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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
AUGUST 15, 2017
TITLE:
APPROVAL OF VARIOUS HISTORIC
PROPERTY PRESERVATION
AGREEMENTS
{STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5, 2, 3
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
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❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading
❑ Ordinance on 2n° Reading
❑ Implementing Resolution
❑ Set Public Hearing For
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Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached Mills Act
agreements with the below -referenced property owners for the identified structures, subject to
non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Property Owner(s)
Historic Property
Address/House
Preservation
A mt. No.
Halvorson Living Trust
2017-03
2203 North Ross Street
P. A. Mitchell House
Eugene Charles III & Ann Avery Andres
2017-04
2467 North Riverside Drive
Reed House
Paul Anderson & Mona Shah -Anderson
2017-05
930 West River Lane
Busacca House
Ryan Arthur Grossheim & Andrew
2017-09
1710 North Heliotrope Dr.
Michael Layton
Schaffer House
Zetulio Jimenez & Adriana De La Rosa
2017-10
2529 North Valencia Street
R. D. Bird House
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION ACTION
On July 20, 2017, the Historic Resources Commission recommended that the City Council
authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached Mills Act
agreements with the identified property owners for the historic structures, subject to non -
substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
DISCUSSION
This action allows for the, approval of a Historic Property Preservation Agreement (Mills Act
Contract) which provides a potential property tax reduction allowing the property owner to
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reinvest the tax savings into the maintenance of the historic property (Exhibit A). Additionally, the
agreement prevents inappropriate alterations to the historic structures (Exhibits B1 -B5).
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability,
Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #2 (expand opportunities for conservation and
environmental sustainability) and Objective #3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and
support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods).
FISCAL IMPACT
The Historic Property Preservation Agreement will reduce the Property Tax revenue account
01102002-50011 to the City by an estimated $598.06 to $3,007.24 annually noted below, for a
period of less than ten years.
HPPA No.
Address
Low Estimate
High Estimate
Exhibit No.
2017-03
2203 North Ross Street
$176.39
$881.95
B1
2017-04
2467 North Riverside Drive
$56.40
$298.94
B2
2017-05
930 West River Lane
$121.82
$609.10
B3
2017-09
1710 North Heliotrope Drive
$95.44
$477.20
B4
2017-10
2529 North Valencia Street
$148.01
$740.05
B5
Total for All Properties:
$598.06
$3,007.24
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Francisco Gutierrez
Executive Director
Finance & Management Services Agency
Exhibits: A. Mills Act Agreement Template
B1 -B5. Historic Resources Commission Staff Reports
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MlLLSACT AGREEMENT
Santa Ana, CA 927
FREE RECORDING PER GOVERNMENT CODE §6103
RECORDING REQUESTED BY:
City of Santa Ana
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of Santa Ana
Attn: Clerk of the Council
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT
This Historic Property Preservation Agreement ("Agreement') is made and
entered into this 20 by and between the City of Santa Ana of
California (hereinafter referred to as "City"),
referred to as "Owner"), owner of real property located at
Santa Ana, California, 92706 in the County of Orange
Register of Historical Properties.
RECITALS
(hereinafter
and listed on the Santa
A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized by California
Government Code Section 50280 et seq. (known as the "Mills Act") to
enter into contracts with Owner of qualified historical properties to provide
for appropriate use, maintenance, rehabilitation and restoration such that
these historic properties retain their historic character and integrity.
B. The Owner possess fee title in and to that certain qualified real property
at , Santa Ana, California, 927_ and more
particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference, and hereinafter referred to as the "Historic Property'.
C. The Historic Property is officially designated on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 30 of the
Santa Ana Municipal Code.
D. The City and the Historic Property Owner, for their mutual benefit, now
desire to enter into this Agreement which defines and limits the use and
alteration of this Historic Property in order to enhance and maintain its
value as a cultural and historical resource for the Owner and for the
community; to prevent inappropriate alterations to the Historic Property
and to ensure that repairs, additions, new building, and other changes are
EXHIBIT A
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appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried
out in an exemplary manner.
E. The Owner and the City intend to carry out the purposes of California
Government Code, Chapter 1, Part 5 of Division 1 of Title 5, Article 12,
Section 50280 et seq., which will enable the Historic Property to qualify for
an assessment of valuation as a restricted historical property pursuant to
Article 1.9, Sec. 439 et seq,, Chapter 3 Part 2 of Division 1 of the
California Tax and Revenue Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Ana and the Owner of the Historic
Property agree as follows:
Effective Date and Term of Agreement.
This Agreement shall be effective and commence on , 20_
(Effective Date), and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter
(Term). Each year, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement, such
initial term will automatically be extended as provided in California Government Code
Sections 50280 through 50290 and in Section 2, below.
2. Renewal.
a. Each year on the anniversary of the Effective Date of this Agreement, a
year shall automatically be added to the initial ten (10) year term of this Agreement
unless written notice of nonrenewal is served.as provided herein.
b. If the Owner or the City desire(s) in any year not to renew the Agreement,
the Owner or City shall serve written notice of nonrenewal of the Agreement on the
other party. Unless such notice is served by the Owner to the City at least ninety 90
days prior to the annual renewal date, or served by the City to the Owner at least sixty
60 days prior to the annual renewal date, one (1) year shall automatically be added to
the Term of the Agreement as provided herein.
c. Within 30 days from receipt of City's notice of nonrenewal, the Owner may
file a written protest of City's decision of nonrenewal. The City may, at any time prior to
the annual renewal date of the Agreement, withdraw its notice to the Owner of
nonrenewal.
d. If either the Owner or the City serves notice to the other of nonrenewal in
any year; the Agreement shall remain in effect for the balance of the Term then
remaining, either from its original execution or from the last renewal of the Agreement,
whichever may apply.
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3. Standards and Conditions for Historic Property.
During the Term of this Agreement, the Historic Property shall be subject to the
following conditions, requirements and restrictions:
a. Owner shall maintain the Historic Property in a good state of repair and
shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and
its character -defining features, notably the general architectural form, style, materials,
design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings,
textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the
exterior to the satisfaction of the City.
b. All changes to the Historic Property shall comply with applicable City plans
and regulations, and conform to the rules and regulations of the Office of Historic
Preservation of the State of Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S.
Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects.
These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit B, and incorporated herein by
this reference. The condition of the exterior of the Historic Property, as of the effective
date of this Agreement, is documented in photographs attached hereto as Exhibit C
and incorporated herein by reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic
Property in the same or better condition as documented in Exhibit C.
C. A viewshed enabling the general public to see the Historic Property from
the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owner shall not be permitted to
completely or permanently block the view of the Historic Property with any new
structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the
Historic Property by the public.
d. The following are prohibited: Demolition of the Historic Property or
destruction of character -defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and
other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by
the Historic Resources Commission, paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or
additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alterations
are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or
unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk,
trash, debris, discarded or unused objects such as cars, appliances, or furniture; and
other unsightly by decoration, structure or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its
height, condition, or inappropriate location.
e. Owner shall allow reasonable periodic examination, by prior appointment,
of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the County
Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, the State Board of
Equalization, and the City of Santa Ana as may be necessary to determine the Owner's
compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
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4. Furnishing of Information.
The Owner hereby agrees to furnish the City with any and all information
requested which may be necessary or advisable to determine compliance with the
terms and provisions of this Agreement.
5. Cancellation.
a. The City, following a duly noticed public hearing by the City Council as set
forth in Government Code Section 50280, et. seq., may cancel this Agreement if it
determines that the Owner have breached any of the conditions of this Agreement, or
have allowed the Historic Property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the
standards for a qualified Historic Property, or if the City determines that the Owner has
failed to restore or rehabilitate the property in the manner specified in Section 3 of this
Agreement. if a contract is cancelled for these reasons, the Owner shall pay a
cancellation fee to the County Auditor as set forth in Government Code Section 50286.
This cancellation fee shall be a percentage (currently set at twelve and one-half (12 'I)
percent by Government Code Section 50286) of the current fair market value of the
property at the time of the cancellation, as determined by the county assessor, without
regard to any restriction imposed pursuant to this Agreement.
b. If the Historic Property is destroyed by earthquake, fire, flood or other
natural disaster such that in the opinion of the City Building Official more than sixty
percent (60%) of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement
shall be canceled because, in effect, the historic value of the structure will have been
destroyed, No fee shall be imposed in the case of destruction by acts of God, force
majeure, or natural disaster.
C. If the Historic Property is acquired by eminent domain and the City Council
determines that the acquisition frustrates the purpose of this Agreement, this Agreement
shall be cancelled and no fee imposed, as specified in Government Code Section
50288.
6, Enforcement of Agreement.
a. In lieu of and/or in addition to any provisions to cancel the Agreement as
referenced herein, the City may specifically enforce, or enjoin the breach of, the terms
of the Agreement. In the event of a default, under the provisions to cancel the
Agreement by the Owner, the City shall give written notice to the Owner by registered or
certified mail, and if such a violation is not corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the
City Manager or designee within thirty (30) days thereafter, or if not corrected within
such a reasonable time as may be required to cure the breach or default, or default
cannot be cured within thirty (30) days (provided that acts to cure the breach or default
may be commenced within thirty (30) days and shall thereafter be diligently pursued to
completion by the Owner), then the City may, without further notice, declare a default
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under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically
enforce the obligations of the Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply
to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by the Owner or
apply for such relief as may be appropriate.
b. The City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if the City does
not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are
not otherwise provided for in this Agreement or in the City's regulations governing
historic properties are available to the City to pursue in the event that there is a breach
of this Agreement. No waiver by the City of any breach or default under this Agreement
shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other subsequent breach thereof or default
hereunder.
7. Binding effect of Agreement.
a. The Owner hereby subject the Historic Property located at
—, Santa Ana, California, 92706, Assessor Parcel Number,
and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of
Santa Ana, to the covenants, reservations, and restrictions as set forth in this
Agreement.
b. The City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the
covenants, reservations and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants
running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon the Owner's successors
and assigns in title or interest to the Historic Property. Every contract, deed, or other
instrument hereinafter executed, covering or conveying the Historic Property or any
portion thereof, shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered, and
accepted subject to the tenants, restrictions, and reservations expressed in this
Agreement regardless of whether such covenants, restrictions and reservations are set
forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument.
