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REVISIONS
' Irvine Coast LCP
' Page 1 of 5
8/27/87
' SUMMARY LIST
POST PLANNING COMMISSION
SUGGESTED LCP REVISIONS
The following list summarizes the significant changes (see attached pages) to The
Irvine Coast LCP draft dated 7/17/87 resulting from the Planning Commission's
' approval on 7/28/87 and subsequent discussions with interested parties. The source
of each change is noted on the list (e.g., BMA, Coastal Staff, Friends, State Parks,
etc.)
' For consistency, many of these changes require duplicate wording elsewhere in the
document, changes In cross references, or similar types of technical changes in the
LCP text or exhibits.
' For clarity, changes to the 7/17/87 draft are shown only once, and are highlighted
by "cloud" outline, and appropriate handwritten annotation. Ultimately, the
approved changes will be incorporated into a completely updated and unannoted copy
' of the LCP document.
All changes have been confirmed by County Staff, and following Planning
' Commission action, will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for final action.
'
Revision
Page No.
Date
(7/17 LCP)
Revision
Source
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7/31
I-1.3
LUP Map Revisions
EMA
8/20
I-1.4
Open Space Acreage
Corrections
EMA
8/20
I-2.2/2.3/3.2/
Open Space Clarification
Coastal Staff/
3.17
EMA
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8/20
I-2.4
ESHA A Clarification
Friends
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8/20
I-2.8
Marine water quality
clarification
Friends
'
7/31
I-2.8
Reference to new Visual
Analysis document
EMA
8/20
I-3.1
Dedication Acreage
Coastal Staff/
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Clarification
EMA
7/31
I-3.3
Dedication Areas Map
EMA
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Irvine Coast LCP
Page 2 of 5
8/27/87
7/31
I-3.5-3.10
Open Space Dedication
Program
EMA, Friends
7/31
I-3.12
Buck Gully, Los Trancos
and Muddy Canyons Dediction
Procedure
E MA
8/20
I-3.14
County Regional Park Use -
concession operation
Friends
8/27
I-3.15
Riding and Hiking Trail
Revision
E MA
8/20
3.18/3.19/
Revision to % of land
I-3.25
developed
Friends
7/31
I-3.25
Golf Course chemical use/
responsibility
Friends
7/31
I-4.1
Conference space
clarification; Tourist
Commercial - principal
permitted use
clarification
Friends
8/20
I-4.6
Tourist Commercial -
principal permitted use
clarification
Friends
8/20
I-4.7
PA 16A and PA 16B use
transfer option to PA 20A
Friends
7/31
I-4.8
Habitat Enhancement
Program revisions
Coastal Staff
8/20
I-4.8
Golf Course related uses
Friends
7/31
I-4.14
Referral of PA 6
development to Planning
Commission; PA 6 Visual
Criteria
State Parks
8/20
I-4.14
Crystal Cove State Park
access
State Parks
8/27
I-4.14
Development Edge Treatment
Graphic Revision
E MA
Irvine Coast LCP
Page 3of5
8/27/87
7/31
I-4.23
Transportation/Circulation
policy additions/
clarifications
CAO
8120
I-4.23
Specifies Coastal Commission
determination
Coastal
Staff
8/20
I-4.23
Laguna Canyon Realignment
Coastal
Staff/
Provision
EMA
8/20
II-3.3
Addition of Transportation/
Circulation Policy reference
CAO
8120
II.3.3/3.10
Addition of IAP provision
for consistency with LUP
Section I-4-E-20 regarding
Coastal
Staff/
Laguna Canyon Road
EMA
8/20/27
II-3.4
Average adjustments
Coastal
Staff/
clarification
EMA
8/20
II-3.4
Adjustment of Planning
Area Boundaries
Friends
8/20
II-3.8
Approval timing for
Coastal
Staff/
Master Drainage/Runoff Plan
EMA
8/27
II-3.10
Laguna Canyon Realignment
Coastal
Staff/
Provision
EMA
8/20
II-4.114.2/4.7
Appealable use clarification
Coastal
Staff
8/20
II-4.1/4.2/4.3
Permitted Uses Appealable
to Coastal Commission
Coastal
Staff
7/31
II-4.2
Zoning "including but not
limited to" language
Coastal
Staff
8/20
II-4.3
Accessory use clarification
Coastal
Staff
7/31-
II-4.5
PA 6 special height
8/20
provisions
Coastal
Staff/
EMA
7/31
II-4.5
Lighting restrictions
Coastal
Staff
Irvine Coast LCP
Page 4 of 5
8/27/87
7/31
II-4.6
Viewshed Analysis
requirement for PA 6
State Parks
8/20
II-4.15/4.16
Landscaping Criteria
Friends/EMA
7/31
II-5.2
Heliports and Helistops
restrictions
Friends
8/20/27
II-5.11
Potential PA 16 Development
Entitlement Transfer and
Coastal
Staff/
Dedication Procedure
EMA
8/20
II-6.4
Habitat Enhancement Program
criteria additions
Coastal
Staff
8/20
II-7.1
Principle use clarification
Coastal
Staff/
for recreation malls
EMA
8/20/27
II-7.2
Recreational Use/Trails
clarifications
Friends/EMA
7/31
II-7.3
Reference to LUP Fuel
Mod. policies
Coastal
Staff
8/20
II-7.2
Delete existing agricultural
operations as principle
permitted uses in PA 18 and
PA 19
EMA
8/20
II-7.3
Open space policy
Coastal
Staff/
clarification
EMA
7/31-
II-7.4/8.2/8.3
Reference to LUP Laguna
Coastal
Staff/
8/21
Canyon Road policy/trails
EMA
7/31
II-7.4
Prohibition of fencing
In PA 1113, 12B, 12C
Coastal
Staff
8/20/27
II-7.5
Reduction in permitted
site coverage in Recreation
Coastal
Staff/
PA's.
EMA
7/31
II-8.3
Clarification of road
maintenance
Coastal
Staff
7/31
II-10.5
Clarification of alternative
Coastal
Staff/
8/21
development standards
EMA
Irvine Coast LCP
Page 5 of 5
8/27/87
8/20
II-10.5
Establishment of specific
public hearing procedures
for CDPts proposing alter-
native development standards
Coastal Staff
7/31
II-11.3
Statistical Table revisions
EMA
8/20-
II-11.5
Clarification of Maximum
8/21
Dwelling Units allowed per
Coastal Staff/
planning area
EMA
7/31
II-11.5
Clarification of maximum
limits for overnight
accommodations
Friends
8/20
II-12.4/12.8
Clarification of caretaker
quarters and guest cottages
definitions
EMA
8/21
II-12.12
Redefinition of Regional
Park Concession
Friends/EMA
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-First Amendment
The Irvine Coast Local Coastal Program
LEGEND
46 LAND USE DESIGNATION
® LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (0-2) 13B PLANNING AREA ALWER
® MEDIUM —LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (2-3.5)
® MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (3.5-6.5) ® HIN j &O4 , 9�
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® TOURIST COMMERCIAL
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® CONSERVATION
i=xhibit F
A. Open Space
The t c the Land se Plan are is open space lands which
compris over 76% o e
Irvine Coast. The Irvine Coast will
have appr 4, 4,87 ac
s of land in Recreation and Parks
use, including Cryst Cove Stat Park, Buck Gully, Los Trancos Canyon,
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and several smaller pa eels. The California Coastal Commission has
already approved a separate Public Works Plan for Crystal Cove State
Park which is consistent with this Land Use Plan. In addition, 1,989
2•,M acres of Conservation land will be dedicated to the County of
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Orange in a phased program as part of the County's Irvine Coast
Residential, Golf
Wilderness Regional Park, linked to the development of
Course, and Tourist Commercial uses.
Of the 9,432 acres within the Irvine Coast, over 6,998 acres are to
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be devoted to permanent Open Space uses (see Exhibit G):
o State Park (2,807 acres): Virtually the entire area on the ocean
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side of Pacific Coast HIkhway and the watershed of Moro Canyon
Inland of Pacific Coast Highway form Crystal Cave State Park. This
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area is now open to public use. (See Exhibit G, Legend Item 1.)
o Dedication Are (2,666 2 acres) ---As land is developed in The
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rvfine Coas , a or pRased dedic swill transfer large
areas of undeveloped land to the County. The areas wiliermWdfi
In Conservation and Recreati s . xhibit G, ge Item 2
o Open S ace/Recreati (f,338 1,394 acres): ve a l�eeas o 1
w nHEI—Me- develoWdent zone, including TEck , Los Tim os an
Muddy Canyons, and Pelican and Wishbone Hill babflab areas
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RIM— site, will in n pen ce use 11 ited development
for recreational purp it end Item 3.)
' o Golf Course (367 acres): Two 18-hole golf courses at Pelican Hill
form the centerpiece of the destination resort and provide a
greenbelt buffer between overnight accommodations and Pacific
Coast Highway. (See Exhibit G, Legend Item 4,)
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preservation of major canyon watersheds, visually significant
ridgelines, stream courses, archaeological and paleontological
sites, riparian vegetation, coastal chaparral and wildlife habitat
Is provided by dedication to a public agency (the County of
Orange or its designee) . Environmental impacts to be mitigated
by the Dedication Program include habitat and archaeological
Impacts caused by residential development and road improve-
ments on Pelican Hill, habitat impacts on Los Trancos Canyon,
Buck Gully, and Muddy Canyon caused by the construction of
xV / Pelican Hill Road and Sand Canyon Ave public view and use
r v s cause p real ial co etion a meo Shores
a d adjacent to Crystal Cove State Park, nd scenic
res rce im is taus by golf rse and commercial
development on rontal a opes of Pe can Hill and Wishbone
Hill.
Large-scale master planning and dedication programming for the
Irvine Coast enables the permanent protection of large, conti-
guous open space areas rather than the protection of smaller,
discontinuous habitat areas that might result from a project -
by -project site mitigation approach. A much greater degree of
habitat and open space protection can be achieved by a
dedication program that assembles large blocks of habitat area
contiguous to Crystal Cove State Park than would be possible
with project -by -project mitigation measures. (Coastal
Commission Appeal No. 326-80, Broadmoor, Page 18.)
While specific mitigation measures are being included for
potential impacts within or near the development areas
(e.g., erosion control measures), 1
for impacts not avoided is the plu
Dedication Program. In addition,
protection jiLd deyA1vp180nk mitiga
large areag'of
Gully, and Muddy Canyon through the
"Wilderness" Open Space
with
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Dedication Program.
Lrohd tdni* 3i Coastal Act Section 30200, most of the more
significant Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas (ESHA's)
are located within, and will be protected by, conservation and
recreation land use categories. The Land Use Plan recognizes
that the preservation of these particular resources and the
Open Space Dedication Program are more protective of coastal
resources than the protection of more isolated and relatively
less significant habitat areas within designated residential and
commercial development areas. Hence the potential loss of any
ESHA's through development is offset by the Open Space Ded-
ication Program. The potential loss of any ESHA's through
the construction of public facilities such as arterial highways is
offset by the coastal access benefits derived from these road-
ways as well as the Open Space Dedication Program.
In accordance with Section 30007.5 of the Coastal Act, the
major Open Space Dedication Program creates the balance
which allows the completion of the residential and commercial
land uses.'
