FAQ - GENERAL MATERIAL REFERENCE

ARC REVIEWS ARE REQUIRED FOR PROJECTS AND NOT ALL MATERIALS ARE ACCEPTABLE IN ALL LOCATIONS. GENERAL GUIDELINES ARE LISTED BELOW:

CONTENTS

• Roofing

• Brick

• Paint Colors

• Windows

• Exterior Entry Doors

• Garage Doors

• Storm & Screen Doors

• Siding & Exterior Trim

• Shutters

• Exterior Lighting Guidelines

• Entrance Lighting Types

• Landscape Lighting

• Exterior Lighting Colors

• Exterior Light Bulbs

• Decking

• Landscape and Hardscape

• Solar Panels

• Railings & Fencing

Disclaimer

Homeowners & Builders are required to review their project specific community design guidelines prior to beginning the design process. The Community Design Guidelines outline all neighborhood specific design requirements including, but not limited to, the size and massing of the home as well as materials that shall be utilized and provided.

The following list of materials and manufacturers are generally accepted selections by the ARC .

Homeowners & Builders are required to submit all material cut sheets and color selections to the ARC for review and approval prior to commencing work. Each lot located within the NACCCA community shall be reviewed separately, and it is the right of the ARC to modify the design standards on a case by case basis.

ROOFING

1. Natural Slate

a. Buckingham Slate Company

b. Evergreen Slate Company

c. Vermont Slate Company

2. Artificial Slate

a. Ecostar Sustainable – Majestic Slate

b. Ecostar Sustainable – Empire Slate

c. Weinerberger Sandtoft – Britslate

3. Copper

4. Lead-Cote

5. Asphalt Shingle – 40 yr. minimum

a. Certainteed – Presidential Shake

b. Malarkey Roofing

c. GAF – Timberline Ultra HD

d. Elk – Prestique

e. Certainteed – Grand Manor

f. Certainteed – Landmark

6. Cedar Shake Shingle

7. Galvanized Standing Seam Metal

a. Dimensional Metals, Inc. -DynaClad

SIDING & EXTERIOR TRIM

Siding:

1. James Hardie Siding

a. HardiPlank Lap Siding

i. Smooth

2. Boral TruExterior Siding

a. Craftsman Series

Exterior Trim Boards: (Smooth Finish)

1. Azek

2. James Hardie

3. Wood

4. Versatex

*Exposure required to be 6” reveal

*Except for Ashton Grove. Homeowner and/ or Contractor shall reference the specific Design Guidelines for Section 8

BRICK

1. Belden Brick Company:

a. Rosewood Clear

b. Rosewood Blend

c. St. Anne Blend

d. Winewood Blend

e. Kingsport

2. Cushwa Brick Company:

a. Georgian Antique

b. Shenandoah Antique

c. Virginia Handmade

d. Rose Full Range

3. Glen-Gery Brick:

a. Handmade Oversize (HMOS)

i. Belgium

ii. Belgium Toasted

iii. Brookshire

iv. Monticello

v. Avignon

vi. Williamsburg

vii. Pennsbury

viii. Brookshire Redburn

ix. Kensington

x. Scotch Tradition

xi. Antique Ivory

xii. Barlow

xiii. Cherry Lane

xiv. Mix Run Painter

b. Molded Brick

i. 26 HB 1776 mod

ii. Jamestown Mod

iii. Buckeye Blend Mod

iv. Augusta Mod

v. Albany Mod

vi. Danish 1776 OS

vii. Sturbridge 1776 OS

viii. Saratoga 1776 OS

c. Cored Brick

i. Westbrook OS

ii. Lasalle OS

iii. Lafayette OS

iv. Ben Franklin OS

v. Patriot OS

vi. Statesmen OS

vii. Marquette OS

viii. Adrian Mod

ix. Wyandot Mod

x. Lasalle Mod

xi. Provincetown

xii. Potomac

xiii. Fort Miami Painter

4. Old Carolina Brick Company:

a. Handmade Oversize (HMOS)

