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Supplemental Technical Memorandum – Cultural Resources SUPPLEMENTAL TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM – CULTURAL RESOURCES TO: City of Santa Ana, Planning and Building Agency (Mr. Vince Fregoso) FROM: URS Corporation SUBJECT: Eligibility Assessment of 1584 East Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, California; TAVA Development Company Project ATTACHMENTS: Past Studies Project Area Maps Project Plans Historic Research Record Search Site Conditions DPR 523 Series Update Forms December 15, 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This technical memorandum was prepared by URS Corporation (URS) at the request of the City of Santa Ana (City), to review previous studies and evaluations of the property at 1584 East Santa Clara Avenue, Santa Ana, California, conduct additional historic research, and evaluate the property for eligibility for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) and Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (SARHP), and as a historical resource for purposes of CEQA. URS concluded that the property does not appear to be eligible under any of the CRHR criteria and therefore is not recommended as eligible for listing the CRHR; however, the property appears to be eligible for listing in the SARHP under Condition 6 for its status as a building or structure that was associated with the citrus orchard business, which was once common but is now rare due to the conversion of most of the City’s historic orange orchards to residential and commercial use by the mid- to late twentieth century. INTRODUCTION In July 2011, the City circulated for public comment the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed TAVA Development Company Project (Applicant). The DEIR concluded that the historic- age residence and associated orchard in the project was not eligible for listing in the CRHR or SARHP, and consequently as a historical resource for purposes of CEQA. The DEIR was available for public comments from July 27 to October 10, 2011. During the public comment period, the City received comments from concerned parties requesting that the historic-age residence and orange grove within the project be re-evaluated as eligible for listing in the CRHR and SARHP, and consequently as a historical resource for purposes of CEQA. An extension to the public comment period was made to allow for additional time for the City to review the Cultural Resources technical appendix. Subsequently, the City concluded that a technical memorandum should be completed to re-evaluate the property for eligibility for listing in the CRHR and the SARHP and to re-analyze the project’s effects for purposes of CEQA should the property be determined a historical resource for purposes of CEQA. The proposed project consists of the development and construction of 24 single-family residences on approximately five acres (see attached Project Area Maps). The project is located within the Single Family Residential (R-1) zoning district with a General Plan designation of Low Density Residential (LR- 7). Furthermore, the project proposes a vesting tentative tract map to subdivide the site into 24 parcels for single-family residences with living areas ranging from 2,340 to 2,777 square feet. The project proposes two variances for reduced street frontages for Lot 7 from 50 feet to 38 feet, and for Lot 8 from 50 feet to 45 feet. The project site is located at 1584 East Santa Clara Avenue, in the northeastern portion of the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange. The property is bounded roughly by East Santa Clara Avenue to the north, Portola Park on the east, East Avalon Avenue on the south, and Concord Street on the west. Photographs, plans, and maps depicting the project are attached. This Technical Memorandum has been prepared in conformance with CEQA (California Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.), California CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq.) and the applicable rules, procedures, and regulations for implementing CEQA, as adopted by the City. METHODS AND BACKGROUND RESEARCH URS investigators reviewed the record search results reported in Padon and Marvin (2008), completed an updated record search, reviewed and incorporated relevant portions of the previous studies of the property, conducted additional historic research, and referenced standard guidance and technical guidelines by the National Park Service and Caltrans for the evaluation of orchard property types and agricultural properties. Record Search Results As part of this investigation, URS reviewed the records search completed by Padon and Marvin (2008) for the project and, subsequently, URS performed an updated record search in December 2011 to identity any previously recorded cultural resources or investigations that have been completed in the project