Online Design Guidelines
Note: This collection of design guidelines that are available online is not comprehensive. Guidelines were selected for their availability online, and their inclusion in this list is not intended as a qualitative assessment. The list is updated as staff time permits, so check often for updates.
Click here to go to the Guidelines collection at the HB Owens Library at the University of Georgia's College of Environment and Design.
Don't see your district's guidelines?
Send the link to napc@uga.edu
Alabama
Bessemer
http://www.bessemeral.org/PDF%20Files/HPS_design_handbook.pdf
Dothan
http://www.dothan.org/depts/commdev/Images/Planning/Commercial%20Design%20Guidelines.pdf
Huntsville
NEW-----------------------http://www.hsvcity.com/inspection/index.php
Mobile
http://www.mobilehd.org/design_menu.php
Opelika
http://www.opelika.org/files/file201.pdf
http://www.opelika.org/files/file200.doc
Alaska
Juneau
http://www.juneau.org/history/Design-Standards-abrev%20.pdf
Arizona
Phoenix
ftp://phoenix.gov/pub/HISTORIC/designgu.pdf
Arkansas
Eureka Springs
http://www.cityofeurekasprings.org/PDFS/HDCGuidelines.PDF
California
Arroyo
http://www.arroyogrande.org/comm_dev/dgshd.pdf
City of Long Beach
http://www.longbeach.gov/plan/pb/hpd/default.asp
Los Angeles
http://www.laconservancy.org/initiatives/guidelines.php4
Monterey
http://www.monterey.org/commdevelop/planning/cr_conservationdistrict/
Pasadena
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/planning/deptorg/dhp/designguidelines/designguidelines.asp
City of Paso Robles
http://www.prcity.com/government/departments/commdev/planning/forms-applications/design-guidelines.asp
NEW----------------------Glendale
http://www.ci.glendale.ca.us/planning/historic_district_design_guidelines.asp
Petaluma
http://cityofpetaluma.net/cdd/plan-historic.html
Riverside
http://www.riversideca.gov/planning/historic-guidelines.htm
San Bernardino
Rehabilitation & Infill Development
http://www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us/DC-HANDS%20OFF/G19.19/Rehab%20&%20Infill%20Dev.pdf
San Diego , Mission Hills
http://www.sohosandiego.org/histdistricts/mhguidelines.pdf
Santa Barbara , El Pueblo Viejo District
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/16A17719-04F0-4FE6-B5EA-E44D43D72A81/0/EPV_Guidelines.pdf
Santa Clarita
http://www.santa-clarita.com/cityhall/ped/ed/redevelopment/design_guidelines.asp
Santa Rosa
http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/CD/Design_Guidelines/4.7.pdf
Colorado
City of Boulder
http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/files/PDS/historicpres/pdfs/draftgenguidelines.pdf
Colorado Springs , North End Historic District
Part I: http://www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=936
Part II: http://www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=937
Colorado Springs, Weber Wahsatch Historic District
http://www.springsgov.com/units/planning/HISTORIC/Docs/WebWah_Design/webwah_design.pdf
Denver , Country Club Historic District
http://denvergov.org/admin/template3/forms/CountryCl.pdf
Denver , LoDo area
http://denvergov.org/admin/template3/forms/LoDo%20Design%20Guidelines%20051602.doc
Fort Collins
http://www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/historicpreservation/pdf/old-town-design-guidelines.pdf
Georgetown
http://www.town.georgetown.co.us/drc/drcbk2ch4.html
Golden
http://ci.golden.co.us/files/ninthstreetguidelines.pdf
NEW---------------------- Greeley
Cranford Historic Neighborhood District
http://www.ci.greeley.co.us/2/OrgPages/87/CranfordDesignGuidelinessubmittedtoGHPO070805.pdf
Connecticut
Wethersfield
http://wethersfieldct.com/plan/handbook.pdf
Delaware
Wilmington , Forty Acres
Conservation District
http://www.ci.wilmington.de.us/departments/guidelines.htm
District of Columbia
http://planning.dc.gov/planning/cwp/view,a,1284,q,570650.asp
Direct link to guidelines http://planning.dc.gov/planning/frames.asp?doc=/planning/LIB/planning/preservation/pdf/000015af.pdf
Florida
Delray Beach
http://www.mydelraybeach.com/Delray/Departments/Planning+and+Zoning/Historic+Preservation/Design+Guidelines.htm
City of Jacksonville
http://www.coj.net/Departments/Regulatory+Boards+and+Commissions/Historic+Preservation+Commission/Design+Guidelines.htm#DG