i. Tryon #750

ii. Williamstowne #700

iii. Park Ridge #250

iv. Bessemer Gray #410

v. Savannah Grat

vi. Langdale Blend

vii. Rutherford Blend

viii. Kass Blend

5. Statesville Brick Company:

a. Cored Brick

i. Walnut Creek

ii. Williamsburg 60

iii. Monticello

iv. Rosewood

6. Carolina Ceramics:

a. Cored Brick

i. Valencia Mod

7. Palmetto Brick Company:

a. Cored Brick

i. Biltmore

PAINT COLORS

1. Benjamin Moore

a. Exterior Expressions

b. Historical Collection

2. Sherwin-Williams

a. America’s Heritage

b. Northern Shores and Seaports

c. Suburban Traditional

3. Coronado Paint Company

a. Chesapeake Bay

b. Restoration Colors

4. White (Generally Accepted : Sherwin Williams):

a. 7626 Zurich White

b. 7363 Origami White

c. 6168 Moderne White

d. 7006 Extra White

e. 7628 Windfresh White

f. 7653 Silverpointe

g. 7007 Ceiling Bright White

h. 7646 First Star

i. 7005 Pure White

j. 7014 Elder White

k. 7656 Rhinestone

l. 7516 Kestrel White

m. 7553 Fragile Beauty

n. 6364 Eggwhite

o. 6084 Modest White

p. 6147 Panda White

q. 6098 Pacer White

r. 7010 White Duck

s. 7517 China Doll

t. 7556 Crème

u. 6133 Muslin

v. 6126 Navajo White

w. 7564 Polar Bear

x. 7526 Maison Blanche

y. 6154 Nacre

z. 7009 Pearly White

aa. 7042 Shoji White

bb. 7011 Natural Choice

cc. 7035 Aesthetic White

dd. 7637 Oyster White

ee. 7631 City Loft

ff. 76 Ashton Grove Pearly White (Ashton Grove Community Approved Color)

WOOD WINDOWS

1. Kolbe Windows & Doors

a. Heritage Series Windows

2. Loewen Windows

3. Pella Windows

a. Architect Series

4. Jeld-Wen Windows

a. Custom Collection Wood Windows

b. Siteline (Premium) Wood Windows

5. Windsor Windows & Doors

a. Pinnacle Wood Clad

WOOD CLAD WINDOWS

1. Kolbe Windows & Doors

a. Ultra Series Windows

2. Jeld-Wen Windows

a. Custom Collection Clad Windows

3. Marvin Windows and Doors (Wood)

a. Clad Ultra Series

4. Pella Windows

a. Architectural Series

b. EnduraClad Plus exterior paint is required for all clad Pella windows and doors supplied for homes located in the Country Club Community, with the exception of the following sections:

Keswick, Lansdowne and Richmond Square.

STORM & SCREEN DOORS

1. Style:

a. All doors shall have narrow stile & rails, (top, bottom & sides) with full light openings.

b. Divided lights or cross bar designs are prohibited.

1. Color: Color shall match the front door

2. Glass: Glass shall be clear.

a. Textured, etched, beveled or frosted glass is prohibited.

3. Hardware: Door Hardware finish to match front door hardware.

4. Manufacturers/ Series:

a. Larson Manufacturing Company

i. Elegant Selection

ii. Secure Elegance Collection

iii. Classic Full-View Collection

b. Or Approved Equal as determined by the ARC

The ARC shall review each applicant’s selection on a case by case basis.

EXTERIOR ENTRY DOORS

2. Jeld-Wen

a. Assorted Fiberglass Doors

b. Classic Collection

c. Authentic Wood Doors

Classic Collection

• 11

• 11C

• 22

• 22C

• 33C

• 44

• 44C

• 55

• 55C

• 66

• 88

• 102

• 110

• 160

• 311

• 370

• 428

• 430

• 432

• 608

• 704

• 890

• 902

• 1202

• 1208

• 1223

3. Loewen

4. Masonite

a. Fiberglass Doors (No windows) – Front doors with windows are wood

GARAGE DOORS

2. C.H.I. Overhead Doors

a. Carriage Doors

b. Recessed Panel

3. Amarr

a. Carriage Court

i. Laurelbay Square

ii. Pinetop Square

b. Designer’s Choice Collection

c. Oak Summit

4. Wayne Dalton

a. 9700 Series

5. Overhead Door Co.

*Not to be trim color, to be dark to match front door and/or shutters.

