Exhibit 3 - Mills Act Agreement - 2339 N. Valencia Street(2228249.1)

RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:

City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Attn: Clerk of the Council
FREE RECORDING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 27383
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HISTORIC PROPERTY PRESERVATION AGREEMENT
This Historic Property Preservation Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the of the State of California (hereinafter referred to as “City”), and Carlos Bustamante, Trustee of The Bustamante Family Revocable Living Trust Dated 9-23-2020 (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Owner”), owner of real property located at 2339 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana, California, in the County of Orange and listed on the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties.

RECITALS
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 owners 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 possesses fee title in and to that certain qualified real property together with associated structures and improvements thereon, located at 2339 North Valencia Street, Santa Ana, CA, 92706 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. City and 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 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 appropriate; and to ensure that rehabilitation and maintenance are carried out in an exemplary manner.

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E. Owner and 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:

1. Effective Date and Terms of Agreement.

This Agreement shall be effective and commence on October 21, 2026, and shall remain in effect for a term of ten (10) years thereafter. 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.

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 characterdefining features described in the “Executive Summary” and “Historical Property Description” attached hereto, marked collectively as Exhibit B, 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.

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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 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 C, and incorporated herein by this reference. Owner shall continually maintain the Historic Property in the same or better condition.
c. A view corridor 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 block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the historic landmark 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 Planning Commission; paving of yard surface; exterior alterations or additions unless approved by the Planning 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 inspection by prior appointment, as needed or at least every five (5) years after the initial inspection, of the interior and exterior of the Historic Property by representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization, to determine the Owner’s compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. As part of the periodic inspection, Owner shall supply information in a format determined acceptable by the representatives of the City of Santa Ana, the County Assessor, the State Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization information required to determine compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
f. Owner shall implement the rehabilitation and restoration work items as discussed in detail in Exhibit D, “Proposed Structure Improvements” or “Work Plan” and the City Council Historic Property Preservation Agreement (HPPA No. 2026-4) staff report dated October 20, 2026.

All work items shall be completed within the first ten years of the Mills Act Agreement, with specific items completed within the first five years including: assess all siding (wood shingle, wood shiplap, and brick) for cracking and other damage; replace or repair in-kind with staff approval; assess condition of windows and shutters; replace in-kind, as necessary with staff approval; assess condition of roofing (composition shingles) and overhanging eaves and repair or replace in-kind, as necessary with staff approval; assess condition of exterior brick chimney and repair or replace in-kind, as necessary with staff approval; and assess hardscaping, including driveway, walkways, and porch/patio steps and flooring, throughout the residence and repair or replace in-kind, as necessary and with Planning Division staff approval. Proof of completion, as requested by the City of Santa Ana, will be required in order to satisfy and maintain the Mills Act Agreement. Staff approval is required before items are amended or removed/replaced from the improvements list.

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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 has allowed the 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 have 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 ½) 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 (60) percent of the original fabric of the structure must be replaced, this Agreement shall be canceled immediately 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 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, 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 Owner, the City shall give written notice to 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 Owner), then City may, without further notice, declare a default under the terms of this Agreement and may bring any action necessary to specifically enforce the obligations of Owner growing out of the terms of this Agreement, apply to any court, state or federal, for injunctive relief against any violation by Owner or apply for such relief as may be appropriate. b. City does not waive any claim of default by the Owner if City does not enforce or cancel this Agreement. All other remedies at law or in equity which are not otherwise provided

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for in this Agreement or in City’s regulations governing historic properties are available to City to pursue in the event that there is a breach of this Agreement. No waiver by 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. Owner hereby subjects the Historic Property, located at 2339 North Valencia Street, Assessor Parcel Number, 003-082-21, and more particularly described in Exhibit A, in the City of Santa Ana, to the covenants, conditions, and restrictions as set forth in this Agreement.
b. City and Owner hereby declare their specific intent that the covenants, conditions and restrictions as set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon 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, conditions and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed, or other instrument.
c. This property is listed in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (Register).

In any real property transaction, the owner of this property or the owner’s representative shall provide the buyer of this property with notice that the property is listed on the City’s historic Register.

8. No Compensation.

Owner shall not receive any payment from 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 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 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.

City: City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
Santa Ana, CA 92702
Attn: City Clerk

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Owner: Carlos Bustamante
Trustee of The Bustamante Family
Revocable Living Trust Dated 9-23-2020
2339 North Valencia Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706

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, agent, 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 City prepared, supplied, or approved the plans, specifications or other documents for the Historic Property. d. All of the agreements, rights, covenants, conditions, 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.
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.

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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. Amendments.

This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, only by a written recorded instrument executed by the parties hereto.