Key West
http://www.keywestcity.com/agenda/HARC/harcguide.pdf
Miami
http://www.historicpreservationmiami.com/designguide.html#
Historic Resources Included: http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/newcity/drb/dgdls-r3.pdf
Miami , Historic District Parking Guidelines
http://www.historicpreservationmiami.com/pdfs/Bayside%20Historic%20District%20Supplemental%20Guidelines.pdf
West Palm Beach
http://www.cityofwpb.com/Hist_Pres/PDF/Chapter%20VIII%20-%20Design%20Guidelines.pdf
Georgia
Athens-Clarke County
http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/~planningdept/document/HPC_Design_Guidelines.pdf
Augusta
http://www.augustaga.gov/departments/planning_zoning/docs/pdf/hpc/downtown%20design%20guidelines.pdf
Darien
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/bht/design/Darien20-end.pdf
Monticello
Residential and Commercial links: http://www.monticelloga.org/site/page3364.html
Idaho
Boise
http://cityofboise.org/pds/Historic/Res_Guidelines/RHDGs_All.pdf
Illinois
Berwyn
Commercial: http://www.berwyn.net/downloads/Design_Guidelines.pdf
Elgin
Commercial and Residential http://www.cityofelgin.org/documents/Community%20Development/designguidelines.pdf
Naperville
http://www.naperville.il.us/emplibrary/HistoricGuidelines.pdf
Village of Plainfield
Urban Core http://www.plainfield-il.org/documents/DowntownDesignGuidelines.pdf
Rock Island
http://www.rigov.org/citydepartments/ced/residentialdesign.html
http://www.rigov.org/pdf/CED/brochures/ResidentialDesignGuidelines.pdf
Indiana
Fort Wayne , Commercial and Residential
http://www.cityoffortwayne.org/new/planning/historic/presguid.htm
Valparaiso
http://www.ci.valparaiso.in.us/HPC/Guidelines/Design%20Guidelines%20Handbook.pdf
Iowa
Dubuque
Streetscape and Landscape http://www.cityofdubuque.org/index.cfm?pageid=740
Iowa City
http://www.icgov.org/pcd/urbanplanning/historicpreservation/handbook/guidelines.pdf
Manchester
http://www.manchesteriowa.org/design.html
Kansas
Wichita , East Douglas Historic District
http://www.wichita.gov/NR/rdonlyres/2370844D-3BFE-4917-8A2F-425E9AD51476/0/Design_Guidelines_for_the_East_Douglas_Historic_District_16d.pdf
Wichita , Old Town
http://www.wichitagov.org/CityOffices/Planning/Preservation/old_town_design_guidelines.htm
Kentucky
Bowling Green
http://www.warrenpc.org/hpb/hpbdesignguidelines.htm
NEW---------------------- Louisville
http://www.louisvilleky.gov/PlanningDesign/Historic+Landmarks+and+Preservation+Districts+Commission.htm
Ludlow
http://www.ludlow.org/HPB%20Design%20Guidelines.pdf
Newport , East Row Historic District
http://www.eastrow.org/design_review/guidelines.html
Louisiana
Lake Charles
http://www.cityoflakecharles.com/depts/DDA/zoning.asp
http://www.cityoflakecharles.com/depts/DDA/forms/downtown_district.pdf
http://www.cityoflakecharles.com/depts/DDA/forms/downtown_district2.pdf
Louisiana Main Street
http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/ocd/hp/MainStreet/pdfs/designguidelines.pdf
Maine
Maryland
Calvert County
http://www.co.cal.md.us/assets/Planning_Zoning/PDF_Files/HDGuidelines.PDF
Chestertown
http://chestertown.com/gov/Historic_district/Chestertown%20HDC%20Guidelines.pdf
Cumberland
http://www.ci.cumberland.md.us/citygovt/boards/hpcmem/guidelines/cumberland.pdf
Frederick
http://www.cityoffrederick.com/departments/Planning/hdcGuidelines/
Laurel 's Historic District
http://www.laurel.md.us/HDC%20Guidelines.htm
Massachusetts
Allston Village
http://www.allstonvillage.com/AVMS/designguidelines/
Arlington
http://www.town.arlington.ma.us/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_BComm/Aug04AHDCDesignGuideline.pd
Beacon Hill
http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/pdfs/beaconhill_guidelines.pdf
Belchertown
http://www.belchertown.org/images/design%20guidelinesBHD.htm
Boston , Back Bay
http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/pdfs/backbayguidelines.pdf
Boston , Beacon Hill
http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/pdfs/beaconhill_guidelines.pdf
Boston , Mission Hill Triangle
http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/pdfs/mhg_brochure.pdf
Boston , South End
http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/pdfs/complete_se.pdf