SHUTTERS

1. Atlantic Premium Shutters

a. Architectural Collection Raised Panel

i. Standard

ii. Butt hinge

iii. Rabbeted edge with beading

iv. Arch or radius top

v. Custom rail location

vi. Flat panel

vii. Extra panel

viii. Single panel

b. Architectural Collection Louvered Colonial

i. Standard

ii. Butt hinge

iii. Rabbeted edge

iv. Custom rail location

c. Classic Collection Raised Panel

i. Standard

ii. Single panel

iii. Extra panel

iv. Flat panel

v. Arch or radius top

vi. Custom rail location

d. Classic Collection Faux Louver

i. Standard

ii. Additional rails

iii. Arch top

e. Proseries

i. Raised panel

ii. Flat panel

iii. Louver

iv. Board and batten

Colors must conform to Paint Design Guidelines 

EXTERIOR LIGHTING GUIDELINES

1. Front Entrance:

a. Fixtures at the front entry to your home, either on the wall adjacent to the door, or as a ceiling mounted fixture in your entry porch, providing light at the main entry. These fixtures shall have upward shielding of the light source reducing glare and skyglow.

i. Permitted Locations: Exterior main entries, Entry porches.

ii. Controls: Photocell controlled for illumination from dusk to dawn.

2. Secondary Entrances:

a. Fixtures shall have upward shielding of the light source reducing glare and skyglow.

i. Permitted Locations: Secondary entries, garages, side porches, motor court walls, exterior walls, piers or as approved by the ARC on a case by case basis.

ii. Controls: Switched or timer controlled; (Timer Recommended)

3. Flood Lights:

a. Are permitted in the rear of the home only to provide security illumination with a light fixture that shields the lamp from view a minimum of 1 inch within the housing.

i. Permitted Locations: Permitted only on the rear areas of the home provided the light is contained within the property, without any light trespassing on adjacent properties.

ii. Colors: Fixture color shall match adjacent trim color.

iii. Controls: Switched or dimmed at locations; determined by owner.

iv. Prohibited Fixtures: Bare lamp holders without lamp shielding.

4. Yard Post Light:

a. A post light is community standard and is the essential component to the overall lighting strategy.

Contact

The New Albany Company

(614-939-8000) for purchase

Permitted Locations:

• Front Yard, special considerations may require two post mounted light fixtures at turn-around drives.

• Drive Entrance: required adjacent to each drive entrance.

Controls:

• Photocell controlled for illumination from dusk to dawn.

5. Exterior Can Lights:

a. Shall consist of recessed downlights with the lamp recessed into the fixture above the trim ring a minimum of 2 inches, providing shielding of the lamp source. Dropped lens, flush lens or eyeball type trims are prohibited.

i. Permitted Locations: Covered porches and covered entryways only.

ii. Control: Recommended control by switch or dimmer.

iii. Prohibited Locations:

1. Soffits.

2. Any location higher than 15 feet above the ground level.

*NACCCA ARC recommends homeowner/ builders seek the assistance of a designer to help with the proper finish, size and scale of all exterior fixtures in relation to the homes design. Study the design and proportions carefully.