8. No Compensation.
Owner shall not receive any payment from the City in consideration of the
obligation imposed under this Agreement, it being recognized that the consideration for
the execution of this Agreement is the substantial public benefit to be derived therefrom
and the advantage that will accrue to the Owner as a result of the effect upon the
assessed value of the property on the account of the restrictions on the use and
preservation of the Historic Property.
9. Notice.
Any notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be sent to the address
of the respective parties as specified below or at other addresses that may be later
specified by the parties hereto.
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City: City of Santa Ana
Attn: Clerk of the Council
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Owner:
Santa Ana, California, 927_
10. General Provisions.
a. None of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this Agreement shall be
deemed to create a partnership between the parties hereto and any of their heirs,
successors, or assigns, nor shall such terms, provisions or conditions cause them to be
considered joint ventures or members of any joint enterprise.
b. The Owner agrees to and shall indemnify and hold the City and its
elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees harmless from liability
for damage or claims for damage for personal injuries, including death, and claims for
property damage which may arise from the direct or indirect use or operations of the
Owner or those of his or her contractor, subcontractor, agenda, employee, or other
person acting on his or her behalf which relates to the use, operation, and maintenance
of the Historic Property. The Owner hereby agrees to and shall defend the City and its
elected and appointed officials, officers, agents, and employees with respect to any and
all actions for damages caused by, or alleged to have been caused by, reason of the
Owner's activities in connection with the Historic Property.
C. This hold harmless provision applies to all damages and claims for
damages suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, and costs of defense incurred, by
reason of the operations referred to in this Agreement regardless of whether or not the
City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for
the Historic Property.
d. All of the Agreements, rights, covenants, reservations, and restrictions
contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
parties herein, their heirs, successors, legal representatives, assigns, and all persons
acquiring any part or portion of the Historic Property, whether by operation of law on in
any manner whatsoever.
e. In the event legal proceedings are brought by any party or parties to
enforce or restrain a violation of any of the covenants, reservations, or restrictions
contained herein, or to determine the rights and duties of any party hereunder, the
prevailing party in such proceeding may recover all reasonable attorney's fees to be
fixed by the court, in addition to court costs and other relief ordered by the court.
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f. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be
unenforceable or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by subsequent
preemptive legislation, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or
portions thereof, shall not be effected thereby.
g. This Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the
laws of the State of California, with venue in Orange County.
11, Recordation.
No later than twenty (20) days after the parties execute and enter into this
Agreement, the City shall cause this Agreement to be recorded in the office of the
County Recorder of the County of Orange.
12. Notice of the Contract to Office of Historic Preservation.
No later than six (6) months of entering into this Agreement, the Owner or agent
of Owner shall provide written notice of this Agreement to the State Office of Historic
Preservation,
13. Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded
instrument executed by the parties hereto.
14. Effective Date
This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above.
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In witness whereof, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement the date and year
first above written.
ATTEST:
MARIA D. HUIZAR
Clerk of the Council
OWNER
1900
Name:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SONIA CARVALHO
City Attorney
In
CITY OF SANTA ANA
CYNTHIA KURTZ
Interim City Manager
Name:
Candida Neal
Acting Executive Director
Planning and Building Agency
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Exhibit A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Assessor's Parcel Number:
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MILLSACT AGREEMENT
Santa Ana, CA 927
Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject the
U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as
follows:
Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a compatible use for a
property which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, or site
and its environment, or to use a property for its originally intended
purpose.
2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure or
site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration
of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be
avoided when possible.
1 All buildings, structures, and sites shall be recognized as products of their
own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to
create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged.
Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence
of the history and development of a building, structure, or site and its
environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own
right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected.
5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which
characterize a building, structure, or site shall be treated with sensitivity.
S. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced,
whenever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new
material should match the material being replaced in composition, design,
color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement of missing
architectural features should be based on accurate duplications of
features, substantiated by historic, physical, or pictorial evidence rather
than on conjectural designs or the availability of different architectural
elements from the other buildings or structures.
The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken with the gentlest
means possible. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will
damage the historic building materials shall not be undertaken.
8. Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and reserve
archaeological resources affected by, or adjacent to any project.
9. Contemporary design for alternations and additions to existing properties
shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not
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destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such
design is compatible with size, scale, color, material and character of the
property, neighborhood, or environment.
10. Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be
done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations need to be
removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the structure
would be unimpaired.
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EXHIBIT C
(PHOTOGRAPHS)
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REQUEST FOR
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JULY 20, 2017
TITLE:
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PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2017-07,
HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION
NO. 2017-06, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION AGREEMENT NO. 2017.03
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2203 NORTH
ROSS STREET {STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5, 2; 5,3}
Prepared by Ivan Orozco_
APPROVED
❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
Executive Directo Planning Manager
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-07 and
Historic Register Categorization No. 2017-06.
2, Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to
execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Eric H. Halvorson and Dianne P. Halvorson,
subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Request of Applicant
Eric H. Halvorson and Dianne P. Halvorson are requesting approval to designate an existing
residence located at 2203 North Ross Street to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, as
well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Project Location and Site Description
The subject property consists of a 2,341 -square -foot, single -story English Revival style residence and
detached garage on a 7,4.50 -square -foot residential lot (Exhibit 1).
Analysis of the Issues
Historical Listing
In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS -2363 establishing the Historic
Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic
Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing, designate as a historical
property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site having importance to the history or
architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana
EXHIBIT B1
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HRCA No. 2017-07, HRC No. 2017.06
HPPA No, 2017-03
July 20, 2017
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Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails applying the selection criteria established in
Chapter 30 of the Santa Arta Municipal Code (Plaices of Historical and Architectural Significance) to
determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old.
The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion in the Santa Ana Register
of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the 'Santa Ana Municipal
Code. No known code violations exist on record for this property.
The property, recognized as the P. A. Mitchell House, has distinctive architectural features of the
English Revival style, and was built in 1930 by Nylin Hurd. Character defining features of the P. A.
Mitchell House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes,
original windows and door where extant (Exhibit 2). It is recommended that the house be designated
to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and categorized as "Contributive" because it is an
intact example of the English Revival House style in the Floral Park neighborhood and "is a good
example of period architecture."
Mills Act Agreement
Ordinance No, -NS -2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute Historic Property
Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act agreements for eligible properties
(Exhibit 3). Tobe eligible for the Mills Act, the property must be listed on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission Application and Historic Register
Categorization actions proposed for this site authorize the listing of the property on the local register.
The agreement provides monetary incentive to the property owner in the form of a property tax
reduction in exchange for the owner's voluntary commitment to maintain the property in a good state
of repair as necessary to maintain its character and appearance. Once recorded, the agreement
generates a different valuation method in determining the property's assessed value, resulting in tax.
savings for the owner. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits include:
• Long term preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood
• Allows for a mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation
• Provides additional incentive for potential buyers to purchase historic structures
• Discourages inappropriate alterations to the property
Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property
Preservation Agreement.
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HPPA No. 2017-03
July 20, 2017
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Public Notification
The subject site is located within the Floral Park Neighborhood. The president of this neighborhood
association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, a Floral Park
Neighborhood representative was contacted to ensure that they were notified of the project and to
see if there were any areas of concern. No areas of concern were identified by the neighborhood
association representative, nor was there a request that the applicant present the project to a
meeting of their members.
The project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in
the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of
the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, had
been received from any members of the public.
CEQA Compliance
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt
from further review under Section 15331, Class 31, as these actions are designed to preserve
historic resources. Categorical Exemption No. 2017-55 will be filed for this project.
Strategic Plan Alignment
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No, 5 Community Health, Livability,
Engagement & Sustainability, Objective No. 2 (expand opportunities for conservation and
environmental sustainability) and Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and
support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods).
Ivan Orozco
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Exhibits 1. 500' Radius Map
2. Department of Parks and Recreation Form
3. Mills Act Agreement
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HRCA NO. 2017-17/HRC NO. 2017-6
HPPA NO. 2017-3
2203 NORTH ROSS STREET
P.A. MITCHELL HOUSE
PLANNING AND BUILDING AGENCY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
P. A. MITCHELL HOUSE
2203 North Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME
P. A. Mitchell House
REF. NO.
ADDRESS
2203 North Ross Street
CITY
Santa Ana
ZIP
1 92706
ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT
1930
LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT
N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD
Floral Park
CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
5
CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE
5S1
Location: ❑ Not for Publication ❑ Unrestricted
❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ 'Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: English Revival
A simplification of the Tudor Revival, which reached Its height of popularity during the 1920s and 1930s, the English
Revival drew upon the English country house for its inspiration, English Revival homes usually feature stucco walls and
gable roofs of steep but not exaggerated pitch. A characteristic roof treatment incorporates uneven rakes, with one side of
the gable extending a greater distance that the other, sometimes changing angle of slope in the process. Arches may be
used for windows and doors, and, unlike their Tudor cousins, are rounded rather than pointed. Windows are usually
clustered in groups on the fagade and often multi -paned casement In type. Almost exclusively a residential style, English
Revival buildings are nearly always asymmetrical In composition.
SUMMARYICONCLUSION:
The P. A. Mitchell House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its
exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the English Revival style. Additionally, the house has been
categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history' of Santa Ana, and "is a good
example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
+ California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance
Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.)
5: Ineligible for the National Register, but still of local significance.
+ It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the
work of a master, or possesses high artistic values.
551: Individual property that is listed or designated locally
EXHIBIT 2
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DEPARTMENT OF PARRS AND RECREATION HRl ff —
PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Cade_. .._____
Other Listings
Review Cade Reviewer Date
Page 1 of 3 Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) P. A. Mitchell House
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA1725 Date:
*c. Address 2203 N. Ross Street City Santa Ana Zip 92706
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 002-111-20
*153a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements, include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
Asymmetrical In design, this two-story stucco -clad residence known as the P. A. Mitchell House is designed in an English
Revival Style of architecture. The house is capped with a high-pitched, side -gabled roof with clipped ends, framed by two
unevenly sized projecting wings. Between the wings the front entry Is covered by a small turret style roof treatment. The
steeply pitched roof design allows for a formal entryway with a one-step porchlet leading to the front door. The residence is
capped with a shingle roofing material. A large multi -pane picture window sits under the large of the two projecting wings.
