Irvine Municipal Code Ch. 9-31 Planning Area 31 (irvine Spectrum 6)

(See Planning Area 31 map following Section 9-31-5.)

(Code 1976, § V.E-831.1; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 10-10-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 00-14, § 4.D, 11-14-00; Ord. No. 05-19, § 4, 9-27-05; Ord. No. 09-02, § 3, 3-24-09)

Planning Area 31 is located in the northeastern area of the City. Boundaries include Sand Canyon Avenue to the west, Interstate 5 (Santa Ana Freeway) to the north, State Route 133 (Laguna Freeway) to the east and Barranca Parkway to the south.

(Code 1976, § V.E-831.2; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 10-10-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 97-11, § 3, 6-10-97)

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 Square footage intensity and associated vehicle trips are not a part of the Irvine Spectrum 6 Parcel Monitoring Report.

(Code 1976, § V.E-831.3; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 10-10-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 00-14, § 4.D, 11-14-00; Ord. No. 01-12, § 4, 6-26-01; Ord. No. 03-02, § 4, 1-14-03; Ord. No. 05-19, § 4, 9-27-05; Ord. No. 06-04, § 3, 3-14-06; Ord. No. 12-09, § 3(Exh. A), 5-22-12; Amd. 1-2017, 6-19-17)

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

(Code 1976, § V.E-831.4; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 10-10-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)

See Chapter 3-37 (Development Standards).

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(Code 1976, § V.E-831.5; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 10-10-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)

A. See Division 3 for applicable general development requirements.

B. The following requirements apply to Irvine Spectrum 6 (Area 5.5A) only.

1. Special condition. The following shall be placed as a condition on every Master Plan and conditional use permit within Irvine Spectrum 6: "Prior to the issuance of any building permits, the Director of Community Development in consultation with the Director of Public Works will determine if the proposed project is consistent with the Irvine Spectrum 6 phasing plan. The square foot size of each structure approved by this permit will be cumulatively accounted for and evaluated against project thresholds specified in the project phasing plan."

2. Special finding. The following special finding shall be made prior to the approval of any Master Plan or conditional use permit: "The permit application is in compliance with the Irvine Spectrum 6 project phasing plan in that it will not exceed identified thresholds without providing the required roadway improvements to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works."

3. Project phasing plan.

a. Prior to issuance of any building permits for development exceeding a cumulative total of 1,000,000 square feet, the landowner shall design, fund and commence construction of the following improvement, in a manner meeting the approval of the Director of Public Works:

(1) Widening of Irvine Center Drive to six lanes between the Laguna Freeway and Sand Canyon Avenue (completed March 1999).

b. Prior to issuance of any building permits for development exceeding a cumulative total of 1,500,000 square feet, the landowner shall design, fund and commence construction of the following improvements in a manner meeting the approval of the Director of Public Works:

(1) Barranca Parkway (four lanes between Jeffrey Road and Sand Canyon Avenue) (completed January 2000); and

(2) Widening of Sand Canyon Avenue from four lanes to five lanes along the Irvine Spectrum 6 boundary (three lanes northbound and two southbound), and to six lanes at its intersections with Irvine Center Drive and Laguna Canyon Road (completed June 1999).

c. Prior to issuance of any building permits for development exceeding a cumulative total of 2,500,000 square feet:

(1) The landowner shall design, fund and commence construction of the following improvement, in a manner meeting the approval of the Director of Public Works:

(a) Laguna Canyon Road (four lanes between Barranca Parkway and Sand Canyon Avenue, (completed June 2000).

d. Prior to issuance of any building permits for development exceeding a cumulative total of 3,563,000 square feet:

(1) The landowner shall design, fund and commence construction of the following improvement, in a manner meeting the approval of the Director of Public Works:

(a) Technology Drive (two lanes from its existing terminus to Laguna Canyon Road).

4. Subdivision maps. The following note shall be placed on all tentative maps: "This map is located within Irvine Spectrum 6, which limits development in Spectrum 6 to a specific (1) maximum square footage, (2) maximum daily vehicle trips, and (3) maximum p.m. peak hour vehicle trips. Building permits which would cause one or more of these maximums to be exceeded shall not be issued."

5. Building permits. Prior to the issuance of each building permit for new development, the applicant shall submit to the Community Development Department a table documenting the cumulative total of approved development within Irvine Spectrum 6, in a manner meeting the approval of the Director of Community Development.

6. Irvine Spectrum 6 Parcel Development Monitoring Report within the 5.5A Medical and Science Zoning District. A project traffic study (Austin-Foust Associates dated August 2005) was prepared for development of the 225 acres zoned Medical and Science within Irvine Spectrum 6 (Exhibit A). Based upon this study, a post-2025 vehicle trip limit has been established for the 5.5A Zoning District within Spectrum 6 of 8,707 a.m. peak hour, 7,875 p.m. peak hour, and 63,424 average daily trips.

