Navigating Building Colour Standards in Coquitlam

Building colour standards exist for a reason. They simplify and make more efficient the building process for builders. In today’s blog we would like to explore building colour standards in general, and then, specifically, as they relate to building in Coquitlam.

General

What are building colour standards?

Simply put, colour standards for buildings are reference materials that enable builders to choose different building materials that will match others. The idea is, for example, to allow a builder to choose an exterior cladding material that will complement the roof, or a fence that complements stone work.

The standards will prescribe acceptable colours with one or more manufacturers to speed up the process of procuring materials while being confident that everything will look good together. In addition, in a property that is governed by an HOA or strata, there may be rules that if a unit is repainted or needs a new roof, for example, that colours chosen match what is already approved and existing.

Coquitlam-specific building colour standards

If we are talking about Coquitlam, a city on Lower Mainland in the Greater Vancouver area, there are building colour standards which will simplify your permitting process for multi-unit (new) construction. Since the Coquitlam local government wants the town to look good, and for large projects to have colour integrity, if you adhere to their building colour standards, the colour and look of the buildings will get permitted faster and you will avoid having to debate what you want your project to look like.

Building colour standards have pros and cons. They simplify permitting and ensure that building materials all go well together, aesthetically. However, at the same time, they may restrict your creativity and make your permitting process take longer if you want something other than what is already prescribed.

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