Above the window and similar to the double casement windows to the other side of the front elevation, the windows are
topped with a bullnose awning which provides shade from the setting sun. The arched design of the larger picture window is
capped in a brick design similar to the use of the brick as the sill for the windows. The remaining windows throughout the
home are a combination of multi -pane casements and wood double-hung/shingle-hung windows with a lambstonge feature.
The garage is fitted with a wooden tilt -up door, consistent in design to the traditional garage doors of its time. Alterations
include a first floor addition at the rear to construct a laundry room and a second story addition to construct a master
bedroom; both are not visible from the right-of-way or constructed to match the existing roof pitch and design in order to
complement the present features of the home. The house is otherwise intact and enhanced by mature landscaping, including
a complete wall covered in vines which is common for the English Revival Style of Architecture.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property
*P4. Resources Present: ■Building ❑Structure CObject ❑Sita E (District IJ Element of District 130ther0-
P6b. Photo: (view and date)
West facing elevation
2017
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
1930/City of Santa Ana Building
Permits
*P7. Owner and Address:
Eric H. Halvorson and
Dianne P. Halvorson
2203 N. Ross Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P8. Recorded by:
Ivan Orozco
20 Civic Center Plazas
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*P9. Date Recorded:
July 20, 2017
*1310. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation: (cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none")
*Attachments: ❑None ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record
❑Archaeological Record ODlstrict Record ❑Unear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record
❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record ❑ Other (list)
DPR 523A (1198)
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*Required Information
State of Catifornla—The Resources Agency Primary#
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRt#
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 3 *CMR Status Code 5S1
"KesoUrce Name or rF: F, A. MIICnell House
B1. Historic Name: P. A. Mitchell House
B2. Common Name: Same
S3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*85. Architectural Style: English Revival Style
*86. Construction history: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1930
October 22, 1930,
Residence and garage. $5,000.00
March 19, 1931.
Garage. $635.00
March 23, 1933,
Rebuild fireplace chimney. $25.09
April 1, 1940.
Alterations to residence. $500.00
January 28, 2005
Laundry room, bedroom and kitchen remodel.
*B7. Moved? ■No OYes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features: None.
B9a. Architect: Unknown
b. Builder: Nylin Hurd
*810. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: circa 1895-1965 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: CR: 5S1
(Discuss Importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integdty)
The first residents of the home at 2203 North Ross Street were Mr, Paul Albert Mitchell and his wife, Gertrude E. MitchelL Mr.
Mitchell was an Illinois native who later moved to Lebanon, Oregon before moving to Santa Ana, California. This was not the first
home Mr. Mitchell moved to when he first migrated to Santa Ana, as records indicated that he held residence at 2141 North
Greenleaf Street and 1201 North. Bush Street, the latter would be known as the Isaacson House which was placed on the register in
the year 2600. Mr. Mitchell was a business man that also held employment as a manager at a telephone company. Mrs. Gertrude
Mitchell passed in September of 1940 and Mr, Mitchell followed two years after.
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)
*B12. References:
City of Santa Ana Building Permits
Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library
Sanborn Maps
Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998.
Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.)
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Ivan Orozco
*Date of Evaluation: July 20, 2017
DPR 5238 (1/95)
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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State of California— The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
by Ivan Orozco *Date duly 20, 2017 LX3 Continuation ❑ Update
*B10. Significance (continued):
Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, The civic and commercial core of the community was centered on the intersection of Main
and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and Incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection as
the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grow outwards, with residential neighborhoods developing to
the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and
orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
The P. A, Mitchell House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West
Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges, avocados and walnuts, and
widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before 1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897-1981),
credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls,.
New York in 1922 (Talbert; pages 353-356). ".Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honerpurchased a parcel of land.
And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15, 1981). The parcel
chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the
Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,004 each" (Orange County
Rapists September 15, 1981). Revival architecture In a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated in the 1920s and
1930s; Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival
styles. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco -styled Old
Santa Ana City Hall, the Ei Toro Marine Base during World War II, and the 1960 Honer Shopping Plaza. Honer.lived in the
neighborhood he had helped create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue,
in the We i920s and 1930s, another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881-1965), continued developing the groves of Floral
Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West Nineteenth Street and West Santa
Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, including Russell's own large, Colonial
Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In the early post -World War II years; Floral Park continued its development as
numerous smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing in the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style.
In the 1960s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2007), Floral Park maintains
its identity as the promier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
The P. A, Mitchell House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, for its representation of the
characteristics of the EnglishRevival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive!' because "it is a
good example of period architecture". Character defining features include roof material and roof design, original casement
windows, and all exterior materials.
B12. References (continued):
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 Parl( Service, US Dept, of the Interior, 1991.
Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995.
Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1932.1954.
Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge; MIT Press, 1969.
"Alison Honor Dies at 84," The Santa Ana Journal, September 21, 1981.
"Builder of Honer Plaza Dies," Orange County Register, September 15, 1981.
"History of Floral Park," [i[tr)://www.floral-park.com/pacte2.htrii.
Ancestry.com
Newspapars.com (Santa Ana Register)
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EXEMPT FROM FEES PURSUANT 7.20.1 7 LS
TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103
RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION
NO. 2017-07 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
2203 NORTH ROSS STREET SANTA ANA, ON THE
HISTORICAL REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2017-06 PLACING
SAID PROPERTY WITHIN THE CONTRIBUTIVE
CATEGORY
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana
hereby finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. On July 20, 2017 the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed
public hearing for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties (Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-07) and
categorization (Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2017-
06) of the P. A. Mitchell House located at 2203 North Ross Street, Santa
Ana, California 92706,
B. The P. A, Mitchell House has distinctive architectural features of the
English Revival style, and was built in 1930 by Nylin Hurd,
C. This home qualifies for listing on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties and is eligible for categorization as Contributive under Criterion
1 as a good example of period architecture for its characteristics of the
English Revival Style architecture. Character -defining features of the P. A.
Mitchell House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited
to, materials and finishes including the high pitched roof design, turret
style front entry, original windows and doors where extant.
D. The legal owners of the subject property are Eric H, Halvorson and Dianne
P. Halvorson, Trustees of the Halvorson Living Trust.
E. The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit
A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
F. The subject property meets the minimum standards for placement on the
City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2
of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
Resolution No. 2017-xx
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TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103
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G. The subject property meets the criteria for placement in the Contributive
category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
Section 2, In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the
recommended actions are exempt from further review under Section 15331, Class 31,
as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. Categorical Exemption
No. 2017-55 will be flied for this project.
Section 3. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana after
conducting the public hearing hereby approves:
A, Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-07 to place the P,
A. Mitchell House located at 2203 North Ross Street Santa Ana, California
92706 on the historical register, and
B. Historic Register Categorization No, 2017-06 placing the P. A. Mitchell
House located at 2203 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, California 92706
within the Contributive category.
These decisions are based upon the evidence submitted at the above said public
hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Staff report and exhibits attached
thereto; the report entitled "Historical Property' Description" and the public testimony; all of
which are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 4. For the subject property, a report entitled "Historical Property
Description" is on file In the Planning and Building Department, and is hereby approved
and adopted, and together with the staff report and this resolution, justify the findings for
placement on the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties into a category. The
Historic Resources Commission Secretary is authorized and directed to include this
resolution in the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.
Section 5. The Historic Resources Commission Secretary 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.
ADOPTED this day of 2017.
Alberta Christy
Chairperson
Resolution No. 2017-xx
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EXEMPT FROM FEES PURSUANT
TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:
Lisa Starck
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Commission mem
NOES: Commission members
ABSTAIN: Commission mem
NOT PRESENT: Commission members
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
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I, ROSA BARELA, Acting Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2017 -XX to be the original resolution adopted by Historic
Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana on July 20, 2017,
M
Acting Commission Secretary
City of Santa Ana
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Resolution No. 2017-xx
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EXEMPT FROM FEES PURUSANT
TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Exhibit A Resolution No. 2017-xx
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Address
Legal Description
Owner Names
APN
002-111-20
2203 North Ross Street
N TR 947 BLK LOT 8
Eric H. Halvorson and Dianne
P. Halvorson
Exhibit A Resolution No. 2017-xx
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REQUEST
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JULY 20, 2017
TITLE:
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HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION SECRETARY
HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION
AGREEMENT NO. 2017-04 FOR PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 2467 NORTH RIVERSIDE DRIVE
(STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5, 2; 5,3)
Prepared by Ivan Orozco
APPROVED
rU As Recommended
EJ As Amended
0 Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
Executive Director Planning anager
1�1JlA9M#rZM1Iit[S
Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute
the attached Mills Act agreement with Eugen Charles Andres, III and Ann Avery Andres; subject to
non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Reuuest of Applicant
Eugen Charles Andres, III and Ann Avery Andres are requesting approval to execute a Mills Act
agreement with the City of Santa Ana for the property located at 2467 North Riverside Drive which is
currently listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.
Project Location and Site Description
The subject property is known as the Reed House and consists of a 3,680 -square -foot two -.story
Colonial Revival style residence with a detached garage on a 23,226 -square -foot residential lot located
on North Riverside Drive between Flower Street and Benton Way (Exhibit 1).
Mills Act Agreement
Ordinance No. NS -2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute Historic Property
Preservation Agreements (HPPA); commonly known as Mills Act agreements for eligible properties
(Exhibit 2). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property must be listed on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties. The agreement provides monetary incentive to the property owner in the form
of a property tax reduction in exchange for the owner`s voluntary commitment to maintain the
property in a good state of repair as necessary to maintain its character and appearance. Once
recorded, the agreement generates a different valuation method in determining the property's
assessed value, resulting in tax savings for the owner. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits
include:
EXHIBIT B2
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HPPA No. 2017-04
July 20, 2017
Page 2
• Long term preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood
• Allows fora mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation
• Provides additional incentive for potential buyers to purchase historic structures
• Discourages inappropriate alterations to the property
Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the Historic Resources Commission
recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the
attached Mills Act agreement with Eugen Charles Andres, III and Ann Avery Andres, subject to non -
substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Public Notification
The subject site Is located within the Floral Park Neighborhood. The president of this neighborhood
association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. 1n addition, the Floral Park
Neighborhood president was contacted to ensure that they were notified of the project and to see if
there were any areas of concern. No areas of concern were identified by the neighborhood
association president, nor was there a request that the applicant present the project to a meeting of
its members,
The project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in
the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of
the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic; had
been received from any members of the public.
