[LianneMigiano]

Just wondering if any villa neighborhood has been able to petition the Developer for color changes (to TV pallet colors) when all in their neighborhoods are ONE IDENTICAL COLOR? I believe 75% of the homes in our neighborhoods must sign in order to pass. Even the US Senate can't pass anything - and THEIR threshold is 60%! Why the outrageous % required - and "...without competent, substantial evidence to support their decision" (as they are alleging regarding the SS apartments - in today's Daily Sun)!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by LianneMigiano

Just wondering if any villa neighborhood has been able to petition the Developer for color changes (to TV pallet colors) when all in their neighborhoods are ONE IDENTICAL COLOR? I believe 75% of the homes in our neighborhoods must sign in order to pass. Even the US Senate can't pass anything - and THEIR threshold is 60%! Why the outrageous % required - and "...without competent, substantial evidence to support their decision" (as they are alleging regarding the SS apartments - in today's Daily Sun)!

Well hm, let's look at your analogy. It makes no sense, the two situations don't compare.

With the government, you're dealing with 50 individual states, and everyone living in each of those states, almost 300 MILLION people, and their representatives needing to come up with solutions where at least 60% of them can actually agree on something.

With the Villages neighborhoods, you're dealing with ONE neighborhood, or a singular, confined, limited selection of neighborhoods, whose representatives need to appease just a few hundred people total.

If you want to seriously believe that the two compare, let's all gripe about cell phone service, and demand that only one carrier provide service to all residents, for the same price with the same plan. You only need 60% of the residents to agree, before you force everyone else to change their plan to the decided one.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by LianneMigiano

Just wondering if any villa neighborhood has been able to petition the Developer for color changes (to TV pallet colors) when all in their neighborhoods are ONE IDENTICAL COLOR? I believe 75% of the homes in our neighborhoods must sign in order to pass. Even the US Senate can't pass anything - and THEIR threshold is 60%! Why the outrageous % required - and "...without competent, substantial evidence to support their decision" (as they are alleging regarding the SS apartments - in today's Daily Sun)!

I like the way things are. I don't want the inmates to run the asylum. Most everyone THINKS they have good color sense.

[JohnN]

I think it's 90% of the neighborhood vote.

Ours had a vote last year and it failed, wasn't even close.

Our neighborhood is not "all one color". There are probably 8 or 10 shades and variations within the same color palette. I check my color vs. several of my neighbords and, yep, they're all different.

I'd driven around prior to that and looked at some neighborhoods where it had passed.
To be honest, there were some bad-ugly villa colors in there, IMHO.

But if you want to change the colors in yours, go for it.

[Bogie Shooter]

Isn’t this a District issue and not the Developer?
Or maybe ARC?

[Carla B]

Where is John W. when we need him and all the photos he posted? As I recall, his villa neighborhood got permission to vary the colors and a limited color palette was presented to them. The difference in the original paint color vs. the tint he chose was stunning.

Maybe if you could get the color pallet that was allowed in his neighborhood and present to your villa residents you might be able to get approval. I'm not sure but his villa may have been in Tamarind Grove.

[twoplanekid]

Read my posting on the colors south of 44 and the comments provided in colors,colors.colors

Colors, Colors, Colors

[Goldwingnut]

Yes, this has been done in many neighborhoods. The 75% number is intentionally high to ensure the neighbors are in agreement as it can have a significant impact on the subdivision/neighborhood. From the information I've see, the changes either pass with 90%+ approval by the neighborhoods or fall way short. The petition is brought to the responsible CDD for approval, the developer isn't involved except in the cases where one or more of the supervisors is land owner elected (one seat in CDD-12 and all of CDD-13 I believe is the correct count).

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I like the way things are. I don't want the inmates to run the asylum. Most everyone THINKS they have good color sense.

Do you live in CYVs? Yes they can be changed if enough resident’s want it. Some of these old all pink CYV’s are IMO worse that lawn ornaments.

[La lamy]

Bring on the colors!!! So happy to be living in the historic part where people are still allowed to be as eccentric as they want. I was just down in Chitty Chatty Village this week and the 'Stepford wives' vibe of sameness is so prevalent. But there sure are gorgeous homes down there.

[DaleDivine]

In our CYV we had to petition 75% approval to have our driveways painted. And only two color options. It's hard to track down some of the individuals that are snowbirds or just owners who bought their CYV as investment rental property and didn't want to be involved.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by LianneMigiano

Just wondering if any villa neighborhood has been able to petition the Developer for color changes (to TV pallet colors) when all in their neighborhoods are ONE IDENTICAL COLOR? I believe 75% of the homes in our neighborhoods must sign in order to pass. Even the US Senate can't pass anything - and THEIR threshold is 60%! Why the outrageous % required - and "...without competent, substantial evidence to support their decision" (as they are alleging regarding the SS apartments - in today's Daily Sun)!

Our lake association up north is set up such as a covenant change requires 75% approval vote to change. A bylaw change requires a simple majority vote. The color pallet falls under covenants in our association. I believe this is a common practice.

If you give it some thought you may see making it hard to change a covenant is not such a bad thing. A simple majority has a much higher probability of frequent changes. Example - a simple majority can change the color but you are now required to paint the home the new color at your expense. I doubt you would want this to happen often.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by LianneMigiano

Just wondering if any villa neighborhood has been able to petition the Developer for color changes (to TV pallet colors) when all in their neighborhoods are ONE IDENTICAL COLOR? I believe 75% of the homes in our neighborhoods must sign in order to pass. Even the US Senate can't pass anything - and THEIR threshold is 60%! Why the outrageous % required - and "...without competent, substantial evidence to support their decision" (as they are alleging regarding the SS apartments - in today's Daily Sun)!

Some things are simply not worthy of caring about.

[dmcguff33]

Speaking of color changes...could the developer please change the blue color at Liberty Park. It is so dated and ugly. A grey blue would look so much nicer and current. Am I the only one who dislikes this blue??

[Tmarkwald]

Originally Posted by dmcguff33

Speaking of color changes...could the developer please change the blue color at Liberty Park. It is so dated and ugly. A grey blue would look so much nicer and current. Am I the only one who dislikes this blue??

I have to agree. It looks like a 1970's amusement park. Ugly...