El Dorado Hills Community Design Standards

Starting in May 2025, the County began working with community members to create permanent design standards for new multifamily, mixed-use, and commercial projects in the County's Community Regions (Shingle Springs, El Dorado/Diamond Springs, Cameron Park, and El Dorado Hills).

On November 12, 2025, the El Dorado Hills Area Planning Advisory Committee (APAC) hosted a kickoff meeting for the El Dorado Hills community design standards project.  At this meeting, County Long Range Planning staff provided a project overview and announced an opportunity for community members to participate in a Stakeholder Advisory Team (SAT) to assist staff and consultants with developing the new standards.  For details, please see the following link to staff's presentation(PDF, 2MB). 

The draft El Dorado Hills Design Standards and Guidelines (EDH DSG) are Now Available!  Based on community and stakeholder feedback, the proposed EDH DSG are now available for public review. Click here(PDF, 4MB)  to view and download a copy of the proposed standards.  

Hold the Date!  On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, County staff, design consultants and APAC members will hold an open house to receive community feedback on the draft EDH DSG. For details and how to participate, please see the May 6, 2026, open house meeting flyer(PDF, 437KB) .