CEQA Compliance
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt
from further review under Section 15331, Class 31, as these actions are designed to preserve
historic resources. Categorical Exemption No. 2017-52 will be filed for this project.
Strategic Plan Alignment
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 5 Community
Engagement & Sustainability, Objective No. 2 (expand opportunities for
environmental sustainability) and Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing
support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods)
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Health, Livability,
conservation and
opportunities and
HPPA No. 2017-04
July 20, 2017
Page 3
Conclusion
Based on the analysis provided within this report, staff recommends that the Historic Resources
Commission approve Historic Property Preservation Agreement No. 2017-04,
Ivan Orozco
Assistant Planner 11
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loOstorlc DocumentsWuly 2017 HRC1Reed_House 2467 N Riverside Nva.hro
Exhibits 1. 500' Radius Map
2. Mills Act Agreement
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JULY 20, 2017
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�/ 6RHISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION SECRETARY
TITLE:
PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2017-09,
HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION
NO. 2017-08, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION AGREEMENT NO. 2017-05
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 930 WEST
RIVER LANE {STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5,2; 5,3}
Prepared by _Ivan Orozco
APPROVED
• As Recommended
• As Amended
U Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
Executive Direotor Planning Manager
Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-09 and
Historic Register Categorization No. 2017-08.
Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to
execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Paul Anderson and Mona Shah -Anderson,
subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney,
Request of Applicant
Paul Anderson and Mona Shah -Anderson are requesting approval to designate an existing
residence located at 930 West River Lane to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, as well
as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Prolect Location and Site Description
The subject property consists of a 3,877 -square -foot, single -story Ranch style residence and attached
garage on a 18,542 -square -foot residential lot (Exhibit 1).
Analysis of the Issues
Historical Listing
In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS -2363 establishing the Historic
Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic
Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing, designate as a historical
property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site having importance to the history or
architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana
I_=*4dl3ki*3
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HRCA No. 2017-09, HRC No. 2097-08
HPPA No. 20.17-05
July 20, 2017
Page 2
Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails applying the selection criteria established in
Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to
determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old.
The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion in the Santa Ana Register
of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code. No known code violations exist on record for this property.
The property, recognized as the Busacca House, has distinctive architectural features of the Ranch
style, and was built in 1950 by David E. Keller. Character defining features of the Busacca House that
should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes (Exhibit 2). It is.
recommended that the house be designated to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and
categorized as "Contributive" because it is an intact example of the Ranch House style in the Fisher
Park neighborhood and "is a good example of period architecture."
Mills Act Agreement
Ordinance No. NS -2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute Historic Property
Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act agreements for eligible properties
(Exhibit 3). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property must be listed on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission Application and Historic Register
Categorization actions proposed for this site authorize the listing of the property on the local register.
The agreement provides monetary incentive to the property owner in the form of a property tax
reduction in exchange for the owner's voluntary commitment to maintain the property in a good state
of repair as necessary to maintain its character and appearance. Once recorded, the agreement
generates a different valuation method in determining the property's assessed value, resulting in tax
savings for the owner. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits include:.
• Long term preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood
• Allows for a mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation
• Provides additional incentive for potential buyers to purchase historic structures
• Discourages inappropriate alterations to the property
Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property
Preservation Agreement.
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HRCA No. 2017-09, HRC No. 2017-08
HPPA No. 2017-05
July 20, 2017
Page 3
Public Notification
The subject site Is located within the Fisher Park Neighborhood. The president of this neighborhood
association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, a Fisher Park
Neighborhood representative was contacted to ensure that they were notified of the project and to
see if there were any areas of concern. No areas of concern were identified by the neighborhood
association representative, nor was there a request that the applicant present the project to a
meeting of their members.
The project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in
the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of
the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, had
been received from any members of the public.
CEQA Compliance
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt
from further review under Section 15331, Class 31; as these actions are designed to preserve
historic resources. Categorical Exemption No. 2017-51 will be filed for this project.
5trateoic Plan Alignment
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 5 Community Health, Livability,
Engagement & Sustainability, Objective No. 2 (expand opportunities for conservation and
environmental sustainability) and Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and
support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods).
JmAa
Ivan Orozco
Assistant Planner II
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io\Historic bocumentsWuly 2017 HnMBusacca House 930 W Rtverhrc
Exhibits 1. 500' Radius Map
2. Department of Parks and Recreation Form
3. Mills Act Agreement
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HRCA NO. 2017-9/HRC NO. 2017-8
HPPA NO. 2017-5
930 WEST RIVER LANE
BUSACCA HOUSE
PLANNING AND BUILDING AGENCY
EXHIBIT 1
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BUSACCA HOUSE
930 W. River Lane
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME
Busacca House
REF, NO,
ADDRESS
930 West River Lane
CITY
Santa Ana
21P
92706
ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT
1950
LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT
I N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD
Fisher Park
CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION5
CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE
551
Location: ❑ Not for Publication E Unrestricted
❑ Prehistoric 0 Historic ❑ Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Ranch House
Widely published in the Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch House dominated post -World War II
residential expansion and represented the most popular house form in the United States from the 1950s through 1970s.
The Ranch House originated in the 1930's design of Southern California architect Cliff May, who sought to reinvent the
west's vernacular housing traditions by combining the form and massing of the traditional ranch house with a modernist's
concern for Informality, expressed in materials and plan, and indoor -outdoor Integration.
While the style includes several variants, a basic set of character -defining features applies to most examples. In form and
massing, the style evokes a sprawling ranch that developed over time, with a central block extending by wings of varying
roof heights. Generally L-shaped or U-shaped in plan, the Ranch House typically has a one-story profile with strong
horizontal emphasis expressed through a low pitch or flat roof with wide overhanging eaves. Asymmetrical in design, the
Ranch House is often sheathed in and accented with rustic materials such as board -and batten siding, hfgh brick
foundations, art stone, and wood shake roofs. Indoor -outdoor integration is achieved through the use of recessed or
extended porches, set low to the ground, and the generous use of large picture, ribbon, or corner windows. Window
detailing can include wood frames, decorative shutters, and diamond -pattern muntins. Ornamentation includes rusticated
elements, such as carved porch supports and exposed rafters, uneven rakes and flared eaves, and faux dove cotes and
bird houses. The Colonial Revival Variant of the Ranch House incorporates classic -revival details such as an elaborated
entrance, with the main entry flanked by columns and/or pilasters and sidelights, six -over -six double hung wood sash
windows, and more symmetrical composition that the other stylistic variations of the Ranch House.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION;
The Busacca House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its
exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch House style, Additionally, the house has been
categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as an
example of the Ranch House style "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
• California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance
Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.)
5: Ineligible for the National Register, but stili of local significance.
It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period; region, or method of construction, or represents the work
of a master, or possesses high artistic values.
551: Individual property that islistedor designated locally.
EXHIBIT 2
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State of California —The Resources Agency
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
PRIMARY RECORD
Other L[st[ngs
Review Code
or
Trinomial
NRHP Status Code
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: DNotfor Publication mUnrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA1726 Date:
*c. Address 930 West River Lane City Santa Ana Zip 92706
*e. Other Locations[ Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 001-232-20
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
The Busacca House is an unusual and unique ranch style of architecture. It is clad primarily in stucco with red brick accents
on front facing wail and entryway. The hipped roof is topped with wood shake shingles, but with day files covering each roof
seam. The structure spreads the entire width of the property with a broken hip roof at the center of the home which features a
half timber design between the roof line and the brick wall. A front facing garage is located towards the north of the property.
This was a common configuration in the 1950's as the status of the automobile rose, and homeowners wanted to show off
their vehicles and give them a prominent place in the household. The front entry is made up of a solid wood door with glazed
sidelights. To the right of the front door is a large multi -pane bay window which allows for a large amount of natural light to
enter the home, while the remaining front facing windows are large casements. This site provides a long driveway
constructed of Palo verde rock with red brick accents to match the home. A separate red brick path offers a connection from
the street and driveway to the front entrance. The home also offers a variety of mature rose bushes and trees throughout the
front yard landscape area.
*1131d. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property
*P4, Resources Present: ■Building DStructure ❑Object ❑Site ODlstrict ❑Element of District ❑Other
P5b. Photo: (view and date)
south facing elevation
2017
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
1950/0Hy of Santa Ana Building
Permits
W. Owner and Address:
Paul Anderson and
Mona Shah -Anderson
1210 West River Lane
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P6. Recorded by:
L Orozco
20 Civic Center Plaza M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*Pg. Date Recorded:
July 20, 2017
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey
report and other sources, or enter "none")
None.
*Attachments: DNone ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record
DArchaeological Record ❑District Record ❑Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record DRock Art Record
❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record D Other (list)
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State of California—The Resources Agency Primary#
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 3 of 3 *CHR Status Code 5SI
mesource tvame or s: ousacca house
B1. Historic Name: Busacra House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence
B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Ranch
*B8, Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1950
September 28, 1950. 7 room residence and attached garage. $20,000.
May 29, 1980. Pool and spa. $12,000,
August 1, 1980. Patio cover. $9,000.
March 26,, 1983, Addition of bathroom and closet..
March 19, 2001. Reroof.
*67. Moved? ■No 13Yes ❑Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8, Related Features: None,
B9a. Architect: Unknown
b. Builder: David E. Keller
*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: circa 1895-1985 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: CR: SSI
(Discuss importance In terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity)
The first residents of the Busacca house were Mark W, Busacca and his wife, Mabel M. Busacca. The home was built by David E.
Keller, who was a well-known contractor and member of the Santa Ana Breakfast Club and the Jr. Ebell Club, Mark Busacca was
born in Italy and later migrated to California, more specifically to the Fresno area. While he lived In the central valley, Mark was
employed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as an insurance agent. The Busaccas were considered socialites of the
Fresno area, and Mark was heavily Involved in many social groups, one particular membership that Mark belonged to was the Dante
Club in Fresno where he also held the position of president. He and his wife moved to Bakersfield before heading south to Santa
Ana. Mabel was a home maker and avid bridge player. Mr. Busacca later became a manager for the MetLife Insurance Company,
Mr. Busacca passed in August of 1551 and was buried in the Fresno area.
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes),
*B12. References:
City of Santa Ana Building Permits
Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library
Sanborn Maps
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
B13. Remarks:
*B% Evaluator: Ivan Orozco
*Date of Evaluation: July 20, 2017
(This space reserved for official comments.)