ENTRANCE LIGHTING TYPES

1. Bevolo

a. Coach House

i. Flush Mount

ii. Original Bracket

iii. Square Yoke

iv. Round Yoke

v. Hanging Chain

b. Contemporary Series

• Modernist on Bracket Mount in Stainless

• Modernist Flush Mount in Stainless

• Modernist on Bracket Mount

• Modernist Flush Mount

• Modernist on Shelf Bracket

c. Cotton Exchange

• Flush Mount

• Bracket Mount

• Square Yoke

• Round Yoke

d. French Quarter

• Original Bracket

• Gooseneck

• Brennan’s Bracket

• Hanging Chain

• Hanging Stem

• Yoke

• Half Rodin Bracket

• Reverse Scroll Mustache Bracket

• Mustache Bracket

• Yoke Drop Bracket

• Café du Monde Bracket

• Post Mount

• Column Mount

• Cradle

• Corner

• Drop

• Half Light

• Patio Lantern

e. French Series

• Monaco on French Quarter Bracket

• Paris Alley on Original Bracket

• Paris Alley on Paris Alley Bracket

• Monaco

• Monte Carlo

• Marseilles

f. Governor

• Carriage Flush Mount

• Carriage Lantern on Bracket Mount

• Carriage Lantern on Column Mount

• Flush Mount

• Bracket Mount

• Gooseneck Bracket

g. London Street

• London Street on Hanging Chain

• London Street on Reverse Scroll Mustache

• London Street Gooseneck

• London Street Mustache Bracket

h. Signature Series

• Rault on Hanging Chain

• Rault Post/ Column Mount

• Six-Sided Ceiling Light

• Ceiling Light

• Nautical

• Rault

• Italianate on French Quarter Original Bracket

i. Six Sided French Quarter

• Original Bracket

• Gooseneck

• Gooseneck Bracket with London Top

• Post/ Column Mount

• Hanging Chain

• Drop Bracket

j. Six Sided London Street

• Original Bracket

• Original Bracket with London Bottom

• Post/ Column Mount

• Hanging Chain

k. Vieux Carre Series

• Rosetta Standard Light on Cabildo Yoke

l. Williamsburg

• Bracket Mount

• Flush Mount

• Low Profile Column Mount

• Bracket Mount with Stack

• Flush Mount with Stack

• Heavy

• Round Yoke Bracket

• Square Yoke

Exterior Lighting Finishes / Material

1. Copper

2. Black

3. Cast Iron

4. Oil Rubbed Bronze

All color selections require a physical sample for review & approval by the ARC.

Exterior Light Bulbs

1. Lamp Type:

a. Incandescent and LED bulbs permitted.

b. Compact fluorescent is prohibited.

2. Color Temperature (Kelvin):

a. Color temperature of 2700k – 3000k.

3. Brightness

a. 60 watt or equivalent / 500 Lumens

4. Bulb Shapes for Visible Clear Glass Paned Fixtures:

a. B- Series

b. C- Series

c. CA- Series (preferred)

5. Bulb Color

a. Clear

b. Frosted is prohibited.

All exterior lamps need to be consistent in color, temperature, brightness, etc.

All standard yard lights must be operational and night.

Warm tones only; daylight prohibited.

LANDSCAPE LIGHTING

1. Pathway & Landscape Ground Lights

a. Pathway lights shall be low voltage fixture with a shielded lamp source producing a downward/pathway illumination only. Mounted on a stem with a maximum height of 18 inches above ground or pathway. LED lights are permitted.

Permitted locations

1. limited to secondary paths at sides and rear of homes

2. may be considered by ARC on a case by case basis

Control

1. Controlled by a time clock that turns off at night

2. “airport runway” appearance prohibited

3. Pathway lighting without shielding prohibited

Tree Accent Lighting

a. Adjustable low accent lights with a shielded lamp source. LED lights are permitted.

b. Permitted locations

i. Permitted with special consideration by the ARC on a case-by-case basis

ii. Rear yards only

iii. Prohibited for frontage trees

iv. Mounted within 24” of tree trunk

v. Shall not be mounted outside the tree canopy

vi. Aimed to softly illuminate canopy and/or trunk

c. Control by a time clock that turns off at night

Façade Lighting

a. All landscape lighting will be reviewed/ approved on a case by case basis by the ARC.

b. Permitted locations

i. Front or street side elevations along with corners

ii. Mounted within 36 inches of the façade, 4 to 5 feet on center

iii. Aimed up to lightly illuminate the façade

c. Control by a time clock that turns off at night

4. Soffit Lights

a. Soffit lights shall consist of recessed downlights with the lamp recessed into the fixture above the trim ring a minimum of 2 inches, providing shielding of the lamp source.

i. Dropped lens, flush lens, or eyeball type trims are prohibited

ii. Recommended that open non-lensed fixtures be used so bugs will not collect within fixture.

b. Permitted locations

i. Covered porches and covered entryways only

ii. Recessed downlights not permitted in any location higher than 15 feet above ground level.

c. Control

d. Recommended control by switch or dimmer. 