13. Effective Date
This Agreement shall be effective on the day and year first written above in Section 1. {Signature page follows}

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ATTEST: CITY OF SANTA ANA
________________________ _________________________
JENNIFER L. HALL ALVARO NUÑEZ
City Clerk City Manager
OWNER
Date: ___________________ By:__________________

CARLOS BUSTAMANTE

TRUSTEE OF THE BUSTAMANTE

FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST
DATED 9-23-2020
APPROVED AS TO FORM: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:

SONIA CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: _____________________ _____________________
MELISSA M. CROSTHWAITE ALI PEZESHKPOUR
Senior Assistant City Attorney Executive Director
Planning and Building Agency
ATTEST:

JENNIFER L. HALL
City Clerk
OWNER
Date: 2
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

SONIA CARVALHO
City Attorney
MELISSA M. CROSTHWAITE
Senior Assistant City Attorney

MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
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CITY OF SANTA ANA

ALVARO NUNEZ
City Manager
By.

CARL SB

TRUSTEE OF THE BUSTAMANTE

FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST
DATED 9-23-2020
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:

ALI PEZESHKPOUR
Executive Director
Planning and Building Agency
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EXHIBIT A

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

LOT 16 OF TRACT NO. 1258, IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 39, PAGE(S) 19 OF

MISCELLANEOUS MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.

EXCEPT THAT PORTION LYING NORTH OF A LINE BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 16, 3 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 16, RUNNING THENCE WEST TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 16.

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 003-082-21
Exhibit B

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Sugden House
2339 North Valencia Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
NAME Sugden House REF. NO.

ADDRESS 2339 North Valencia Street
CITY Santa Ana ZIP 92706 ORANGE COUNTY
YEAR BUILT 1949 LOCAL REGISTER CATEGORY: Key
HISTORIC DISTRICT N/A NEIGHBORHOOD Park Santiago
CALIFORNIA REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION C/3 CALIFORNIA REGISTER STATUS CODE 5S3 Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
Prehistoric Historic Both
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: American Colonial Revival
The most universal of all American domestic building styles, the Colonial Revival has been popular since the 1876 Centennial celebration in Philadelphia stimulated a patriotic interest in the American architectural past. Beginning in the second half of the 1930s, and continuing in the two decades following World War II, the late Colonial Revival departed from the more literal historicism of the previous half-century and was often reduced to a few signature elements. These features include stylized door surrounds; pseudo-quoined corners; multi-paned casement or double-hung sash windows, often framed by decorative shutters; circular, oval, or octagonal accent windows; and eaves nearly flush with the exterior walls. A hipped roof subtype sometimes contained Regency references such as bow and bay windows. Another popular subtype was split-level, ranch, or Cape Cod in appearance and plan, and normally topped by gabled roofs. The materials used in the late Colonial Revival were similar to those of the earlier period—wood, brick, stone, and stucco—although stucco came to be used more frequently than before.

SUMMARY/CONCLUSION:

The Sugden House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a American Colonial-style home in Santa Ana. Located in Park Santiago, the house was constructed in 1949.

The recommended categorization is “Key” because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality seen in its American Colonial Revival style (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3).

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.) 3: 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. • 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.
5S3: Appears to be individually eligible for local listing or designation through survey evaluation.

State of California  the Resources Agency Primary #______________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #__________________________________________________ PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial______________________________________________ NRHP Status Code____5S3_____________________________
Other Listings_____________________________________________________________________ Review Code________ Reviewer________________________ Date_______________ Page _1_ of _6_ Resource name(s) or number (assigned by recorder) Sugden House P1. Other Identifier:
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County Orange County *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad: Anaheim, CA 7.5-Minute Series Date: 2022 *c. Address 2339 North Valencia Street City: Santa Ana Zip: 92706 *e. Other Locational Data: Assessor’s Parcel Number 003-082-21 *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) Located on a mid-block parcel in the Park Santiago neighborhood, the Sugden House consists of a one-story, single-family residence and detached garage constructed in the American Colonial Revival style with elements of the Minimal Traditional style (Figure 1). The parcel is bounded on the west by North Valencia Street and on the north, south, and east by private properties. The one story residence has an irregular shaped plan and a concrete foundation and is capped with a moderately pitched cross-gabled roof clad in composition shingles and wood louver vents in the side gables. The exterior walls are sheathed in wood shingle, shiplap, and brick siding. Facing North Valencia Street to the west, the asymmetrical main façade is characterized by a wood paneled and glazed front door, recessed under the primary roofline, within a small front porch enclosed by wood banisters and a square post and arched openings (Figure 2). The west, primary façade is also characterized by a tripartite window with a central wood frame fixed pane window with eight panes and flanked by two-overtwo wood sash windows, and the tripartite window is covered by an awning. Additionally, the west elevation has two fixed pane windows with six panes each and original wood louvered shutters (Figure 3). The north elevation features an exterior brick chimney, four-over-four and one-over-one double-hung wood sash windows, and a bay window with two four-over-four wood sash windows (Figure 4 and Figure 5). (See Continuation Sheet 3 of 6.) *P3b. Resource Attributes: (list attributes and codes) HP2. Single-Family Residence *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other P5b. Photo: (view and date)
(Figure 1) Primary (west) façade and south
facade, view northeast, April 2026
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:
Historic
1949, Assessor data
*P7. Owner and Address:

Carlos Bustamante
2339 North Valencia Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
*P8. Recorded by:

Ashley Losco
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92702
*P9. Date Recorded:

September 28, 2026
*P10. Survey Type:

Intensive Survey Update
*P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and
other sources, or enter “none”)
None
*Attachments: None Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record  Other (list)
DPR 523A (1/95) *Required information
P5a. Photo
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary #__________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#______________________________________________

BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD

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*Resource Name or #: Sugden House
B1. Historic Name: Sugden House
B2. Common Name: Same
B3. Original Use: Single-family residence B4. Present Use: Single-family residence *B5. Architectural Style: American Colonial Revival with Minimal Traditional Characteristics *B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations):
1949: Property constructed as a single-family residence and detached garage by John M. Gold. $1,000. 1968: Construction of storage room at the rear of the garage by Overby & Sons. $2,000.

Awnings added and screen door at the entrance removed at an unidentified time. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date:__________ Original location:_______ _______ *B8. Related Features: N/A
B9a. Architect: Not Identified b. Builder: John M. Gold *B10. Significance: Theme Residential Architecture Area Santa Ana Period of Significance: 1949 Property Type: Single-family residence Applicable Criteria: C/3 (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity) The Sugden House is architecturally significant as an intact example of a house designed in the American Colonial Revival with Minimal Traditional characteristics in Santa Ana. The original building permit indicates the property was constructed in 1949 as a single-family residence and detached garage at a cost of $1,000.00 for Floyd B. Rogers. Rogers constructed the property on speculation and advertised the sale of the home in a 1950 newspaper article (The Register 1950a). Rogers was a residential developer in Santa Ana from the 1920s to the 1940s and was one of the builders of the residences within the Floral Park Historic District, among other areas of the city (Almendral et al. 2019).

In 1950, Lt. Anderson E. Sugden and his wife Mary Sugden occupied the property before Lt. Sugden reported to the Army chemical corps in Hawaii then serving in Korea (The Register 1950b). They occupied the residence until circa 1956 (The Register 1954; Santa Ana City Directory 1952, 1954, 1956). From circa 1959 to 1960, Mrs. G.F. Taplin occupied the residence (The Register 1959, Santa Ana City Directory 1960). Between circa 1962 and 1994, R.V. Righter occupied the residence (Santa Ana City Directories 1962 and 1979; Ancestry.com 2005). No additional information was identified on Mrs.

G.F. Taplin or R.V. Righter.
(See Continuation Sheet 3).

B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) *B12. References:
(See Continuation Sheet 4 of 6.)
B13. Remarks: None
*B14. Evaluator: Ashley Losco, City of Santa Ana.
*Date of Evaluation: September 28, 2026
DPR 523B (1/95) *Required information
Sketch Map
(This space reserved for official comments.) Sugden House 2339 N. Valencia Street
AVENUE
State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________

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*P3a. Description (continued):

The asymmetrical rear, east façade faces an enclosed backyard. The façade has three secondary entrances: two are located within the enclosed back yard and recessed under the primary roofline each with wood paneled doors with operable sashes.

Between the two entrances are a large wood frame fixed pane window with eight panes of glass and a two-over-two doublehung wood sash window (Figure 6). The third secondary entrance is outside the enclosed backyard adjacent to the driveway and garage. The entrance has a wood paneled and glazed door (Figure 7). The east elevation additionally features a small wood frame hopper window along the roofline, a glass block window with eight small glass blocks, and a four-over-four wood sash window. The east-elevation roofline has three small arched louvered vent openings (Figure 8).

The south façade faces the paved concrete driveway, which leads from North Valencia Drive to the detached garage. There are two two-over-two wood frame double-hung sash windows and a square bay with a wood frame casement window and window planter box; all of the windows are shaded by non-original canvas awnings (Figure 9 and Figure 10). Throughout the residence, there are decorative vent openings along the crawl space.

Just southeast of the residence is an original detached garage, which has an irregular footprint and is situated on a concrete foundation. The garage is capped with a front-gabled roof clad in composition shingles, and the exterior is sheathed in wood shingle and stucco siding. The primary, west façade has a garage opening with an aluminum roll-up garage door (Figure 11).