DPR 5238 (1195) 25A-39 *Required Information
State of California—The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
*Recorded by Ivan Orozco *Date July 20, 2017 D Continuation
*810. Significance (continued):
Santa Ana was founded by W filum Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the intersection of
Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a city in 1886, and selection
as the seat of the newly created County of Orange In 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods
developing to the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with
cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
The Busacca House is located In Fisher Park. The homes of the Jack Fisher Park neighborhood were built following the
overwhelming success architects had in the early 1950's, when building homes using "California Ranch" architectural design
and features, Homes located in our prestigious neighborhood range from 1,500-6,000 sq.ft: with lot sizes from 6,500-25,000
sq.ft. Properties within this neighborhood boast some of the largest residential sand use in any of the incorporated cities within
Orange County and Southern California. Giving true meaning to the phrase, "Sprawling California Ranch" style homes. Jack
Fisher Park was named after a local highly decorated World War I hero.
The Busacca House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties as "Contributive". Additionally, the
house has been categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and,
as an intact example of the Ranch House style in the Fisher Park neighborhood, "is a good example of period architecture:"
Character -defining exterior features of the Busacca House that should be preserved Include, but may not be limited to,
materials and finishes (red brick and half timbers); roof configuration and detailing; original windows and doors where extant;
and architectural details such as the decorative shutters.
B12. References (continued):
Armor, Samuel. History of Orancie County, Los Angeles: History Record Company, 1921.
Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Santa Ana. 'Historical Landmarks, inventory Form, Bowers Museum," September 12,
1979. Available at the Santa Ana Public Library History Room.
Harris, Cyril M American Architecture., An Illustrated Encyclopedia. New York WW Norton, 1998.
Marsh, Diann, Santa Ana,An111ustrated 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.
Office of Historic Preservation. `Instructions for Recording Historical Resources. "Sacramento., March 1995.
Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1932-1954.
Whitten, Marcus. Flmerfcan Architecture Since 1780: Cambridge: MIT Press, 1959.
"Anson Honer Dies at 84," The Santa Ana Journal. September 21, 1981.
"Builder of Honer Plaza Dies, "Orange CountyRedister, September 16, 1981..
"History of Floral Park." httpa/www.floral-park,com/pa eg 2.htmM.
"Dr. Geddes Rites Friday, "Santa Ana Reglstar, April 4, 9974.
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TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103
RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION
NO. 2017-09 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
930 WEST RIVER LANE SANTA ANA ON THE
HISTORICAL REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2017-08 PLACING
SAID PROPERTY WITHIN THE CONTRIBUTIVE
CATEGORY
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana
hereby finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. On July 20, 2017 the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed
public hearing for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties (Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-09) and
categorization (Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2017-
08) of the Busacca House located at 930 West River Lane Santa Ana,
California 92706.
B. The Busacca House has distinctive architectural features of the Ranch
style, and was built in 1950 by David E. Keller,
C. This home quallfies for listing on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties and is eligible for categorization as Contributive under Criterion
1 as a good example of period architecture for its characteristics of the
Ranch Style architecture. Character -defining features of the Busacca
House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to;
materials and finishes including the red brick and half-timber features; roof
configuration and detailing; original windows and doors where extant; and
architectural details such as the decorative shutters.
D. The legal owners of the subject property are Paul Anderson and Mona
Shah -Anderson.
E. The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit
A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
F. The subject property meets the minimal standards for placement on the
City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2
of the Santa Ana Municipal Code,
Resolution No. 2017-xx
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TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103
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G. The subject property meets the criteria for placement in the Contributive
category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
Section 2. in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the
recommended actions are exempt from further review under Section 15331, Class 31,
as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources, Categorical Exemption
No. 2017-51 will be filed for this project.
Section 3. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana after
conducting the public hearing hereby approves:
A. Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-09 to place the
Busacca House located at 930 West River Lane Santa Ana, California
92706 on the historical register, and
B. Historic Register Categorization No. 2017-08 placing the Busacca House
located at 930 West River Lane, Santa Ana, California 92706 within the
Contributive category.
These decisions are based upon the evidence_ submitted at the above said public
hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Staff report and exhibits attached
thereto; the report entitled "Historical Property Description" and the public testimony, all of
which are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 4, For the subject property, a report entitled "Historical Property
Description" is on file in the Planning and Building Department, and is hereby approved
and adopted, and together with the staff report and this resolution, justify the findings for
placement on the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties into a category. The
Historic Resources Commission Secretary is authorized and directed to include this
resolution in the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.
Section 5. The Historic Resources Commission Secretary 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,
ADOPTED this day of 2017.
Alberta Christy
Chairperson
Resolution No, 2017-xx
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EXEMPT FROM FEES PURSUANT
TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
Lisa Storck
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Commission
NOES: Commission members
ABSTAIN: Commission
NOT PRESENT: Commission members
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
7.26.17 LS
I, ROSA BARELA, Acting Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2017 -XX to be the original resolution adopted by Historic
Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana on July 20, 2017.
Date:
Acting Commission Secretary
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2017-xx
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TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103
M o A
APN
Address
Legal Description
Owner Names
001-232-20
930 West River Lane
N TR 1160 QLK LOT 5 (Lot 6
ELY 40FT THEREOF)
Paul Anderson and
Mona Shah -Anderson
Exhibit A Resolution No, 2017-xx
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REQUEST
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Historic Resources Commission Action
HISTORGRESOURCESCOMISSIONMEETING DATE:
nn°
JULY
i 2017
PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2017-131
HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION
NO. 2017-12, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION AGREEMENT NO. 2017-09
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1710 NORTH
HELIOTROPE DRIVE {STRATEGIC PLAN
NOS. 5, 2; 5,3}
Prepared by Ivan Orozco
APPROVED
❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
Executive Director Planning Manager
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No, 2017-13 and
Historic Register Categorization No. 2017-12.
2, Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to
execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Ryan Arthur Grossheim and Andrew Michael
Layton, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Ryan Arthur Grossheim and Andrew Michael Layton are requesting approval to designate an
existing residence located at 1710 North Heliotrope Drive to the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties, as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Project Location and Site Description
The subject property consists of a 1,375 -square -foot, single -story Tudor Revival style residence and
detached garage on an 8,500 -square -foot residential lot (Exhibit 1).
Analvsis of the Issues
Historical Listing
In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS -2363 establishing the Historic
Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, The Historic
Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing, designate as a historical
EXHIBIT B4
25A-45
HRCA No. 2017-13, HRC No. 2017-12
HPPA No, 2017-09
July 20, 2017
Page 2
property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site having importance to the history or
architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code (SAMC). This project entails applying the selection criteria established in
Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to
determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old.
The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion in the Santa Ana Register
of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code. No known code violations exist on record for this property.
The property, recognized as the Shaffer House, has distinctive architectural features of the Tudor
Revival style, and was built in 1931 by an unknown builder. Character defining features of the Shaffer
House that should be preserved Include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes (Exhibit 2),
It is recommended that the house be designated to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and
categorized as "Contributive" because it is an intact example of the Tudor Revival style in the Floral
Park neighborhood and "is a good example of period architecture."
Mills Act Agreement
Ordinance No. NS -2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute Historic Property
Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act agreements for eligible properties
(Exhibit 3). To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property must be listed on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission Application and Historic Register
Categorization actions proposed for this site authorize the listing of the property on the local register.
The agreement provides monetary incentive to the property owner in the form of a property tax
reduction in exchange for the owner's voluntary commitment to maintain the property in a good state
of repair as necessary to maintain its character and appearance. Once recorded, the agreement
generates a different valuation method in determining the property's assessed value, resulting in tax
savings for the owner. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits include:
• Longterm preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood
• Allows for a mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation
• Provides additional incentive for potential buyers to purchase historic structures
• Discourages inappropriate alterations to the property
Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property
Preservation Agreement.
25A-46
HRCA No. 2017-13, HRC No. 2017-12
HPPA No. 2017-09
July 20, 2017
Page 3
Public Notification
The subject site is located within the Floral Park Neighborhood. The president of this neighborhood
association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, a Floral Park
Neighborhood representative was contacted to ensure that they were notified of the project and to
see if there were any areas of concern. No areas of concern were identified by the neighborhood
association representative, nor was there a request that the applicant present the project to a
meeting of their members.
The project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in
the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of
the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, had
been received from any members of the public.
CEQA Compliance
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt
from further review under Section 15331, Class 31, as these actions are designed to preserve
historic resources. Categorical Exemption No. 2017-54 will be filed for this project.
Strategic Plan Alignment
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No, 5 Community Health, Livability,
Engagement & Sustainability; Objective No. 2 (expand opportunities for conservation and
environmental sustainability) and Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and
support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods).
Ivan Or ca
Assistant Planner it
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Exhibits 1. 500' Radius Map
2. Department of Parks and Recreation Form
3. Mills Act Agreement
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500' RADIUS
HRCA NO. 2017-13/HRC NO. 2017-12
HPPA NO. 2017-9
1710 NORTH HELIOTROPE DRIVE
SHAFFER HOUSE
PLANNING AND BUILDING AGENCY
W-61
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SHAFFER l
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NAME
Shaffer House
REF. NO.
ADDRESS
1710 North Heliotrope Drive
CITY
Santa Ana
ZIP
1 92706
ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT
1931
LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT
N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD
I Floral Park
CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
5
CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE
551
Location: ❑ Not for Publication ❑ Unrestricted
❑ Prehistoric [0 Historic ❑ Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Tudor Revival
The Tudor Revival looked to medieval England for its Inspiration. Signature features of the style include steeply pitched
gables; decorative half-timbering; arched openings, often Tudor or Gothic in form; asymmetrical arrangements of
building features; tall brick chimneys; and picturesque windows of leaded glass or diamond patterned lights. The more
ambitious examples of the Tudor Revival were executed in brick or even stone; however, stucco over wood frame is
quite common in the forgiving climate of southern California. The Tudor Revival was favored primarily for residential
buildings, although small scale commercial buildings in the style also occur. Born in the late 19th century, the Tudor
Revival was associated with some Craftsman era building but was most popular during the 1920s and 1930s.
SUMMARYICONCLUSION:
The Shaffer House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for its
exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Tudor Revival style. Additionally, the house has been
categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as an
example of the Tudor Revival "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
• California Register Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance
Series # 7, "How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.)
