Online Design Guidelines
Note: This collection of design guidelines 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.
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Alabama
Huntsville
http://www.hsvcity.com/inspection/index.php
Mobile
http://www.mobilehd.org/design_menu.php
Opelika
http://www.opelika.org/Default.asp?ID=813
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 Grande
http://www.arroyogrande.org/comm_dev/dgshd.pdf
Los Angeles
http://www.laconservancy.org/initiatives/guidelines.php4
Pasadena
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/planning/deptorg/dhp/homedhp.asp
City of Paso Robles
http://www.prcity.com/government/departments/commdev/planning/forms-applications/design-guidelines.asp
Petaluma
http://cityofpetaluma.net/cdd/plan-historic.html
Riverside
http://www.riversideca.gov/historic/guidelines.asp
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
Colorado
City of Boulder, Historic Districts and Individual Landmarks
http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/files/PDS/historicpres/pdfs/draftgenguidelines.pdf
http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2033&Itemid=1862
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://www.denvergov.org/Portals/155/documents/Landmark/CountryCl.pdf
http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/155/documents/Landmark/CCGardensGuides.pdf
Denver , LoDo area
http://denvergov.org/admin/template3/forms/LoDo%20Design%20Guidelines%20051602.doc
Denver, Lower Downtown Historic District
http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/155/documents/Landmark/Lower%20Downtown%20Historic%20Guidelines.pdf
Denver, Lower Downtown Streetscape
http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/155/documents/Landmark/LODOguidelinesStreetscape.pdf
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
Greeley
http://www.greeleygov.com/HistoricPreservation/Downloads.aspx
Connecticut
Wethersfield
http://wethersfieldct.com/plan/handbook.pdf
Delaware
Wilmington , Forty Acres
Conservation District
http://www.ci.wilmington.de.us/departments/guidelines.htm
NEW---------------------- New Castle County
http://www2.nccde.org/landuse/Planning/Historic/Guidelines/default.aspx
NEW---------------------- Odessa
http://www.odessa.delaware.gov/?q=node/15
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
NEW---------------------- Key West, Tavernier Historic District
http://monroecofl.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/MonroeCoFL_Planning/pdfs/Tav%20Hist%20Dist%20Pres%20Guide%20Final%2081705.pdf
Miami
http://www.historicpreservationmiami.com/designguide.html#
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.accplanning.com/hpresources_list.php#2
Augusta
http://www.augustaga.gov/index.aspx?NID=357
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://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/PDS/Historic/
Illinois
Berwyn
Commercial: http://www.berwyn.net/downloads/Design_Guidelines.pdf
Naperville
http://www.naperville.il.us/emplibrary/HistoricGuidelines.pdf
Village of Plainfield
Urban Core http://www.plainfield-il.org/initiatives/historicpreservation.php
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/images/stories/community_development/historic_preservation/files/HISTORIC%20PRESERVATION%20GUIDELINES.pdf
Valparaiso
http://www.ci.valparaiso.in.us/HPC/Guidelines/guidelines.htm
Iowa
Dubuque
http://www.cityofdubuque.org/index.aspx?NID=331
Iowa City
http://www.icgov.org/site/CMSv2/file/planning/urban/histPres/bgprocess.pdf
Manchester
http://www.manchesteriowa.org/incentiveplan.html#designguide
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://warrenpc.org/historic_preservation/guidelines.php
NEW---------------------- Lexington
http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?page=496
Louisville
http://www.louisvilleky.gov/PlanningDesign/Historic+Landmarks+and+Preservation+Districts+Commission.htm
Newport , East Row Historic District
http://www.eastrow.org/design_review/guidelines.html
Louisiana
NEW---------------------- Baton Rouge
http://brgov.com/DEPT/PLANNING/historic/historic.htm
Maryland
NEW---------------------- Annapolis
http://www.ci.annapolis.md.us/upload/images/government/boards/hist_pres/designManual.pdf
NEW---------------------- Baltimore
http://www.baltimorecity.gov/government/historic/downloads/0309/BALTHISTguidelines%20text_2009.pdf
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/new_site/index.php/contents/view/289
Frederick
http://www.co.frederick.md.us/index.aspx?NID=193
Massachusetts
Allston Village
http://www.allstonvillage.com/AVMS/designguidelines/
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
Concord
http://www.concordma.gov/Pages/ConcordMA_CPC/index
Michigan
Detroit
http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/dsn_guidelines.htm
NEW---------------------- Grand Rapids
http://www.heritagehillweb.org/guidelines_toc.htm
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.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=1565
Mississippi
NEW---------------------- Jackson
http://www.jacksonms.gov/government/planning/historic
Missouri
Independence
http://www.ci.independence.mo.us/Comdev/HP_FAQs.aspx
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
Nevada
NEW---------------------- Carson City
