REPORT TO HISTORICAL AND LANDMARKS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of a Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) (PLN24-00465) for 1435 Lexington Street.
Report
BACKGROUND
Property owners, Jonathan J. Ye and Jessica E. Chung, request a Historical Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) (File No. PLN24-00465) for the property located at 1435 Lexington 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 property is currently listed on the City's Historic Resource Inventory (HRI) for age and the architectural integrity of the residential structure.
The subject property is a 7,920 square-foot lot located on the northwest side of Lexington Street between Madison Street and Jefferson Street. The residence was constructed in 1892 in the Queen Anne cottage style. The existing residence is a 3,357 square-foot, one and half-story house with four bedrooms and four bathrooms. The property has a detached two car- garage that was permitted and constructed in 1955. The property was altered in 2006 and 2013, with the interior remodeling of the basement, main floor, and attic space and the removal of a non-historical rear addition. The property has not been altered since the filing of the 2024 California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) forms.
The property owners submitted the requisite application, including a historic survey (DPR523A Form), a DPR523B Form, a Statement of Justification for the request, and a 10-Year Restoration and Maintenance Plan for evaluation of the proposed workplan t...
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