Community Design Standards and Guidelines

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

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

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

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

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

• Research and Development
  • Research and Development Zone Standards - Adopted 12-15-2015(PDF, 86KB)
• DISM (Design and Improvement Standards Manual) Adopted 5/27/1986
• Guidelines for Cultural Resource Studies Adopted 8/17/1999(PDF, 1MB)

ADA Requirements

See California State Standards here. State standards supersede County ADA standards.