Design Guidelines

The Design Guidelines for Denver Landmark Structures and Districts apply to all individually designated Denver landmark structures and historic districts except the Lower Downtown Historic District, which has its own design guidelines and a separate design review process. Additional design guidelines may also apply to:

• Specific individually designated Denver landmark structures, such as Union Station, or
• Projects in specific historic districts

Guidelines for Specific Areas

In certain neighborhoods and historic districts, additional customized design guidelines may apply.

• Country Club Gardens Historic District Design Guidelines(PDF, 653KB)
• Country Club Historic District Design Guidelines(PDF, 1MB)
• Denver's Civic Center Design Guidelines(PDF, 15MB)
• Denver Union Station - Urban Design Standards and Guidelines(PDF, 14MB)
• Emily Griffith Opportunity School Design Standards & Guidelines(PDF, 4MB)
• Five Points Historic Cultural District Design Standards & Guidelines(PDF, 13MB)
• La Alma Lincoln Park Historic Cultural District Design Guidelines (English)(PDF, 14MB)
• La Alma Lincoln Park Historic Cultural District Design Guidelines (Spanish)(PDF, 1MB)
• Lower Downtown Historic District Design Guidelines(PDF, 15MB)
• Lower Downtown Historic Urban Edge District 4 Design Guidelines(PDF, 4MB)
• Lower Downtown Streetscape Design Guidelines(PDF, 1MB)

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