S: Ineligible for the National Register, but still of local significance.
• It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the
work of a master, or possesses high artistic values.
5S1: Individual property that is listed or designated locally
EXHIBIT 2
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
PRIMARY RECORD
NRNP Status Code
Other Listings
Review Code
:e name(s) or number to
P1. Other Identifier.
*P2. Location: ❑Not for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA1725 Date:
*c. Address 1710 N. Heliotrope Drive City Santa Ana Zip 92706
*a. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 002-094-07
*P3a, Description: (Describe resource and Its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
The Shaffer House is designed in a unique Tudor Revival Style of architecture. The home is sheathed in stucco and has a
steeply pitched gable roof design, The structure is capped with a shingle roofing material. The largest of the gables runs east
to west and Is located at the front elevation, making it a prominent feature of the front of the home. At the roof apex is a series
of matching triangular attic vents. There are two chimneys to the home; the southern chimney which is located adjacent to the
front entry is capped with terracotta chimney pots and wrapped In brick from the mid height to the top, creating a variation of
use in accent materials. The additional chimney to the north of the home is the more modest of the two, with minimal variation
in materials, nonetheless creating a sense of symmetry to the layout of the home. The entry which is accessed from the south
elevation opens onto an arched covered porchlet, elevated on two steps. The front door, in true Tudor style is a solid wood
round top glass panel door. The windows throughout the home are a combination of multi -pane casements and wood single -
hung windows . The garage is fitted with a modern door, highlighted in a dark brown color, helping create consistency in the
design throughout the home.
*133b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property
*P4. Resources Present: ■Building ®Structure DObject ❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District DOtherO-
P5b. Photo: (view and date)
East facing elevation
2017
W. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
19311Clty of Santa Ana Building
Permits
*P7. Owner and Address:
Ryan Arthur Grossheim and
Andrew Michael Layton
1710 N. Heliotrope Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P0. Recorded by:
Ivan Orozco
20 Civic Center Plazas
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*P9. Date Recorded:
July 20, 2017
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation; (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none")
*Attachments: ONone ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet /Building, Structure, and Object Record
❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record OLinear Feature Record DMllling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record
DArtlfact Record ❑Photograph Record D Other (list)
DPR 523A (1195)
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P5b. Photo: (view and date)
East facing elevation
2017
W. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
19311Clty of Santa Ana Building
Permits
*P7. Owner and Address:
Ryan Arthur Grossheim and
Andrew Michael Layton
1710 N. Heliotrope Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P0. Recorded by:
Ivan Orozco
20 Civic Center Plazas
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*P9. Date Recorded:
July 20, 2017
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation; (Cite survey report and other sources, or enter "none")
*Attachments: ONone ❑Location Map ❑Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet /Building, Structure, and Object Record
❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record OLinear Feature Record DMllling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record
DArtlfact Record ❑Photograph Record D Other (list)
DPR 523A (1195)
25A-50
*Required information
State of California—The Resources Agency Primary
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page JE of 3 *CHR Status Code 5S1
Resource rvame or sr onaner rrouse
B1. Historic Name: Shaffer House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival Style
*66. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed 1931
December7, 1931. Residence and garage. $4,500.
December 14, 2000 Reroof,
September 22, 2016 Remodel hallway bathroom.
*67, Moved? MNo ❑Yes MUnknown Dater Original Location:
*68. Related Features: None.
B9a, Architect: Unknown
b, Builder: Unknown
*B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: circa 1895.1965 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: CR; 5S1
(Discuss importance In terns of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity)
The first residents of this home were Rockford John Shaffer and his wife, Addie H. Shaffer, Rockford was originally from Champaign
County, Ohio. The couple met and later wed in Ohio in 1912. Mr. Shafferwas born In 1887, while Mrs. Shaffer, ten years his senior
was born In 1877. Rockford laterjoined the military efforts to help end World War I by enlisting with the United States Navy. After his
service, the couple moved to Los Angeles, California before moving to Santa Ana, Rockford held many jobs a mechanic, custodian,
carpenter and salesman. Addie Shaffer was a home maker. The Shaffers were heavily Involved in the Santa Ana community and
large supporters of the arts. Mr. Shaffer in his later years, volunteered at the Santa Ana High school as a caretaker and advisor for
the stage crew. He led and directed the stage crew members In making sets for school plays. Addle passed in 1954 and Rockford
followed in 1955, The home was sold to Leon L. and Margaret R. Logush in 1955. The Logushes occupied the home with their two
children, Sandra and Michael until 2015 when it was sold to the current owners Ryan Grossheim and Andrew Layton, Just as John
Shaffer did in his time, Mr. Layton also advises young theater students In design and backstage activities, at a local California public
school, thus creating a larger full -circle history of its tenant's professions 65 years later.
B11, Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and
*B12. References:
City of Santa Ana Building Permits
Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library
Sanborn Maps
Harris, Cyril M. American Architecture: An Illustrated
Encvclooedia. New York, WW Norton, 1998,
Marsh, Diann, Santa Ana, An Illustrated History, Encinitas,
Heritage Publishing, 1994,
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 4.)
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Ivan Orozco
*Date of Evaluation: July 20, 2017
(This space reserved for official comments.)
DPR 5236 (1/95)
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1710 N. Heliotrope Drive
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
Page 3 of 3 Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) .matter House
*Recorded by Ivan Orozco "Date July 20, 2017 W Continuation 11 Update
*B10. Significance (continued):
Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon in 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered on the interseetlon of Main
and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and incorporation as a cityin 1886, and selection as
the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods developing to
the north, south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated in the outlying areas, with cultivated fields and
orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
The Shaffer House is located in Floral Park, a neighborhood northwest of downtown Santa Ana bounded by West
Seventeenth Street, North Flower Street, Riverside Drive, and Broadway. Groves of oranges; avocados and walnuts, and
widely scattered ranch houses characterized this area before '1920. Developer and builder Allison Honer (1897.1981),
credited as the subdivider and builder of a major portion of northwest Santa Ana, arrived in Santa Ana from Beaver Falls,
Now York in 1922 (Talbert, pages 353-356). "Before nightfall on the day of his arrival, Mr. Honerpurchased a parcel of land.
And that month, he began building custom homes in Santa Ana" (Orange County Register, September 15,1981). The parcel
chosen became the Floral Park subdivision between Seventeenth Street and Santiago Creek. "When built in the 1920s, the
Floral Park homes were the most lavish and expensive in the area. They sold for about $45,000 each" (Orange County
RegisteY„September 15,1981). Revival architecture in a wide variety of romantic styles was celebrated In the 1920s and
19305; Floral Park showcased examples of the English Tudor, French Norman, Spanish Colonial, and Colonial Revival
styles. The Allison Honer Construction Company went on to complete such notable projects as the 1935 Art Deco -styled Old
Santa Ana City Hall, the El Toro Marine Base during World War ll, and the 1960 Honer shopping Plaza. Honer lived in the
neighborhood he had helped create, at 615 West Santa Clara Avenue.
In the tate 1920s and 19306; another builder, Roy Roscoe Russell (1881.1965), continued developing the groves of Floral
Park. An early Russell project was his 1928 subdivision of Victoria Drive between West NineteenthStreetand West Santa
Clara Avenue. The homes were quite grand and displayed various revival styles, Including Russell's own large, Colonial
Revival mansion at 2009 Victoria Drive. In the early post -World War It years, Floral Park continued its development as
numerous smaller, single-family houses were built. Continuing In the Floral Park tradition, they were mostly revival in style.
In the 1950s, low, horizontal Ranch Style houses completed the growth of Floral Park. Today (2007); Floral Park maintains
Its identity as the premier neighborhood of Santa Ana, historically home to many affluent and prominent citizens.
The Shaffer House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties, for its representation of the
characteristics of the Tudor Revival style. Additionally, the house has been categorized as "Contributive” because "it is
good example of period architecture'. Character defining features Include roof material and chimney configuration, original
casement windows, and all exterior materials.
B12. References (continued):
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.
Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources." Sacramento: March 1995.
Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1932-1954.
W hiffen, Marcus, American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969,
"Alison Honer Dies at 84," 1he5anta Ana JourrLaal, September 21, 1981.
".Builder of Honer Plaza Dies," Orange County Register, September 15, 1981.
"History of Floral Park." hh�'(fwww floral-oark.comfoago htm'
Ancestry;com
Newspapers.com.(Santa Ana Register)
DPR 523L
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TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 8103
RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION
NO. 2017-13 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
1710 NORTH HELIOTROPE DRIVE SANTA ANA, ON THE
HISTORICAL REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2017-12 PLACING
SAID PROPERTY WITHIN THE CONTRIBUTIVE
CATEGORY
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana
hereby finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. On July 20, 2017 the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed
public hearing for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties (Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-13) and
categorization (Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2017-
12) of the Shaffer House located at 1710 North Heliotrope Drive, Santa
Ana, California 92706.
B. The Shaffer House has distinctive architectural features of the Tudor
Revival style, and was built in 1931 by an unknown builder.
C, This home qualifies for listing on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties and is eligible for categorization as Contributive under Criterion
1 as a good example of period architecture for its characteristics of the
Tudor Revival Style architecture, Character -defining features of the
Shaffer House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to,
materials and finishes including the dual chimneys and terracotta chimney
pots and brickwork; roof configuration and detailing; original windows and
doors where extant; and architectural details such as the picture window in
the front elevation.
D. The legal owners of the subject property are Ryan Arthur Grossheim and
Andrew Michael Layton.
E. The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit
A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
F. The subject property meets the minimum standards for placement on the
City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2
of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
Resolution No.2017-xx
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G, The subject property meets the criteria for placement in the Contributive
category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
Section 2. In accordance with the California. Environmental Quality Act, the
recommended actions are exempt from further review under Section 15331, Class 31,
as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources, Categorical Exemption
No. 2917-54 will be filed for this project.
Section 3. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana after
conducting the public hearing hereby approves:
A. Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-13 to place the
Shaffer House located at 1719 North Heliotrope Drive Santa Ana,
California 92706 on the historical register, and
B. Historic Register Categorization No. 2017-12 placing the Shaffer House
located:at 1710 North Heliotrope Drive, Santa Ana, California 92706 within
the Contributive category.
