Introduction to the Edicts
of the House of Irvine
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by Jeffrey Sward
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The city of Irvine in Orange
County California, is one the nation's largest
planned communities. Irvine was planned completely
by the Irvine Company, which originally owned
the land. It is the mission of the Irvine company
to completely plan every conceivable aspect
of the communities which it subdivides. The
following quote is from the Irvine Company web
site:
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We pursue this mission through
our basic business: as large scale, comprehensive
master planners and community builders committed
to the highest standards of quality. Within
this basic business, we are a planner, builder,
landlord, investor, community partner, employer
and neighbor.
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The City of Irvine web site
notes that Irvine is the
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outcome of mastermind planners,
and those engaged to institute the plan.
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The extensive planning for
Irvine has resulted in a city which has achieved
near perfection in the minds of its planners
and many of its residents. However, the cost
of this perfection is a very rigid set of urban
controls. These rigid controls were first created
by the Irvine Company and subsequently set by
the Irvine City Council and the various neighborhood
community associations.
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A stench of onerous magniloquence
saturates the Irvine Company, Irvine City Council
and the community associations. This pervasive
pretentiousness extrudes into many Irvine residents
through a process of osmosis.
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To some degree, a prototypical
Irvine resident approves of the rigidly controlled
suburban environment. It is often the case that
the overly sanitized ambience is a fundamental
reason for choosing to reside in Irvine.
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People comfortable with living
within the regimentation of Irvine would also
be receptive to a series of behavioral norms.
Both the implied policies of Irvine and the
behavioral norms of Irvine residents are amenable
to representation as a series of Edicts. Systematic
observation of the behavior of Irvine residents
and policies of various organizations has thus
revealed the Edicts of the
House of Irvine.
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All written content of this web site is solely the editorial opinion of Jeffrey Sward. In particular, the "Introduction to the Edicts of the House of Irvine" and the "Edicts of the House of Irvine" are solely the editorial opinion of Jeffrey Sward. The "Introduction to the Edicts of the House of Irvine" and the "Edicts of the House of Irvine" do not represent any official or unofficial policy or opinion of the Irvine Company, the City of Irvine, or any community association within the City of Irvine. All images, graphics, and written content of this web site, including the html files, are creative products covered by copyright law. All content copyright Jeffrey Sward 1975-2019. All rights reserved. No portion of this web site or its constituent elements may be reproduced in any form, by any means, without prior written permission. So there. |
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