Community Development Resource Agency - CDRA

Land Development Manual

Engineering and Surveying Department Wes Zicker, Director

The Engineering and Surveying Department relies on the requirements included in the Placer County Land Development Manual (LDM) adopted for the purpose of establishing minimum standards for the design and construction of development improvements.

Note that references to the Department of Public Works (DPW) within the text of the LDM Sections below implies the Engineering and Surveying Department (ESD), due to the reorganization approved by the Board of Supervisors for the Community Development Resource Agency in 2006.

Standard Design Detail Plates referenced in the LDM were updated in 2005; please use List of Plates to cross-reference current plate numbers that appear in the text of the LDM Sections.

Section 1 General Requirements

Section 2 Preparation of Plans, Contract Documents and Estimates

Section 3 Control of Work and Materials and Project Liaison

Section 4 Streets

Section 5 Drainage

Section 6 Sewerage

Section 7 Domestic Water Supply

Section 8 Surveying

Section 9 Placer County Design Guidelines Manual¹

Section 10 intentionally left blank

Section 11 Historic Design Guidelines¹

Section 12 Landscape Design Guidelines¹

Section 13 Scenic Road Design Guide

Section 14 Environmental Review Ordinance (Ch 18 of the Placer County Code)

Section 15 Erosion Control

Section 16 General Specifications; Placer County General Construction Specifications

Section 17 Best Management Practices for Stormwater Discharges


¹ Available through the Planning Services Division