DECKING

1. Surface Material:

a. Horizontal walking surfaces can be constructed of any approved material.

b. Colors

i. Black

ii. Brown

iii. White

c. All elevated decks are required to:

i. Be fully concealed with a skirt

1. Materials

a. Wood

b. Cementitious board

c. Vinyl or composite materials are prohibited

2. Color shall match trim

*All decking materials are subject to ARC review/approval prior to installation.

SOLAR PANELS

1. Solar Panels are permitted with conditions:

a. Solar panels must be completely screened from street and neighboring views.

FENCING & RAILING

1. Railings and fencing

a. Types

i. Chain link not permitted

ii. Screens where appropriate

iii. Deck railing to match selected deck material

iv. Considered by ARC on a case by case basis

v. No vinyl or plastic

vi. No Trex wood look poly

vii. Aluminum/Wrought iron

viii. Hardie or equal

b. Colors

i. Black/white

LANDSCAPE & HARDSCAPE

1. Utilities, Playsets, Play Equipment & Screening:

a. All satellite dishes, utilities, meters, AC units, generators, heat pumps, etc. must be fully screened from street and neighboring views with evergreen vegetation.

b. Satellite dishes are not permitted to be attached to the home in any way. They must be post/pole mounted and in the ground. They cannot be in the front yard, only side and rear yard with proper screening.

c. All garages must be fully screened from street and neighboring views with evergreen vegetation at least 6’ tall (not including the lead) and touching at the time of planting.

d. All playsets and other recreational permanent structures must be fully screened from street and neighboring views with evergreen screening.

e. All permanent basketball hoops (portable basketball hoops are not permitted) must be screened with evergreen screening.

2. Standard Community Features:

a. The community standard mailbox and yard light(s) are not permitted to have mulch beds at the base and/or vegetation planted around them.

b. Street trees are not permitted to have any plantings in the tree ring mulch bed.

c. Sidewalks are the responsibility of the homeowner to maintain.

3. Driveways:

a. The appearance of driveways and entry courts should be consistent throughout the neighborhood. Driveways shall be made of a durable material. Suggested materials are brick, dark color concrete pavers and asphalt with controlled edges and rolled-in stone topping.

b. Driveways shall be limited to one lane width (12 feet) where joining the street and between the Lot Line and the Building Line, but may then be widened to provide a comfortable turn-around area with adequate space for guest parking.

4. Entry Courtyards

a. Entry courtyards shall be limited to the Front Yard area of the Site.

b. Recommended Materials

i. Brick

ii. Belgian block

iii. Dark concrete unit pavers

iv. Stone aggregate

v. Topped bituminous

vi. Standard asphalt

vii. Poured concrete is not permitted

c. Courtyards should be screened from the Street and adjoining properties by walls and/ or plantings

5. Walkways and sidewalks

a. Concrete unit pavers

b. Stone

c. Brick or bluestone

d. Stone or brick to match house

e. Railroad tie edging of walks or driveways (or similar types) not permitted

6. Sitting Walls, Piers, Retaining Walls, Fire Pits, etc. (upright outdoor features)

a. Concrete pavers are not permitted.

b. Cut stone is not permitted.

c. Material to match the house (be extensions of the home)

i. Brick house, then brick to match the house.

ii. Stone house, then natural stacked stone to match the house.

7. Pools/Spas, Fountains/Ponds

a. All water features shall be located in the Rear Yard, within the Building Line of the Site, completely enclosed by fencing and screened from adjoining properties with evergreen vegetation.

b. All water features shall be in-ground construction.

c. The pool/spa/fountain equipment shall be within the enclosure and completely screened from the street and neighboring views with approved material.

d. Spas may be constructed as part of the house and shall be flush with adjacent surface.

e. Spas shall be completely screened from street and neighboring views by fencing or evergreen landscaping.

8. Service Courts

a. Service courts shall be provided to shield certain outdoor facilities from neighboring properties, including:

i. air conditioners/heat pumps

ii. garbage cans and carts

iii. irrigation controllers and meters

iv. All such facilities on a Site shall be enclosed within a service court which is attached to the house, entirely enclosed by a privacy wall or fence being a minimum of four feet high

v. Service courts shall be located away from the bedrooms of adjoining residences where possible

vi. They may be located in Side or Rear Yards, but not in the Front Yard