These decisions are based upon the evidence submitted at the above said public
hearing„ which Includes, but is not limitedto. the Staff report and exhibits attached
thereto; the report entitled "Historical Property Description" and the public testimony, all of
which are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 4. For the subject property, a report entitled "Historical Property
Description" is on file in the Planning and Building Department, and is hereby approved
and adopted, and together with the staff report and this resolution, justify the findings for
placement on the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties into a category. The
Historic Resources Commission Secretary is authorized and directed to include this
resolution in the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.
Section 5. The Historic Resources Commission Secretary 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.
ADOPTED this day of 2017.
Alberta Christy
Chairperson
Resolution No. 2017-xx
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:
Lisa Storck
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Commission
NOES: Commission members
ABSTAIN: Commission
NOT PRESENT: Commission members
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
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I, ROSA BARELA, Acting Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2017 -XX to be the original resolution adopted by Historic
Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana on July 20, 2017.
Date:
Acting Commission Secretary
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No, 2017-xx
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
APN
Address
Legal DescriptionOwner Names
002-094-07
1710 North Heliotrope
Drive
N TR 748 BLK LOT 28 Ryan Arthur Grossheim and
Andrew Michael Layton
Exhibit A Resolution No. 2017-xx
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REQUEST
RHistoric Resources
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Commission
DAM
JULY 20, 2017
PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION APPLICATION NO. 2017-14,
HISTORIC REGISTER CATEGORIZATION
NO. 2017-13, AND HISTORIC PROPERTY
PRESERVATION AGREEMENT NO. 2017-10
FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2529 NORTH
VALENCIA STREET {STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 5, 2; 5,3}
Prepared by jvan Orozco __
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION SECRETARY
APPROVED
Cl As Recommended
a As Amended
❑ Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
Executive Director Planning Manager
1. Adopt a resolution approving Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-14 and
Historic Register Categorization No, 2017-13,
2. Recommend that the City Council authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to
execute the attached Mills Act agreement with Zetulio Jimenez and Adriana De La Rosa, subject
to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
Request of Applicant
Zetulio Jimenez and Adriana De La Rosa are requesting approval to designate an existing
residence located at 2529 North Valencia Street to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties,
as well as approval to execute a Mills Act agreement with the City of Santa Ana.
Proiect Location and Site Description
The subject property consists of a 2,487 -square -foot, single -story Ranch style residence and attached
garage on a 12,545 -square -foot residential lot (Exhibit 1).
Analysis of the Issues
Historical Listing
In March 1999, the City Council approved Ordinance No. NS -2363 establishing the Historic
Resources Commission and the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties. The Historic
Resources Commission may, by resolution and at a noticed public hearing, designate as a historical
property any building or part thereof, object, structure, or site having importance to the history or
architecture of the city in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana
EXHIBIT B5
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HRCA No. 2017-14, HRC No. 2017-13
HPPA No. 2017-10
July 20, 2017
Page 2
Municipal Code (SAMC). This ,project entails applying the selection criteria established ih
Chapter 30 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Places of Historical and Architectural Significance) to
determine if this structure is eligible for historic designation to the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties. The first criterion for selection requires that the structures be 50 or more years old.
The structure identified meets the minimum selection criteria for inclusion in the Santa Ana Register
of Historical Properties pursuant to criteria contained in Section 30-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code. No known code violations exist on record for this property.
The property, recognized as the R. D. Bird House, has distinctive architectural features of the Ranch
style, and was built in 1937 by Jasper Farney. Character defining features of the R. D. Bird House that
should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and finishes (Exhibit 2), it is
recommended that the house be designated to the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties and
categorized as "Contributive` because it is considered an intact example of the Ranch House style in
the Park Santiago neighborhood and "is a good example of period architecture."
Mills Act Agreement
Ordinance No. NS -2382 authorized the Historic Resources Commission to execute Historic Property
Preservation Agreements (HPPA), commonly known as Mills Act agreements for eligible properties
(Exhibit 3), To be eligible for the Mills Act, the property must be listed on the Santa Ana Register of
Historical Properties. The Historic Resources Commission Application and Historic Register
Categorization actions proposed for this site authorize the listing of the property on the local register.
The agreement provides monetary incentive to the property owner in the form of a property tax
reduction in exchange for the owner's voluntary commitment to maintain the property in a good state
of repair as necessary to maintain its character and appearance, Once recorded, the agreement
generates a different valuation method in determining the property's assessed value, resulting in tax
savings for the owner. Aside from the tax savings, the benefits include:
• Longterm preservation of the property and visual improvement to the neighborhood
• Allows for a mechanism to provide for property rehabilitation
• Provides additional incentive for potential buyers to purchase historic structures
• Discourages inappropriate alterations to the property
Upon consideration of the application, it is recommended that the City enter into a Historic Property
Preservation Agreement.
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HRCA No. 2017-14, HRC No, 2017-13
HPPA No. 2017-10
July 20, 2017
Page 3
Public Notification
The subject site is located within the Park Santiago Neighborhood. The president of this
neighborhood association was notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. In addition, a
Park Santiago Neighborhood representative was contacted to ensure that they were notified of the
project and to see if there were any areas of concern. No areas of concern were identified by the
neighborhood association representative, nor was there a request that the applicant present the
project to a meeting of their members.
The project site was postedwith a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in
the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners within 500 feet of
the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, had
been received from any members of the public.
GEQA Compliance
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions are exempt
from further review under Section 15331, Class 31, as these actions are designed to preserve
historic resources. Categorical Exemption No. 201.7-53 will be filed for this project.
Strata; is Plan Alignment
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 5 Community Health, Livability,
Engagement & Sustainability, Objective No. 2 (expand opportunities for conservation and
environmental sustainability) and Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and
support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana neighborhoods).
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Ivan Orozco
Assistant Planner 11
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@\W9torla Cocument5\July 2017 HRC\R, D. Slyd House 2529 N Valenola.hrc
Exhibits 1. 500' Radius Map
2. Department of Parks and Recreation Form
3. Mills Act Agreement
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HRCA NO. 2017-14/HRC NO. 2017-13
HPPA NO. 2017-10
2529 NORTH VALENCIA STREET
R. D. BIRD HOUSE
PLANNING AND BUILDING AGENCY
WX266
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NAME
R. D. Bird House
REF, NO.
ADDRESS
2529 North Valencia Street
CITY
Santa Ana
ZIP
92708
ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT
1937
LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Contributive
HISTORIC DISTRICT
N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD
Park Santiago
pALIFpRNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
5
CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE
5S1
Location: ❑ Not for Publication ® Unrestricted
❑ Prehistoric ® Historic ❑ Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Ranch House
Widely published in the Sunset and House Beautiful magazines, the Ranch House dominated post -World War II
residential expansion and represented the most popular house form in the United States from the 1950s through 19708.
The Ranch House originated in the 1930's design of Southern California architect Cliff May, who sought to reinvent the
west's vernacular housing traditions by combining the form and massing of the traditional ranch house with a modernist's
concern for informality, expressed in materials and plan, and indoor -outdoor integration.
While the style includes several variants, a basic set of character -defining features applies to most examples. In form and
massing, the style evokes a sprawling ranch that developed over time; with a central block extending by wings of varying
roof heights. Generally L-shaped or U-shaped in plan, the Ranch House typically has a one-story profile with strong
horizontal emphasis expressed through a low pitch or flat roof with wide overhanging eaves. Asymmetrical in design, the
Ranch House is often sheathed in and accented with rustic materials such as board -and batten siding, high brick
foundations, art stone, and wood shake roofs. Indoor -outdoor integration is achieved through the use of recessed or
extended porches, set low to the ground, and the generous use of large picture, ribbon, or corner windows. Window
detailing can include wood frames, decorative shutters, and diamond -pattern muntins. Ornamentation Includes rusticated
elements, such as carved porch supports and exposed rafters; uneven rakes and flared eaves, and faux dove cotes and
bird houses. The Colonial Revival Variant of the Ranch House Incorporates classic -revival details such as an elaborated
entrance, with the main entry flanked by columns and/or pilasters and sidelights, six -over -six double hung wood sash
windows, and more symmetrical composition that the other stylistic variations of the Ranch House.
SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:
The R. D. Bird House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for Its
exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch House style. Additionally, the house has been
categorized as "Contributive" because it "contributes to the overall character and history" of Santa Ana, and, as an
example of the Ranch House style "is a good example of period architecture" (Municipal Code, Section 30-2.2).
EXPLANATION OF CODES:
- California Reglster Criteria for Evaluation: (From California Office of Historic Preservation, Technical Assistance
Series #7, °How to Nominate Resources to the California Register of Historical Resources," September 4, 2001.)
5: Ineligible for the National Register, but still of local significance.
• It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work
of a master, or possesses high artistic values.
551: Individual property that is listed or designated locally.
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RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code
Other Listings
Review Code__ Reviewer Date
Resource name(s) or number: R. D. Bird House
P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: ONot for Publication ■Unrestricted *a. County Orange County
*b. USGS 7.5' Quad TCA 1725 Date:
*c. Address 2529 North Valencia Avenue City Santa Ana Zip 92706
*e. Other Locational Data: Assessor's Parcel Number 396-422-03
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries.)
The R. D. Bird House is a unique example of Ranch Style of architecture. The one-story home is primarily wrapped in shiplap
wood siding with the exception of the front elevation, which uses brick in a weeping mortar finish to cover the majority of the
front elevation and is also used as a base material for a secondary front elevation wall. Typical to most Ranch house style
homes, the residence is capped with a medium -pitched hip roof with gable roof designs Incorporated throughout. The roofing
material is a composition shingle. The home has an attached two -car garage to the north of the property, located behind the
residence which provides a large concrete driveway leading to the garage. The front elevation offers two large bay windows
with three individual singlo-hung wood windows and a standing seam awning just above the windows. There are two different
porthole windows, one is located just behind the front door entrance with the additional on the opposite side of the home and
differs from the first through a diamond pattern design. Both porthole windows help to provide a balance of the front elevation.
The remaining windows throughout the home are solid single -hung wood windows with wood sills. The front door faces the
north and provides a simple two-step concrete landing under a standing seam awning. A small brick planter stretches the
width of the home and is also finished with a similar weeping mortar finish to match the home.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-family Property
*P4. Resources Present: ■Building OStructure ❑Object []Site []District []Element of District []Other
P5b. Photo: (view and date)
East facing elevation
July 2017
W. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
1937ICity of Santa Ana Building
Permits
W. Owner and. Address:
Zotutlo Jimenez and
Adrian De Le Rosa
2529 N. Valencia Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P8. Recorded by:
t. Orozco
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*P9. Date Recorded:
July 20, 2017
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite suNey
report and other sources, or enter "none")
None.
