Irvine Municipal Code Ch. 9-0 General

A. A planning area is defined as a contiguous unit of land which is bounded by natural or manmade features such as roads, ridgelines, canyons or streams. A planning area should be designed as an identifiable unit of land and should display a distinct character through landscaping, signs, fencing, architectural styles or natural features.

B. Planning areas provide for coordinated planning and development through the use of zoning which is required in accordance with Division 3. Planning areas also provide a recognizable geographic unit which will retain a specific identity in the City's zoning documents. This division contains the zoning for each of the planning areas which are within the City's incorporated boundaries or sphere of influence.

C. Each planning area chapter contains the following:

1. Land use zoning map.

2. Statistical analysis (specifying land use categories, General Plan and zoning designations, minimum and maximum number of dwelling units, and maximum square footage for nonresidential uses).

3. Land use regulations for only Planning Areas 33, 34, 36 and 38. For all others, see Chapter 3-37.

4. Development standards for only Planning Areas 33, 34, 36 and 38. For all others, see Chapter 3-37.

5. Special development requirements.

D. This division establishes 37 planning areas which are completely, or partly, within the City boundaries. In addition, space has been reserved for the planning area which is outside the City boundaries but is within the Irvine sphere of influence.

E. The planning areas established and reserved by this division are depicted in Figure 9-0A and listed in Figure 9-0B. Figure 9-0B lists the planning areas in numerical order and indicates the section and name of the planning area.

(Code 1976, § V.E-800.1; Ord. No. 94-7, § 3, 6-14-94; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 10-10-95; Ord. No. 96-18, § 4, 12-10-96; Ord. No. 09-02, § 3, 3-24-09)

A. Whenever the regulations contained in Division 3 are less restrictive than the planning area zoning, the regulations of the planning area zoning shall take precedence.

B. Whenever the regulations contained in Division 5 (Overlay Districts) are less restrictive than other regulations in this zoning ordinance, the regulations of the Overlay District shall take precedence.

C. All development in the City shall comply with all applicable ordinances, resolutions and/or policies of the City, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Aircraft notification policy.

2. Animal regulations.

3. Building Code.

4. California Environmental Quality Act procedures.

5. Eucalyptus windrow preservation policy General Plan.

6. Grading ordinance.

7. Historical, archeological, and paleontological policies.

8. Master environmental assessment.

9. Noise ordinance.

10. Park Code.

11. Security Code.

12. Subdivision ordinance.

13. Sustainability in landscaping ordinance.

(Code 1976, § V.E-800.2; Ord. No. 94-7, § 3, 6-14-94; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 10-10-95; Ord. No. 96-18, § 4, 12-10-96)

A. Building intensity standards have been established for each planning area to ensure consistency with the land use element of the General Plan. The building intensity standards provide maximum square feet for nonresidential land use categories and minimum and maximum numbers of dwelling units for residential uses.

B. Development proposals shall be reviewed for consistency with availability of remaining building intensity in the appropriate General Plan land use element category within the respective planning area. The building intensity standards provide maximum square feet for nonresidential land use categories and minimum and maximum numbers of dwelling units for residential uses.

C. General Plan Land Use Element Objective A-4 Balanced Land Uses permits approval of institutional land uses that may exceed General Plan land use category development intensity maximums. Institutional land uses must meet specific General Plan criteria and be approved by the applicable approval body as "additive." Any approved "additive" institutional land uses may also exceed the established Building Intensity Standard identified in the applicable planning area statistical analysis table of the Zoning Code to be consistent with the General Plan.

D. Areas zoned Development Reserve (1.2) must be rezoned to a zoning district category consistent with the General Plan prior to building intensity shown on the General Plan statistical tables.

(Code 1976, § V.E-800.3; Ord. No. 94-7, § 3, 6-14-94; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 10-10-95; Ord. No. 96-18, § 4, 12-10-96; Ord. No. 09-02, § 3, 3-24-09)

A. The City's sphere of influence encompasses unincorporated territory that will be annexed and served by the City. Planning Area 3 is not within incorporated City boundaries but is within the City's sphere of influence.

B. Land use authority and related regulatory activities for this planning area is controlled by the County of Orange. Additionally, land use authority and related regulatory activities for the University of California (Planning Area 50) is controlled by the State of California. Land use categories, acreage, and building intensities are based on the City of Irvine General Plan.

(Code 1976, § V.E-800.4; Ord. No. 94-7, § 3, 6-14-94; Ord. No. 95-16, § 2, 10-10-95; Ord. No. 96-18, § 4, 12-10-96; Ord. No. 97-05, 5-13-97; Ord. No. 00-02, § 4, 2-8-00; Ord. No. 09-02, § 3, 3-24-09; Ord. No. 12-09, § 3(Exh. A), 5-22-12)

FIGURE 9.0A

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FIGURE 9-0B

Planning Area 3 is not within incorporated City boundaries but is within the City's sphere of influence. There are no planning areas with the numbers 2, 7, 37, and 41 through 49.

(Ord. No. 99-03, § 3, 2-9-99; Ord. No. 00-02, § 4, 2-8-00; Ord. No. 01-10, § 3, 5-8-01; Ord. No. 02-06, 3-26-02; Ord. No. 03-13, § 9, 5-13-03; Ord. No. 09-02, § 3, 3-24-09; Ord. No. 12-09, § 3(Exh. A), 5-22-12)