Low Impact Development Guidebook

This Low Impact Development (LID) Guidebook provides planning and design guidance to promote and encourage the application of appropriate and cost effective LID principles and strategies for new and redevelopment projects in the Sierra Nevada.

LID Guidebook Documents

  1. Complete Guidebook (ZIP)
  2. Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Guidebook (PDF)
  3. Chapter 2 - Applications and Benefits of Low Impact Development (PDF)
  4. Chapter 3 - Low Impact Development Planning and Design Process (PDF)
  5. Chapter 4 - LID Site Design and Runoff Management Measures (PDF)

Appendices

  1. Appendix A - Recommended Plants and Trees (PDF)
  2. Appendix B - Homewood Pilot Project (PDF)
  3. Appendix C - LID Case Studies (PDF)
  4. Appendix D - Planning and Regulatory Framework for LID (PDF)
  5. Appendix E - Resources for More Information (PDF)
  6. Appendix F - Tools for Planning, Selecting and Designing LID Strategies for Projects in Placer County (PDF)
  7. Glossary and References (PDF)