*Attachments: ONone []Location Map []Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record
[]Archaeological Record []District Record []Linear Feature Record []Milling Station Record ORock Art Record
[]Artifact Record OPhotograph Record O Other (list)
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East facing elevation
July 2017
W. Date Constructed/Age and
Sources: ■historic
1937ICity of Santa Ana Building
Permits
W. Owner and. Address:
Zotutlo Jimenez and
Adrian De Le Rosa
2529 N. Valencia Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P8. Recorded by:
t. Orozco
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*P9. Date Recorded:
July 20, 2017
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite suNey
report and other sources, or enter "none")
None.
*Attachments: ONone []Location Map []Sketch Map ■Continuation Sheet ■Building, Structure, and Object Record
[]Archaeological Record []District Record []Linear Feature Record []Milling Station Record ORock Art Record
[]Artifact Record OPhotograph Record O Other (list)
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B1. Historic Name: R. Q. Bird House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3, Original Use: Single-family Residence B4. Present Use: Single-family Residence
*65. Architectural Style: Ranch House
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations): Constructed in 1937
September 22, 1937, Residence and garage, $10,600,
October 14, 1985. Addition of bedroom and bath.
September 13, 2002. Reroof.
*B7. Moved? ■No OYes OUnknown Date; Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:
None.
89a. Architect: Unknown
b. Builder: JasperFamey
*819. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana
Period of Significance: circa 1901-1954 Property Type: Single-family Residence Applicable Criteria: CR: 5$1
(Discuss Importance in terms of historicalor architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic. scope, Also address Integrity)
Mr. Richard Bird and his wife, Gertrude M. Bird were the first residents to occupy the home at 2529 North Valencia Street.
Richard was an Arkansas native, while Gertrude was born In the state of California. Richard was also a resident of Seattle
Washington before migrating to Santa Ana. Prior to moving into the home, the couple rented a single-family residence at 2045
North Greenleaf Street, in the Floral Park Neighborhood, Mr. Bird was the president of an oil sales company called Bird's
Motor Fuels, Ltd, which distributed for the MacMillan Petroleum Company. Gertrude Bird was a home maker. Both were avid
bridge players and held lavish parties for their neighbors. The couple had one child, Maxine M. Bird, who was born in 1926.
Mr. Bird was later the victim of a "revenge" stabbing in 1941. According to the newspapers, Richard was traveling on Palisades
Road near the Santa Ana Country Club when he lost control and hit two large eucalyptus trees, hurling Mr. Bird out of the car.
The car was found in a ditch and Richard was found the following morning with stab wounds on both sides of the throat nearly
missing the jugular by a fraction of an Inch. Mr. Bird passed away In 1941 and was buried in the Fairhaven Mausoleum.
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
B11, Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)
*612. References:
City of Santa Ana Building Permits
Santa Ana History Room Collection, Santa Ana Public Library
Sanborn Maps
(See Continuation Sheet 3 of 3.)
613. Remarks:
*13114. Evaluator: Ivan Orozco
*Date of Evaluation: July 20, 2017
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(This space reserved for official comments.)
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Santa Ana was founded by William Spurgeon In 1869 as a speculative town site on part of the Spanish land grant known as
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The civic and commercial core of the community was centered around the Intersection of
Main and Fourth Streets. Stimulated by the arrival of the Santa Fa Railroad and incorporation as a city In 1886, and selection
as the seat of the newly created County of Orange in 1889, the city grew outwards, with residential neighborhoods
developing to the north; south, and east of the city center. Agricultural uses predominated In the outlying areas; with
cultivated fields and orchards dotted with widely scattered farmhouses.
The R. D. Bird House Is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood, near the present northern city limits of Santa Ana and
substantially north of the original city core. The neighborhood is bounded by Santiago Creek and Park on the north; East
Seventeenth Street on the south, North Lincoln Avenue on the east; North Main Street on the west, and the 1-5 freeway on
the southwest. to large part; these boundaries reflect the transportation tines that were constructed towards the end of the
nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Pacific Electric interurban railroad ran up Main
Street; the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks followed Lincoln; and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way mirrored
the freeway route. This area remained primarily agricultural well into the 1920s. As of 1905, the city directories listed around
twenty households on East Santa Clara, Twentieth Street, "C Street" (now North. Santiago Street), North Bush Street and
North Main Avenue, the only streets in the area at the time. The vast majority of the residents wore ranchers, By 1911, the
number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had boon partially laid out, but
most residents continued to list "rancher" or "fruit grower" as their occupation In the city directories. This pattern of land use
was evident an the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman -ora subdivisions along Bush north of
Santa Clara and on Valencia and Poinsettia south of Twentieth Street, with the remaining area divided Into larger agricultural
parcels held by approximately forty landowners.
While the area east of Santiago Street was not subdivided until after the mid -1920s, most of the present day streets west of
Santiagohad been laid out when the City was mapped in 1923. Ranching continued to be the most prevalent occupation in
the neighborhood, but increasing numbers of professionals, small business owners merchants, and people in service
professions such as painters, electricians; and carpenters made their homes in the western half of the neighborhood during
the 1920s and 1930s. The area also attracted several city and ofcials, Including the City Attorney (Z.B. West, Jr.,
921 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (CH, Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County
Surveyor (E.H. Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor Gillam C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). ByApril
1942, when the Sanborn Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with single.
family homes, many In the revival styles popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Subsequent development of the eastern half
of the neighborhood and infill construction in the western half displayed the simplified ranch style that emerged following
World War fl:
The R, D. Bird Nouse qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 for Its
exemplification of the distinguishing characteristics of the Ranch style of architecture. The residence features several Ranch
House qualities, making it a prime example of the transitional period between both styles of architecture. Typical features of
this style illustrated by the house Include Its messing and symmetrical u -shape composition; medium -pitched roof; shiplap
wood siding finish; wood -framed single-hung/double-hung windows; and attached chimney. Additionally, the house has been
categorized as "Contributive " because It "'contributes to the overall character and historyor Santa Ana, and, as an intact
example of the Ranch style in the Park Santiago neighborhood, "is a good example of period architecture." Character -
defining exterior features of the R. D: Bird House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to, materials and
finishes (siding finish); roof design and detailing; original windows and doors where extant.
"812: References (continued).
Hares, Cyril M. AmerlcanArenitecture: An Illustrated Encvcl podia. New York, WW Norton, 1998;
Marsh, Diann, Santa Ana An illustrated History, Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.
McAlester Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to Amortran Houses: New Yorke 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.
Office of Historic Preservation. "Instructions for Recording Historical Resources. "Sacramento: March 1995.
Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture Since 1780. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
Orange County Plat Maps, 1912
Historic Maps, Santa Ana History Room, 1923, 1932, 1955.
Santa Ana and Orange County Directories, 1926.1961,
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING
HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION APPLICATION
NO. 2017-14 TO PLACE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
2529 NORTH VALENCIA STREET, SANTA ANA, ON THE
HISTORICAL REGISTER AND APPROVING HISTORIC
REGISTER CATEGORIZATION NO. 2017-13 PLACING
SAID PROPERTY WITHIN THE CONTRIBUTIVE
CATEGORY
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana
hereby finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. On July 20, 2017 the Historic Resources Commission held a duly noticed
public hearing for the placement on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties (Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-14) and
categorization (Historic Resources Commission Categorization No. 2017-
13) of the R. D. Bird House located at 2529 North Valencia Street, Santa
Ana, California 92706.
B. The R. D. Bird House has distinctive architectural features of the Ranch
style, and was built in 1937 by Jasper Farney,
C. This home qualifies for listing on the Santa Ana Register of Historical
Properties and is eligible for categorization as Contributive under Criterion
1 as a good example of period architecture for its characteristics of the
Ranch Style architecture. Character -defining features of the R. D. Bird
House that should be preserved include, but may not be limited to,
materials and finishes including the brick facade with a weeping mortar
finish; roof configuration and detailing; original windows and doors where
extant; and architectural details such as the porthole windows.
D. The legal owners of the subject property are Zetullo Jimenez and Adriana
De La Rosa,
E: The legal description for the subject property is attached hereto as Exhibit
A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
F. The subject property meets the minimum standards for placement on the
City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties pursuant to Section 30-2
of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
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G. The subject property meets the criteria for placement in the Contributive
category pursuant to Section 30-2.2(3) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the
recommended actions are exempt from further review under Section 15331, Class 31,
as these actions are designed to preserve historic resources. Categorical Exemption
No. 2017-53 will be filed for this project.
Section 3. The Historic Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana after
conducting the public hearing hereby approves:
A. Historic Resources Commission Application No. 2017-14 to place the R.
D. Bird House located at 2529 North Valencia Street Santa Ana, California
92706 on the historical register, and
B. Historic Register Categorization No. 2017.13 placing the R. D. Bird House
located at 2529 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana, California 92706 within
the Contributive category.
These decisions are based upon the evidence submitted at the above said public
hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the. Staff report and exhibits attached
thereto; the report entitled "Historical Property Description" and the public testimony, all of
which are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 4. For the subject property, a report entitled ''Historical Property
Description" is on file in the Planning and Building Department, and is hereby approved
and adopted, and together with the staff report and this resolution, justify the findings for
placement on the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical properties into a category. The
Historic Resources Commission Secretary is authorized and directed to include this
resolution in the City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.
Section 5. The Historic Resources Commission Secretary 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.
ADOPTED this day of 2017.
Alberta Christy
Chairperson
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:
Lisa Storck
Assistant City Attorney
7.20.17 LS
AYES:
Commission members
NOES:
Commission members
ABSTAIN:
Commission members
NOT PRESENT:
Commission members
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, ROSA BARELA, Acting Commission Secretary, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2017 -XX to be the original resolution adopted by Historic
Resources Commission of the City of Santa Ana on July 20,2 017.
Date:
Acting Commission Secretary
City of Santa Ana
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
APN
Address
Legal Description
Owner Names
396-422-03
2529 North Valencia
Street
TR 733 LOT 5 (AND N 28 FT
LOT 6)
Zetulio Jimenez and
Adriana De La Rosa
Exhibit A Resolution No. 2017-xx
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