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By Kathren Coleman | Ranch Association

houses from being painted the same color, including houses that are situated across the street from each other.

Texture

Surface texture of residential building materials will impact the way paint reflects light. The light reflected off paint is measured as a unit of Light Reflective Value (LVR), or how light or dark the color will appear based on how much light is sent back to the viewer’s eyes. A pure white color will reflect 100% of light, whereas “super-black” coatings like Vantablack reflect less than 1% of light when painted on flat, texture-less surfaces. In DC Ranch, smooth stucco requires an LVR of 36 or below, whereas rough stucco can have paint that measures an LVR of 42 or below.

Strive for simplicity

For the first years of DC Ranch construction, residences could be painted with up to eight different colors on the façade of the house, depending on the architectural style and design guidelines for the neighborhood. More recently, minimalist design has taken hold in modern trends and changed or reduced the number of textures, shape of lines, and variety of colors utilized in residential builds.

In DC Ranch, the color palette for Villages and neighborhoods was defined by DMB Associates design specialists during the planning process of the community. As the area grows and becomes an established community of distinction in North Scottsdale, DC Ranch is adapting to these new popular and sustainable colors and materials, especially when it comes to paint schemes for residents to consider. As design guidelines evolve and residents consider taking on new design projects, the Ranch Association recommends some best practices to help residents prepare for updating their exterior paint palette.

Color selection

DC Ranch Design Standards call for paint palettes to blend in with the natural Sonoran Desert and meet the requirements for buildings north of Shea Boulevard, as set by the City of Scottsdale. The Ranch Association provides many options for color in neighborhood design manuals and offers consultation meetings to residents who want to find the best color for their home.

Walking around community neighborhoods is a great start to selecting a new paint color. Consider a shade that piques interest in architectural elements. View shades at different times of day and at night to experience how the color will look at any time. Remember DC Ranch design guidelines prevent adjacent

Guidance for choosing a new color palette now recommends only two to three colors, no matter the architectural style, while maintaining enough variation in the hue, tint, or shade to prevent the residence from having a monotone appearance. Sampling paint colors on the house is both a recommendation to the homeowner and a requirement when submitting a paint modification form to the Ranch Association. Blending into the natural environment is part of design standards for many neighborhoods, and a paint professional can help identify the best colors to balance design desires and standards.

Planning

Whether repainting a residence with a builder approved color scheme, creating a new scheme or selecting a color in consolidation with the Master Color Palette, planning for an exterior color refresh can be a time intensive process. The winter months are most ideal for painting, with a lifespan of approximately seven years before paint begins to show deterioration from the Arizona heat.

Before any work begins, a Paint Modification Request Form must be submitted and reviewed by the Modification Committee and Covenant Commission. This submittal should include the completed Paint Modification Request Form, all required supporting documents and materials, and the appropriate submittal fee payment, if applicable. Visit DCRanch.com for more information and the paint modification form.

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