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1.5 User Guide The Objective Design Standards Manual is for residents, property and business owners, developers and builders, architects and designers, and City staff involved in the review and approval process of multi- family and/or mixed-use development in City of Irvine. The following steps outline the different sections of the document and how to apply each section to a proposed project.
Apply Zoning Requirements Set Forth in the Irvine Zoning Ordinance
Review and Apply Objective Design Standards
Identify Exemption/ Exception
Reconcile Conflicting Standards
Step 1. Apply Zoning Requirements Set Forth in the Irvine Zoning Ordinance Identify the base zone and/or overlay zone for where the eligible project is located . Chapter 3-37 of the Zoning Ordinance establishes “Zoning District Land Use Regulations and Development Standards” for each zone including, but not limited to, building height, setbacks, and minimum lot size. Specific design topics are also addressed , such as, but not limited to, landscaping (Chapter 3- 15); lighting (Chapter 3-16); fence, wall, and screening standards (Chapter 3-35); signs (Chapter 7-3); automobile, motorcycle, handicap, and bicycle off-street parking requirements (Chapter 4-3); and parking design (Chapter 4-4). There also may be planning area-specific standards applicable to the project , which may be found in Division 9 of the Zoning Ordinance. Review and apply all relevant standards to the project. Step 2. Review and Apply Objective Design Standards An eligible project is subject to site design standards (pg. 11), building design standards (pg. 19), and utilitarian design standards (pg.35). Mixed-use projects are subject to additional mixed-use standards (pg. 30). Some standards only apply to projects with a large number of homes; these standards specify a threshold for the number of homes. Review and apply all relevant standards to the project. Complete checklist (pg. 39) to verify the proposed project meets all standards. Step 3. Reconcile Conflicting Standards The City of Irvine maintains multiple regulatory documents that contain design direction for multi-family residential and mixed-use development, including the Irvine Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, and master plans. In the case of a conflict between an Objective Design Standard in this Manual and an objective standard in another regulatory document, except for an applicable master plan, the standard in this Manual shall prevail.
Exception: Design standards specified in the applicable master plan shall prevail if such standards conflict with the Objective Design Standards outlined in this Manual.
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