REPORT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
October 27, 2025
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: ASHLEY ATKINSON, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of request by property owner to enter into a Mills Act historical property contract pursuant to FMC 12-1706 for:
1. Bean Home (HP#114) located at 1705 L Street (APN 46613206)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The property owner has submitted an application and draft work plan, and provided final confirmation that they wish to enter into a Mills Act historical property contract. Staff has reviewed the application and determined that the property is a qualified historical property under FMC SEC. 12-1704 and that the submitted draft work plan meets the required contract provisions under FMC SEC.12-1705.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission hold a public hearing and authorize the Director of Development to execute a Mills Act historical property contract for the subject property, pursuant to FMC 12-1706.
BACKGROUND
In California, the Mills Act legislation allows local governments to enter into contracts with owners of qualified historic properties providing that in exchange for the restoration and maintenance of these properties, owners receive a reduction in property taxes. Since the City of Fresno adopted the Mills
Act Program, 33 properties have been enrolled. Three new applications were submitted for the Mills Act Program for the year 2025.
The Bean Home located at 1705 L Street (APN 46613206) is designated local historic resource #114. It is a classically-proportioned Colonial Revival structure with wood siding and elegant wood detailing. Constructed in 1899, the Bean Home was surveyed and found eligible in 1978 as one of the earliest residences still remaining in the city at that time, with its extensive use of wood representing an usual construction method from that period of Fr...
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