RES-2006-232RESOLUTION NO. 2006-232
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE HISTORIC PALM DISTRICT AND TAKING OTHER
ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, in the 1850s, German immigrants originally settled that portion of California then
commonly known as the "Anaheim Colony" which grew to become, overtime, the City of
Anaheim (the "City"); and
WHEREAS, the original Anaheim Colony encompassed approximately 2,127 acres bounded by
North, East, South and West Streets; and
WHEREAS, in 1997, the City established the Anaheim Colony Historic District in order to build
community pride, provide a tangible link to the City's past and to promote the preservation of
unique resources in that portion of the City known as the original Anaheim Colony; and
WHEREAS, in 2004, the City established its second historic district, the Five Points Historic
District, in that portion of the City immediately west of the Anaheim Colony Historic District
generally known as Five Points; and
WHEREAS, the City has participated in the preservation of certain structures and buildings in
the Anaheim Colony and Five Points Historic Districts determined to be historically significant
resources through the acquisition, rehabilitation and disposition of such structures; and
WHEREAS, the City has also preserved historically significant resources in the Anaheim
Colony and Five Points Historic Districts by implementing numerous Historical Property
Preservation Agreements under the Mills Act, California Government Code Section 50280 et
seq. (the "City's Mills Act Program"); and
WHEREAS, several structures and districts within the Anaheim Colony and Five Points Historic
Districts appear on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Carnegie Library, the
Kraemer Building, the Kroeger/Melrose District and the Mehnse Backs Neighborhood Houses;
and
WHEREAS, immediately north of the Anaheim Colony Historic District lies an area of the City
that once contained the original Dyer and Mills farms and subsequently became known as the
Historic Palm District; and
WHEREAS, neighborhood residents, members of the Historic Preservation Committee and City
staff have conducted a preliminary survey of structures and buildings or collections of structures
and buildings deemed to be potentially important to the history, azchitecture and/or culture of the
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Historic Palm District (the "Preliminary Survey"); and
WHEREAS, the Preliminary Survey identified approximately one hundred eighty-one (181)
structures and buildings which may be historically significant resources; and
WHEREAS, designating the Historic Palm District an historic district would uniquely identify
that portion of the City and encourage the preservation and rehabilitation of historic and unique
resources in the Historic Palm District; and
WHEREAS, designating the Historic Palm District an historic district would protect investment
in historic and unique resources, increase property values and encourage neighborhood
stabilization in the Historic Palm District.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Designation of Historic Palm District. That portion of the City of Anaheim,
California (i) bounded by La Palma to the north, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks
to the east, North Street to the south and the Harbor Boulevard to the west, and including Patt
and Julianne Streets, and (ii) depicted on the "Map of the Historic Palm District" which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby designated and named the "Historic Palm Distri~ "
Section 2. Adoption of Historic Preservation Plan. The Anaheim Colony Historic District
Preservation Plan is hereby adopted as the preservation plan for the Historic Palm District.
Section 3. Authorization to Create the Historic Palm District Qualified Historic
Structures List. The Executive Director of the City's Community Development Department, or
such person's designee, is hereby authorized to create, and update from time to time, a list of
historically significant structures and buildings in the Historic Palm District consisting of
structures that have been restored and rehabilitated in accordance with (i) the rules and
regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the California Department of Parks and
Recreation, (ii) the United States Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and (iii)
the State Historical Building Code, as the same may be amended, restated or replaced from time
to time (the "Historic Palm District Qualified Historic Structures List").
Section 4. Authorization to Participate in Mills Act Program. The owners of those
properties designated on the Historic Palm District Qualified Historical Structures List are hereby
authorized to participate in the City's Mills Act Program.
Section 5. Amendment of Mills Act Program. The City's Mills Act Program is hereby
amended to increase the maximum number of Historical Property Preservation Agreements
which the City may enter into annually from thirty (30) to sixty (60).
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION IS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM THIS SEVENTEENTH (17TH) DAY OF
OCTOBER, 2006, BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL-CALL VOTE:
AYES• Mayor Pringle, Council Members Chavez, Hernandez, Sidhu, Galloway.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
MAYOR
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