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DRAFT Design & Development Guidelines.pdf

DRAFT Complete Package - Parks & Trails.pdf

DRAFT Complete Package – Streetscapes.pdf

Purpose:

The purpose of these DRAFT standards is to provide an update to the uniform design theme for the landscaping within the City of Santa Maria, including the Landscape Maintenance Districts, which will serve as a buffer between the street and adjacent land uses, and provide a pleasant visual experience for the pedestrian and motorist. The desire for all landscape projects is to carefully integrate community needs, environmental conditions and natural resources into a network of functional and aesthetic streetscapes, parks, open space areas, medians and roundabouts that require appropriate amounts of maintenance and supplemental irrigation.

DRAFT Revisions to the Standards:

1. Generating templates for use
2. Review checklists
3. Updating materials and supplies with what is currently available in the market

Goals and Objectives for Standards Revision:

1. Expedite the submittal and approval process through the use of templates, check lists, approved standard details, specs and diagrams
2. Sustainable landscape development in the public space that the city can afford to maintain.
3. Develop standard guidelines, plans, specifications, and details that can be effectively incorporated in landscape plans for approval
4. Provide design tools that will support a uniform design theme

These draft standards were presented to the Recreation and Parks Commission at their regular meeting on August 12, 2025. The public is invited to comment on these draft revisions from August 25, 2025 through September 30, 2025.

Next Steps:

Next steps will be to incorporate comments into a final draft package to be presented to the Department Director and the Recreation and Parks Commission for consideration.

Questions or Comments?

Questions or comments may be directed to trees@cityofsantamaria.org

Angela Oslund, Assistant Director of Recreation and Parks

aoslund@ctyofsantamaria.org

(805) 925-0951 extension 2042