Masimo Corporation Zone Change 00612698-PZC added 169 a.m. peak hour, 131 p.m. peak hour, and 675 average daily trips to 52 Discovery. Zone Change 00927538-PZC adds 4 a.m. peak hour, 9 p.m. peak hour, and 101 average daily trips for 78 Discovery, thereby increasing the build-out vehicle trip limit for the 5.5A Zoning District within Irvine Spectrum 6 to 8,880 a.m. peak hour, 8,015 p.m. peak hour, and 64,200 average daily trips.

For the purpose of this section, "applicant" shall mean that applicant for development case 00350805-PGA and 00350802-PZC, and Irvine Spectrum 6 shall mean the area shown on Exhibit A. In conjunction with issuance of any building permit, the applicant shall submit a Parcel Development Monitoring Report for review and approval of the Director of Community Development. The Parcel Development Monitoring Report shall include an allocation and accounting of trips to ensure that the aggregate traffic projected does not exceed the vehicle trip limits. The Parcel Development Monitoring Report shall include, but not limited to, the allocation of trips (average daily, a.m. peak hour and p.m. peak hour) to each parcel. Approval by the Director of Community Development shall be based upon the determination that the allocations shown do not exceed the maximum established for the zoning district; that all parcels have a trip allocation; and that the allocation is generally consistent with the General Plan, zoning and other applicable regulatory documents. The Parcel Development Monitoring Report may be updated by the applicant and is subject to review and approval by the Director of Community Development. The purpose of the Irvine Spectrum 6 Parcel Monitoring Report is to monitor the growth and update the project's components.

7. Major thoroughfare and bridge fee program. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the applicant shall pay fees as prescribed in the major thoroughfare and bridge fee program for the foothill/eastern corridor consistent with the provisions of the said fee program.

8. Public services and facilities. Building permit issuance shall be phased in accordance with the approved growth management phasing program pertaining to the timely provision of public services and facilities. This condition shall be noted on any final subdivision map for development proposals within the project area.

9. Flood control.

a. Regional flood control facilities in Irvine Spectrum 6 include improvements to Marshburn Channel. Improvements to Marshburn Channel are anticipated to occur in two phases: interim and ultimate.

b. The interim improvements will not remove the entire site from the 100-year floodplain. It will result in a reduction of the area subject to inundation and will remove most of the site, westerly of the channel, from the 100-year floodplain.

c. The ultimate improvements to Marshburn Channel will need to be completed by The Irvine Company prior to issuance of any building permits for building within the remaining 100-year flood zone. The proposed ultimate improvements to Marshburn Channel remove all building sites from the 100-year floodplain. Channel improvements will run from the northern boundary, at the Santa Ana Freeway, to the southerly edge of the project at Barranca Parkway.

10. Water conservation. Landscaping for common areas of all projects involving landscaping/irrigation shall be subject to the sustainability in landscaping ordinance (Title 5, Division 7 of the Irvine Municipal Code).

11. Public utilities. Public utility buildings, structures and facilities, including, but not limited to, electrical, water, sewage, telephone and television, and their storage, distribution, treatment and/or production required to carry out development, are permitted within the Irvine Spectrum 6 planning area subject to a conditional use permit.

12. Open space dedication areas.

a. Pursuant to the memorandum of understanding implementing initiative resolution 88-1 between the City of Irvine and The Irvine Company, 1,266 acres of open space will be conveyed, and may be accepted by a public agency acceptable to the City of Irvine and consistent with Division 8 (Conservation and Open Space Phased Dedication Districts) of the City of Irvine zoning ordinance.

b. The 1,266 acres of open space designated for conveyance is located within the Limestone Canyon Area, north of the Irvine Spectrum 6 planning area. The memorandum of understanding designates the Irvine Spectrum 6 project area within Development District F, which also includes the adjacent Irvine Ranch Water District site and United States post office site. District F has a maximum allotment of 4,700,000 square feet of development. The 1,266-acre preservation area associated with Development District F will be conveyed no sooner than 90 days following issuance of building permits for 75 percent of the 4,700,000 square feet of development (3,525,000), or upon completion of total development in the district, if less than 75 percent, whichever occurs first.

c. The cumulative square footage of building permits within Development District F (which includes Irvine Spectrum 6, the Irvine Ranch Water District site and the United States post office site) will be described within each development monitoring report, which will serve as the tracking mechanism to determine when the conveyance occurs.

13. Noise. All nonresidential structures shall be sound-attenuated against the combined impact of all present and projected noise from exterior noise sources to meet the interior noise criteria as specified in the General Plan noise element and Municipal Code Title 6, Division 8, Chapter 2 (Noise).

