Palm Coast Residents Express Concerns Over Disliked Paint Color Regulations

PALM COAST, Fla. – News 6 has been following a story out of Flagler County involving the City of Palm Coast.

Some homeowners in the area are feeling frustrated due to regulations, like HOAs, that restrict them from painting their houses certain colors. They are bringing up this concern at a city council meeting.

Consideration is being given to allowing homes to be painted in pastel shades like pinks, lavenders, peaches, and greens, but maintaining the ban on brighter hues such as fuchsia, magenta, and oranges. Additional discussions are addressing the rules concerning parking work vehicles in driveways.

Kathleen Donaghy is an associate broker with Better Buy Realty in Palm Coast, and she has lived there for 25 years.

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Her work vehicle is wrapped, and city rules mean she has to keep it in the garage for certain times of the day.

Some people say that’s not fair.

“Well, I understand it because if you had a vehicle that was unattractive, perhaps with ladders and pipes and a big face on it, you know, you wouldn’t like that next door to you all the time,” Donaghy told News 6.

She said she has mixed emotions about the regulations. As a real estate broker, she also understands the challenges regarding only being able to paint their house in certain colors, with some people saying it is their home and their right.

“Well, typically speaking, yes, you would think that they should,” she told News 6. “It’s their house. But if you’re the neighbor to that house, imagine if you’re trying to sell your house and then somebody sees the house next door, and they don’t want to buy your house because of that ugly color.”

The city council is reviewing several presentations and discussing the issue. They said they will not move forward with any changes without getting sufficient community input.