Boston , St. Botolph Architectural Conservation District
http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/pdfs/botolph_guidelines.pdf
Brookline
http://www.town.brookline.ma.us/Planning/PDFs/PreservationGuidelines.pdf
Concord
http://www.concordnet.org/dplm/guidelines.pdf
Michigan
Detroit
http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/dsn_guidelines.htm
Commercial
http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/pdfs/commercial_guidelines.pdf
NEW---------------------- Kalamazoo
http://www.kalamazoocity.org/portal/government.php?page_id=300
Minnesota
Minneapolis , Historic Mills Historic
Commercial Redevelopment http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/update_historic_mills.asp
Saint Paul
http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/depts/liep/HPC/historic_district_guidelines.html
Mississippi
Tupelo
http://smalltown.sarc.msstate.edu/PDF/TupeloDG.pdf
Missouri
Independence
http://www.ci.independence.mo.us/comdev/HP_Design_Guidelines.stm
St. Louis Historic Districts
http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/planning/heritage/localdistricts.html
Montana
NEW----------------------City of Bozeman
http://www.bozeman.net/planning/DGHPNCOD.aspx
New Hampshire
Sandwich
http://www.town.sandwich.nh.us/sandhistoricdistrictguidelines.html
New Jersey
NEW---------------------- Closter
http://www.closterhistoricpreservation.org/website/guidelines/guidelines.html
Plainfield
http://www.plainfieldhistoricpreservation.com/guidelines.php
NEW---------------------- Hopewell Township
http://www.hopewelltwp.org/Guidelines-Historic-Properties.html
New Mexico
Arroyo Grande
http://www.arroyogrande.org/comm_dev/dgshd.pdf
New York
Owego
http://www.villageofowego.com/documents/OHPC_Design_Guidelines2.pdf
NEW---------------------- City of Utica
http://www.cityofutica.com/pdf/udg.pdf
NEW---------------------- Rochester
Rochester Design Guidelines
North Carolina
Asheville
http://www.ci.asheville.nc.us/planning/historic.htm
Chapel Hill
http://townhall.townofchapelhill.org/archives/agendas/ca020513/5g-attach2.PDF
Charlotte , Commercial and Residential
http://www.charmeck.org/NR/rdonlyres/ehxjt5rhqngje37rz3bbrrlci7mggtyvu77cd5pp3d7a7vu4llgala3ngspcyflxktnov4suuk2gboirt4d44td5hfb/Policy+&+Design+Guidelines.pdf
Clinton Historic Districts & Landmarks, Commercial
http://www.cityofclintonnc.com/departments/planning/pdf/historic/guidelines.pdf
Greensboro
http://www.ci.greensboro.nc.us/HCD/Historic%20Preservation/Text%20Guidelines.doc
Hillsborough
http://www.ci.hillsborough.nc.us/index.asp?Type=SEC&SEC=%7B212D84CF-5837-45CB-A222-6A9BCD2D26A0%7D&DE=%7B8FF16961-69D8-4666-96DA-E027A48EC7C4%7D
High Point
http://www.high-point.net/plan/designrevguide.pdf
Old Salem
http://www.cityofws.org/planweb/hrc/HRC_forms_guidelines/OldSalemDesGL031704.pdf
Raleigh
http://www.rhdc.org/
City of Salisbury
http://www.ci.salisbury.nc.us/lm&d/historic/intro.html
Salisbury
http://www.odessadelaware.com/towndocs/Non_Res_Guidelines_Complete.pdf
Sanford
http://www.sanfordnc.net/Planning/rosemount_mciver.htm
Washington
http://www.ci.washington.nc.us/planning/planning_historicguide.aspx
Winston-Salem
http://www.cityofws.org/planweb/hrc/lochistdist.htm
Ohio
Cincinnati
http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cdap/pages/-3668-/
Cincinnati
Conservation Guidelines http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cdap/downloads/cdap_pdf3734.pdf
Dublin
http://www.dublin.oh.us/city/deptdev/planning/historic.html
Hudson
http://www.hudson.oh.us/comdev/pdf/appndxfinal.pdf
Forty Acres Neighborhood Conservation District Design Guidelines
http://www.ci.wilmington.de.us/departments/guidelines.htm
Oklahoma
Norman, Chautauqua Historic District
http://www.ci.norman.ok.us/planning/Revitalization/pdf_files/ChautauquaGuidelines012204.pdf
Tulsa
http://www.tulsapreservationcommission.org/guidelines.htm
Oregon
Portland
http://www.portlandonline.com/planning/index.cfm?c=decfa
Pennsylvania
Ephrata
http://www.downtownephrata.org/facadeguidelines.pdf
Lower Makefield Township , Edgewood Village
http://www.lmt.org/EDGEWOOD.PDF
University of Pennsylvania , including historic structures
http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/uop/BldgDesignGuidelines.pdf
