Paint Information & Application

Paint Guidelines

Exterior painting is subject to prior written architectural approval by ABM’s Architectural Review Committee (ARC). The ARC is comprised of five members who are appointed by the ABM Board President. For your convenience, the committee meets twice monthly, on the first and third Wednesday at 8:00 AM at the ABM office.

Paint Application Exterior House Areas Diagram

Submitting a Paint Application: What You Need to Know

• Applications may be picked up at our office or downloaded above.
• You may use any brand of exterior paint you wish.
• Exterior paint must be flat or satin paint finish.
• Even if you intend to paint your house the same color, you must submit a form for, and obtain approval, prior to painting. Color is a trend, and trends change.
• Include 4 paint chip samples for each color you are submitting for approval. These must be a minimum of 2″ x 3″ each. (Provide a few samples of each if they are smaller in size.)
• Our office has a color scheme book available for viewing or home check out, as well as take-home paint chip samples.
• You may also visit Dunn-Edwards website to view our color schemes.​​​
• Paint applications containing colors from our color scheme book can commonly be approved the same day they are received in our office.
• It may take up to 6 weeks before your application can be reviewed at an ARC meeting, dependent upon the number of applications received. However, our policy allows up to 45 days for the review process to be completed.
• You are welcome and encouraged to attend the ARC meeting when your application is discussed to ask or answer questions that may arise.
• Please write legibly and complete all sections of the application including your email address, as that is how you will be notified of the committee decision for your application.
• No verbal approvals will be given.