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2. Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas
For purposes of Section 30107.5 of the Coastal Act, natural
drainage courses designated by a dash and three dot symbol on
the USGS 7.5-minute series map, Laguna Beach Quadrangle,
dated 1965 and photo -revised 1972 (hereafter referred to as
"USGS Drainage Courses"), riparian vegetation associated with
the aforementioned drainage courses, coastal waters, wetlands,
and estuaries are classified as "Environmentally Sensitive
Habitat Areas" (ESHA's). The-loeetiesr-of-*11--BSHA-to-within
The-irwine-Beast•-is-famc}-isr-Fr�rh9�it•-I�
The-BeHew4ng-eategarles—lie re—been--erected-te-4ndieete--the
relative-**Mfieanee-ef-*MA1s-
The habitat value along the length of individual drainage
courses and among different drainage courses is not equal. The
habitat value of the coastal waters is different from that for
drainage courses. Based on biological studies, (see biological
inventory, Appendix H-1, Final EIR 237 and Pelican Hill
Drainage Habitat, Appendix hereto) four catagories of ESHAts
have been created to differentiate habitat values as shown on
Exhibit H.
a. ESHA Category A:
N
GS Drainage Courses withassociated riparian/oak
dland vegetation which contain the most significant
itat areas in The Irvine Coast are designated as ESHA
ry , an a he most protection.-, and
ep(-fer-Madd7-Ganyen;4�hey located entirely within
ecreat d Co land use categories. To
assure their long-term protection and as a means of
providing a unique park setting for fa a real
The Irvine Coast and of the regi , Buck Gully anc)
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portions of Los Trancos and Muddy Canyons and to d-Baek
8aliy will be dedicated to the County of Orange in
accordance with Policies of this LCP. s--fAcal—Park
Implementatiow-Plan. Public Aaccess to these areas will
by-reg%ml.A ses�elsalt be prevWed via linkages with the
Pelican Hill Road Trail System,_ Los Trancos parking lot
and tUk Crystal CovVkate Park tramstems. /
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The major objective of the Erosion and Urban Runoff
Management Policies for The Irvine Coast is to assure that
erosion and runoff rates do not significantly exceed natural
rates, while at the same time assuring sand replenishment
provided within the coastal watershed is maintained. The
Irvine Coast littoral "cell" Is-extremeI7 limited and is hewft
partial ly dependent on the local watershed for sand
replenishment.
Marine water quality will be protected b directing runoff to
vabW natural drainage courses such as Lo Tranc anyon�
Buck Gully and Muddy Canyon, through the use of landscaped
drainages in the golf course (including the new riparian habitat
area), apbq�m�aif8' que s
so that' habitat areas are protected from flows
mtIv in access of natural rates of flow. AM%iezwk
of
to
urea may`.1naN��
efficient landscaping
applications.
4. visual Quality
necessary
mty Standards. These mesa -
In cleaning,
and ntrol of chemical
NA6FN
The Coastal Act requires that new devel ment be sited and
designed in such a way as to protect vi s to and along the
ocean and scenic coastal areas (Section 251). The visually
significant lands and prim e v Irvine Coast
are depicted on Exhibit and Appendix Item 8. The policies
and land uses of The I e t LUP wed below, in
association with the State Park purchase and private donations,
address "visual quality" in a comprehensive manner and protect
views of each of the major landforms depicted on Exhibit C.
Additionally, the creation of the golf course greenbelt enhances
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CHAPTER 3
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT POLICIES
This Chapter sets forth policies for the conservation and
Bement of resources within The Irvine Coast Planned Community.
tea are organized in the following sequence:
A
for
1.155 acres of
Coast
-- Policies
as
to the four different
..nen C ttl T
-- Specific programs for the
in of cultural i
A. GGI* rRVATIE3N ARBA--PGLIGERG-EPA-Sti
[Policies on page I-3.1 and I-3.2 of the 3/16/87 Draft were relocated to
Section 1-3-C where they were combined with Policies from I-4-C pri-
marily to provide a comprehensive discussion of the Irvine Coast
Regional Wilderness Park.]
Bs H4''fE*H*E1ONBBIFVA'fi6N-M&NAAGNIMOT-P9DI MS
[This Section B, beginning on page I-3.3 of the 3/16/87 Draft, was
relocated to page I-3.12b.]
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OPEN SPACE DADICATION PGFACIEB PROGRAM
PerfiYie-pe1k4ee-here4n; The landowner Is-required-te shall dedicate
Planning Areas PA 18, PA 19, PA 21A, PA 21B, 4a4- PA 21CC deel6neted
areas e€-Bmernlc9,-moat; and 4regvne-4G&r*-oae to the County ol Orange as
' development of residential and commercial areas occurs, in accordance
with the following policies and procedures.
1. Lands to be Dedicated
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The Dedication Area includes approximately 9;860 acres In
Planning Areas PA 18, PA 19, PA 21A, PA 21B, mwd-PA 21c4--Tn-
order to facilitate resource management, public access and aZept-
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ance by the County of portions of the dedication in phases, the
Dedication Area has been divided into four Management Units.
County acceptance of Management Units will be in numerical sequ-
ence as shown on Exhibit J. ef--Smereiel--Ganz ,-Bmeral+-midge;
l;egcrna--C,emyen,--atxl--Boat Eaayon-ae-delineated-otr 339h%fte 4-&47
Beeaueethe-relatire-reeotirrce•values-witkisi-the43"ieatiotr Arearrary
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`EMEND
MANAGEMENT UNIT AND SEQUENCE NUMBER
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1"his is a reduced facsimiie of an
oti¢inal 1 "=1000' state exhibit.
Exniait' J
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' In order to accommodate open space management objectives and
the topographic characteristics of the dedication area, Tthe
boundaries astd--phaeit of the Management Units Bedk4*%n
' Subareas may be adjusts medifted by agreement of the landowner
The-h44ne-6empa", the County, and the Coastal Commission.--Sneh
' medifieatimm and shall be treated as a minor amendment to this
Plan at the direction of the Executive Director of the Commission.
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5-2. Procedures for Conveyance of Title
a. Recordation of the Offer
(1) Timing of Rercordation_: Sixty-one days after LCP
certification and the approval of a development
agreement or other mechanism by the county and the
landowner, the landowner will record an Offer of
Dedication for a term of thirty (30) years for the
entire 2•,469 2,666 acre Dedication Area. The term
"or other mechanism" means that if County or
landowner determines not to enter into a
Development Agreement then "other mechanism"
providing equivalent assurances of certainty of
development will be entered into between County and
landowner as a condition precedent to the recording
of the offer; upon entering into such an agreement,
(i.e. "other mechanism") County and Company shall
jointly publish a public notice that the sixty-one day
time period for recording the Offer has commenced.
(2) Effect of Legal Challenge: In the event of a
legal challenge to the certification of the LCP
and/or the validity of a development agreement
or "other mechanism," the landowner shall
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record the Offer only at such time as the
earlier of either of the following occurs: (a)
the landowner proceeds to commence
development (as defined in the Coastal Act of
1976) in the plan area pursuant to a Coastal
Development Permit or (b) the County succeeds
In obtaining a final court ruling, not subject to
further judicial review, affirming the validity of
the approval challenged in the litigation,
thereby enabling the landowner to proceed with
development on the basis of the LCP as
approved by the Coastal Commission.
(3) Recorded Offer as Pre -Condition to
Development: The County will not approve (i.e.,
provide final authorization to proceed with
development) any Coastal Development Permit in
the plan area or subdivision map, except large
lot subdivisions for financing purposes, prior to
recordation of the Offer. However, any
subdivision map approved "for financing
purposes" only may not be recorded prior to
recordation of the Offer.
b. Timing of Acceptances of Dedication Offer: The Offer of
Dedication will provide that the title for each Management
Unit shall be automatically conveyed upon acceptance by -a
ge&Hfieel--eg�encT-wamed-4n--the--9ifer, as specified in
Section "c" below, as follows:
(1) Management Unit I sued}--be•-eenve7ed may be
accepted upon the issuance of the first gradit
permit Coastal Development Permit providing for
wadi ig in any residential or commercial planning
area (as identified in Exhibit E) other than for a
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Coastal Development Permit providing for the
' construction of Pelican Hill Road; and
' (2) One remaining Management Unit eyed} be-eeareped
may be accepted as follows for each of the
development increments listed below:
' (a) Ninety days following issuance of building
t permits for a cumulative total of 1,000 prim
art'
residential dwelling units;
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(b) Ninety days following issuance of building
permits for a cumulative total of 2,000 prima
rt'
residential dwelling units; and
(c) Ninety days following issuance of building
permits for a cumulative total of 1,500 TWtor
overnight accommodations_ mritti--(e:g:-helels;
meters;-ancf cashes (as defined in LCP Chapter
4, Section A-1-a and_2-a and in accordance
with the intensity formula specified in Chapter
4, Section A-1-b-(4)) or a cumulative total of
80 percent of the 2.66 million sq. ft. of
development allowed in PA 13, whichever first
occurs, pursuant to Chapter 4-A-1-b.
c. Designated Offerees: At such time as any Management Unit may be
accepted as provided in b (1) or b (2) above, the County of Orange
will have three (3) years to accept the Offer as to such Management
Unit, after which asry-e6eney- nemeA-ia-the-effer the State of
California either through the California Department of Parks and
Recreation or the California Coastal Conservancy will have two--(*
three (3) years to accept the Offer of Dedication. If the
7 aforementioned public agencies have not accepted the Offer as to
such Management Unit(s), The Trust for Public Land or the National
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Audubon Society will have one (1) year to accept the Offer of
Dedication. If ne-pubHe-ageney none of these public or non-profit
entities has accepted said Offer(s) within these timeframes, the
landowner will regain full title and unencumbered use of the offered
land constituting the Management Unit(s).
d. Effects of Legal Action Preventing Development and Proportional
Dedication: Acceptance of the four Management Units identified in
the Offer of Dedication pursuant to subsection b above, is qualified
.o by the requirement that the conveyance of title to the Management
Units) shall not occur if the landowner is prevented from vesting
the right to develop the developmen+ cumulative residential dwelling
unit/overnight accommodation levels as specified in subsection b: for
such Management Units) by operation of Federal, State or local
law, or by any court decision rescinding, blocking or otherwise
adversely affecting the landowner's governmental entitlement to
develop said units. At any tiime that the landowner is subsequently
entitled to proceed with development in the manner specified in the
approved LCP, all dedication requirements and provisions shall be
automatically reinstted provided that the term of the Offer has not
been exceeded. However, if the landowner is prevented from
proceeding with development (i.e. legally unable to undertake any
development for the reasons identified above) for a period of ten
(10) years, the Offer of Dedication shall automatically terminate and
the right to dvelop shall likewise be suspended as provided in
subsection 2 a (3) above.
(2) Proportional Dedication: In the such event of legal impediments
to development as described in Subsection (1) above, if the
landowner has not been able to undertake the aforementioned
development for a period of ten (10) years, the County may only
accept a proportional dedication in accordance with the following
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V, Proportional Dedication - For each unit for which the
' landowner has received a certificate of occupancy, the County
may accept dedications in ratios of .76 acre for each such
' residential unit and .31 acre for each visitor accommodation
unit or per each 1400 sq. ft. increment of the 2.66 million sq.
ft. intensity allowed in PA 13, (whichever intensity level is
' achieved first).
