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More than four decades ago, The Irvine Company formulated key principles that continue to guide the planning and build-out of 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 would be 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-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.




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