The garage has a rear, east elevation addition comparable in size to the garage; the addition’s north elevation extends north from the original garage’s elevation and has an entrance with a paneled and glazed door (Figure 12). The north elevation has three louvered windows with wood louvered shutters. *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 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 Sugden House is located in the Park Santiago neighborhood. 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 I-5 freeway on the southwest. In large part these boundaries reflect the transportation lines 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-ofway 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 were ranchers. By 1911, the number of households had increased to about thirty, and Edgewood Road and Valencia Street had been 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 on the 1912 plat map of the City, which illustrated two small, Craftsman era 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 Santiago had 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 county officials, including the City Attorney (Z. B. West, Jr., 321 East Santa Clara Avenue), County Supervisor, First District (C. H. Chapman, 2315 North Santiago Street), County Surveyor (E. H. Irwin, 2407 North Santiago Street), and County Auditor (William C. Jerome, 2422 Poinsettia Street). By April 1942, when the Sanborn Company first mapped the western half of the area, most of the lots had been improved with singlefamily 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 II.

State of California  The Resources Agency Primary # _____________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # ________________________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial _____________________________________________

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The Sugden House qualifies for listing in the Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties under Criterion 1 as an intact example of a American Colonial-style home in Santa Ana. Located in Park Santiago, the house was constructed in 1949. The recommended categorization is “Key” because it has a distinctive architectural style and quality seen in its American Colonial Revival style (Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 30-2.3). Character-defining features of the house’s original American Colonial Revival-style construction include, but are not necessarily limited to, wood shingle siding, wood shiplap siding, brick siding, brick planter, wood sash windows throughout property including wood louvered shutters on the primary facade, recessed front porch with wood post, banisters, and arched beams, original wood paneled and glazed door, square bay window on the south elevation including wood casement window, louvered vent in the gables, and decorative vent openings at the crawl space.
*B12. References (continued):

Almendral, Dylan, Angie Velazquez, Cindy Gonzalez, and Grant Kobayashi. National Reigster Nomination Form for Floral Park Historic District. Almendral Research and Preservation Services. October 25, 2019.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. 2005.

Marsh, Diann. Santa Ana: An Illustrated History. Encinitas, Heritage Publishing, 1994.

The Register. 1950a. Advertisement. March 17, 1950. Newspapers.com. _____. 1950b. “Off to Wars”. August 11, 1950. Newspapers.com. _____. 1954. “E. Wright Captures Sweepstake”. December 24, 1954. Newspapers.com.

Santa Ana, City of. Building Permits for 2339 North Valencia Street from 1949 to 1987.

Santa Ana City Directories. 1952, 1954, 1956 and 1960. Ancestry.com.

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Additional Figures:

Figure 2. The primary, west façade features wood sash
windows, lourvered shutters, and a front porch with wood banisters. Facing north. Figure 3. The front door is recessed within the front porch with wood paneling and glazing. Detail.

Figure 4. The north elevation has an exterior brick chimney and bay windows. Facing southeast.

Figure 5. The north elevaion has wood sash windows and a bay window. Facing west.

Figure 6. The rear, east elevation has two secondary
entrances and wood frame windows. Facing northwest.

Figure 7. A third secondary entrance on the east elevation with a wood paneled and glazed door. Facing hwest.

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Figure 8. The rear, east façade showing wood sash windows and secondary entrances. Facing west.

Figure 9. The south elevation wood frame sash windows and a square bay window with awnings. Facing northwest.

Figure 10. A square bay window is located on the south
elevation with a casement window. Detail.

Figure 11. The detached garage is located southeast of the residence. Facing east.

Figure 12. The north façade of the detached garage has an entrance to the rear addition. Facing southeast.

MILLS ACT AGREEMENT
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Santa Ana, CA 92706
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Exhibit C
Exterior work shall be reviewed by the Historic Resources Commission and subject to the U.S.

Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings, as follows:

1. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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 alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with

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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.

Exhibit D: Proposed Structure Improvements (“Work Plan”) 2339 North Valencia Street
Item Year Improvement
1 2029 Assess all siding (wood shingle, wood shiplap, and brick) for cracking and other damage; replace or repair in-kind with staff approval.
2 2031 Assess condition of windows and shutters; replace in-kind, as necessary with staff approval.
3 2033 Assess condition of roofing (composition shingles) and overhanging eaves and repair or replace in-kind, as necessary with staff approval. 4 2035 Assess condition of exterior brick chimney and repair or replace in-kind, as necessary with staff approval.
5 2036 Assess hardscaping, including driveway, walkways, and porch/patio steps and flooring, throughout the residence and repair or replace in-kind, as necessary and with staff approval.

Santa Ana City CouncilOctober 20, 2026

Santa Ana City Council
October 20, 2026