An exotic car dealership in Irvine's Spectrum office park faces zoning trouble. Professional office use is capped at 50% of a suite, and the city may classify on-site inventory as vehicle sales, which isn't permitted. Call the planning department before you lease.
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I'll need to call and see what they allow. The city specifically warns that in 5-4 general industrial properties in the Irvine spectrum, professional office use is generally limited to no more than 50% of each suite and must support a permitted activity. And they tell applicants to check the specific site with the planning counter because trip entitlements can block uses even when zoning sounds close. Could it work? Possibly, yes. Is it clean by right? Probably not something I would assume. What makes it more realistic? The building's physical specs are actually strong for this concept. Physically, it's one of the better boxes you have looked at for an appointment-only exotic inventory model. The main legal risk is if the city sees it as a vehicle sales dealership with on-site inventory storage display. My recommendation is to frame it carefully, and here is the number and email that I will reach out to.