Sugarhill

Property Owners Association

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Exterior Paint Options in Sugarhill

Sugarhill's Colors History

When the developer of Sugarhill initiated our first covenants in the late 1970's it was designed with the natural colors of the Savannas Preserve. Our subdivision was literally built into that Preserve. This is one of the unique characteristics that sets the entire community apart from most of South Florida. It is very difficult to find any of our neighbors that don't understand and appreciate what attracted all of us to Sugarhill. When you walk through our neighborhood you're not overwhelmed by the man-made or the "condo-cut" look because it blends so seamlessly with the surroundings. It's like taking a walk in a Florida Hammock. The nature and beauty of this neighborhood needs to be carefully preserved. Colors have a lot to do with that. The covenants have three color ranges, Gray, Green, and Brown. The spectrums contained in each color option was limited to avoid the extremes on both ends of the spectrums.

Covenants Can Cause Confusion

The original covenant document is located above by selecting an index button. As I'm sure you can tell the document is easily confusing. Just the first paragraph leaves the covenant open to "an understanding within the community of the colors that are acceptable." So with the vagaries we have decided to use the range extremes of the colors and add suggestion colors that fall in the three spectrums. The suggested colors are just colors that fall into the three spectrums and not requirements. The other thing we have done is convert all the colors to Sherwin Williams colors. When the covenant was written Benjamin Moore was the closest paint dedicated store, now Sherwin Williams is the closest. As of September 2019 Benjamin Moore (Regal Paint Center) has opened a new store on US 1 South of Walmart at Lennard Road (10981 South US1, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952). We are not endorsing any manufacturer of paint. This is the process to amend the documents.

You Must Get Approval Before You Paint

You will need approval before you paint! Don't buy paint that hasn't been approved for your project, it may be rejected. Don't have one company's paint that was approved, mixed to match by another company without approval because the match is often not close to the original. Also, please remember, it takes a complicated process to change a covenant and written covenants are legally binding whether you or we like it or not.

The Three Color Spectrums

Our three color spectrums will start with the lightest close Sherwin Williams match to the Benjamin Moore listed in the covenant. That will be followed by our suggestions. then followed with the darkest match. We will do that for each of the three colors. After the color sections there is a section comprised of colors that are out of the covenant range and that have become part of our community because of previous Boards lack of enforcement.

WARNING all computer monitors and smart phone screens represent color VERY differently. Always verify with paint store chips. Also, you must submit actual paint chips or their Manufacturer Name & Number to us before approval. Don't email us pictures of the colors, bring us the chip or send the number. We only have color assortments for Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams, all others you will have to submit the actual chip. All your colors must be approved. VERY IMPORTANT, Don't waste your money on paint until it's approved.

This page was last updated on 7-11-2023

This is the Color Covenant

Gray Spectrum

This is the Benjamin Moore covenant color lightest Gray converted to Sherwin Williams, as close as possible match.

These are our Sherwin Williams Suggestions:

This is the Benjamin Moore covenant color darkest Gray converted to Sherwin Williams, as close as possible match.

Green Spectrum

This is the Benjamin Moore covenant color lightest Green converted to Sherwin Williams, as close as possible match.

These are our Sherwin Williams Suggestions:

This is the Benjamin Moore covenant color darkest Green converted to Sherwin Williams, as close as possible match.

Brown Spectrum

This is the Benjamin Moore covenant color lightest Brown converted to Sherwin Williams, as close as possible match.

These are our Sherwin Williams Suggestions:

This is the Benjamin Moore covenant color darkest Brown converted to Sherwin Williams, as close as possible match.

Out of Covenant Range Colors

It's Important to understand what these colors are and where they came from. These are colors that are not in the covenant spectrums. They were allowed in the past by neglectful previous Board of Directors.
Because of Florida HOA laws regarding Selective Enforcement we will not stop the use of these colors to avoid our being accused of violations of this law. We would suggest you find colors in the covenant spectrums before requesting any of these. While this Board will not subject itself to a potential accusation of Selective Enforcement infringement a future board might.
The other thing to know is that we will not allow these colors to be used to create spectrums from them.
  Also, we will not allow new out-of-covenant colors to be created.
  All your colors must be approved. Approval is very important because some of these colors like SW7006, for example, are only suitable for small impact such as trim and not full house body or garage door, a Board determination based on previous Board's allowance. If any owner has received a violation letter, then that color CAN NOT be used and will be rejected.
   It takes a complicated process to change a covenant and it's very unlikely a covenant change into spectrums other than the three spectrums would be able to garner a majority vote.^{Posted 5/22/19} For more information open this pdf on Selective Enforcement.

Here are the non-covenant colors allowed by previous Boards:

Warning SW7006
is very restricted!

Scanning the out of range colors takes time. This list is not complete as of this publishing. There are more out of covenant colors in Sugarhill but it takes time to scan them and get them to this page.

This page was last updated on 6-29-2024

How We Are Scanning Colors

Recent advances in color scanning technology has made available affordable scanners for accurate paint color matching. The Sherwin Williams ColorSnap® Match (AKA: Color Muse) is the latest color scanning technology that allows us to scan smooth or textured surfaces. The scanner, ColorSnap® Match, has its own light source to ensure precise color scanning. It pairs with the color muse app on iOS and Android devices. The same device is sold in other stores like Home Depot and is called Color Muse. The Sherwin Williams scanner works with the Color Muse software to show matches in most paint brands as well. We are absolutely amazed at the accuracy of the device. When we scan any paint chip we are always returned with the exact match. This is a valuable tool for our POA.

Links to More Information about the scanner system.

Scan and match to over 65,000 paint colors
Match to popular paint brands including Behr, Benjamin Moore, Clark + Kensington, Dunn & Edwards, Kelly-Moore, Olympic, PPG, Sherwin-Williams, Valspar and more
Unparalleled accuracy; 90%+ match on fan decks
Consistent Measurement: contained LED light source ensures outside lighting does not affect scan accuracy
Portable: compact design lets you take Color Muse anywhere
App-supported: view scans and color data, save and share colors, and shop products on your mobile device
Use quality inspection feature to view color values such as RGB, LCH, and CIELab (Recently Sept 2020 Pantone™ colors added)
Device compatible with iPhone version 4s or newer, Android 5.0 or newer, iPad 3rd generation or newer
2-month battery life: rechargeable with micro USB (included)

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