Community Design Standards and Guidelines

• Interim Design Standards and Guidelines (IDSG) - Adopted 12-3-2024(PDF, 3MB)
  • Applicable to commercial, multi-family, and mixed use projects in the County's Community Regions and Rural Centers.
  • West Slope Design Review Flow Chart(PDF, 106KB)
• Interim Objective Design Standards (IODS) - Adopted 12-3-2024(PDF, 1MB)
  • Applicable to multi-family and mixed use projects that qualify for State streamlining and ministerial provisions.

• Landscaping and Irrigation Standards - Adopted 12-15-2015(PDF, 1MB)

• Mixed Use Design Manual - Revised 4-24-18(PDF, 17MB)
• Mixed Use Design Manual - Adopted 12-15-2015(PDF, 11MB)

• Mobile Home Park Design Standards - Adopted 12-15-2015(PDF, 97KB)

• Outdoor Lighting Standards - Adopted 12-15-2015(PDF, 150KB)

• Parking and Loading Standards - Adopted 12-15-2015(PDF, 174KB)

• Research and Development Zone Standards - Adopted 12-15-2015(PDF, 86KB)

• Guidelines for Cultural Resource Studies Adopted 8/17/1999(PDF, 1MB)

For commonly referred to Department of Transportation documents like the Design and Improvements Standards Manual and Drainage Manual, please see the Department of Transportation Applications and Forms page under the Design and Improvements Standards Manual (DISM) section.

State standards supersede County ADA standards. See California State Standards using the link below:

https://www.dgs.ca.gov/CCDA/Resources

• Community Design Guide(PDF, 5MB) Amended 4/24/2018
• Missouri Flat Design Guidelines(PDF, 15MB) Adopted 4/24/2018
• Sierra Design Guide(PDF, 6MB) Amended 4/24/2018
• El Dorado Hills Business Park Design Guidelines(PDF, 21MB) 1992