Tracey DrennanFrom: Amanda Lauffer
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2025 9:14 AM
To: Bridgette Bambrick
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Planning & Zoning Application No. 2024-00546 at 402 North Lemon
From: Tracey Drennan <
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2025 8:43 AM
To: Amanda Lauffer <ALauffer@anaheim.net>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Planning & Zoning Application No. 2024-00546 at 402 North Lemon
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Amanda,
Thank you for providing an opportunity to weigh in on Planning & Zoning Application No. 2024-00546
at 402 North Lemon.
My husband and I own a Mills Act home that we take great pride in and have expended a
considerable amount of time and resources to maintain. We understood the responsibility involved
with having a historic home and that our tax reductions were an incentive to keep it compliant with
Mills Act requirements.
I'm concerned about the precedent that would be set by retroactively approving a deviation to the
Mills Act requirements at 402 N Lemon, as I understand the decision to install vinyl windows has
already been made and implemented.
While I'm empathetic as we have spent what seems like a small fortune to repair and restore multiple
windows in our home (with more to go), to not comply with Mills Act requirements should have
consequences. Either bear the expense of pulling out the vinyl windows and replacing them with
windows that meet the requirements or relinquish the Mills Act designation on the home.
I think the term "ignorance of the law is no excuse" would apply here. If they knew and did it
anyway, it's blatantly disrespectful to the neighbors who work hard to keep up our homes and to the
grace the owners of 402 N Lemon have been granted on their taxes.
I hope the council will do the right thing and stick to upholding the standards required by the Mills
Act and let the homeowner bear the consequences of their actions.
Thank you for your consideration!
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