' Dedication areas accepted pursuant to the above proportional
dedication requirement shall be located in accordance with the
' Management Unit sequencing identified on Exhibit J with the precise
location of the acreage to be specified by the accepting public or
non-profit entity.
' (3) Management Unit I Riversion: In the event that the landowner is
prevented, as specified above, from completing (i.e., receiving
certificates of use and occupancy) the derelopmen+ first one
' thousand (1,000) primary residential dwelling unite, title to any lands
accepted by County in Management Unit I in excess of the
' Proportional Dedication above ratio ide:et4Hed- for--preperHeaa�
.1cet4everreieiEing-to-Menegement 41nit-* as applied to completed
units shall revert to the landowner within six months of the
occurrence of the specified legal impediments to development.
' e_ Dedication Commitments - Effect of Landowner Delay in
Development
' (1) Areas Graded but Not Completed: For any development area
' that has been graded and remained unimproved (i.e. without streets,
Infrastructure and permanent drainage systems) for a period of five
' (5) years, Conty may accept a dedication area in accordance with
the proportional dedication formula in subsection d above with the
application of the formula based on the number of development units
' specified/authorized in the Coastal development Permit which served
as the governmental authorization for the grading activity. This
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shall not avvIv where the
rights on the land area in question has occurred as a result of the
operation of Federal, State or local law or by any court decision
rescinding, blocking or otherwise adversely affecting the
landowner's governmental entitlement to develop the specified units
on said land area.
(2) Fifteen Year Deadline for Comopleting All Dedications: All
dedication increments that have not been prev4eeelr eeeepted eligible
for acceptance pursuant to the provisions of subsection b above may
be accepted fifteen (15) years after the recording of the Offer of
Dedication. Provided however, that in the event the landowner is
prevented from eempletfng proceedings with development (i.e. unable
to proceed voluntarily) by operation of Federal, State, or local law
or by any court decision rescinding, blocking or otherwise adversely
affecting the landownerts governmental entitlement to develop, the
fifteen (15) year timeframe for completing all acceptance of
dedication increments shall be extended by a time period equal to
the amount of time the development--he*rbeen--iudted right to
proceed with development has been suspended. In the event the
landowner is prevented from completing development by operation of
Federal, State or local law, or by any court decision which limits
the allowable number of building permits that may be approved or
issued each year (or within a given time period), the fifteen year
timeframe for completing all acceptances of dedication increments
shall be extended by a time period equal to the amount of time
necessary for the landowner to obtain the maximum allowed
building permits per year to complete the total development allowed
by the LCP.
f. Acceptance of Dedication Increments: The acceptance of dedication
Increments shall be conditioned on a requirement that the dedication
T lands may be conveyed subsequent to the initial acceptance only to
/ other government agencies and only for purposes consistent with
land uses allowed in the LCP at the time of the initial certification
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g. Dedication Area Access: Access to the Dedication Area prior to any
acceptance shall be allowed for County, its employees, licensees,
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of their employment by the County solely for the purposes of
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surveying, mapping and planning activities related to future County
management of the Dedication Area and shall be subject to
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personal security.
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h. Property Description: A detailed property description each
Management Unit shall be set forth in the Offer of Dedication.
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5. Landform alterations are allowed in the Conservation Area to
the extent required to accommodate realignment, improvement,
and/or widening of Laguna Canyon Road and associated
Improvements ae-grovided-in-a-Rrs6-coes#el-developmenbPermit
and shall conform with the requirements of LUP Section I-4-E-
20 for any such project.
6. No agricultural practice shall aggravate known or suspected
land management problems such as the spread of non-native
#j!A/ plants, soil erosion, or the deterioration of sensitive
1/� environmental habi
C. "SPECIAL U rEffOPEN SPACE DEDICATION PROGRAM
The subdivider shall dedicate Planning Areas PA 1 A,_PA 12A, and
PA 12E to the County of Orange as development of abutting
residential areas occurs, in accordance with the following policies
and procedures. The subdivider shall receive local park credit for
not less than five (5) acres of special use open space dedication.
Area(s) designated as special use park shall be made separate parcels
suitable for transfer to any succeeding City or local park operating
agency.
1. Prior to or concurrent with the recordation of the first final
development map, a 20 acre parcel/tract in PA 3A, PA 1B, or
1 PA 2A, the subdivider shall record an Offer of Dedication for
PA 11A.
' 2_ Prior to or concurrent with the recordation of the first final
development map, a 20 acre parcel/tract in PA 1C, PA 2B,
' PA 2C, PA 5, PA 4A, or PA 3A, the subdivider shall record an
Offer of Dedication for PA 12A.
3. Prior to or concurrent with the recordation of the first final
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5, or PA 8, the subdivider shall record an offer of dedication
for PA 12A.
4_ The above offers shall be irrevocable continuing offe
dedication to the County of Orange or its designie for
purposes in a form approved by the Manager, EMA Heys
Beaches and Parks and Reereatlen/Program Planning Division
suitable for recording fee title. The offers shall be free and
clear of money and all other encumbances, liens, leases, fees,
easements (recorded and unrecorded), use restrictions
assessments and unpaid taxes in a manner meeting the approval
of the Manager, EMA-Harbors, Beaches and Parks and
Reere&Hen/Program Planning Division. The offers shall be in a
form that can be accepted for transfer of fee title at any time
by the County.
S. Notwithstanding the above procedures, offers of dedication may
be made in a Parcel A and Parcel B sequence. Parcel A shall
contain, to the greatest extent possible, the majority of the
total area requirement and shall be offered for dedication at
the time specified in 1, 2, and 3 above. The boundaries of
Parcel A shall be determined through a review of the physical
characteristics of the total planning area required for
dedication. The boundaries of Parcel B shall be refined and
offered for dedication upon the recordation of subsequent final
maps for planning areas abutting the area to be dedicated.
When appropriate, areas containing urban edge treatments, fuel
modification areas, roads, manufactured slopes and similar uses
may be offered for dedication as scenic easements.
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access and enjoyment/observation of natural resources and
processes, (2) interpretive programs, and (3) park concessions
(page REC-4-8). Park concessions within PA 18 and PA 19 will
N� be limited to uses wh ort ass a recre activities
such i , e atrian ridIn cnicki ,and ca
may be operated as a regional park concession by a limited
commercial venture under contract to the public agency.
Additional la'n7'use policies for subareas within the wilderness
regional park are applicable to each specific planning area as
follows:
Planning Area 18 (Upper Emerald Canyon):
ridgeline hiking and
s and rest stops.
2) Except for emergency and maintenance vehicles,
vehicles will be prohibited in the canyon bottom.
3) Where feasible, trails and roads will incorporate
existing trails and roads.
4) No more than 5� one (1) percent of the total land
area will be developed with structures, pavement, or
other impervious materials.
5) Stream courses in Emerald Canyon and significant
riparian vegetation will be maintained or enhanced.
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1) Principal permitted use includes parking associated
with park use, tent camping, stables, youth hostels,
riding and hiking mid -equestrian trails, ac+ivitrareas
.� and picnicking, anel-pleyir�-lfelds. ^ J
2) Where feasible, trails and roads will incorporate
existing trails and roads.
Access roads will be limited to two lanes.
4) No more 10 is ercent of the total land area
will be d tth structures, pavements, or
other impervious materials.
5) Recreation improvements will allow wildlife movement
across portions of Moro and Emerald Ridges.
C. Planning Area PA 21 and _PA_12E
1) Principal permitted use includes those uses which are of
a pa recreational natu ( as wpoints
/� mited active reation natu (such as riding and
/1 N king equesti4an trails), whic are cone
v' ' ti ientif dy _gpdeD ter etation, or volve public
safety, facilities, and utilities.
2) Wildlife habitats will be preserved by controlling human
access to Emerald, and Moro Canyons and Muddy
Canyon.
3) Key areas of chaparral and coastal sage will be
protected from human intrusion.
4) Stream courses in Emerald and Moro Canyons will be
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12) Access roads are permitted and will be limited to two
lanes or a total of 20 feet in width wide. Where
possible, trails and roads will use existing trails and
roads (i.e., for park operations, maintenance, and
emergency access vehicles).
2. Back (fully, Los Trancos/Muddy Canyons, and Pelican/Misbbone
Hill Areas
In addition to the Oven Space Dedication Area (Irvine Coast
Wilderness Regional Park), environmentally sensitive areas within
the development zone, including Buck Gully, Los Trancos Canyon,
Muddy Canyon, and portions of the P lican and Wishbone Hill
r ntal will be served in en sp e, with portunities
for "special use" paesire recreation within Planning Areas PA 11A
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a. Beek-6uW-Planning Areas PA 11A and PA 11B(Baek (tally
and the frontal slopes of Pelican Hill):
1) Principal permitted use includes loea} passive parks,
riding and hiking trails, bikeways, drainage control
facilities, water and sewer facilities, access and
maintenance roads, and utilities.
2) Recreation lands in PA 11A shall be dedicated to, and
owned and maintained by, the County of Orange or
other designated public agency. Recreation lands in PA
11B Beek-Gai3T may be owned and maintained by home-
owner associations, adjoining property owners, special•
assessment districts, the County of Orange and/or other
appropriate public agencies.
3) Residential lot lines from adjoining properties may
extend into PA 11B, but not into PA 11A.
4) Natural landforms will be retained by locating recrea-
tional facilities in the flatter portions of the canyon
bottom, and so as not to interfere with natural stream
courses or riparian vegetation.
5) A maximum —if 2% H of the total lands designated in
PA 11A and P tegory may be developed with
impervious surfaces (i.e., trails, roads, recreation
facilities, etc.).
8) Recreational facilities will be located on slopes
generally less than 30%.
7) Except for emergency and maintenance vehicles,
vehicular access will be prohibited.
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8) Archaeological and paleontological sites will be
preserved except where necessary to provide public
safety and/or utilities facilities.
b. yee4*=cos-e4n"n Planning Areas PA 12A, PA 12B, PA 12C,
and PA 12D (Los Trancos/lMuddy Canyons and the frontal
slopes of lliabbone Hill):
1) Principal permitted use includes loess ap sstve parks,
riding and hiking trails, bikeways, drainage control
facilities, water and sewer facilities, access and
maintenance roads, utilities, parking and staging areas.
2) Recreation lands in PA 12A shall be dedicated to, and
owned and maintained by the County of Orange.
Recreation lands in PA 12B, PA 12C, and PA 12D Lee
Tranee&-41sn7en may be owned and maintained by
homeowner associations, adjoining property owners,
special assessment districts, the County of Orange
and/or other appropriate public agencies.
3) A maximum 1$ 5$ f the total lands in PA12A,
PA12B, PA12C, 'i'A'12D and PA 12E may be devel-
oped with impervious surfaces (i.e., structures, roads,
recreation facilities, etc.).
4) Recreational facilities will be located on slopes
generally less than 30%.
5) Archaeological and paleontological sites will be pre-
served except where 4:Ccoameelible with-e�rieti rende
where necessary to provide public safety and/or utilities
facilities.
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' vegetation removal or alteration will be minimized and mitigated
by the habitat enhancement measures in Los Trancos Canyon, and
will be shown to be the least environmentally damaging feasible
alteration.
