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owners, developers, and staff because deviations from Chapter 150 would require a site plan <br />modification, which is a more burdensome application process. <br />2. Accent color allowance. The ordinance establishes a 25% allowance for accent colors (black, dark <br />brown, and dark gray) on exterior walls. This reflects current architectural trends in new <br />development, where modern, boxy building forms are softened and visually enhanced with darker <br />accent tones used on trims, projections, and decorative elements. This provision introduces <br />flexibility while preserving the City's overall aesthetic goals. <br />3. City Color Palette definition and adoption. The ordinance creates a formal definition for the "City <br />Color Palette" and establishes that the palette will be adopted and amended by resolution of the <br />City Commission. This improves efficiency by allowing palette updates to occur administratively <br />through Commission resolution rather than ordinance amendment. It ensures the palette <br />remains current, easy to maintain, and responsive to evolving design preferences, while <br />preserving Commission oversight. <br />The Planning & Zoning Department recommends that the City Commission approve the proposed <br />ordinance on first reading. Relocating and modernizing the exterior materials and color regulations will <br />enhance procedural clarity, align regulations with development review practices, and support high - <br />quality architectural standards citywide. <br />Since first reading, the ordinance has been revised to consistently use the term "building," instead of <br />"structure." These are defined terms in the Land Development Regulations and the intent of the <br />ordinance is to regulate the exterior color and materials of buildings, not structures. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Ordinance <br />Business Impact Estimate <br />Item Number: 8.A <br />63 <br />