Design Standards for DPR Dog Parks
About the Design Standards
The standard Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) public dog park will consist of
a safe surface for play, fencing, a water source, runoff mitigation, and visual screening.
DPR will also provide each dog park with signage and a community bulletin board;
information will be maintained by DPR and the sponsoring group.
These standards serve as basic guidelines to applicants regarding the design of a
standard public dog park that DPR will fund, design, and build once an application for a
dog park has been fully approved.
The design process for any proposed dog park will not begin until the dog park
application has been approved by the DPR Director and a formal partnership agreement
between DPR and the sponsoring group has been finalized.
Dog Park Surface
• The preferred surface shall be decomposed granite.
• The granite can be of varying size but shall not be greater than one quarter-inch
(.25 inches) in size.
• The granite will be laid across the entire dog park site to a depth of at least six (6)
inches.
• The decomposed granite will be laid based on manufacturer specifications.
• All necessary drainage systems will be installed prior to installation of the granite.
Alternative surfaces may be considered for certain areas and funding decisions for
alternative surfaces will be made on a case-by-case basis.