E. CATEGORY NCR ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITAT AREA
POLICIES
The Category C ESHA, as delineated in Exhibit H, contains coastal
waters which have been designated a Marine Life Refuge and an Area of
Special Biological Significance.
I' The Category C ESHA area is encompassed within Crystal Cove State
Park. As-mwh-, The protection of marine reeenreeo-�is-the zeepeaeibGitg of
the 43�df�Orreia�eparlmen� e€ Poke-as�d3tecreetless water quality in marine
' resource areas is subject to the authority of the State Water Resources
Control Board. Protection of water quality is provided by the LCP Runoff
i' Policies and will be reviewed by the Regional Water Quality Control Board in
conjunction with subsequent coastal development permits and related
' environmental impact reports (EIR's).
A water quality monitoring program shall be submitted to the Regional Water
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Quality Control Board prior to initial implementing approvals
for the golf
course, for the purpose of monitoring runoff entering
the ocean as well as
the riparian corridors. Copies of the results of the
monitoring program
shall be forwarded to the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the
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County of Orange on a regular basis for their review
to determine whether
corrective action is required pursuant to the authority
of said agencies.
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Use and application of chemicals on the golf course
and other landscap
areas shall be limited to those approved by the County,
State and Federal
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tenants and/or
prospective initial purchasers of this requirement.
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DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
A. TOURIST COMMERCIAL POLICIES
1. Pelican HUI Destination Resort (PA13A, PA13B, PA13C, PA131),
PA13E, and PAIN)
a. Principal permitted use for Coastal Act purposes includes
overnight accommodations (such as hotela, and mqWa;
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casie'i3�rf an im ar on iniu ), and
uses ancillary to and directly supportive of Overnight
accommodations including NretalVvomrpeXcial, *ervicil
ime 1, end meeting facilities ancillary to
jqqthe accommodations, recreation and health facilities, golf
courses, parr aeormrl°a
s'true es, other support facilities normally associated
with resort hot a such as foodpreparation, housekee in ,
maintenance and manaver's areas, kw ea! ,
b. Principal permitted uses and accessory uses, including
accommodations, resort facilities, and the golf course
clubhouse but excepting parking facilities and day -use
commercial facilities specified in (c) below, shall be
allowed up to a total of 2.66 million square feet. Within
this total area, the following intensity of use criteria
No one of the Planning Areas 13A, 13B, 13C, or 13D,
13E, or 13F shall contain more than 60,000 square
feet of sin¢le. continuous nrimary ballroom/exhibition
space., -atx4-tile -Mtei -ef-such-space �n-#i�ese-fear
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��N ballroom/exhibition space" denotes one large-scale
✓ meeting/convention area and does not include the
square footage of conference facilities with smaller
Individual meeting rooms.
2) In these six Planning Areas, the total square footage
of conference and meeting space, including primarq
ballroom/exhibition space and individual meeting
rooms, shall not exceed 140,000 square feet.
34) A_ T-total of 1,90-00 overnVht accommodations are
allowed elfed}-neR eueeed-4;909.
43•) Not more than 400 overnight accommodations may be
Individually -owned.
54) Casitas (multiple bedroom, low-rise accommodations)
owned and operated by hotels shall be counted as
follows with respect to the maximum 1,900 permitted
overnight visitor accommodations:
a) Casitas with one or two bedrooms shall be
considered one (1) overnight accommodation;
and
b) Casitas with 3 or more bedrooms shall be
considered two (2) overnight accommodations.
C. Day -use retail commercial facilities, in addition to those
Included within hotels and other accommodations areas,
are allowed, and will not exceed a total of 75,000 square
feet of leas9ble--0ke0 floor area.
d. The architectural character of the resort area will be
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k. A shuttle service for visitors will connect the visitor -
serving areas with each other and with the John Wayne
Airport.
r/" ' a. Principal permitted useIncludesovernight accommodations
such as a_ hotels• and or motels•, and uses ancillary to and
directly supportive of overnight accommodations including
rooms retail commercial, -and service commercial use, and
Incidental and other support facilities normally associated
with resort hotels such as food preparation, housekeeping,
maintenance and manager's areas. and-accsessery-trees; aR
b. Incidental an�4-seaes6ry commercial development shall in-
clude only uses supporting and directly relating to the
adjacent park, overnight accommodations, and recreational
visitor activities.
do Maximum number of overnight accommodations hotel or
motel guest rooms shall be 250.
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and
overnight accommodations and all directly supporting
commercial facilities but excluding parking facilities and
the day -use commercial described in (e) below, shall not
exceed a total of 300,000 square feet. Within this total
area, Planning Area 14 shall not contain more than 18,750
square feet of meeting space.
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lee W 1 2) Surface parking from Laguna Canyon Road = 10 feet
h. In the event that the entire development entitlement in
this LCP for PA 16A and PA 16B is transferred to either
PA 20A or an alternate site within the City of Laguna
Beach and all necessary permits are obtained to allow
such transferred development to be constructed, then the
landowner shall thereupon execute and record an offer to
dedicate PA 16A and PA 16B. Such offer shall be
substantially as set forth in Part III of this LCP, except
that the offer shall be subject to immediate acceptance by
the County of Orange for a period of three (3) years. In
the event that the County does not accept the offer
during that time period, said offer shall be available for
acceptance thereafter by the City of Laguna Beach for a
period of three (3) years.
B. GOLF
1. Planning Areas l0A and 10B will contain golf courses that will
serve both visitors and residents. At least 50 percent of all
golf course play will be reserved for visitors, including guests
staying in on -site accommodations. To the extent that golf
course, tennis court, and other recreational facility usage is
not required to serve the recreational needs of visitors to uses
located in Planning Areas 13A-F and 14, golf course, tennis
court, and other play shall be made available to the public on
an advance reservation basis. In order to minimize conflicts
and allow efficient scheduling, a visitor play area may be
separate from a resident play area.
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2. Principal permitted use includes golf courses, lakes, ponds and
' associated drainage facilities, driving ranges, clubhouses, tennis
courts, athletic uba, and dent d esso comme� alr
- mmercial reation cilitie . Except for the golf
course play area, driving range and putting greens, all golf
course related uses shall be included within the total square
' footage allowed for PA 13 uses_
' 3. do ec OPT s to se for accommodations and other land
uses will be located in PA30A.
' 4. Golf courses will be subject to a permanent open space
' easement upon completion.
[The following subsection (5) was Section I-3-G, "Habitat Enhancement",
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if. Pric►r-M-oreoreetirren4-whir-the As part of the review and
approval of a coastal development permit for the golf course in
PA10A and PAIOB, a nRiparian Habitat NnMmeemea! Creation
Programs (RHCP) will be submitted in accordance with the
' following and the criteria and standards set forth in UP
Section II-6-E-8: A A
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habitat will be established in selected drainage courses in
PA10A and/or PA11B totalling approximately 4,000 lineal
feet and utilizing one or more of the following enhance-
ment concepts (see Pelican Hill Drainage Habitats, Larry
Seeman Associates, September 1986, provided in the Ap-
pendix to this LCP, for further definition of enhancement
concepts):
t1) Sycamore planting;
b2) Willow planting;
e3) Willow/mulefat establishment;
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b. Lot size will be a minimum average of 30,000 square feet.
c. Access will be from Sand Canyon Avenue directly or from a
network of local roadways.
Any necessary buffer or transition zones between PAB and
PA17 (i.e., Crystal Cove State Park) will be located within
in accordance with
Larndseaping`: berming;-er-eetbaeiss-wii��e-atfifaed-to--screen
�riniary�-residential-�reei+nee-dn-i�.4-6-ae�efewed-from-That
�er4ien-of-4he existing-pebtie-4ra3�-adjnc te-4ke-drainage
eonrae -fsr-Pao--�7-068--feel-ef-s-pr4einr�
straetnre4n-iA-4-.- T-ke-blending-efalepee ancltzee-ef�arfeble
elopes-�l--be•-employed-where-feesible-to--resters-e-nal�rra4
appearance �!o- graded--areas-T3ewed-from-!ka!-porticxr-af �hhe
existfng-ptxbHe-4rai}-fir-I1A-4F-whie3r-4s-witisiri-i; B00•-feet-ofa
grades}-area-4n-Pl4-4 In order to maximize visual protection
for public lands, structural height reductions may be required
In combination with the utilization of landscaping (including
native vegetation), natural landforms, berming, and setbacks
will be utilized In siting new development (including fencing)
along the north and west side of Moro Canyon in order to
maintain the existing undeveloped visual qualities as viewed
from the potential Moro Canyon Trail shown on on Exhibit K.
Night lighting shall be directed away from Crystal Cove State
Park. The blending of slopes and use of variable slopes will be
emnloved where feasible to restore the natural appearance to
the transition between the open space and graded areas.
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C. Grading, as it may be required to establish proper drainage,
install landscaping, construct trails and related improvements,
protect adjacent development, repair bluff slopes, and improve
bluff stability, may be permitted within the setback.
d. Cameo Del Mar will provide for a bluff top trail connecting
Crystal Cove State Park, where topographic and geologic
conditions permit. aed4f-needed-to-eempismertt-c lraff system
oimf}arlr 4aeated-.withi:s--Om-gtate-
e. A smooth and gradual transition between graded and existing
slopes will be maintained.
f. The golf course in PAIOA and PA10B north of Pacific Coast
Highway may be extended into PA9 subject to the Golf Course
Policies contained in the preceding LUP Section I-4-B. Golf
course usage may include related clubhouse and/or incidental
and accessory golf course uses which shall be limited to a
maximum of 10,000 square feet. Such golf course -related uses
shall be included within the total square footage allowed for
PA 13 uses, as provided for in Subsection A-1-b of this
Chapter. If the golf course is extended into PA9, the
clustering of residential development shall concurrently be
permitted in PA9. Clustered residential use may include
residential planned developments, condominiums, and stock
cooperatives, subject to the Residential Policies contained in
this Section, and a maximum building height of twenty-eight
(28) feet.
4. Muddy Canyon (PAO
a. In order to protect the visual and habitat resources of Muddy
CWWAku residential developmental "giWf to a mu
of 75
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before the Planning Commission.
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1) Improvements in the grading area identified in
Orange County EIR 267 required to accommodate
grading and construction for the San Joaquin Hills
Transportation Corridor (SJHTC, Rt 73) may be
located in PA2C and PA6 when found consistent with
the LCP in a Coastal Development Permit for the
SJHTC, Rt 73.
1419. Grading and construction may be required in small portions of
the coastal zone for purposes of constructing San Joaquin'Hills
Road and Laguna Canyon Road. The following policies provide
for grading and construction required for thisese projects:
a. San Joaquin Hills Road:
1) Improvements required to accommodate the grading
and construction for San Joaquin Hills Road may be
located in portions of PA2C, PA6, PA12D, PAO, and
PA11A when found consistent with the LCP in a
Coastal Development Permit for any such road
�iNA�b project.
