• Building
• Engineering
• Fire
• Planning 
• Housing and Redevelopment (Village Review Area)
• Street Tree and Median Maintenance

The following is a listing of the standards sorted in accordance with the agency or organization responsible for the preparation or promulgation of the various codes, standards and policies that comprise the city building and development requirements: 

• City of Carlsbad
• County of San Diego
• City of San Diego
• State of California
• Federal
• Non-governmental and quasi-governmental organizations

• Access Compliance Reference Manual
• Blasting Requirements (Engineering Dept. Policy 15)
• Building Code (California Title 24 Part 2)
• Building Ordinance (Carlsbad Title 18)
• California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
• California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA)
• Carlsbad Municipal Water District Ordinance 45
• Community Forest Management Plan
• Dedication and Improvement Ordinance (Chapter 18.40)
• Drainage Design Manual
• Drainage Master Plan
• El Camino Real Corridor Standards
• Electrical Code (NFPA) (Requires log-in to view documents)
• Encroachments in Public Right of Way Ordinance (Chapter 11.16)
• Energy Code (California Title 24 Part 6)
• Engineering Design Standards
• Environment Ordinance (Title 19)
• Final Map Processing Manual
• Fire Code (California Title 24 Part 9)
• Fire Protection Ordinance (Title 17)
• Flood Plain Maps (FEMA)
• General Plan
• Geotechnical Report Guidelines
• Grading in Advance of Final Map (Engineering Dept. Policy 16)
• Grading and Drainage Ordinance (Title 15)
• Grading Plan Title Sheets
• Green Building Standards Code (California)
• Growth Management Plan
• Habitat Management Plan
• Hydrology Manual
• Improvement Plan Title Sheets
• Landscape Manual
• Livable Neighborhoods (Council Policy 66)
• Local Coastal Plan
• Low Impact Development Handbook
• Mechanical Code (IAPMO)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards
• Neighborhood Architectural Design Guidelines (Council Policy 44)
• Noise Guidelines Manual
• Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land use Plan (CLUP)
• Parcel Map Processing Manual
• Plumbing Code (IAPMO)
• Recycled Water Title Sheets
• Regional Standard Drawings
• Residential Infill Development Policy (Planning Dept. Policy 37)
• Right-of-Way Ordinance (Chapter 11.16)
• SANDAG Trip Generation Rates
• Santec/ITE Guidelines for Traffic Impact Studies in the San Diego Region
• Sewer Master Plan
• Sewer Ordinance (Title 13)
• Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (Greenbook) (For purchase)
• Storm Water Management and Discharge Control Ordinance (Chapter 15.12)
• Street Tree Ordinance (Chapter 11.12)
• Subdivision Map Act
• Subdivision Ordinance (Title 20)
• Tentative Map Substantial Conformance (Engineering Dept. Policy 30)
• Transportation and Highway Design Manual
• Traffic Impact Studies (TIS) guidelines
• Unit Price List for Securities (Bonding)
• Village Review Area Signage Standards
• Village Review Area Development Standards
• V-R Village Redevelopment Zone (Chapter 21.35)
• Wireless Communications Facilities (Council Policy 64)
• Zoning Map
• Zoning Ordinance (Title 21)
• Zoning Requirements Summary

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