Sponsor
Alderman Helding
Title
Amend Douglas Avenue Corridor District Design Guidelines
Resolved, that the Douglas Avenue Corridor District Design Guidelines as adopted by Common Council Resolution No. 6566 of July 5, 2005, be amended by adding the following language after the section entitled "Site Design (Miscellaneous):
NORTH DISTRICT AND SOUTH DISTRICT COLOR GUIDELINES
COLOR PALATE
a) Exterior color schemes shall be selected by the project applicant from the 1,082 tones found in the approved Sherwin Williams “COLOR” palate, or its industry equivalent. The approved palate may be reviewed at the office of the Department of City Development (the “Department”). Approved paint treatments from the Sherwin Williams “COLOR” palate are as follows:
1. Body, trim, window, door and accent colors shall be selected from the 280 tones described as “Fundamentally Neutral” and the 560 tones described as “Color Options”, or their industry equivalent.
2. Trim and accent colors only may also be selected from the 94 tones described as “Essentials” and 148 tones described as “Energetic Brights”, or their industry equivalent.
COLOR SELECTION GUIDANCE
a) In all cases, paint shall be applied in a professional, complete and workmanlike manner.
b) Paint colors shall be viewed as a reversible finish. Building owners are encouraged to select colors appropriate to the style and period of the building construction. Monotonous color schemes, lacking in contrast, are discouraged and transitions of color are encouraged.
c) Related color schemes such as monochromatic (different values of a single color), neutral (gray, taupe, tan or gray-beige), or analogous (colors close to one another on the color wheel such as blue and blue-violet) are appropriate.
d) Contrasting color schemes such as opposites (colors opposite each other on the color wheel), split complement palettes (colors adjacent to true colors such a yellow and yellow-orange), or triad palettes (three ...
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