What Irvine is about to decide

Irvine’s Planning Commission meets Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, One Civic Center Plaza, with public hearings set for a time certain of 5:30 p.m. Three hearings, all in Planning Area 36, the Irvine Business Complex: 215 new homes across two projects and a golf-simulator use permit. These are pending items from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.

Source: official agenda

🏘 108 townhomes on Von Karman, continued

• The map. Resolution No. 26-4093 would approve Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 19449 (File No. 00969196-PTT) “to subdivide 4.98 gross acres into one lot for residential condominium purposes for a 108-unit residential development, located at 16842 Von Karman Avenue in Planning Area 36 (Irvine Business Complex); filed by KB Home.” Item 2
• The master plan, the affordable units and the density bonus. Resolution No. 26-4094 would approve Master Plan 00969194-PMP, “including an Affordable Housing Plan and State Density Bonus, for the development of 108 for-sale townhome units, including six very-low and five moderate-income units.” Item 2
• The park. Resolution No. 26-4095 would approve Park Plan 00969195-PPP for the same project. Item 2
• The agenda attaches a staff report titled “Continuance of Von Karman Residential Master Plan,” the staff report and attachments from September 17, and the public comment received September 17. Our brief on that meeting is here. Item 2

🏠 107 apartments at 2152 Dupont Drive

• The map. Resolution No. 26-4097 would approve Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 19456 (File No. 00971552-PTT) “to subdivide 1.08 gross acres into one lot for residential condominium purposes for a 107-unit residential development, located at 2152 Dupont Drive in Planning Area 36 (Irvine Business Complex); filed by Dupont Properties, LLC.” Item 4
• The master plan and the affordable units. Resolution No. 26-4098 would approve Master Plan 00970770-PMP, “including an Affordable Housing Plan and State Density Bonus, for the development of 107 apartment units, including seven very-low and four moderate income units.” Item 4
• The park. Resolution No. 26-4099 would approve Park Plan 00970772-PPP for the project. Attachments include a vicinity map, an information sheet, the map, the master plan, the affordable housing plan, a traffic study, the park plan and a notice of CEQA exemption. Item 4

⛳ Studio Golf in the Dupont Business Center

• Conditional Use Permit 00979571-PCPU. Resolution No. 26-4096 would allow “a commercial recreation facility to operate within the Dupont Business Center, located at 2458 Dupont Drive in Planning Area 36 (Irvine Business Complex); filed by Scott Minke of Studio Golf Newport, LLC.” Attachments include project plans, a parking demand analysis, an operational schedule and a notice of exemption. The agenda does not describe the facility beyond its name and use category. Item 3

🪑 Also on the agenda

• Adoption of the minutes of the regular Planning Commission meeting held September 17, 2026. Item 1
• No dollar figures appear on the posted agenda. Planning Commission decisions may be appealed to the City Council under Zoning Ordinance Chapter 2-5; actions on a subdivision map under Municipal Code Section 5-5-110.
• How to take part: register at the electronic kiosk at the chamber entrance (available no earlier than one hour before the meeting); join by Zoom with Meeting ID 161-148-3294 and passcode 135843, or by phone at 669-254-5252 or 669-216-1590; or comment in writing by mail to “Attn: Planning Commission, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA 92606,” by email to planningcommission@cityofirvine.org, or through e-Comment at cityofirvine.gov/planningcommission. E-comments submitted at least two hours before the meeting are distributed to the commission. Speaking time on hearings is three minutes each if 10 or fewer requests are submitted, two minutes for 11 to 15, and 90 seconds for 16 or more. At 10 p.m. the commission decides which remaining items can be finished before 11 p.m. and continues the rest.
• Meetings are broadcast on ICTV (Cox Channel 30, AT&T U-verse Channel 99). Listed on the agenda: Chair Jeff Starke, Vice Chair Branda Lin, and Commissioners Raj Bhatia, Arnis Dela Cusack, Seth Grossman, Anthony Mansfield and Jeff Pierson.

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