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((a private sector initiativea private sector initiative))

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Why Are House Colors Regulated?

ITT created master planned community -deed restricted all lands, including 47,000+ residential lots to ensure character, nature and general scheme of development:

– Minimum lot size;– Minimum square footage of house; – Land Use -one house per lot;– Community-wide maintenance of infrastructure and

environment; – Water and sewer hook up;– Architectural consistency.

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Palm Coast Experience1972 – ITT sold deed restricted residential lots “to provide for the preservation of the values and amenities thus established or to be established in the Palm Coast Community.”

1992 - Palm Coast Community Service Corporation (PCCSC) created, including Architectural Review Committee;

Noteworthy: PCCSC existed for 13 years after its creation; therefore 33 yrs. of development history exists using deed restrictions to control community character

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Palm Coast Experience, cont.

1999 - City of Palm Coast incorporated;2004 – Ord. 2004-08 – Adopted Comprehensive Plan (Policy 3.3.1.3. To Promote high quality housing, the City shall enforce architectural and aesthetic regulations. These regulations shall be reviewed on a continual basis and updated as needed.)2005 – Ord. 2005-16 – Created ARC; transferred PCCSC ARC personnel and functions to City;2006 – Ord. 2006-15 – Dissolved PCCSC; transferred functions and personnel to City;2008 – Ord. 2008-16 - ULDC adopted, codified community appearance standards for all development;

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2008 – 2012 - Palm Coast Vision Statement - A great place to live, work & play! 2012-2013 – To be recognized as one of Florida’s premiere cities in which to live, work and play.2011- Prosperity 2021 – Keep Palm Coast Beautiful:“Everyone wants to live in a “nice” neighborhood where residents maintain their property and the City maintains the common areas and necessary infrastructure. Efforts to encourage and/or enforce minimal maintenance standards of our neighborhoods can go a long way in maintaining/raising property values.”

Palm Coast Experience, cont.

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ULDC: What’s allowed is measurable

Per Sec. 13.02.06.A.1 & 2.

EARTH TONES Brown, taupe, beige, gray

30> + LRV

LIGHT Pastels - ANY color – purple, blue, red, orange, green, etc. 80> +

LRV

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LRV is part of a standard color system using an alphanumeric code frequently included on the backs of paint chips or samples

How Can You Tell?

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Issues that need to be addressed

1. Should City continue to regulate colors?2. Current process (color reviewed at time

building permit) works; but 2nd generation homeowner difficult to reach.

3. Some homeowners/builders desire for darker/deeper colors outside of ULDC allowance (purples, purples, blues,blues, reds, reds, oranges,oranges, yellows, yellows, greens, greens, Black+)Black+)

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ISSUES COMPARISON ISSUES: Pros: Cons:

A. Remove color regulations from ULDC

1. Streamline reviews;2. Less frustrating for

uninformed buyers;3. Eliminates CODE

cases.

1. Community character no longer addressed;

2. Purchasers relied upon community standards;

3. Class of development not subject to same regulations;

4. Requires Comp. Plan and ULDC clarification – commercial? –multifamily?;

5. Deed restriction issues?

B. Address 2nd generation homeowner

1. Community character continues to be addressed;

2. Reduces CODE cases;3. Clarifies ULDC

requirements;4. Administrative

solution.

1. Regulation still remains;2. May be viewed as an expansion of

regulation.

C. Expand colors in ULDC

1. More flexibility;2. Public participation

in update of colors;3. Community

character continues to be addressed.

1. Regulation still remains;2. Requires ULDC modification;3. Colors may be offensive to some.