West Chester Historic Districts
http://www.west-chester.com/harb/tableofcontents.htm
Rhode Island
Cranston
http://www.cranstonri.com/generalpage.php?page=95
Providence , Jewelry Historic District
http://www.providenceri.com/government/planning/historic/DownCity_regs.html
South Carolina
Anderson
http://www.cityofandersonsc.com/departments/planning_and_transportation_division/planning/pdfs/design_guidelines/guidelines.pdf
Columbia
City center http://www.columbiascgateway.com/content/pdf_PZ/DDRC_CityCenterGuidelines_Website.pdf
Melrose Heights http://www.columbiascgateway.com/content/pdf_PZ/Melrose_Heights_Design_Guidelines.pdf
Waverly http://www.midnet.sc.edu/waverly/waverly%20design%20preservation%20guidelines.pdf
Greenville
http://www.greatergreenville.com/development/zoning/pod.asp
Mount Pleasant
Conservation/Historic District http://www.townofmountpleasant.com/index.cfm?section=8&page=7&mesg=art411.26427
Tennessee
Jackson
http://www.cityofjackson.net/departments/planning/GTerrace.PDF
Knoxville , Fort Sanders Neighborhood Conservation District
http://www.knoxmpc.org/historic/dguides/ftsanders.pdf
Old North Knoxville Historic District
http://www.knoxmpc.org/historic/dguides/oldnorth.pdf
Murfreesboro
http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/government/historic/guidelines.htm
Texas
Fort Worth , Fairmount Southside
Commercial & Residential http://www.historicfairmount.com/guidelines.pdf
Galveston
http://www.cityofgalveston.org/city_services/planning_and_community_dev/plan_hpnp.cfm
Granbury
http://www.granbury.org/index.asp?NID=296
Grapevine
http://www.ci.grapevine.tx.us/depts/devservices/Designguide/Design%20Guidelines.pdf
Georgetown
http://www.georgetown.org/departments/ds/harc.guidelines.php
San Antonio
http://winter.phpwebhosting.com/~cspivey/APA/TX%20APA%20Urban%20Design%20Network/City%20of%20San%20Antonio%20-%20Historic%20Preservation%20&%20Urband%20Design.pdf
Utah
Murray City
http://www.ci.murray.ut.us/PDF/Public%20Services/DHOD/Murray%20Design%20Guidelines%206-7-05.pdf
Salt Lake City
http://www.slcgov.com/ced/hlc/content/Design_Guidelines_Book.asp
Vermont
Manchester
http://www.town.manchester.vt.us/pdfs/designguidelines.pdf
Virginia
Chesapeake
http://www.chesapeake.va.us/services/depart/planning/pdf/sn_hist_cultural_guidelines_2001.pdf
Fredericksburg
http://www.fredericksburgva.gov/citypubs/Historic%20District%20Handbook_2003%20Reprint.pdf
Loudoun County
http://inetdocs.loudoun.gov/revisedcomp/docs/revisions_/beaverdamcreekh_/beaverdamguidel/beaverdamguidel.doc
Lynchburg
http://www.lynchburgva.gov/home/index.asp?page=1044
Lynchburg , Commercial Guidelines
http://www.lynchburgva.gov/home/index.asp?page=2474
Norfolk , Historic Neighborhood of Ghent
http://www.norfolk.gov/Planning/GhentDesignGuidelines.pdf
Norfolk , West Freemason Historic District
http://www.norfolk.gov/Planning/WestFreemasonDesignGuidelines.pdf
Richmond
http://www.fortbendmuseum.org/historicrichmond/rhdc/guidelines/
Residential http://www.fortbendmuseum.org/historicrichmond/rhdc/guidelines/residential.02.pdf
Commercial http://www.fortbendmuseum.org/historicrichmond/rhdc/guidelines/commercial.02.pdf
NEW---------------------- Petersburg
http://www.petersburg-va.org/planning/designguide.htm
Roanoke , H1 District
http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/vwContentByKey/N25X6SLF955FGUREN
Roanoke , H2 District
http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/vwContentByKey/N25XET6V916FGUREN
Yorktown
http://www.yorkcounty.gov/planning/HYDC/guidelines.pdf
Winchester
http://www.ci.winchester.va.us/planning/
Washington
Seattle and surrounding areas
http://www.cityofseattle.net/dpd/Planning/Design_Review_Program/Applicant's_Toolbox/Design_Guidelines/
Snohomish
http://www.ci.snohomish.wa.us/PDFs/DesignStandardsHistoricDistrict.PDF
Spokane
http://www.historicspokane.org/design.htm
NEW----------------------Town of Friday Harbor
http://www.fridayharbor.org/PDF/Reference/HPRB web.pdf
West Virginia
Beverly
http://www.historicbeverly.org/bevdesign.htm
Weston
http://www.historicwestonwv.com/guidelines/guidelines.htm
Wisconsin
Brillion
http://www.ci.brillion.wi.us/comdev/dt_designguide.pdf
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