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1420. 1) Improvements to accommodate the widening and/or
relocation of Laguna Canyon Road shall be allowed
&md:-eanWtute--a-ln4neipal--permittec}-eee in PA16A,
PA16B, PA20A, PA20B, PA20C, PA21A, and PA2111,
provided that any such project is the least
environmentally damaging feasible alternative, as
determined and approved by the California Coastal
commission. -considers-tire feHewingeriterfer
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orr-��radfn�--dtrri� ihe--raing-eeaecxr-and-�neorperate
eed#mentbaafr�and energy-dfssipntexssnfHefesrt-to•aeeerre
that-�xnoff-wfi4-ne4-create-os�-cont�ibnte--to- ereeio�r-er
i�estabfi#ty-ef-adf aeent•-areae,-and
� Avefde-identified--laaclsi#de•-areas-er--asaaree-tlsat•-!he
preferred--alterna4ine--wi3l--�-lhe--aiterrrafive--which
recptiree-#he-deaet--elabfHaalion;-crorreietenfi--whir-eaiety
regu4rements' h A
1921. The typ�ection for Sand Canyon Avenue may be modified
to include 13-foot-wide lanes in order to accommodate a raised
median.
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r ion Im act he focus the (irowt an ment P
as defined in UP Planned Community District Regulations
Qenerai Provision Section II-3-A-9. (page II-3.2) and therefore
rocedu n relation to this et's, c s
is to only o e link tra c volumes of Pelican Hill
Road and Sand Canyon Avenue within the Coastal Area. For
each year that the Orange County Annual Monitoring Report
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indicates that segments of Pelican Hill Road or Sand Canyon
Road located within the Irvine Coast Planned Community are
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shown to be operating at tr n s s el of
dur A.M./P.M. hours (i.e.,
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ery ommu r eak an .80
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/c ratio or eater for aver a eak hour weekda conditions
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Commission containing the following information:
a. An analysis that determines the source of the trips on the
roadway links) in question by quantifying: (1) the number
of trips which are directly attributable to development
located within Planning Areas 1-10, 13-14, 16, and 20; and
(2) the remaining number of trips which are regional,
through traffic,or traffic generated from other sources;
and
b. If the analysis determines that the amount of trips
generated by the above -referenced Irvine Coast Planning
Areas to 10% or more in excess of the trip generation
projections estimated for equivalent levels of development
In the "Irvine Coastal -Areas Traffic Analysis" (Austin -
Foust Associates, Inc., February 1987) then the report
shall include an analysis of the traffic mitigation measure
currently be Implemented and recommend additional
le anon measures hich would be Implemented
within the I,CP develo went area to further reduce
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project generated s.
The highway improvements and phasing as defined in this
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Section E and Exhibit P-2, which are required by this
LCP, have been determined to be of significant public
benefit beyond normal project requirements so as to meet
the objectives of the County's Growth Management
policy. Consistent with this LCP, highway improvements
tand
implementation of the Growth Management • program
identified above will be incorporated into any subsequent
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agreement between the landowner and County. The
highway improvements and phasing as defined on pages I-
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have been determined to be of significant public benefit
beyond normal project requirements so as to meet the
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objectives of the County's Growth Management policy.
The highway improvements and implementation of the
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Growth Management program will be the subject of
separate agreement consistent with this LCP.
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24. To the maximum a feasible, espy construction traf
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fie (i.e., dirt moving equipment, dump trucks, and cement
trucks) will access the Irvine Coastal properties of
Pelican Hill from the Coyote Canyon Landfill and/or other
Wand area. Construction traffic for Cameo Del Mar,
Wishbone, and Pacific Coast Highway widening requiring
access from Pacific Coast Mgbway will be restricted on
N� " • c as hw er non- ea tra
he applicant shall provide on -site parking for
construction vehicles working adjacent to the Pacific
Coast Hi¢hwav as soon as possible to minimize impacts on
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development of residential, commercial and employment land
uses. The Board of Supervisors may defer subdivision approval
within the Planned Community until approaches capable of
resolving imbalances are proposed to and approved by the
Board of Supervisors. The AMR will be the project proponent's
opportunity to demyylgtLate gation e9eIrs and y�lement-
at le which WuX ensure adequate inzrasirucnre zor
he communit With respect to Transportation/ Cireulation,
3=this general provision may be Implemented in such a manner
s to mediRed--to reflect the provisions of a separate
dt�►eioperesr4 agreement,- as discussed in
Transportation/Circulation Policies LUP Subsection I-4-E-23,
tmmber-&3(pege-4-443), provided that any such agreement is
subsequently approved by the County as an integral component
of this Implementing Actions Program. 1, A
10. Ifn�tion ooR#hoee%gulationa is, for any reason, declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or ineffec-
tive, in whole or in part, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions thereof. The Board of Su-
pervisors hereby declares that it would have enacted these
regulations and each portion thereof irrespective of the fact
that any one or more portions be declared invalid or
Ineffective.
B. SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROVISIONS:
1. Residential development within The Irvine Coast Planned
Community shall be limited to a maximum of 2,600 dwelling
units. Compliance with the County's Housing Element will be
demonstrated in the Housing Implementation Plan. To
Implement the County's Housing Element, the Housing
Implementation Plan (HIP) shall be submitted to and approved
by the Director, EMA, prior to the recordation of final tract
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2. Planning Area/Dwelling Units/Density per Acre
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a. The dwelling units and density permitted in any residential
density category, (e.g., Low Density) shall apply to the
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overall Planning Area (e.g., Planning Area 3A and PAW
In the Planned Community designated in such a residential
density category and shall not be literally applied to any
particular division of that area.
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b. Computation of acreage for determining density shall be
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based on gross area.
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S. Planning Area Boundaries:
a. Except as otherwise indicated, dimensions are measured
from centerlines of streets and highways.
' b. When a Planning Area boundary depicted on the PC De-
velopment Map is also an arterial highway and the arterial
' highway is realigned, the Planning Area boundary may be
revised to coincide with the realigned highway.
' c. Adjustments in Planning Area boundaries resultin in an
acre a Chan a of 10% or less o the total Planning Area
for Imm nal s ree hig way ments, landscaping
requirements, Fire Protection Edge Treatments and/or
Urban Edge Treatments, geotechnicai or engineering
refinements to Coastal Development Permits, Site Plans,
' and/or Tentative and/or Final Subdivision Maps shall not
require amendment of the PC Zoning Map and/or
' Statistical Summary, provided the types or intensity of
land uses for each Plannin Are as approved in t CP
Land Use P1 and maximum dwellin units indicated in
' the Statistical Table are no a tered and such
us men s ar on ent with the LCP Land Use Plan.
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the-dust-Tentative-Map;-witi�in-a►r,�-partieular-drefnnge-area,-a
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age• area siui�sabmit4ed te-and-appreTed-bT-the �lanagerr
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eonalslent,-wRh-LC-P-dam Use Plan'eHreeien-P- en
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11. Master Drainage and Runoff Man t lan: As part At
the --time of the review and a roval 22f the ! oastal
Development Permit(s), there s be submitted to and
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approved by the Manager EMA Regulation, Development
Services Division, a "Master Drainage and Runoff Management
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Plan" addressing in a comprehensive manner the following LUP
Chapter 3 policy sections:
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o Section I - Erosion Policies;
o_ Section J - Sediment Policies;
o Section K - Runoff Policies;
o_ Section L - Grading Policies; and
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o Section E - Category "C" ESHA (Marine Life Refuge).
' Each of the above -noted policy sections shall be addressed in a
comprehensive manner with respect to the proposed develop-
ment including: 1) data on existing water quality and quantity,
2) assessment of project impacts on water resources, existing
' and proposed riparian habitats, and off -shore marine life; 3)
identify mitigation measures and provide for implementation and
' long-term maintenance; and 4) monitoring program as
determined necessary. The master drainage and RMP shall
demonstrate conformance with the above-notedpolicies with
' specific emphasis on development impacts to the four sub-
watershed/drainage areas summarized as follows and shown in
' Exhibit U-2•
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' 25. 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 allowed in the
LUP are permitted in planning areas in conformance with the
LCP Land Use Plan's Policies Chapters 3 and 4.
' 26. Prior to the recordation of the first development map inland of
' PCH, the developer shall enter into an agreement with the
County of Orange that includes the following:
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in the
a.
The developer shall offer for dedication a site
vicinity of Pelican Hills Road and the San Joaquin Hills
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Transportation Corridor to be specifically used for a fire
station. Said location shall be to the satisfaction of the
Manager of Fire Services of the Orange County Fire
Department.
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b.
The developer shall participate proportionately in the
construction of said fire station in a manner identified by
the Manager of Fire Services of the Orange County Fire
Department and approved by the Board of Supervisors.
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27. Improvements
to accommodate the widening and/or relocation
of
L Mna Can on Road shall be allowed ft,4-eery Wftfe-,a
- rmilted-nee PA 16A, PA 16B 2 A, A 0 ,
21B, rovided t any such project
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is
the least envIronmentkIy dam feasible alternative, as
determined and approved b the Calffiornia Coastal Commission.
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CHAPTER 4
RESIDENTIAL USE-REGUIM-IdNs PLANNING AREAS
A. LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PLANNING AREAS
1. Purpose and Intent
The Low Density Residential Planning Areas of the Irvine Coast
Planned Community are established to provide for a range of
single-family detached housing and lot sizes, as well as rec-
reation uses, community facilities, community service facilities,
and other uses and structures accessory to the principal uses.
These Low Density Residential Use Planning Area Regulations
are intended to implement the LCP Land Use Plants Residential
Policies Section I-4-D, and are subject to the requirements of
the LCP Land Use Plants Policies in Chapters 3.andft+.1'\ 1
2. PrinCpalaand Other a
The follow are'tl a princip and other rmitted uses for
Coastal Act purposes and which are mi d in all Planning
Areas designated for Low Density esidential use subject to the
re"*ements-ef4he-h@P-Land-�Fse-Pi�r's-Berelopmeatr Pol#�ies
Ghapter•3-4-and-the-approval of a Coastal Developmen
as provided in Chapter to hv: Alevi
Permitted Uses Subject to
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2) Community care facilities serving twelve (12) or
fewer persons per Zoning Code Section 7-9-141.
33 Aeeeseorr-Penn#4ed-Uses-H-rated-in--&:beeetim-3--of
this--Seeticm-wren 4eeated-en-*--9epasate-bniid4ng
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Community facilities including the following uses, and
related and similar uses:bu4 - -
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b) Public and private parks (non-commercial).
e) Public and private (non-commercial) recreation
centers and facilities including, but not limited
to, swimming pools, tennis courts, clubhouses,
and trails.
d) Riding, hiking, and bicycle trails.
e) Security and maintenance facilities related
directly to the res en al community
sirtF&Ereir
f} Mainteneence--faeR4t4es-and-struetttres-
Subiect to planninir Commission
Community sendee and community service eommerefe}
muck -es includi but not limited to:
a} 6httrchee-. r \ �
b} izire-e4atiena: �/
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d} PttbHe-etnd- rfrate 4aT-eareMv
e} seams -an -ar galleriee-
fa) Community centers.
gb) Community information centers.
Beeident4a1-411*nnins-A-rea-per-Zening-Cede Seed n
7-9-89-,-eaeept•-the-a#e-ebaH-neb,ereeed-fifteetr-(4*
aet-*erea. -
3} PttbHe-tt�se-and-pnb�i�nt4l4tT-bu33d4nga,-etmetures;
and fne4Hlfee-iacind4ng.-ba4-not-Herilec�4e,-e'�.z��
water--sewage;-#elephone;-*rtd-zekn4eroa--and-their
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Other Permitted Uses
3. Accessory
Commission
Churches.
Fireions.
c oo3Ti ls.
