Landscape Architecture Standards

Review Design Standards General Statements before utilizing this web page.

On this page:
Building Codes & Industry Standards
Resources
National Park Service (NPS) Requirements
Regulations

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For Accessibility and Universal Design requirements, see Accessibility & Universal Design Standards.

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Building Codes & Industry Standards

• IBC 2024 (International Building Code)
• IEBC 2024 (International Existing Building Code)

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Resources

Sustainability

• Guidance for Federal Agencies on Sustainable Practices for Designed Landscapes
• Implementing Sustainable Locations for Federal Facilities
• Increasing and Improving Pollinator Habitat through Landscaping - DOI (Department of the Interior) Memo
  • Attachment 1 - Strategy for Implementing Pollinator-Friendly Landscaping Design and Maintenance at DOI Sites
• Sustainable Sites Initiative

Transportation

Recreational

• AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities - 1999
• Sustainable Trails

Vehicles

• NPS Park Road Standards 1984
• USDOT FHWA FLH (United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration - Federal Lands Highway)
  • Construction Manual 2009
  • Flexibility in Highway Design
  • MUTCD 2009 with Revisions 1 and 2, May 2012 (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices)
  • PDDM 2018 (Project Development and Design Manual)
  • Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects 2014, FP-14

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National Park Service (NPS) Requirements

Director's Orders (DOs)

• DO 2: Park Planning, Chapter 2 of Management Policies, Park System Planning, and Planner's Source Book
• DO 10A: Design and Construction Drawings
• DO 52C: Park Signs
• DO 87D: Non-NPS Roads

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Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

• 36 CFR Part 7 - Special Regulations, Areas of the National Park System
• 36 CFR Part 68 - The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties - 1995
• 41 CFR Part 102-76 - Subpart B - Design and Construction

 

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