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Irvine Municipal Code Ch. 9-3 Planning Area 3 (limestone Canyon-Open Space)
Irvine Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Irvine
Cite as: Irvine Municipal Code Chapter 9-3 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 09-02, § 3, adopted March 24, 2009, amended the Code by amending the title of Chapter 9-3.
Sec. 9-3-1. - Land use zoning map.¶
(See Planning Area 3 map following Section 9-3-5.)
(Code 1976, § V.E-803.1; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)
Sec. 9-3-2. - Introduction.¶
A. Planning Area 3 is located in the northeastern corner of the City's sphere of influence. Boundaries include Jeffrey Road to the west, Lomas de Santiago Hills ridgeline to the north, City of Lake Forest to the east, and Planning Area 6 to the south.
B. Precise acreage encompassing the Development Reserve and Conservation and Open Space Reserve land use designations are conceptual. The zoning area boundaries are generalizations based on topography and are subject to exact definition at the time of dedication and/or rezoning of the planning area.
(Code 1976, § V.E-803.2; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)
Sec. 9-3-3. - 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: | ||||||
| Preservation | 1.3 | Open Space Reserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unallocated Dwelling Units 1 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLANNING AREA TOTAL | PLANNING AREA TOTAL | PLANNING AREA TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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-803.3; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 12-09, § 3(Exh. A), 5-22-12)
Sec. 9-3-4. - Land use regulations.¶
See Section 3-3-1 (Land use matrix).
(Code 1976, § V.E-803.4; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)
Sec. 9-3-5. - Development standards.¶
See Chapter 3-37 (Development Standards).
(Code 1976, § V.E-803.5; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)
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