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Irvine Municipal Code Ch. 9-11 Planning Area 11 (el Camino Real)

Irvine Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Irvine

Cite as: Irvine Municipal Code Chapter 9-11 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 9-11-1. - Land use zoning map.

(See Planning Area 11 map following Section 9-11-5.)

(Code 1976, § V.E-811.1; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 2, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 04-01, § 5, 1-27-04; Ord. No. 07-16, § 6, 8-14-07)

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Sec. 9-11-2. - Introduction.

Planning Area 11, El Camino Real, is located along the City's northern edge. Boundaries include Culver Drive to the west, Interstate 5 (Santa Ana Freeway) to the north, Jeffrey Road to the east and Irvine Center Drive to the south.

(Code 1976, § V.E-811.2; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 2, 11-28-95)

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Sec. 9-11-3. - Statistical analysis.

Building Intensity Standard
General Plan Category Zoning Number Zoning District Maximum Regulatory Dwelling Units Additive Dwelling Units 2 Maximum Regulatory Square Feet Additive Square Feet 2
Conservation and Open Space:
Recreation 1.5 Recreation 0 0 0 91,746
Residential:
Medium Density 2.2 Low Density 2,818 0 0 0
Medium-High Density 2.2 Low Density 397 0 0 0
Medium-High Density 2.3 Medium Density 1,225 0 0 0
Medium-High Density 2.4 Medium-High Density 968 0 0 19,044
Subtotal 5,408 0 0 0
Multi-Use:
Multi-Use 3.1F Multi-Use 0 0 71,324 0
Commercial:
Neighborhood Commercial 4.1 Neighborhood Commercial 0 0 56,863 0
Community Commercial 4.1 Neighborhood Commercial 0 0 176,652
Community Commercial 4.2 Community Commercial 0 0 334,553 0
Institutional:
Educational Facilities 6.1 Institutional 0 0 323,373 114,256
Public Facilities 6.1 Institutional 0 0 103,230 0
Public Facilities 6.1A Institutional 0 0 31,864 10,919
Unallocated Dwelling Units 1 n/a n/a 12 0 0 0
PLANNING AREA TOTAL PLANNING AREA TOTAL PLANNING AREA TOTAL 5,420 0 1,097,859 235,965

1 Unallocated dwelling units represent those units remaining in a planning area that may be built anywhere in the same planning area. These units are within the maximum development intensity for the planning area; and, therefore, placement of unallocated dwelling units into any residential category within the planning area for purposes of development is determined to be consistent with the General Plan and Zoning Code with regard to intensity allocation only, provided that placement is otherwise consistent with site specific zoning regulations and that any potential environmental impacts are adequately addressed, including traffic impacts, pursuant to CEQA.

2 See Section 9-0-3.C, Building Intensity Standards.

(Code 1976, § V.E-811.3; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 2, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 07-16, § 6, 8-14-07; Ord. No. 10-04, § 3, 4-13-10; Ord. No. 12-09, § 3(Exh. A), 5-22-12)

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Sec. 9-11-4. - Land use regulations.

See Section 3-3-1 (Land use matrix).

(Code 1976, § V.E-811.4; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 2, 11-28-95)

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Sec. 9-11-5. - Development standards.

See Chapter 3-37 (Development Standards).

(Code 1976, § V.E-811.5; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 2, 11-28-95)

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Sec. 9-11-6. - Reserved.

Sec. 9-11-7. - Special development requirements.

A tentative parcel or tract map shall be required for any new residential development in this planning area. For the purposes of the Subdivision Map Act and the City's subdivision ordinance, the Planning Commission shall serve as the advisory agency for any subdivision required by this note.

(Code 1976, § V.E-811.6; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 2, 11-28-95)

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