Housing, Business Plan Approved by City Council
From Times Staff Reports
An Irvine Co. plan to build 12,350 homes plus business and research facilities north of the city won final City Council approval Tuesday.
The city now can begin a long-planned annexation of the so-called Northern Sphere--7,700 acres bordering the closed El Toro Marine base.
Of that, 3,600 acres will be developed. Most of the land is now used for farming.
The remaining 4,100 acres will be protected open space.
Construction of the first 400 homes could begin within the next 18 months.
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