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Planning intern presents San Clemente materials guide to standardize colors in Spanish-style districts
Summary
The Design Review Subcommittee reviewed a draft materials guide for San Clemente that lists hex color codes and suggested materials for Spanish-derived architectural districts; staff and members praised the streamlining potential and asked for manufacturer cross-references and future roof-material guidance.
Reese, a planning intern, presented a draft San Clemente materials guide at the Design Review Subcommittee meeting on June 24 that compiles recommended palettes and hex color codes for Spanish Colonial Revival, Monterey, Spanish Mediterranean and Mission-style architecture.
The guide, Reese said, is "meant for the architectural overlay or the design districts," and pairs primary building colors, trims, wrought-iron finishes and awning suggestions with hex codes so applicants can locate close matches at major paint manufacturers. Reese told the subcommittee she pulled samples from Sherwin‑Williams, Dunn‑Edwards and Benjamin Moore and provided a website link to convert hex codes to vendor matches.
Committee members said the guide could streamline application review by giving applicants clear, pre‑approved options while underscoring that staff will still consult on individual projects. Members asked staff to consider producing a vendor cross‑reference (an Excel mapping of hex-to-manufacturer codes) and to add diagrammatic examples that label 'base,' 'trim' and 'wainscot' to reduce applicant confusion. The subcommittee also suggested future chapters covering roof tiles and recommended manufacturers so applicants can find compatible materials without implying endorsement of a single vendor.
Staff and Reese said the document will be iterative: the color section reviewed on June 24 is intended as a first chapter with additional materials (roofing, examples, and a map that links parcels to style overlays) to follow. The guide will be posted online and staff said they will link the applicable style map so property owners can identify which palette applies to their site.
Next steps: staff will incorporate the committee’s feedback — adding clarifying diagrams, producing manufacturer cross‑references, and expanding the guide to include roof materials and example projects — and return future chapters to the DRC for review.
