Planning Area 4 - Lower Peters Canyon

Lower Peters Canyon (Planning Area 4) Proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change for Residential Project

PROJECT STATUS: UNDER REVIEW

PROJECT LOCATION

Planning Area 4 (Lower Peters Canyon) is bounded by Jamboree Road, Culver Drive, the Santa Ana (I-5) Freeway, and Portola Parkway.

REQUEST

The Project Applicant is requesting General Plan Amendment and Zone Change approvals to allow up to 1,400 residential units within the Regional Commercial land use category. The submitted GPA proposes to change the existing General Plan regulatory caps by:

Adding 1,100 dwelling units, which would increase the residential cap from 4,356 to 5,456 units in the Regional Commercial land use category of Table A-1; and
Modifying General Plan Table A-1 Footnotes corresponding to the proposed unit increase.

Applications submitted for this project:

General Plan Amendment (00863325-PGA)
Zone Change (00870374-PZC)

Note: For informational purposes ONLY and are subject to change.

Environmental

Subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review. Specific type of environmental documentation has not been determined.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Links to staff reports, presentations, and associated materials will be added to this section as they become available.

Meeting/Hearing/Notices

1. City Council General Plan Amendment Scoping Meeting – 3/22/2022

APPLICANT

Irvine Company

550 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Sean Valentine

949-720-2556

CITY CONTACT

City of Irvine
1 Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92623
Ann Wuu

949-724-6362

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