Principles Guide Development of Ranch
More than four decades ago, the Irvine Company formulated key principles that continue to guide the planning process and to ensure the high quality of life on The Irvine Ranch®. They are:
- Maintain the land under a single owner.
- Establish a Master Plan for all 93,000 acres to guide land use and infrastructure decisions, ensuring that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
- Create an internal planning group to guide the evolution and implementation of the Master Plan.
- Establish three major planning sectors on the Ranch to help break the master planning work into manageable areas: the Coastal Sector, Valley Sector and Mountain Sector.
- Continually reinvest in the land.
- Ensure that the three planning sectors adhere to topography and jurisdiction constraints.
- Continue the tradition of land stewardship, with an eye on the long-term view.
- Contribute to the quality of the cities on The Irvine Ranch.
- Make sound, realistic economic and political decisions.
To learn more about the Irvine Company’s approach to community planning, go to www.goodplanning.org/principles.