craftsmanship. While one window would be removed and a new door opening
added, these changes are proposed at a secondary (north) elevation, and the window is not
particularly distinctive. Thus, the historic character of the building would be preserved.
6. Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of
deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature will match the
old in design, color, texture, and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing
features will be substantiated by documentary and physical evidence.
The Project meets Standard No. 6. Any deteriorated historic features or materials (wood siding,
windows, knee braces, brackets, wood band between stories, and porch elements) identified
during the building’s rehabilitation would be repaired rather than replaced to the extent feasible.
If deteriorated beyond repair, features/materials would be replaced in kind.
7. Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken using the gentlest
means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials will not be used.
The Project complies with Standard No. 7. Any chemical or physical treatments required during
the building’s rehabilitation would be undertaken using the gentlest means possible so as to
minimize damage to historic fabric.
8. Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If such resources must
be disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken.
Standard No. 8 does not apply with regard to the Project’s impact on the subject building, as the
building’s rehabilitation does not include any ground-disturbing activities.
9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction will not destroy historic
materials, features, and spatial relationships that characterize the property. The new
work shall be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic
materials, features, size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of the
property and its environment.
The Project meets Standard No. 9. As described under Standard No. 2, exterior alterations are
largely limited to previously altered features such as the removal of the porch enclosure at the
west façade and the removal of an upper-story entrance, stair landing, and window/chimney infill
at the north elevation. While one original window would be removed and replaced with a group
of French doors at the north elevation, this elevation is secondary, its fenestration has already
been altered, and the wood double-hung window is not singularly distinctive. Thus, the Project
would not destroy any historic materials, features, or spatial relationships that characterize the
property.
10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction will be undertaken in such a
manner that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic
property and its environment would be unimpaired.
The Project complies with Standard No. 10. If the new accessible entrance ramp, outdoor deck, or
wall enclosing the deck at the north elevation, or the exterior stair at the rear addition were
removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the MacFarlane House and its
environment would be unimpaired.
Conclusion
Based on an analysis of the Project and its potential impact to historical resources, ARG has
determined that the proposed rehabilitation of the MacFarlane House for café and office use
would have no impact to the historic materials and features that characterize the building,
complies with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, and would not result in
a substantial adverse change to the property.
Furthermore, the rehabilitation of the building, and the treatment of all of its materials, features,
and immediate site, will be overseen by a Historic Architect meeting the Secretary of the
Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards in Architecture and/or Historic Architecture in
order to ensure the Project complies with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for
Rehabilitation.14
Attachment: The MacFarlane House Certificate of Appropriateness Drawings Package, dated
March 16, 2026
14 National Park Service, Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR Part 61, https://www.nps.gov/articles/sec-standards-prof-
quals.htm.
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The City of Santa Ana encourages the
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contact us prior to the Public Hearing if
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Historic Resources Commission
Action:The Historic Resources
Commission will hold a Public Hearing to
receive public testimony,and will take
action on the item described below.Their
decision is final unless appealed to the
City Council within 10 days of the decision
by any interested party or group.
Project Location:2115 North Main
Street located within the Community
Commercial –Museum District (C1-MD)
zoning district.
Project Applicant:Ashil Pansuria with
SYD Group,representing SA Hotel One,
LP (“Property Owner”and “Applicant”)
Project Description:Request for
approval of Historic Exterior Modification
Application (HEMA)No.2026-01 for a
historic property known as the
MacFarlane House,categorized as
“Contributive”on the Santa Ana Register
of Historical Properties.The proposed
exterior modifications include:(1)
restoration of original design elements
that have been altered or removed;(2)
removal of non-historic features,including
portions of the enclosed porch,exterior
stair elements,and an upper-story door;
(3)installation of a multi-light wood
entrance door and a double-hung wood
window beneath the front porch;(4)
infilling the upper-story door with a new
stud wall and wood shingle cladding to
match the existing siding;and (5)
construction of an accessible ramp and
landing at the north end of the porch,
installation of a new double-hung window,
addition of wood-framed French doors
with an awning,and a new exterior
staircase at the rear (east)elevation.
Environmental Impact:Pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA)and the CEQA Guidelines,the
Project is exempt from further review
under Section 15331 (Class 31 –
Historical Resource
Restoration/Rehabilitation),as this action
is designed in a manner consistent with
the Secretary of the Interior's Standards
for Rehabilitation and therefore will not
result in a significant impact to a historical
resource.A Notice of Exemption,ER No.
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Project Location: 2115 North Main Street located within the Community Commercial – Museum District (C1-MD)
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Project Description: Request for approval of Historic Exterior Modification Application (HEMA) No. 2026-01 for a
historic property known as the MacFarlane House, categorized as “Contributive” on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties. The proposed exterior modifications include: (1) restoration of original design elements that have
been altered or removed; (2) removal of non-historic features, including portions of the enclosed porch, exterior stair
elements, and an upper-story door; (3) installation of a multi-light wood entrance door and a double-hung wood window
beneath the front porch; (4) infilling the upper-story door with a new stud wall and wood shingle cladding to match the
existing siding; and (5) construction of an accessible ramp and landing at the north end of the porch, installation of a
new double-hung window, addition of wood-framed French doors with an awning, and a new exterior staircase at the
rear (east) elevation.
Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the
Project is exempt from further review under Section 15331 (Class 31 – Historical Resource
Restoration/Rehabilitation), as this action is designed in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for Rehabilitation and therefore will not result in a significant impact to a historical resource. A Notice of
Exemption, ER No. 2026-28, will be filed for this Project.
Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Thursday, May 7, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 22 Civic
Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in-person or join via Zoom.
For the most up to date information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit www.santa-
ana.org/pb/meeting-participation.
Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to
PBAeComments@santa-ana.org (reference the topic in the subject line) or mail to Gema Zapien, Recording
Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza – M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written
comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to
the Commission but will be made part of the record.
Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the
discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https://santa-
ana.primegov.com/public/portal.
Who To Contact For Questions: Should you have any questions, please contact case planner Jerry Guevara with
the Planning and Building Agency by email at JGuevara@santa-ana.org or by phone at 714-647-5481.
Note: If you challenge the decision on the above matter, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or
someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the
Historic Resources Commission or City Council of the City of Santa Ana at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Si tiene preguntas en español, favor de llamar a Gema Zapien al (714) 667-2732.
Nếu cần liên lạc bằng tiếng Việt, xin điện thoại cho Kristie Ha (714) 667-2206.
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