REPORT TO HISTORICAL AND LANDMARKS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of a Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) (File No. PLN24-00431) for 811 Monroe Street
Report
BACKGROUND
Property owners Daniel and Stacey Kristein filed a Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) (File No. PLN24-00431) request for the property located at 811 Monroe Street. Enacted in 1972, the California Mills Act legislation grants participating local governments the authority to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historic properties who actively participate in the restoration and maintenance of their historic properties while receiving property tax relief. Santa Clara participates in the Mills Act Program. A requirement of the Mills Act Contract is that the building must be a qualified structure, listed on either a local, State, or National register. The subject site is currently listed on the City's Historic Resource Inventory (HRI).
The subject property is an approximate 3,484 square-foot lot located midblock on the corner of Monroe Street and Lexington Street. Constructed in 1903, the existing residence on the property is a 1,642 square-foot house designed in a local interpretation of the Eastern Shingle Cottage/First Bay Tradition variety of the Shingle architectural style. The house fronts roughly west onto Monroe Street and is set back from both streets, allowing for a surrounding open cultivated area with lawn and mature shrubbery on the west and south sides of the property. The property has a small, gable roofed, one-car garage that faces Lexington Street
The property owners submitted the requisite application, including an updated historic survey (Department of Parks and Recreation DPR 523A Form) of the property, a Statement of Justification for the request, and a 10-Year Restoration and Maintenance Plan for evaluation of the proposed workplan to restore, rehabilitate, and maintain the property.
The Historical and Landmarks Comm...
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