P 5lie and private day care/nursery schools.
Accessory uses and structures are permitted when customarily
associated with and subordinate to a Principal Permitted Use on
the same building site, per Zoning Code Section 7-9-137 except
as modified in Subsection 6 of this Section, Including:
a. Garages and carports;
b. Detached accessory structures such as greenhouses,
gazebos, cabanas, and storage sheds;
C. Swimming pools, therapy baths, water fountains, and
related equipment;
d. Covered patios and decks;
e. Fences and walls;
f. Tennis courts, parks, trails, greenbelts, and common areas;
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g. Guest cottages and caretaker quarters in PAM, PA3B,
PA4A;- P" a;""and PA6 -- one guest _ cottage or
caretaker unit per building site, limited to 1,500 square
feet on building sites of a minimum 16-,-H9 20,000 square
feet;
h. Signs per Zoning Code Section 7-9-144;
i. Noncommercial keeping of pets and animals per Zoning
Code Section 7-9-146.3; — Q
�{. • ' j . Home ooc�ations. . oning C de Section 7-9-146.6.
Non-commercial/non-profit art displays and galleries.
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b. Building site width: No minimum.
�1 c. Building height: Thirty -fine (35) feet maximum provided
N� the building heights in Planning " A 8
c stent cy Sub ion I-4- 4c. except
special ight provisions may apply to Planning Area PA 8
ursuant to LUP Subsection 1-4-D-4e. eaeeep�4weat,�r�h!
d. Building site coverage: 1+ kr P�4-3h,-�44-38,- end i�4-6-
Fifty (50) percent maximum.
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e. Building setbacks:
1) From any street - ten (10) feet minimum and
garages and carports per Subsection 7) below.
2) Side - ten (10) feet minimum for one aide only, or
ten (10) feet aggregate total for both sides.
3) Rear - ten (10) feet minimum.
4) Patios: No attached or detached covered patio shall
be located closer than three (3) feet to a property
line except the street -side property line of a corner
lot, in which case a minimum distance of ten (10)
feet shall be maintained.
5) Projections into required setbacks: Eaves, cornices,
chimneys, balconies, and other similar architectural
features may project a maximum of six (6) feet into
any required front, rear, or side setback.
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6) Miscellaneous provisions and exceptions unless
otherwise specified.
a) Attached accessory buildings shall be
considered as a part of the main building; and
b) Detached accessory buildings shall be located
no closer than the setback required for the
main building.
7) Garage and carport placement: The point of vehic-
ular entry to a garage or carport shall be a
minimum distance of seven (7) feet or less, or
twenty (20) feet or more from the back of sidewalk,
or, if there is no sidewalk, from back of curb.
f. Fences and walls, maximum height provided that, for
vehicular safety purposes, site distances are not
obstructed:
1) Within areas where main buildings may be placed --
ten (10) feet maximum, except for entry gates and
other ornamental and architectural features, which
may be a maximum of twenty-five (25) feet.
2) Within front setback area -- six (6) feet maximum.
3) Within other setback areas - the maximum height
shall be six (6) feet, except that this maximum may
be exceeded when higher walls are required by the
Director, EMA, for the purpose of noise mitigation
or other health and safety measures.
g. Off-street parking: Shall be provided per Chapter 9 of
this IAP.
h. Lights: Sxeept�-for--Aside-areas, A_ail lights shall be
/I designed and located so that &free+ light rays are aimed
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1. Grading shall occur in areas averaging less than 30%
slopes unless there are no other feasible, less
environmentally damaging alternatives.
Standards for local roads, including gradients, width,
radius of curvature, and lighting, shall ensure that visual
Impact is minimized.
k. Areas of disturbed soil shall be hydro -seeded to control
erosion.
N5i.) 1 1. Manufactured slopes along development edges shall
�/ s ineornorate contour ¢radin¢ technioues.—
e_i�* Compliance with LUP Residential Policy Subsection I-4-
D-4e will be demonstrated through a Viewshed Analysis.
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subject to the requirements of County of Orange Zoning Code
Section 7-9-136, Temporary Uses and Structures, and
consistency with the LCP Land Use Plan.
5. Prohibited Uses:
a. The storage of vehicles, equipment, or products related
to a commercial activity not permitted in this area;
b. The keeping of pets or animals for any commercial
purpose;
c. Apiaries;
d. Industrial and manufacturing facilities; and
e. Uses not provided by Subsection 2 through 4 of this
Section shall be prohibited, however it is recognized that
certain permitted uses are only defined generally and
may require interpretation by the Director, EMA, per
Zoning Code Section 7-9-20.
6. Site Development Standards:
a. Building site area: Ane-tl�azesnd-Fhb-egnare-fee}
miftimum-. Three thousand (3,000) a uare feet minimum
for condominium and stock cooperative developments;
hundred
duplex, and other (nonresidential) developments.
b. Building site width: No minimum.
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6. Site Development Standards:
a. Building site area: Three thousand (3,000) square feet
minimum for condominium, stock coope tine
apartment developments; ne--tiwersend-{4;pOp} Two
thousand five hundred (Z,M) square iee�lminimum icr
���,�
ae ac a-ana-anacnea sucgie rnmuy, n.lu duplex, and
other (nonresidential) developments.
b. Area per unit: One thousand (1,000) square feet
minimum ne+ gross land area per dwelling unit, regardless
of the slope of the land.
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b) Berms. A berm shall be constructed of
earthen materials and it shall be landscaped.
c) Fences, solid. A solid fence shall be con-
structed of wood, or other materials a
minimum nominal thickness of one (1) inch.
d) Landscaping. Vegetation shall consist of
evergreen or deciduous trees or shrubs.
Landscaping (except for muMple—famii7' single family
' /(/�+ W ments of drought tolerant,
• native or non- ntrusive non-native ow maintenance spe-
cies i encour d. L a consisting of evergreen
eci trees, shrubs, groundcover, and/or hardscape
' shall be installed and maintained subject to the following
standards.
1) Boundary landscaping abutting arterial highways is
required to aft-average--depfih-of-+Utem-EIS-)- feet
' wick a minimum depth of Hve-(5; ten (10) feet.
2) Boundary landscaping abutting public streets, other
than arterial highways, is required to an average
depth of ten (10) feet with a minimum depth of five
(5) feet.
3) Separation. Any landscaped area shall be separated
from an adjacent vehicular area by a wail or curb
' at least six (6) inches higher than the adjacent
vehicular area or in some manner be protected from
' vehicular damage.
' 4) Watering. Watering facilities shall be provided for
all landscaped areas except where drought tolerant
species have been established.
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5) Maintenance. All landscaping shall be maintained in
a neat, clean and healthy condition. This shall
include proper pruning, mowing of lawns, weeding,
removal of litter, fertilizing, replacement of plants
when necessary and the watering of all plantings
per Subsection 4) above.
n. Lights: Except in hillside areas, all lights shall be
designed and located so that direct rays are confined to
the site.
o. Standards for local roads, including gradients, width,
radius of curvature and lighting shall ensure that visual
Impact is minimized where feasible.
q
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Incorporate contour grading techniques.
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1) Overnight visitor accommodations not to exceed two
thousand one hundred and fifty (2,150) accommoda-
tions (e.g., hotel rooms, motel rooms, casites, time-
sharing condominiums, etc.).
2) Retail and service commercial.
3) Parking structures.
4) Conference, convention, and other ancillary facilities.
5) Restaurants.
6) Cocktail lounges and bars.
7) Commercial recreation uses.
8) Health facilities.
9) Public and private golf courses and related facilities.
10) Service Stations per Zoning Code Section 7-9-114.
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b. Cultural facilities fPktnnin� �4reea-48A;-i3$;-}SE-; 43i�;
43�r;-t3F;-3�4; -and- 16hj; including but not limited to
museums, art galleries/exhibits, and theaters.
C. Visitor -oriented day -use retail and service commercial
totaling not more than 75,000 square feet in PA13 A-F,
and not more than 25,000 sq. ft. in PA 14:
d. Visitor -oriented retail commercial, service commercial, and
commercial recreation, totaling not more than 75,000
square feet in PA16A and PA16B.
Zoning Administration Approval:
a. Community facilities EPianning�Arees 33�r; 3�&; 23Q;-138;
48F;-33; 34; srml-1frA� including, but not limited to:
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6. In the event that the entire development entitlement
In this LCP for PA 16A and PA 16B is transferred to
either PA 20A or an alternate site within the City of
Laguna Beach and all necessary permits are obtained
to allow such transferred development to be
constructed, then the landowner shall thereupon
execute and record an offer to dedicate PA 16A and
PA 16B. Such offer shall be substantially as set
forth in this LCP, except that the offer shall be
subject to immediate acceptance by the County of
Orange for a period of three (3) years. In the event
that the County does not accept the offer during
that time period, said offer shall be available for
acceptance by the City of Laguna Beach for a period
of three (3) years thereafter.
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a. . Hazard fences for golf courses may be installed where
necessary to protect buildings, vehicles, and persons (no
height limitation).
b. Non -opaque fences shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet
from the ultimate right-of-way of any street or highway.
6. Grading and Erosion Control: Grading and Erosion Control
Plans shall conform with the Land Use Plan's Resource
Conservation and Management Policies Sections I-3-J, I-3-K,
I-3-L, and I-3-M.
7. Lights: Except in hillside areas, all lights shall be designed
and located so that direct light rays are confined to the
premises.
8: Habitat-erlEigeticm:-i€-regafred-,--shell--csmform--wi#i�-lhe-braid
1 Hse-�lan'o--Reseuree-Ceneerratien--anc�-Management-isolieies
8. Habitat irrigation shall conform with the Riparian Habitat
T Creation Proaream (RHCP) of the Land Use Plan's Golf Course
Y Policies Section I-4-B-5 and the following criteria shall be
applied:
0-4 The RHCP shall include a drawing showing the relationship of
riparian habitat areas, ponds, transition areas, and adjacent
7 golf course features. Areas shall be designated as primarily
habitat (e.g. riparian habitat areas), multi -purpose (e.g. ponds
and transition areas), and primarily recreational (golf course
features).
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For
riparian
habitat
areas, the
RHCP shall show
how
topography,
water supply
and drainage
patterns, and soil
type
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and conditions will
for the
establishment, and persistence of the planted vegetation.
(i Planting plans prepared for the RHCP shall address methods to
propagate riparian vegetation, responding to the following
priorities as feasible: a) seed, cuttings, and/or transplants of
existing plants salvaged/collected on -site; b) seed or cuttings
from other sources. Transplants of existing plants may be used
only to the degree that the benefits outweigh the increased
probability of failure due to shock, root stress, etc. associated
with transplanting.
' /Q/ � The RHCP shall address management of exotic species as
f/ follows. A list of highly invasive and undesirable plants to be
removed upon detection (e.g., pampas grass) will be prepared,
Including sensitive control methods which do not compromise
riparian plantings. Criteria for determining when other exotic
plants (e.g., wild oats, rye grass) compete unduly with planted
vegetation will be included, also including sensitive control
methods.
��S;-�The RHCP shall address topsoil management, giving first
priority to use of native topsoil provided it is free of
significant week seed reservoirs, salt concentrations, and
similar detrimental factors; and giving second priority to other
soil material placed by grading.
The RHCP shall address treatment of transitional areas (e.g.
