Planning Area 12 (Oak Creek) Zoning Text Amendment (Zone Change 00976603-PZC)
Summary
SCH Number
2026050037
Public Agency
City of Irvine
Document Title
Planning Area 12 (Oak Creek) Zoning Text Amendment (Zone Change 00976603-PZC)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/1/2026
Document Description
The Project consists of the Second Reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 26-07 approving Zone Change 00976603-PZC to amend Section 9-12-7 of the Irvine Zoning Ordinance to establish an alternative approach to implementing open space in Planning Area (PA) 12 (Oak Creek). The Zone Change establishes an optional process for the City's future consideration of a public nature park and trail system on a portion of the Oak Creek Golf Course as an alternative to the existing Zoning Ordinance (Section 9-12-7(B)(2)(a)-(d)) requirements.
Contact Information
Name
Eric Martin
Agency Name
City of Irvine
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Irvine
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Parcel #
466-011-40 and 466-341-15
Other Location Info
Planning Area 12 in the City of Irvine, generally bounded by Jeffrey Road to the west, Progress and Interstate 5 to the north, Oak Canyon to the east, and Irvine Center Drive to the south.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption: Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to Section 5, Exemption Process, of the City of Irvine California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Procedures, and Article 5 of the CEQA Guidelines (Section 15061 (b)(3)) it has been determined that the Project is covered by the Common Sense Exemption, which applies to projects where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in
question may have a significant effect on the environment. The amendment establishes an optional regulatory framework that the City could consider upon application for future discretionary approvals. Any such related proposal for future development at the project site would be subject to appropriate CEQA review at the time it is submitted. Because the Project does not authorize any physical development o, change in land use, there is no possibility that it will have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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