http://www.carson-city.nv.us/Index.aspx?page=792
http://www.carson-city.nv.us/Index.aspx?page=1800
http://www.carson-city.nv.us/Index.aspx?page=174
Carson City Historic District Development Standards
New Hampshire
Amherst
http://www.amherstnh.gov/Regulations/HistoricDistrict.html
New Jersey
Closter
http://www.closterhistoricpreservation.org/website/guidelines/guidelines.html
NEW---------------------- Hopewell Township
http://www.hopewelltwp.org/Guidelines-Historic-Properties.html
New York
Owego
http://www.villageofowego.com/documents/OHPC_Design_Guidelines2.pdf
City of Utica
http://www.cityofutica.com/pdf/udg.pdf
Rochester
Rochester Design Guidelines
North Carolina
Asheville
http://www.ashevillenc.gov/business/development_services/planning_zoning/historic_dist/default.aspx?id=1336
Chapel Hill
http://townhall.townofchapelhill.org/archives/agendas/ca020513/5g-attach2.PDF
Charlotte, For Historic District Properties
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.greensboro-nc.gov/departments/hcd/historic/hdprogram/
Hillsborough
http://www.ci.hillsborough.nc.us/historic_district_commission.asp
High Point
http://www.high-point.net/plan/designrevguide.pdf
Raleigh
http://www.rhdc.org/
City of Salisbury
http://www.ci.salisbury.nc.us/lm&d/historic/intro.html
Sanford
http://www.sanfordnc.net/Historic_Preservation/downtown%20sanford%20design%20guidelines.pdf
Washington
http://www.ci.washington.nc.us/planning/planning_historicguide.aspx
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/planning/historicalguide.php
Hudson
http://www.hudson.oh.us/comdev/pdf/appndxfinal.pdf
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/bps/index.cfm?c=34250
Pennsylvania
Ephrata
http://www.downtownephrata.org/facadeguidelines.pdf
NEW---------------------- Harrisburg
www.harrisburgpa.gov/Resident/DBHD/DBHD_Planning.html
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
Rhode Island, The Easy Guide to Rehab Standards
http://www.preservation.ri.gov/resources/ezguide_rehab.php
Cranston
http://www.cranstonri.com/generalpage.php?page=95
Providence , Jewelry Historic District
http://www.providenceri.com/government/downcity-regs.html
South Carolina
Anderson, Dowtown
http://www.cityofandersonsc.com/boards_and_commissions/board_of_architectural_review/
Columbia
http://www.columbia.sc.gov/coc/index.cfm/development-gateway/planning-and-development-services/preservation-and-design/design-guidelines/
Greenville
- Hampton-Pickney historic District
http://hampton-pinckney.org/wp-content/pod_chap8.pdf
Mount Pleasant, Conservation/Historic District
http://www.townofmountpleasant.com/index.cfm?section=8&page=7&mesg=art411.26427
Tennessee
NEW---------------------- Arlington, Depot Square Overlay District
http://www.townofarlington.org/DocumentView.aspx?DID=224
Jackson, Terrace Place Historic District
http://www.cityofjackson.net/departments/planning/GTerrace.PDF
Knoxville
http://www.knoxmpc.org/historic/areas/hisareas.htm
Murfreesboro
http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/government/historic/guidelines.htm
Texas
Fort Worth, Fairmount Southside
http://www.historicfairmount.com/home/resources/designguidelines_files/fairmount-design-guidelines-2.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.grapevinetexas.gov/IndividualDepartments/HistoricPreservation/DesignGuidelines/tabid/661/Default.aspx
Georgetown, Downtown Design Guidelines
http://files.georgetown.org/downtown-design-guidelines/
Richmond, Commercial & Residential
http://www.fortbendmuseum.org/historicrichmond/rhdc/guidelines/
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
Salt Lake City
http://www.slcgov.com/ced/hlc/content/Design_Guidelines_Book.asp
Vermont
Vermont's Historic Districts, Sample Guidelines
http://www.historicvermont.org/programs/sampledesignguidelines.pdf
Manchester
http://www.town.manchester.vt.us/pdfs/designguidelines.pdf
Virginia
Chesapeake, Great Bridge Village
http://www.chesapeake.va.us/services/depart/planning/great_bridge_village-dg.shtml
Fredericksburg
http://www.fredericksburgva.gov/uploadedFiles/Planning_and_Community_Development/GeneralContent/Historic%20District%20Handbook.pdf
Loudoun County
http://www.loudoun.gov/controls/speerio/resources/RenderContent.aspx?data=ce5fd70afb8d45e98e0e5c415071d9c4&tabid=327&fmpath=%2FPlans%2FHeritage+Preservation+Plan%2FHeritage+Perservation+Plan-BY+CHAPTER
Norfolk
- Historic Neighborhood of Ghent
http://www.norfolk.gov/Planning/GhentDesignGuidelines.pdf
Petersburg
http://www.petersburg-va.org/planning/designguide.htm
Roanoke
http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/vwContentByKey/N25X6SLF955FGUREN
http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/vwContentByKey/N25XET6V916FGUREN
Washington
Seattle and surrounding areas
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/Design_Review_Program/Applicant_s_Toolbox/default.asp
Snohomish
http://www.ci.snohomish.wa.us/PDFs/DesignStandardsHistoricDistrict.PDF
Spokane
http://www.historicspokane.org/design_review.htm
Town of Friday Harbor
http://www.fridayharbor.org/historic%20preservation/HPRB.htm
West Virginia
Beverly
http://www.historicbeverly.org/bevdesign.htm
Wisconsin
NEW---------------------- Ripon, Downtown
http://www.riponmainst.com/riponmainst/Design%20Guidelines.htm
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