"rough") between golf play areas and habitat areas, to include
7 their function as buffers. Plans for multi -purpose features,
ponds in particular, will show which edges are to be intensively
managed for golf course/aesthetic considerations, which edges
are to be managed primariiv for habitat purposes, and how
7 Bonds will be managed to accommodate both golf
course/aesthetic and habitat interests.
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■-7:`^' The RHCP shall include measures addressing maintenance of
,.- golf course features and habitat areas to minimize conflicts
' between maintenance and use of the golf course and the
riparian habitat.
` A,"— The RHCP shall provide for monitoring of the success of the
' riparian habitat creation based upon stated habitat objectives.
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' LAoeoo"'As a condition of approval, the RHCP shall be reviewed by the
California Department of Fish and Game and, if appropriate,
approved through a Streambed Alteration Agreement pursuant
to Section 1600 et seq. of the Fish and Game Code.
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RECREATION USE-R*GUWATWNS PLANNING AREAS
A. PURPOSE AND INTENT
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Certain Recreation Planning Areas (Planning Areas 17, 18, 19, 20A,
20B, and 20C) of the Irvine Coast Planned Community are established
to provide for the public ownership, development, and maintenance
of primarily regional recreational activities and facilities which will
afford the greatest public access and benefit without adversely
altering the sites.
Certain other Recreation P1 Areas (Planning Areas 11A, 11B,
12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, an �ti'E)Up.
a established to serve open space
uses as provided for in prewlde-4ar41aen1-parkasthe
preaerveticm-ef:-arc�iaeolegieetfpaleoritek�gien�-eitea-and-#dent#ffed
Bnr3ronfl+ealeiiT-Semi#ive-Flakite4-lreaa-wkiierlhe-ia-owned-cad
maia4ained-�*--adjneen!-homeowners; -appropriate-peebiic--agencies;
kemeewnerat-nsaeelatieae; erxk/m�speeied-aaaeasrt�tt-diskriets---�Pe
aekieve--tkeae--purposes;--reaiden#fei--Iot--i#aee--from-'scijvinfa6
Reaident#ai--Paanning- A4reas--mar--extend-4nte-t4wee- Reerea_ion
Planning- Areas-n:sd-mar sae-eecommedete aeceasnr3-reads,-pubi4e
works,--asxi-inirastruetnre:
The Recreation Use Regulations are Intended to implement the LCP
Land Use Plants Recreation/Public Access Policies Section I-4-C
subject to the requirements of the LCP Land Use Plants Policies In
Chapter 3 and 4.
B. PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USES
pke-fellewiag-priacipel-Permf4ted-uxe-are-permf4ted-#n-�anniag
Areas•-designate&-far-Reereatien use -snbjeet-te-requlremeaba-*f-WP
Lan d-Use-PlaWs Revelepmea!-Policies-Gkapter-I 4-B-aadthe-appre-
va4-ef-&.Goaslal--Develepment-Permit-bT-the-ZonitirAdministrater-as
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onsistent with the policies of LUP, Section I-3-C, the following
principal permitted uses are permitted in Planning Areas designated
for Recreation use subject to
the approval of a Coastal
Development Permit by the Zoning
Administrator as provided in
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Chapter 10. Such uses may be operated
by a limited commercial
venture with the purpose of serving
the recreational needs of park
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visitors and/or improving public
recreation services whether
financially through lease or other
payments to a public agency or
functionally through the delivery of a permitted recreational use
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that otherwise would not be available to the public.
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1. Planning Area 18 (Emerald Canyon):
and hikinrl Ttrails.
C. viewpoints; non-commercial rest stops, and other passive
d: ' SxfsMng-agrfctrlhrral-eperaHeas- -- v
d_. Regional park concessions associated with park use
consistent with LUP Policies Section I-3-C..
2. Planning Area
v_ar• vwu.ya.a6
ed. Youth hostels.
de. Non-commerci 5staging areas.
�k: Bx#sting-aarictrlKtred-eperetienti- v
hi. Regional park concessions associated with park use
consistent with LUP Policies Section I-3-C.
i�. Hiking and riding trails. /\1 J
3. Planning Areas 20A and 20B (Laguna Canyon):
b. �Riding and hiki ?'trails staging areas.
le-. Publ c ut es within existing easements.
d. Existir
Ig agocultural operations.
e. Exist i educational institutions.
f. Cultural facilities as temporary facilities in support of
& periodic cultural events..
g. Public parks.
h. Maintenance of public facilities/roads.
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i. Existing municipal yards.
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4. Planning Area 20C (Laurel Canyon):
a. Commercial recreation related to park use.
b. Specialty retail shops and park concessions.
c. Restaurants and food sales.
d. Museums, art galleries, outdoor amphitheaters, and other
cultural/educational uses and facilities.
e. Arboretums and horticulturaP
s.
f. Staging areas for campers, iers, equeetrie:na and
other visitors to the adjain o nty)
Regional Park and Crystal Cave State Park.
g. Regional park support facilities such as, but not limited
to, ranger headquarters, regional park parking facilities,
and restroom facilities.
5. Planning Area 17 (Crystal Care State Park):
Crystal Cove State Park Is "Public Works Plan" has already been
certified by the Coastal Commission for Recreation Planning
Area 17 and, accordingly, is not part of this LCP.
8. Planning Areas 11A, HB and 12A. f2$,- i�Ef�-ertd-4aB;
a. Local parks.
b. Riding and hiking trails.
C. Bikeways.
d- 6eeamuiei4f-meaasient-aignsr
e: .4eeeeavey trace perm4t4ed-wibhizr edJseent-reafden4fai-tine
areas.
fs Pidblie-work*,--Utfras4rueture -and -roa&4mprorements
d. Utilities, drainage, and water supply facilities as provided
for in Chapters 3 and 4 of the LUP.
ge. Fuel modification and fire protection facilities and
accessways related to park protection.
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7. Planning Areas 11B, 12B, 12C, and 121):
a. Passive recreation uses;
b. S e (na gel and modifi d
k nursuant to LUP Poliev Section I-3-M
c. Pass -Me- preservation areas for archaeological and
paleontological sites and identified ESHA's;
d. Open space within lot lines from adjoining residential
areas where the land is owned and maintained by adjacent
homeowners or homeowners associations (not public
agencies or districts); and
e. Public works, roads, and infrastructure necessary for other
permitted uses.
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C. OTHER PERMITTED USES IN PA 18, PA 19, PA 20A, PA 20B, AND
PA 20C, SUBJECT TO COASTAL COMMISSION APPELLATE
JURISDICTION OVER "CD" PERMITS:
New utility development.
o s or ex alone. Any widening or relocataion o
Laguna Canyon Road shall conform with IAP Policy Subsection
II-3-B-27. ��
D. ACCESSORY USES PERMITTED:
Accessory uses and structures are permitted when customarily
associated with and subordinate to a Principal Permitted Use on the
same building site per Zoning Code Section 7-9-137.
E. PROHIBITED USES:
1. Principaireeklerttiel-st-nits xres: Recreation vehicle (RV) Parks.
2. Industrial and manufacturing facilities.
N� S d el
The fencing of homeowner lots and lot lines extending into
Planning Areas PA JIB,
PA 12B, and PA 12C�
U not ed b S ion tltrsugl -D of this Chapter
shall be prohibited, however it is recognized that certain
permitted uses are only defined generally and may require
interpretation by the Director, EMA, per Zoning Code Section
7-9-20.
F. SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
1. Building site area: No minimum.
2. Building site width and depth: No minimum.
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3. Building setbacks: All buildings shall be set back from
property lines a distance at least equal to the height of the
building or structure, and not less than thirty (30) feet from
any adjacent Residential Planning Area.
4. Building site coverage: Not more than one (1) five-ffr? percent
of the total lands in this land use-categqu Ay.Jk
e*,W byi dir ep s Tefined for PA 11A, PA 12A, PA 12E, PA
18, PA 19, PA 20B and PA 21D.
5. Building height limit: Eighteen (18) feet
maximum for PA 11A, PA 11B, PA 12A, PA 12B, PA 12C, PA
12D, PA 18, PA 19, PA 20A, and PA 20B; and twenty-eight (28)
feet for PA 20C.
6. Off-street parking: Shall be provided per Chapter 9 of this
IAP.
7. Screening: Due to the recreational open space character of
many of the permitted uses, the following screening standards
may not be appropriate in all cases, and Alternative
Development Standards may be established by an approved
Coastal Development Permit. Generally, wails and fences may
be installed in accordance with the following limitations:
a. Natural wood, concrete, stone, masonry, and/or wrought
Iron non -opaque fences may be installed, provided they
are consistent with the purpose and intent of this Chap-
ter, and are set back a minimum of twenty (20) feet
from the ultimate right-of-way line of any street or
highway.
b. Masonry or solid wood fences shall be shielded from view
from any street or highway by landscaping and/or berms
or other topographic features, and shall be set back a
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43. Hiking an?Yriding equeetrfan)trails.
54. Scientific study areas.
65. Maintenance of existing public improvements/facilities.
76. Uses permitted only within three hundred and fifty (350) feet
of Laguna Canyon Road, and/or on land of less than thirty (30)
percent slope:
a. iding and hiking trailheads;
b. ;eere*Hanal Riding and hIkInj trails staging areas;
c. Maintenance o exis ng ut ties;
d. Maintenance of existing flood, drainage, and erosion
control facilities; and
e. Road improvements, expansions, and maintenance.
7. Any widening or relocation of Laguna Canyon Road shall
conform with LUP Policy Subsection I-4-E-20.
Accessory uses and structures are permitted when customarily
associated with and subordinate to a Principal Permitted Use on the
same building site, per Zoning Code Section 7-9-137.
D. PROHIBITED USES
1. Primary residential structures.
2. Commercial uses.
3. Industrial and manufacturing facilities.
4. Sand and gravel extraction.
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' E. INTERIM CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT
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The following shall apply to any private -sector landowner prior to
the transfer of Conservation areas to public ownership. All
Improvements shall be consistent with the LCP Land Use 's
Interim Conservation Management Policies Section I-3-B:
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1. The landowner may continue existing agric ral sea,
including cattle grazing and may construct maintain any
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fencing, firebreaks, fuel m ation water pipes, and
cattle -watering facilities, d maintain as roads necessary
for the continued use and p t o the property, and for
facilities approved by the County of Orange for public health,
safety, welfare, and recreation purposes consistent with this
chapter.
2. New fences will be designed so that wildlife, except large
mammals such as deer, can pass through.
3. No alteration to existing stream courses or landforms in
Emerald Canyon will occur except as necessary to provide fire
protection.
4. No excavations of archaeological and paleontological sites will
' be permitted except as required by public safety and/or utilities
facilities and in accordance with the policies set forth in
Section I-3-G and 1-3-H..
1 5. Landform alterations are allowed in Conservation areas to the
extent required to accommodate realignment, improvement,
and/or widening of Laguna Canyon Road and associated
' improvements and shall conform with the requirements of IAP
Section II-3-B-26 for any such project as•j)rorided-itr-a-fins&
eoastt�-deveiepment-pers�ib-for-anr-such-prejeet-
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2) A list of any proposed Alternative Development
Standards.
3) The "Master Drainage and Runoff Management Plan",
If required by Subsection II-3-B-11.
