Proposed Oak Park Village

Irvine Company has filed General Plan amendment and zone change applications to establish a new planning area called Oak Park (Planning Area 52). The proposed General Plan amendment would facilitate a new planning area, creating a new village with up to 3,100 residential units, a site for a future elementary school, a community park, neighborhood parks, a community facility, and associated transportation and infrastructure improvements. 

An associated zone change application would amend the Irvine Zoning Ordinance to introduce development standards for this new planning area. 

The proposed development site contemplated under these two applications measures 216 acres, resulting in an approximate density of 14.4 dwelling units per acre. 

On May 13, 2025, the City Council held a public meeting and approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Irvine Company and the City of Irvine in relation to the proposed project. The MOU provides a framework for planning the project area and providing the following benefits: affordable housing through the Irvine Cares program, community benefit fees, transit investments, expansion of open space areas, library funding, dedication of the Oak Creek Clubhouse for City/public use, and an Innovation Center lease. 

On May 27, 2025, the City Council held a public scoping session on the General Plan amendment to provide staff direction and listen to input. At the conclusion of that scoping session discussion, the Council directed staff to: 1) conduct a public meeting to provide an additional opportunity for the public to comment on the project; and 2) to hold a further City Council scoping session once the public input meeting had been coordinated, to allow the City Council to provide its final feedback on the proposed General Plan amendment. At direction of the City Council, Community Development staff held the comment session on June 14, 2025, during which verbal and written comments were provided and entered into the record. 

On June 24, 2025, the City Council held a second public scoping session and directed staff to: 1) proceed with processing and reviewing the associated General Plan amendment for the proposed project and 2) coordinate with City Council regarding a voter initiative related to the “Memorandum of Understanding Implementing Initiative Resolution 88-1.” 

On April 14, 2026, the City Council approved an amendment to Section 9-12-7 of the Irvine Zoning Ordinance, establishing an optional process to consider a public nature park and trail system on a portion of Oak Creek Golf Course as an alternative to the existing public golf course requirement. The amendment does not approve any specific development project or change the site’s General Plan or zoning designations. Any future development remains subject to discretionary approvals and CEQA review. 

The following project applications are currently filed with the City and are under review: 

April 28, 2026 – City Council: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 26-07 for the Zoning Text Amendment Establishing an Alternative Open Space Framework for Planning Area 12 (Oak Creek) 

March 19, 2026 – Planning Commission: Zoning Text Amendment Establishing An Alternative Open Space Framework for Planning Area 12 (Oak Creek)