City Council
October 20, 2026
Five Mills Act Applications
Summary
2 Consideration of Mills Act ContractS for the preservation, rehabilitation and maintenance of FIVE historic propertIES AT:
315 North Balcom Avenue
332 West Brookdale Avenue
519 West Fern Drive
335 West Jacaranda Place
542 West Valley View Drive
Discussion
4 Private park for Hughes Aircraft employees
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A Voluntary historic preservation program intended to offset the costs of rehabilitation and maintenance of a historic property; adopted by city council in april 2020.
THE Purpose of the program is for funds saved, through reduction in property taxes, to be reinvested in THE home.
Pursuant to the adopted mills act program guidelines, the city may process no more than 10 contracts per year; additionally, when the total number of contracts approved reaches 50, the city council must adopt a resolution reauthorizing the program and specifying how many additional contracts it will consider.
IF APPROVED, The FIVE applications considered tonight will authorize a total of SEVENTEEN contracts throughout the city.
315 North Balcom Avenue
Located within a residential preservation zone (r-2p); townsite east Built in 1920
Incorporates design elements commonly seen in "craftsman bungalow" style homes Minor residential alternations have been made to THE property over time; highly original and retains original siding and windows 5 332 West Brookdale Place
Located within a residential preservation zone (r-1-7.2p); brookdale heights Built in 1930
Incorporates design elements commonly seen in "Spanish colonial revival" style homes Pursuant to zoning administrator resolution no. Za-2021-02 (ZON-2020-0082) a minor site plan was approved to construct a detached 2-story, 3-car garage and 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom accessory dwelling unit (ADU) 6 519 West Fern Drive
7 Located within a residential preservation zone (r-1-7.2p); upper golden hill Identified in city of Fullerton local register of historic resources, hl-57 (cleaver house) Built in 1929; philip n. schmoker
Represents a "Spanish colonial revival" architectural style Pursuant to director's determination pre-2024-0039 and bldr-2024-0697, permits obtained to remove and replace windows on property
335 West Jacaranda Place
7 Located within a historic preservation zone (r-1-7.2p), jacaranda / malvern / brookdale Built in 1922
Represents a "Spanish revival" architectural style
Minor residential alternations have been made to the property over time
542 West Valley View Drive
7 Located within a historic preservation zone (r-1-7.2P), upper golden hill Built in 1922
Represents a "Spanish revival" architectural style
Minor residential alternations have been made to the property over time; zon-2020-0052
Recommended Action
1. Adopt the following resolutions APPROVING A MILLS ACT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE OWNERS OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES LOCATED AT:
315 NORTH BALCOM AVENUE IN THE FORM OF A HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT 332 WEST BROOKDALE PLACE IN THE FORM OF A HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT 519 WEST FERN DRIVE IN THE FORM OF A HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT 335 WEST JACARANDA PLACE IN THE FORM OF A HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT 542 WEST VALLEY VIEW DRIVE IN THE FORM OF A HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT
2. AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO REVIEW SUBSEQUENT UPDATED SCHEDULES OF IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE ITEMS PROVIDED BY EACH PROPERTY OWNER PURSUANT TO THE HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT (I.E., MILLS ACT AGREEMENT OR “AGREEMENT”) PRIOR TO THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AGREEMENT AND EVERY TENTH ANNIVERSARY THEREAFTER.
3. APPROVE THE REVISED CITY OF FULLERTON MILLS ACT PROGRAM GUIDELINES, AS SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENT 7 – REVISED MILLS ACT PROGRAM GUIDELINES, STREAMLINING THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF MILLS ACT CONTRACTS PROCESS. 10 City Council
October 20, 2026
Five Mills Act Applications