14. Reserved.

15. Fire protection and safety. Prior to the issuance of any building permits in Irvine Spectrum 6, the project proponent shall enter into a fire protection agreement with the County of Orange Fire Department. This agreement shall apply to Irvine Spectrum 6 and Planning Area 34 and shall contain:

a. Provisions for dedication of land to the County of Orange for a permanent fire protection facility;

b. Provisions for the purchase of all furnishings and fire equipment;

c. Provision for construction of the facility;

d. Provisions for the facility to be operational and accepted by the appropriate fire department prior to the issuance of building permits for combined development in Irvine Spectrum 6 and Planning Area 34 totaling 1,000,000 square feet;

e. Provisions for necessary enforcement controls, such as the requirement for a temporary fire station, phased according to the issuance of building permits, if the permanent station is not operational by the specified threshold noted in Subsection 15.d above, to ensure adequate protection of the development in Irvine Spectrum 6;

f. Provisions for an adequate site and sufficient funding of capital, operations and maintenance costs associated with the temporary station should the County of Orange Director of Fire Services determine that the temporary station is necessary; and

g. Provisions, such as a mitigation program, to eliminate or minimize any negative fiscal impact the project may have on the fire fund if a project-induced fire fund shortfall is projected to exist at the time the permanent fire station is to be operational.

16. Pedestrian access plan. Prior to the approval of each Master Plan or conditional use permit, a pedestrian access plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of Community Development.

17. Road fund. Prior to any final map recordation (except for financing purposes), the project proponent shall submit a landscape/irrigation concept plan to minimize the maintenance costs of public roads within the project area, in a manner meeting the approval of the Director of Public Works.

18. Provision of extended services by property owners' association or others. Prior to any final map recordation (except for financing purposes), CC&Rs or another method or procedure, including the establishment of a property owners' association or other entity, which will guarantee the provision at no cost to the City or County of any extended services and any other private services, shall be submitted and approved by the Director of Community Development and shall then be recorded prior to the issuance of any certificates of use and occupancy.

C. The following requirements apply to East Irvine (Area 4.2B) only:

1. A comprehensive documentation of the area, as it currently exists, shall be performed prior to the issuance of any building, grading and/or demolition permits. The documentation shall be compatible with Historical American Building Survey/Historical American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) standards and involve consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office. Bungalows within the project not used for the project shall be relocated to a compatible location or shall be documented to the satisfaction of the Department of Community Development prior to the issuance of any demolition permits.

2. The applicant shall provide for an interpretive center as a part of the project's implementation. This could take place as a part of one of the proposed buildings or a separate structure. The center shall address the site and the Irvine Ranch as a whole.

3. At the time of Master Plan review, plans for the site shall integrate features such as the following:

a. The use of the associated buildings and garages.

b. The use of historically correct planning verified by the project landscape architect.

c. The rescue of historic signs.

d. The incorporation of the machinery within the granary and warehouse into final project design.

e. The use of the tanks and water pumps as important features in the overall landscape design.

f. The retention and use of tools found in the blacksmith shop in either the motor inn, retail uses, or interpretive center.

g. The use of grasscrete or turfblock in lieu of asphalt, and use of wooden bollards and period (gas) lights.

h. The interior walls of the blacksmith's shop shall be retained in a manner so as to preserve the existing features (brands) on the walls.

4. The new hotel addition and other future additions to the site shall be consistent with the existing architectural styles of East Irvine, including one of the following styles: Craftsman, Pioneer and Building/Contractor. All future additions shall be reviewed and approved by the City of Irvine HAP Committee and Planning Commission.

5. Prior to the issuance of building permits, the applicant shall submit a sign program for review and approval by the Planning Commission. The sign program shall integrate the reuse of historic signs.

6. Prior to the issuance of building permits, the final relocation of all buildings shall be approved by the Department of Community Development based on the recommendations of the structural engineer.

7. All subsequent approvals shall be reviewed according to the provisions of the memorandum of understanding for East Irvine, dated April 23, 1984.

(Code 1976, § V.E-831.6; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 10-10-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 99-03, § 3, 2-9-99; Ord. No. 00-02, § 4, 2-8-00; Ord. No. 01-12, § 4, 6-26-01; Ord. No. 05-19, § 4, 9-27-05; Ord. No. 09-02, § 3, 3-24-09; Ord. No. 15-12, § 5, 1-12-16; Amd. 1-2017, 6-19-17; Ord. No. 25-01, § 2(Exh. A), 1-28-25)

Planning Area 31 (Spectrum 6) Exhibit A [Figure: Planning Area 31 (Spectrum 6) Exhibit A]