4. Alternative Development Standards
With approval of a CDP, alternative development standards may
be established without an LCP amendment where the standards
pertain to: setbacks to residential streets; nonresidential
highways or local streets; rear and side yard setbacks for
ent of rd g an o r creation area;
NOW building hei t, except for Planninr Area PA 6, n areas not
visible from Pact
w y; ei or residential
inland of Pacific Coast Highway; walls and fences; landscaping
other than along Pacific Coast Highway; signage; lighting;
loading, trash, and storage areas not visible from Pacific Coast
Highway; vehicular driveways and sidewalks; outdoor storage
areas; and/or modifications for off-street parking requirements
In areas inland of Pacific Coast Highway. Alternative devel-
opment standards other than those specified above will require
an LCP amendment.
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A CDP proposing to establish alternative development standards
shall require a public hearing, with public notification, before
as adopted by the County at the
Certification of this LCP.
When a Coastal Development Permit proposes to establish an
alternative development standards, the burden of proof shall be
on the project proponent. The alternative development
standards may be approved when it is found that they will
result an equivalent or better project in terms of minimizing
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YLANM COMMUNITY STATISTI
LAND USE PLANNING
CATEGORY CODE AREA
GROSS ACRES GROSS ACRE$, ING UNITS ACCOMMODATIONS
NON-COMMERCIAL COMMERRCIAL Est(a) Max b Est a Max b
DU GROSS ACRE
Est(a) Max b
High/H
Medium/M
1A'
1B
27
115
- 71 150 - -
- 106 140 - -
2.6 5.6
•9 1.2
High/H
1CG
ISO
(c) 824 970 - -
4.6 5.4
Medium/M
Medium/M
2A
2B
109
195
(c) 18Z 210 - -
c 474 530 -
1.7 2.9
2.4 2.7
Medium/M
2C
281
- 435 490 - -
1.4 1.7
Low/L
Low/L
3A,
3B'
130
151
- 40 40 - -
- 45 45 - -
.3 .3
.3 •3
Medium/M
Medium/M
4A
4B
_�
- M� 1- _
- 130 30 -
,0� L1•
r/�74�,,••7��1�yy.�'
Medium-Low/ML
5Z
(�
25 30 -
.2 i1!
Low/L
6
C
- 75 - -
NAPO
Low(L
Low/L
7B,
7&
77
25
25
- 2 ..&L. -
- 2 -
i Q
High(H
33
(c) 288 384 - -
8.7 11.6
Me4iuM_Low/ML52
76 76 - -
1.5
TOTALAMC
O c 2,600 2,600 0 0
!
Golf Course G
l0A
309
- _ - -
IOB
58
-
Recreation(R
Buck Gully, Los
TrancoslMuddy A
13A
11B
12A
---1
y-�•-
197
100
606
-
n
12C
i2112
-
reasPa
12D
33
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�26
Crystal Cove
.W
State Park/R
17
2,807
Irvine Coast/R
18
544
Regional Park(d)
19
133
- - - -
-
Recreation/R
20A
11
Parcels Adjacent
20B
5
Laguna Cyn. Rd.
20C
10
- - -
Conservation/C
ZIA/
(Irvine Coast
21B/
Rational P k d
21C
TOTAL OPEE SPACE
�D
- 2
7
G G O O
0
- -
- -
Tourist 13A - 53 - - 850 1,100
Commercial/TC 13B - 32 - - 400 600
13C
-
41 - - 300 450
-
13D
13E
-
-
38 - - 200 350
60 - - 100 600
- -
- "
13F
-
15 - - 50 300
- -
14
-
24 - - 250 250
-
16A
-
10 - - - -
- -
16B
3
TOTAL
COM MMtMEAL
0
276 - - 2 150 2 150
- -
GRAM TOTAL ALL 9,156 2,600 2,600 2,150 2,150
Estimated number of dwelling units or accommodations Rer Plann'n Ar
b number of dwelling units or accommodations er Plannin Areal
c A maximum o&W 10 gross4W acres of Neighborhood Commercial will b rmitted in
Planning Ar —AUl a
d _ Total area of rvin G a e i nal Park is cres.
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1. Any proposed revision to the PC Development Map and
Statistical Table shall be accompanied by a project proposal
consisting of a Coastal Development Permit, Site Plan, and/or
Tentative Subdivision Map and shall require a public hearing
before the Planning Commission.
2. Any revision to increase the number of estimated ("Hot (a)")
dwelling units or accommodations in any Planning Area shall be
offset by a corresponding decrease in other Planning Area(s),
provided se that the total number of dwelling units and
accommodations shown on the PC Development Map and
Statistical Table for the entire Planned Community does not
exceed 2,600 dwelll units and 2,150 accommodations,
respectfully; and further provided that the maximum ("Max(b)")
dwelling units or accommodations shown on the Statistical
Table for each Planning Area shall also not be exceeded
without an LCP amendment.
3. Any revision to reallocate the number of dwelling units,
accommodations and/or the acreage assigned to land uses from
one Planning Area to another Planning Area shall require an
amendment to the PC Development Map and Statistical Table.
4. Any proposal to reallocate the number of dwelling units,
accommodations, and/or the acreage assigned to land uses
from one Planning Area to another Planning Area shall require
submittal of the following information:
a. A revision to the PC Development Map showing all
proposed changes to the PC Statistical Table;
b. An analysis of the consistency of the proposed changes
with the LCP Land Use Plan and PC Zoning Map and
Statistical Summary;
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*tea etaker quarters: Living quXrters, permitted in residential areas, for
the housing of a caretaker(s) and the family of the caretaker who live in
the same premises (not to exceed 1,500 square feet in floor area on
building sites of a minimum 16-,68e 20,000 square feet). Caretaker
quarters are not included within the category of, and are not counted
toward, permitted dwelling units as specified in this LCP. A
bedrooms that may be
rented separately and which may or may not connect with a central living
area which may include cooking facilities.
*.*Gk" ler-deoaaialing of -a
eombina#ien-ef-reaidefttW-lets-arrd•-prfra#ely-vwned-eemmen-reereatien
and-eperr-»pa<.� areas-arranged-#n-accordance-wi#k-aanifleel-eempreherr-
aire-atte-plan• wi#k-adequate--lrravisioi�fer-pers�enen#-msin#enar�eeo€-#he
eemmen-ewnershig-faeiH#ies:
eke-en#ire-dcrnt-er-apeeffled-pertienarof the-derelopmen4-may�be
deatss�eted-as•a-dcrelepn►e:rt-ani4.--weir-dev�elc>peeen#-anft-arerg-be-eonaid-
ered a fial�di site ae-Hsa#-each-reaiden#iei-lot-deeaot-e-to-eempi7
wi#h-tile-rega4rements-forabcri�ding•ai#e;-axx}aeeeaaarra#raeturea-inciatl-
kW-1wrages-may-be-separated-frvn�-lice 1#ein i#:--Baeh-reaiden#fai-lo!
Heat-deea-nab-eemplg-witi�-the-band#ng-a#e-regafremen#s-muet-aba6-#he
common-erea-nnd-iM4e-a-Lreraranteed-r4ght-ef �re3sietzi ar-gad-pedeatrfan
aeeess•te-a-pablie-street-fc a nrinimnm-eea#inuosra wid#k-of lweat�-E9Q}
feet:
**Coastal bluff: Includes the following:
a. Any bluff where the toe of the slope is now, or within the
past 200 years has been, subject to marine erosion; and
b. Any bluff where the toe of the slope is within 300 feet of the
Wand extent of any beach or the mean high tide line of the
sea where there is no beach.
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**Floor area, gross: The total horizontal floor area of all floors of a
building, including the exterior walls thereof, measured in square feet;
excepting that for commercial, professional and administrative office or
Industrial buildings or building complexes, areas used in common such as,
but not limited to, covered malls, covered walkways, hallways, mechanical
equipment areas, stairwells, elevators, lobbies, roofed patio areas, covered
entries, covered parking, covered driveways and covered loading areas
shall not be included when calculating off-street parking requirements.
RE-R i TIE}M --(G?
**Grade, finished: The level of the ground surface surrounding a
building.
*Gross area: The entire land area within the boundary of a project,
measured to the centerline of any abutting arterial highways.
*Gross residential density: The density of a residential project computed
by dividing the total number of dwelling units in the project by the gross
area of the project.
*Guest cottage: A detached building, having no kitchen facilities, which is
4this
d primarily for sleeping purposes for members of the famil occupying
main dwelling o e r aying s (no Geed 1, q in floc ea. Guest cottages are not included within the categorand are not counted toward, permitted dwelling units as specified LCP. A- A ^ J��/
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area which is
allowed in a
park ith— a purpose�f''�erving the recreational needs of park visitors
and/or improving public recreation services either financially through
lease or other ayments to a ublic enc or functionally through the
delivery o a permitted recreational aervlees use that otherwise would not
be available to t e pu 1 c. 17,4 , ^�
**Residential duplex: Refers to a residential development where two
dwelling units are permitted on one building site. Residential Bd_uplex
residentW includes planned concept subdivisions and cluster developments;
either as conventional subdivisions or planned developments.
**Residential multiple -family: Refers to any residential development
wherein the minimum number of permitted dwelling units on one building
site is three (3) or more. Multiple -family residential includes multiple -
family dwellings, apartments, condominiums, and stock cooperative
projects.
**Residential single-family: Refers to any residential development
wherein each dwelling unit is situated on a residential lot of record and
no lot contains more than one dwelling unit and, where permitted, a
caretaker's or employee's quarters. Single-family residential includes
attached and detached single-family dwellings, planned concept
subdivisions, cluster developments, either as conventional subdivisions or
planned developments.
*Restaurant: An establishment where foods and beverages are prepared
and/or dispensed for consumption on or off site. Restaurants include
but may not be limited to fully enclosed establishments, partially enclosed
establishments, drive-ins, drive-throughs, and fast food establishments.
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Irvine Coast Planned Community/Local Park Implementation Plan
(Excerpt)
(recorded and unrecorded), assessments and unpaid taxes in a manner meeting the
approval of the Manager, EMA-Parks and Recreation/Program Planning Division. Said
offer shall be in a form that can be accepted for transfer of fee title at any time
by the County. Creditable acreage for purposes of staisfying Local Park Code
requirements shall comply with requirements of the Recreation Element of the
General Plan, any applicable EMA policies and'procedures,and Chapter 3, Policy C
of the Irvine Coast Local Coastal Program.
D. Operations and Maintenance Requirements
The developer or his assigns and successors -in -interest shall maintain offered park
sites until such time as the County accepts the offer of dedication.
E. Master Park Modification and'Amendment'Ptocess (Accounting and Administrative Controls)
The following provisions shall apply to said Master Plan and -Park Modification Program:
1. Local Park Code credit shall not be transferable outside the Irvine Coast Planned
Community.
2. Prior to the filling of any subdivision -map other than an "A" tract map or 20
acre parcel map within the Irvine Coast'Planned Community, park modification
requests shall be submitted by the developer to the Subdivision Committee for
review and approval. Said approved park modifications shall serve to provide
accurate accounting and administrative controls to assure compliance with the
Master Plan of Local Parks and the Local Park Code.
3. In connection with each subdivision as appropriate, the County of Orange shall
consider credit for park improvements as an offset to in -lieu fees and/or the
park land requirement.
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