REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Mills Act Contract for 1226 Jackson Street
Report
BACKGROUND
Shun Ye, the home owner of the residence at 1226 Jackson Street, is requesting the approval of a Mills Act Contract, also known as a Historic Property Preservation Agreement, with the City and adoption of an associated 10-Year Restoration and Maintenance Plan. The State of California enacted legislation that allows owners of historically designated properties to enter into a "Mills Act" contract with the legislative bodies of local agency jurisdictions, pursuant to Government Code Section 50280 and following. Mills Act Contract properties then qualify for property tax incentives contained in the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The purpose of a Mills Act Contract is to offer owner(s) of historically significant properties an economic incentive to maintain and preserve the historic physical integrity of their properties, which thereby also increases the aesthetic and economic health of the surrounding neighborhood and the City. A 10-Year Restoration and Maintenance Plan is required to document specific maintenance and preservation activities proposed to be undertaken by the property owners for the Contract property.
The City Council established a process for evaluating Mills Act Contract requests on September 4, 1993 (Resolution No. 5843), that set a limit of five contracts per year. In 2004, the City Council increased the number of allowable contracts to ten per year. If approved, the subject proposal would be the City's fourth Mills Act Contract in 2018.
The subject property is not currently listed on the City's Historic Resource Inventory (HRI). A condition for application of a Mills Act Contract is approval for listing of the property on the City's HRI. The property owners submitted a State Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) form evaluating the significance of the structure, which is required to qualify the property for listing on the Ci...
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