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Irvine Municipal Code Ch. 9-25 Planning Area 25 (university Research Park)

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

Cite as: Irvine Municipal Code Chapter 9-25 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 9-25-1. - Land use zoning map.

(See Planning Area 25 map following Section 9-25-7.)

(Code 1976, § V.E-825.1; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-12, § 3, 9-12-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)

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Sec. 9-25-2. - Introduction.

Planning Area 25 is located along the southwestern edge of the City. The site is generally bounded by University Drive to the north, open space land which is a part of the UCI campus to the east and south, and MacArthur Boulevard, Newport Coast Drive and the San Joaquin Transportation Corridor to the west.

(Code 1976, § V.E-825.2; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-12, § 3, 9-12-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)

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Sec. 9-25-3. - 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
Multi-Use: Multi-Use: Multi-Use: Multi-Use: Multi-Use: Multi-Use: Multi-Use:
Multi-Use 3.1I Multi-Use 2,500 3 0 1,436,170 4
Industrial:
Research and Industrial 1.2 Development Reserve 0 0 0 50,000
Unallocated Dwelling Units 1 n/a n/a 0 0 0 0
PLANNING AREA TOTAL PLANNING AREA TOTAL PLANNING AREA TOTAL 2,500 3 0 1,436,170 4, 5 50,000

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.

3 Maximum Regulatory Dwelling Units includes up to 416 density bonus units granted pursuant to state law, Irvine Zoning Ordinance Chapter 2-3, and Planning Commission Resolution No. 25-4007. These units are not considered additive.

4 To the extent any residential uses are constructed in PA 25, 521,747 square feet of non-residential intensity will be removed from the 3.1I Multi-Use zoning district. Revisions to the non-residential figures for PA 25 (consistent with this note) are authorized without the need for a subsequent general plan amendment.

5 The 50,000-square-foot National Academy of Sciences institutional site is additive to this number.

(Code 1976, § V.E-825.3; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-12, § 3, 9-12-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 12-09, § 3(Exh. A), 5-22-12; Ord. No. 25-24, Exh. A, 10-14-25)

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Sec. 9-25-4. - Land use regulations.

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

(Code 1976, § V.E-825.4; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-12, § 3, 9-12-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)

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Sec. 9-25-5. - Development standards.

See Chapter 3-37 (Development Standards).

(Code 1976, § V.E-825.5; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-12, § 3, 9-12-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)

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Sec. 9-25-6. - Reserved.

Sec. 9-25-7. - Special development requirements.

Prior to the issuance of initial building permits for the area of land known as the University Research Park, the property owner shall submit and receive approval from the Planning Commission of a Master Plan in accordance with Chapter 2-17 of the zoning ordinance. The Master Plan shall specifically address the following issues:

A. Village edge landscape treatments which may include setbacks;

B. Streetscape design which may include lighting.

(Code 1976, § V.E-825.6; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-12, § 3, 9-12-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 25-24, Exh. A, 10-14-25)

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