or a half-mile search radius since 2008. Combined, the 2008 and 2011 records searches identified one previously recorded cultural resources in the project area (Sexlinger Residence, P-30-179880), and two previously recorded cultural resources in the half-mile search radius (Nunn House, SARHP #114 and Hasenyager House, SARHP #1151). The records searches identified one previous investigation in the project area (OR-3529, Padon and Marvin 2008) and five previous investigations in the half-mile search radius (OR-02024, Padon 1999; OR-02451, Huard-Spencer 2002; OR-02452, Huard-Spencer 2002; OR- 02704, Harper 2002; OR-03096, Thane 2001). More detail regarding the record searches is provided below and attached. Padon and Marvin (2008) conducted a records search of the project site and a half-mile radius at the South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC) in 2008. The SCCIC did not report records of cultural resources previously identified within the project area boundaries, and one record of a resource 1 The SCCIC reports this property on resource maps as P‐30‐176736; however, that identifier is for a property more than a half‐mile outside the half‐mile search radius at 507 Fee Ana St., Placentia, CA, based on a review of the DPR 523 site form for P‐30‐176736. (the Hasenyager House) within a half-mile radius of the project area. The Hasenyager House, located at 2139 North Grand Avenue, is listed in the SARHP (#116), and has been evaluated as potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP and CRHR. Padon and Marvin reported three cultural resource surveys that had been conducted within one-mile radius of the project area (Cason and Huey 1993, Drover 1976, and Padon 20012). URS conducted a record search update in December 2011 of the project site and a half-mile radius at the SCCIC (see attached Record Search). In addition to the one resource identified by Padon and Marvin (2008) within the half-mile search radius, one new resource was reported in the project area since 2008: P-30-179880, Sexlinger Residence. No new cultural resources have been recorded in the half-mile radius. The SCCIC reported one new investigation that has occurred in the project area since 2008: OR- 3529 (Padon and Marvin 2008). The three cultural resource surveys reported by Padon and Marvin (2008) were not relocated within the half-mile radius in SCCIC records; however, the SCCIC reported in 2011 that five investigations have occurred within the half-mile radius (OR-02024, Padon 1999; OR- 02451, Huard-Spencer 2002; OR-02452, Huard-Spencer 2002; OR-02704, Harper 2002; OR-03096, Thane 2001). In addition to completing a record search at the SCCIC, Padon and Marvin (2008) reviewed the following inventories to identify historical resources in the project area: • Office of Historic Preservation Historic Property Directory (12/03/07); • California Inventory of Historic Resources (1976); • California Historical Landmarks (CHL) (1990 et seq.); • California Points of Historical Interest (CPHI) (May 1992 et seq.); • County of Orange Historical Landmarks (1976); and • City of Santa Ana Register of Historical Properties (SARHP) (2007). The property was not listed on the above inventories. Within a half-mile search radius, Padon and Marvin (2008) reported the Hasenyager House at 2139 North Grand Avenue as listed in the SARHP as a Landmark (SARHP #116), which had also been identified by the SCCIC. The closest County of Orange Historical Landmarks, No. 54 and No. 55, were both campsites for Gaspar de Portolá’s 1769 expedition, and are more than a half-mile from the project. URS reviewed the databases of the NRHP, CRHR, CHL, or CHPI, SARHP, and County of Orange Landmarks in December 2011 to identify any historical resources that may have been added to these inventories since 2008. URS identified one additional SARHP-listed property in the half-mile search radius: the Nunn House at 1414 East Fairhaven Avenue, which is listed as a “Key” property (SARHP #114). There are no new listings for Orange County since 2008 on the NRHP, CRHR, CHL, CHPI, or County of Orange Landmarks. 2 The full references for these reports could not be provided by Discovery Works, Inc. Padon and Marvin (2008) performed a paleontological records review at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County for the proposed project (Padon and Marvin 2008). No fossil remains were identified for the proposed project site. The nearest paleontological localities were identified in the City of Orange. Previous Evaluations of the Property Two studies have evaluated the residence and orange grove for eligibility for listing in the CRHR and the SARHP since 2007. One study concluded the property was eligible (Heumann and Howell-Ardila 2007) and one concluded that the property was not eligible (Padon and Marvin 2008). These studies are attached to this memo and
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